Men at Work (albums, fan, The Police, member, classic)

JukeBoxHero · 03-07-2009, 08:39 PM

Anyone else listen to them? They're from Australia, prominent during the early 80s, had a few good hits in "Down Under", "Who Can It Be Now?", "Be Good Johnny", and "Overkill". Anyone else like em?

**Janszoon** · 03-07-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JukeBoxHero

Anyone else listen to them? They're from Australia, prominent during the early 80s, had a few good hits in "Down Under", "Who Can It Be Now?", "Be Good Johnny", and "Overkill". Anyone else like em?

I have Business as Usual. I used to listen to it quite a bit when I was younger but at this point it's probably years since I've put it on.

7gaugejames · 03-07-2009, 08:50 PM

M.A.W.

have always been good, I relly enjoyed when Colin Hay was on Scrubs, singing overkill.

I am an accustic fan now.

PinkCigarette · 03-16-2009, 11:14 PM

They had a few good songs but I was never a fan. My dad really likes them, though.

~~Grievous Angel~~ · 03-16-2009, 11:16 PM

This band is all about taking in small doses, because beyond that, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

ikvat · 03-17-2009, 06:31 AM

I wasn't a fan of these lads, but they are a part of my golden years.

jackhammer · 03-17-2009, 11:32 AM

I remember 'Down Under' but they didn't do anything much of note did they? or is there a classic album out there waiting to be heard?

**Janszoon** · 03-17-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I remember 'Down Under' but they didn't do anything much of note did they? or is there a classic album out there waiting to be heard?

They had a bunch of hits aside from "Down Under" like "Who Can It Be Now", "Be Good Johnny" and "Overkill" but I wouldn't say there's any real classic album you've been missing out on or anything. Business as Usual is a good, but not great, album that sounds basically like an Australian version of The Police. If you ever stumble across it I'd say it's worth a listen but I wouldn't go out of my way to get it. As far as I've heard, their other two albums aren't that great.

Keigh · 03-18-2009, 10:25 AM

They were a fun gimmicky 80s MTV band but are pretty much a zeitgeist marker now. They epitomized their time period but nothing that endured.

ja_music · 07-21-2009, 10:24 AM

I remember Men at Work. I liked the hits that they put out.

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~~Grievous Angel~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14	This band is all about taking in small doses, because beyond that, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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ikvat Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 625	I wasn't a fan of these lads, but they are a part of my golden years.

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Keigh Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 83	They were a fun gimmicky 80s MTV band but are pretty much a zeitgeist marker now. They epitomized their time period but nothing that endured.

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ja_music Groupie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jamaica Posts: 11	I remember Men at Work. I liked the hits that they put out.