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The Fantastic Leslie were a four-piece band from Sydney, Australia and was the starting point for three of Australia's popular and successful comedians and musicians. ==Biography== The group formed in 1999, with Cameron Bruce, Andrew Hansen, Tom Gleeson and James Fletcher, who were all studying at Sydney University. Hansen was the guitarist, played the kazoo and was one of the vocalists, Bruce's expertise lay in the field of playing piano and vocals, Gleeson was the drummer and Fletcher played bass. They released their debut and only recording, an EP, ''A Tiny Mark'', on 1 July 1999.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/leslie/message/10 )〕 ''A Tiny Mark'' consisted of six tracks – five original tracks as well as "Moving Right Along", a song from ''The Muppet Movie''. It was produced by Michael Carpenter, mastered by Don Bartley, and distributed through MGM Distribution.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Fantastic Leslie )〕 Tom Gleeson left the band in September 2000 to pursue his comedy career, and was replaced by Bruce Braybrooke. Gleeson went on to perform in ''skitHOUSE'', as well as numerous Australian Comedy Tours, Melbourne International Comedy Festivals and Adelaide Fringe Festivals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Fantastic Leslie )〕 The band recorded only two other released tracks: "The Fantastic Leslie Theme Song" and a cover of the Nick Drake song, "At the Chime of the City Clock". These were respectively released on ''Grow Your Own 2000''〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mp3.com.au/Album.asp?id=1433 )〕 and ''Jeremy Flies; A Tribute to Nick Drake''.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.giftofsound.co.uk/do/product/CD_Rock/GSAD3301 )〕 They split in about 2003, when they were beginning to actively pursue their own careers. In an interview with ''The Age'' Hansen admitted he was a frustrated musician and related to his times with The Fantastic Leslie. 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「The Fantastic Leslie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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