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BAND HISTORY
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TIME LINE
The following is a timeline of songs, members etc since the "Dream", hehe, started back in 96' (Written By G-Man)
1996
Name/s:
Decapitator, Amputator, Mad cow disease, Horse heads from hell.(No real name was ever decided but Greg used to refer to the band as decapitator)
Members:
Greg Redfern - Guitar, Lead vocals
Adam Jones - Lead Guitar
Jake Smith - Bass
Jason Yule - Drums
Songs:
Swampdonkey (lyrics Greg Redfern, no music)
I hate Alternative (Lyrics Greg Redfern, no music)
Fists of fury (Lyrics Greg Redfern, no music)
Our School is shit (Lyrics Greg Redfern/Adam Jones, music Adam Jones)
Swords of Sacrifice (Lyrics Adams Jones)
When Satan rises (Lyrics Greg Redfern, no music)
Slave new World (Sepultura)
Overview:
Basically we couldn't even play one song properly, Greg was supposed to be the singer and 2nd guitarist but couldn't do either let alone at the same time. Greg couldn't even play a bar chord!
1997
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED THAT COULD EVEN BE REMOTELY RELATED TO PLAYING MUSIC. The old Samick just sat in the corner collecting dust.
1998
Name/s:
Village Idiot.
Members:
Greg Redfern - Bass
Adam Jones - Guitar(Left band)
Steve Gero - Guitar
Jason Yule - Drums(Left band)
Alan Whitehead - Drums
Mathew Elliot - Lead vocals, Trumpet
Songs:
Teenage frothy (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
I Just bought an adidas Tracksuit(later changed to "I just bought a puffy, parachute tracksuit with buttons down the side") (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Chip the Quarterback (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Macdonalds sux(later changed to "Ya burgers Suc!" (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Playin' my banjo naked on the watertank (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Smoky the Pothead (Lyrics Greg Redfern, music ??its a christmas carole, frosty the snowman)
I left $100 at an ATM (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
CD Nazi (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
I'm just a hermaphrodite looking for love (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Lets get pissed (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
I love lawn Bowls (Lyrics Alan whitehead, Music Greg Redfern)
Santa Clause is a fat bastard (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Fists of fury(re-worked) (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
I'm not racist but I hate black jelly beans (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Horse Steroids(I wanna be in the WWF) (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Deck the Halls (?The Christmas carole)
Punch in Face(Frenzal Rhomb)
Just Ace(Grinspoon)
He who laughs last(AFI)
Buggley eyes(NOFX)
Dammit(Blink 182)
Wasting Time(Blink 182)
Calypso(Spiderbait)
Buy me a pony(Spiderbait)
1,2,3 Slam (Guttermouth)
Chicken box(Guttermouth)
Inspector gadget(TV Theme)
Country Roads(John Denver)
Brainstew(Greenday)
Overview:
This is where we basically started to learn how to play our instruments. What was initially a Gosford high only band soon turned into a Morisset area band and the core of the soon to be Operation Lager was formed. We had lots of songs that were literally written in minutes and this showed but some classics were born in this "experimental" peroid that are still played. We basically only played punk songs, Alan didn't use a bass drum and we had 10 watt amps.
1999
Name/s:
Village idiot, FDS (fat, drunk and Stupid), Codename Bollocks and then finally OPERATION LAGER.
Members:
Greg Redfern - Bass,lead vocals then settled on bass and Backing
Ben Saxon - Lead vocals, trumpet
Steve Gero - Guitar
Justin spaull - Guitar, lead vocals, then finally settled on Saxophone(Left band Twice)
Alan Whitehead - Drums
Mathew Elliot - Lead vocals, Trumpet(Left band)
Songs:
1986 Summercamp Romp (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Ford vs Holden (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Food Fight (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
I'm just the compulsary fatguy (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Camp supervisor with big Breasts(Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Life is Good(Lyrics Steve Gero, Music Steve Gero/Justin Spaull)
Horse Steroids(I wanna be in the WWF)(Reworked) (Lyrics Greg Redfern/Ben Saxon, Music Greg Redfern/Justin spaull)
Kill some random cats (Lyrics Greg Redfern, Music Justin Spaull)
8xToxic (Lyrics Greg Redfern, Music Justin Spaull/Greg Redfern)
Do the Drunken idiot (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Summer of 69'(Brian Adams)
Suffer inside(No fun at all)
Together on the sand(NOFX)
Hobophobic(NOFX)
Josie(Blink 182)
Dicklips(Blink 182)
Blister in the sun(Violent femmes)
Bad Moon rising(creedence clearwater revival)
Welcome to paradise(Greenday)
Burnout(Greenday)
When I come around(Greenday)
Titty twister(Diesal Boy)
Sleep(lagwagon)
Oh Boy(Buddy Holly)
Bullion(Millencolin)
Territorial Pissings(Nirvana)
About a girl(Nirvana)
Overview:
We learnt a lot this year, playing our first party gig then later our first pub/club gig. There were numerous lineup changes and switchs, lead vocals changed from Matt(first 3 months) to Justin(for maybe a few minutes) to Greg(approx 3 months) to Ben. We made 3 recordings and an incredibly lame video with some uni students, 2 studio, 1 live. The first studio recording plus the live one were complete shite but the last demo we made was allright and helped us greatly over the next year. Allthough there were plenty of original songs written we still continued to play mainly village idiot songs from 98' but we improved them greatly so many of the new songs didn't make it into the set. Everyone improved hugely on their instrument, got some new equipment and we got a fair few gigs under our belt, before we were really ready for it.
2000
Name/s:
OPERATION LAGER.
Members:
Greg Redfern - Bass, Backing vocals
Ben Saxon - Lead vocals, trumpet
Steve Gero - Guitar
Justin spaull - Saxophone
Alan Whitehead - Drums
James - Trombone(Left Band immediately)
David - Trumpet
Songs:
Insane Love song (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Thanks (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
ILMSG (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Follow Uncle sam (Lyrics/Music Steve Gero)
Cindy Lawford (Lyrics Greg Redfern, Music Justin Spaull)
Boris Urgslapen the inbred soccer player (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Johnny Weatherhead (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
You really got me(The Kinks)
Brown eyed girl(Van Morrison)
Louie Louie(beach Boys)
The Lion sleeps tonight(The Tokens)
Overview:
This is a good year to build from. We featured on triple J for the first time, played with high profile bands such as the Porkers, Area 7, Louisville Sluggers, One Dollar short, Skulker and were recognised overseas for our music. Our song writing has matured a lot more as well.
2001
Name/s:
OPERATION LAGER.
Members:
Greg Redfern - Bass, Backing vocals
Ben Saxon - Lead vocals, trumpet
Steve Gero - Guitar
Justin spaull - Saxophone
Alan Whitehead - Drums
David - Trumpet
Songs:
Aren't you going to join in the "ARRRRRRRRR's" (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
Yernoff Yevgrevie the human lawnmower (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
42nd Annual compulsory firedance (Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
I'll Have two sod's to go!(Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern
Ba De Ha sama(Lyrics/Music Greg Redfern)
The Erratic Departure of Old Kernal Hammersmith "Wouldbe" Sans(Lyrics/music Greg Redfern))
Da Schwima is such a wonderful thang(Lyrics/music Greg Redfern)
The Lonely B(Lyrics/music Greg Redfern)
The tragic tale of the untitled spanish galleon(Lyrics/music Greg Redfern)
O Mie Hy(Lyrics/music Greg Redfern)
Overview:
Bollocks, bollocks and more bollocks, Frof Rock was born says G-Man.