Bob Spencer Interview (2023) - Guitarist of Skyhooks & The Angels

Описание: In this episode of Vinyl Vibes, Jack is joined by Bob Spencer, former guitarist of Skyhooks & The Angels. Bob joined his first band Finch in 1973. After recording and playing with the band for a few years, he left the group in 1977 to join Skyhooks on guitar. This was just after the departure of original Skyhooks guitarist Red Symons. The first single to feature Bob on guitar was the band's iconic track "Party to End All Parties". He would play with the group on the 100th episode of Countdown and would be on their classic album Guilty Until Proven Insane. After the release of the commercially unsuccessful Hot for the Orient album, Skyhooks came to an end in 1980. 

Bob would remain in music on the production side of things until in 1986 he joined The Angels on guitar to replace John Brewster. He would become a co-writer on a lot of material for the band over the next few years. He would also be on the band's hit album Howling which had the hit single "We Gotta Get Out of This Place". He was in the band till he departed in 1992. 

More recently Bob released his solo album  "Saints and Murderers" in 2017 and is currently offering one on one guitar lessons. 

Jack zoomed Bob to discuss his early musical beginnings, his time in Finch, how he came to join Skyhooks, the recording of "Party to End All Parties", the 100th episode of Countdown performance, the group's tours of '77, the greatness of Guilty Until Proven Insane, why the band broke up in 1980, Bob's production work of the early 1980s, how he came to join The Angels, the recording of Howling, why the band decided to cover "We Gotta get Out of This Place", why their version of "We Gotta get Out of This Place" worked so well, his solo album and his guitar teaching work. 

"I had seen every successful Australian band, I'd seen Billy Thorpe, I'd seen Sherbet a number of times- we had played with Sherbet a number of times- Jeff St John, Stevie wright - what ever the big bands were at the time -I'd seen them all - I hadn't seen anything like Skyhooks. The first gig that I saw was under the harbour bridge...and I was completely gobsmacked" - Bob Spencer on this episode of Vinyl Vibes talking about seeing Skyhooks for the first time in concert 

Episode Hosted and Produced by Jack Hodgins