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Supernaut were an Australian glam/punk rock band from Perth, Australia.〔http://australianmusichistory.com/supernaut/〕 Formed in 1974 by British immigrants Gary Twinn and brothers Chris and Joe Burnham,〔(Noel McGrath's Australian encyclopaedia of rock, p. 314 )〕〔(Supernaut )〕 their high points were an Australian No.5 single with an award winning video and a Christmas No.1 album in 1976.〔 ==Career== Supernaut were signed to Polydor Records upon a recommendation from Ian "Molly" Meldrum (in turn tipped off by Paul McCartney).〔Michael Smith (2007-08-14), ''The Power of Countdown'', Drum Media Magazine, p. 38〕 They entered the Australian charts at no.16 on July 1976 with the single "I Like It Both Ways".〔http://www.45cat.com/record/2079082〕〔http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/i-like-it-both-ways-by-supernaut〕 The song was banned by most commercial radio stations because of its controversial lyrics, but strong TV performances on Countdown and Bandstand forced radio to give in to public pressure and "I Like It Both Ways" hit the Number 5 spot on most Australian charts (and Number 1 on the Bandstand Top Ten). Philip Foxman join the band after Randall Murphy left the group. A follow up hit, "Too Hot To Touch",〔http://www.45cat.com/record/2079091〕 came in November 1976, reaching No.14 on the charts.〔http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/too-hot-too-touch-by-supernaut〕 Their self-titled debut album was a Christmas hit, achieving double gold sales.〔(Noel McGrath's Australian encyclopaedia of rock, p. 315 )〕〔http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/supernaut-by-supernaut〕 The group was presented with two TV Week King of Pop awards for best new band and best video performance of 1976.〔 In 1977 the band released two original songs entitled "Young and Innocent"〔http://www.45cat.com/record/2079100〕〔http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/young-and-innocent-by-supernaut〕 and "The Kids are Out Tonight",〔http://www.45cat.com/record/2079109〕〔http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/the-kids-are-out-tonight-by-supernaut〕 and a cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together" originally by The Rolling Stones.〔http://www.45cat.com/record/2079112〕 A year later, they released one more single, "Unemployed",〔http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/recordings/unemployed-by-supernaut〕 before leaving Polydor. Signing to Robie Porter’s Wizard Records in 1978 they opted back to their original punk influences and became The Nauts. They released "Spies"〔http://www.45cat.com/record/zs192〕 and "Black Market World"〔http://www.45cat.com/record/zs307〕 as means to promote a new album (produced by Robie Porter) under the new name in 1979. They disbanded in early 1980. Two years later Gary Twinn formed Twenty Flight Rockers with former Generation X drummer Mark Laff,〔(In session tonight: the complete Radio 1 recordings - Gary Twinn )〕〔(In session tonight: the complete Radio 1 recordings - Mark Laff )〕 and now plays with rock supergroup The International Swingers.〔(The International Swingers - Gary Twinn )〕 Chris Burnham went on to play in The Saints with Chris Bailey from 1982 and 1989.〔(The Saints )〕〔http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/bands/the-saints〕 Philip Foxman formed Illustrated Man in 1984 with Japan member Rob Dean, Gary Numan keyboardist Roger Mason, and Hugo Burnham from Gang of Four. They recorded one self-titled album and toured the U.K and U.S.A, with their single, "Head Over Heels", charting the Top 20 on MTV's dance charts. Foxman currently has a solo career releasing two Cd's: ''West 4th and Charles'', and ''Up Antenna'', as well as a musical composer for Off Broadway show, ''Atomic'', which ran for a limited season at the Acorn theatre, New York. Supernaut reformed for the Countdown Spectacular 2 Tour of Australia from late-August to early-September 2007.〔(Countdown Spectacular 2 (IMDb) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Supernaut (Australian band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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