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The Go-Betweens are one of the most internationally influential Indie Rock bands from Australia , formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in Brisbane in 1977. Over the years they were joined by Lindy Morrison (drums), Robert Vickers (bass), Amanda Brown (violin, oboe) and John Wilsteed (bass).

The Go-Betweens are a critically-acclaimed cult act famously summarised by Village Voice critic Robert Christgau thus: “Robert Forster and Grant McLennan are the greatest songwriting partnership working today.” The Go-Betweens toured overseas numerous times and produced such indie hits as ''Cattle and Cane'' (1983) and ''Streets of Your Town'' (1988). After recording six acclaimed albums, Forster and McLennan disbanded The Go-Betweens in December 1989.

Forster and McLennan pursued solo careers throughout the 90s but were inspired to work together after they were invited by fans at French music magazine Les Inrockuptibles to perform at the magazine's 10th anniversary.

In 2000, Forster and McLennan reformed The Go-Betweens, assisted by all three members of Sleater-Kinney , and recorded the album ''The Friends of Rachel Worth''. The current line-up (2005) includes Forster, McLennan, Adele Pickvance (Bass) and Glenn Thompson (Drums).

In October for Best Adult Contemporary Album.


TRIVIA

  • Princess Caroline Of Monaco wrote to Robert Forster recently to say how much she loved their last album which she bought after she heard a song about herself on the radio called ‘Caroline & I.’.

  • Evan Katz , producer of the hit show '' 24 '', based part of the fourth season of the hit show around a company called McLennan-Forster in honour of his heroes.

  • Australian Premier of Queensland the Hon Peter Beattie handed out copies of their LPs in the United States Senate stating them to be "One of Australia’s greatest exports".

  • Bono and The Edge from U2 list The Go-Betweens song ‘Cattle and Cane’ as one of their top three all time favourite songs.

  • Other fans of the band include Jonathan Demme , Edward Norton , and Glenn Close .

  • Until ''16 Lovers Lane'', all Go-Betweens albums had a double 'L' in the titles. Originally this was purely a coincidence; however this motif was adopted again on 2003's ''Bright Yellow Bright Orange''.

  • The intimate relationships within the band, between Morrison and Forster, and between Brown and McLennan, were famously messy.

  • Brown is now a screen composer (a composer of Film and Television soundtracks); Morrison is currently a social worker, and as an Australian Democrats candidate failed to win a seat in State and Federal elections.



DISCOGRAPHY


Non-Album Singles

  • Lee Remick/Karen ( Able Label , 1978)

  • People Say/Don't Let Him Come Back (Able Label, 1979)

  • I Need Two Heads/Stop before You say It (Missing Link/ Postcard , 1980)



Albums



Previous Members


  • Malcolm Kelly ("People Say")

  • Jaqueline Candice ("People Say")




SINGLES



FURTHER READING

  • ''. Pan MacMillan Australia. ISBN 0-7329-0883-3

  • David Nichols (2003). ''The Go-Betweens''. Puncture Publications. ISBN 1-8912-4116-8



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