There are many bands who should be household names that aren't but none more so perhaps than The Go Betweens. Formed in Brisbane in 1977 they were centred on the songwriting partnership of Robert Forster and Grant Mclennan. Two very different songwriters who complemented each other perfectly. Some of the early tracks may have been a bit left of centre to achieve chart success but why tracks like Right Here and Spring Rain were not Top 10 hits still perplexes fans of the band to this day. Every album has a quality about them that few bands ever reached and are all worth having. Sadly we will never get to see The Go Betweens perform live again after the death of Grant McLennan in 2006 but there is an incredible body of work out there that will last for many years to come.
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