The Angels (Australian band)
The Angels are an Australian rock band that formed in 1974 in Adelaide as the Keystone Angels with Bernard "Doc" Neeson on lead vocals and bass guitar, John Brewster on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, his brother Rick Brewster on lead guitar and backing vocals, and Peter "Charlie" King on drums. In 1976, King was replaced by Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup on drums, Chris Bailey took over bass duties so Neeson could focus solely on vocals, and they changed their name to just 'the Angels'. Their studio albums that peaked in the Australian topĀ 10 are No Exit (1979), Dark Room (1980), Night Attack (1981), Two Minute Warning (1984), Howling (1986) and Beyond Salvation (1990). Their topĀ 20 singles are "No Secrets" (1980), "Into the Heat" (1981), "We Gotta Get out of This Place" (1987), "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", "Let the Night Roll On" and "Dogs Are Talking".
The Angels at Forum Melbourne, November 2008
Neeson, The Forum, November 2008 Courtesy Mandy Hall
Doc Neeson's Angels, Baghdad, October 2007. With Neeson are Sarah Graye on bass guitar, Mitch Hutchinson on guitar, Dave Leslie on guitar and Mick Skelton on drums. They played on the Tour de Force for Australian service personnel in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait.
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place", occasionally written "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place", is a rock song written by American songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and recorded as a 1965 hit single by English band the Animals. It has become an iconic song of its type and was immensely popular with United States Armed Forces G.I.s during the Vietnam War.
We Gotta Get Out of This Place
We Gotta Get Out of This Place