::Australian
rock band Mondo Rock headed by
lead singer Ross Wilson, reigned
supreme in the Oz rock scene from 1978to1990.
::Mondo Rock had
many hits on the Australian music charts, with early hits includingFugitive Kind from the 'Primal Park' debut album (with
guitarist Peter
Laffy now frontman of The King Bees..)plus 3 songs from the award-winning
1981 album Chemistry
including State Of The Heart,
Cool World and Chemistry.
::Success continued
for Mondo Rock in 1982 with the release of their third album Nuovo Mondo, with the top 10 single No
Time, as well as the top 40 hits The Queen And Me
and In Another Love.
::Mondo
Rock's biggest success came in 1984 withThe Modern Bop album, with the big hitCome
Said the Boy, which was
banned at the time of release by many radio stations as it was too provocative.
::In 1986 Mondo rock
had success in America with the Boom Baby Boom
album, with the song Primitive
Live Rites, which achieved Top 10 status in various states of U.S.A.