R.I.P (MILLIE) BY NOISEWORKS A HAPPY VARIATION TO THE MORBID MIKE AND MECHANICS LIVING YEARS THEME

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Often viewed by music critics of being plageuristic of Dragon and being too repetitious, the Australian band NOISEWORKS, which rose to pub rock prominence on the back of a few classic anthems like NO LIES and the touching ballad TOUCH, were however one of the best, or are one of the best following a 2007
reformation, pub rock bands ever to play in Australia. 

Any genuine Noiseworks liker, like the
majority of diehard Dragon fans of yesteryear, would tell you that you had to see these guys play live to appreciate them.

Jon Stevens is of course the charismatic New Zealand born lead singer, following the original line up which did include Stuart Fraser on guitar, Steven Balbi on bass, Justin Stanley on keyboards and harmonica and Kevin Nicol on drums there were a few changes in the line-up for one unsuccessful reformation in the late 1990`s and the successful one which began in 2007. 

One of my favourite Noiseworks tunes which to me has always been very much overlooked and not given any air play is the very poignant tribute song R.I.P (Millie), a rendition of heartfelt emotion by Stevens in memory of his mum who had recently died of cancer at that time. 

And if I had to pick my second favourite Noiseworks song, it would have to be the raucous rock harmonica spiked boogie of HOT CHILLI WOMAN, but it gets some
airplay to this very day. 

Of all the rubbish that FM radio plays R.I.P
(Millie) deserves to get a play on the radio here and there.