Area-7

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Area-7 (a.k.a. Area 7) are an Australian alternative/third wave ska band.

Contents 1 History 2 Members 2.1 Current 2.2 Former 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles/EPs 4 External links

History

Area-7 rose from the ashes of the Madness cover band Mad Not Madness. In 1994 two members, Dugald McNaughtan and Charles "Chucky T" Thompson, splintered from the group and began to write their own songs. They formed a band and named it after a lyric from The Specials' Dawning of a New Era. In 1996, singer Walter Eskdale left and the band recruited John "Stevo" Stevens, fomerly of rockabilly band Yeah Yeah!, to vocals. Alistair Shepherd, Toby Dargeville and Rohan Pacey all left in approximately 2002, and were replaced by Paul West, Matt Sanders and Christopher Meighen.

Members

Current

• John "Stevo" Stevens - Vocals
• Charles "Chucky T" Thompson - Guitar
• Dan Morrison - Drums
• Christopher Alan Meighen - Bass Guitar
• Paul West - Trombone
• Matt Sanders - Trumpet
• DJ - Keyboards, Backing Percussion

Former

• Walter Eskdale - Vocals
• Ivan Downey - Toaster
• Rohan Pacey - Bass Guitar
• Alistair Shepherd - Saxophone
• Toby Dargeville - Trumpet
• Dugald "Doogs" McNaughtan - Keyboards

Discography

Albums

• Bitter & Twisted (2000)
• Say It To My Face (2001)
• Torn Apart (2005)

Singles/EPs

• "Area-7 Demo" (1996) EP
• "Road Rage" (1997) EP
• "No Logic" (1998) EP
• "Bitter Words" (1998)
• "Second Class Citizen" (1999) #29 Australia
• "Start Making Sense" (2000) #37 Australia
• "Bitter Words/Himbo" (2000)
• "Leave Me Alone" (2001) #38 Australia
• "Individuality" (2001)
• "Nobody Likes A Bogan" (2002) #46 Australia
• "Big Issue" (2004)

External links

• Official band website

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