The Go-Betweens
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Australia
- Born: December 1977 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Died: 6 May 2006, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Active: 1977 - 2006
Biography
The Go-Betweens was an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1977 by guitarists Robert Forster (b. 1957) and Grant McLennan (1958-2006). After disbanding in 1989, Forster and McLennan reformed the band in 2000 with a new line-up, however, they came to a permanent end after McLennan's death on 6 May 2006. The Go-Betweens were 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.”
Genres
The Go-Betweens Discography
- Send Me a Lullaby (1981) - Album - rated 3.69/5
- Before Hollywood (1983) - Album - rated 3.67/5
- Spring Hill Fair (1984) - Album - rated 3.67/5
- Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express (1986) - Album - rated 3.88/5
- 16 Lovers Lane (1988) - Album - rated 3.86/5
- Live on Snap With Deirdre O'Donoghue (1999) - Album - rated 3.68/5
- 78 'til 79: The Lost Album (1999) - Compilation - rated 3.44/5
- Bellavista Terrace: Best of The Go-Betweens (1999) - Compilation - rated 4.02/5
- The Friends of Rachel Worth (2000) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- Going Blind (2000) - Single - rated 3.84/5
- Surfing Magazines (2001) - Single - rated 3.52/5
- Bright Yellow Bright Orange (2003) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- Oceans Apart (2005) - Album - rated 3.87/5
Members
- Robert Forster - vocals, guitar (1977–1989; 2000–2006)
- Grant McLennan - vocals, guitar, bass (1977–1989; 2000–2006)
- Lindy Morrison - drums, vocals (1980–1989)
- Robert Vickers - bass (1983–1987)
- Amanda Brown - violin, oboe, guitar, vocals (1986–1989)
- Adele Pickvance - bass, vocals (2000–2006)
- Glenn Thompson - drums, vocals (2002–2006)