Vale Greedy

[Scraggers]

Reports just in that Andrew "Greedy" Smith - lead singer of Mental as Anything has died.

He took a bit of my childhood with him ... Vale Greedy

[Scraggers]

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[Twodogs]

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Oh man. I went to see Mentals at the Venue in St Kilda back in the 80s. We were standing in front of Greedy's keyboard when Martin Plaza opened a door to walk on stage and the whole front three rows got a contact high from all the dope smoke that came out from behind the door. I've never seen so much blue smoke in my life.


RIP you funny man.

[Axe Man]

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The Mentals were scheduled to play here in Warragul this Saturday night. Such a shame (for Greedy, not the gig).

[Twodogs]

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Just imagine if he had married one of Kevin Sheedy's daughters and took her name. He would have been Greedy Sheedy.

[Bornadog]

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Too young to die. RIP

[Bornadog]

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This is how I remember them:

[KT31]

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Vale Greedy.
Aussie rock legend, iconic Eighties music.

[Twodogs]

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This is how I remember them:

I can remember when that song was first released and Lee Simon on Sounds Unlimited asked Greedy what the song title was referring to (Everyone thought that it might have been a slightly rascist reference to the Japenese.

Greedy pulled a flask out of his shirt pocket and took a small drink out of it and said "That wss a nip", And then he took a bigger gulp out of the flask. and said "and that nip has gotten bigger" Lee Simon just nodded his head and said "Mmmmmmm"

[HOSE B ROMERO]

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I can remember when that song was first released and Lee Simon on Sounds Unlimited asked Greedy what the song title was referring to (Everyone thought that it might have been a slightly rascist reference to the Japenese.

Greedy pulled a flask out of his shirt pocket and took a small drink out of it and said "That wss a nip", And then he took a bigger gulp out of the flask. and said "and that nip has gotten bigger" Lee Simon just nodded his head and said "Mmmmmmm"

Lee Simon hosted Nightmoves. Donnie Sutherland hosted Sounds Unlimited. Both classic shows.

Bit of a shock with Greedy. Martin Plaza with his illness would have been tipped to go first. Still got my copy of their debut lp 'Get Wet'(1980). Gonna stick it on the turntable tonight. Here's to you Greedy.

[Twodogs]

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Lee Simon hosted Nightmoves. Donnie Sutherland hosted Sounds Unlimited. Both classic shows..

Right you are. It was Nightmoves that I was thinking of. I can still remember Lee Simon's hair bobbling as he nodded.

Bit of a shock with Greedy. Martin Plaza with his illness would have been tipped to go first. Still got my copy of their debut lp 'Get Wet'(1980). Gonna stick it on the turntable tonight. Here's to you Greedy

There are some great songs on Get Wet. Possible Theme For A Future TV Drama Series, Egypt, Talk To Baby Jesus, Can I Come Home?, Spanish Gardener and my favorite Mentals song of all time-Another Man's Sitting In My Kitchen.

[The Underdog]

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The Mentals “Creatures of Leisure” was the first cassette I was allowed to buy for myself in about 1983 (I was 8).
My old man also worked on a tour with them around the time of Live It Up. He organised to get a signed poster and cassette sent to me. When the post tube arrived, the poster was in there, but someone at Australia Post had helped themselves to the cassette.
Anyway, Vale Greedy & thanks.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

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Right you are. It was Nightmoves that I was thinking of. I can still remember Lee Simon's hair bobbling as he nodded.



There are some great songs on Get Wet. Possible Theme For A Future TV Drama Series, Egypt, Talk To Baby Jesus, Can I Come Home?, Spanish Gardener and my favorite Mentals song of all time-Another Man's Sitting In My Kitchen.

Yeah great tracks, fun lyrics. Another Man's a ripper.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

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The Mentals “Creatures of Leisure” was the first cassette I was allowed to buy for myself in about 1983 (I was 8).
My old man also worked on a tour with them around the time of Live It Up. He organised to get a signed poster and cassette sent to me. When the post tube arrived, the poster was in there, but someone at Australia Post had helped themselves to the cassette.
Anyway, Vale Greedy & thanks.

Cool story underdog! What did your dad do on the tour? I worked at Aust post in the 80's but i swear it wasn't me. Although a bit of that went on.

[Bornadog]

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Cool story underdog! What did your dad do on the tour? I worked at Aust post in the 80's but i swear it wasn't me. Although a bit of that went on.

You weren't Greedy