Talk:Little River Band
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Acording to LRB's own website here: http://www.littleriverband.com/news/current/ Stephen Housden is NOT a current touring member of the band.
Nobody "won" the Federal Court case in Australia. The action was settled out of court. See http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/federal_ct/2002/875.rtf for the court documents that state "The parties do not wish to continue with litigation."
its sad what happened the the original lrb; being cut from THEIR band, and then being sued for using a name which THEY CREATED, well i suppose that's what money does. Do you think it's possible to add a separate chapter on the disputes had over the 'little river band' name? Because it is a large part of the story of the little river band, and their ultimate 'demise'.
Perhaps not a wise move: both parties, and their respective fans, hold very strong opinions on this matter and rarely agree. I doubt very much if a wiki could be written that is agreeable to both sides. I suspect that it would be subject to constant revision as each side vists Wikipedia. The current LRB article acknowledges the issue without causing too much angst. Best to leave it that way.
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[edit] Reference for song plays?
I could not find information on BMI's website regarding the number of airings of songs. Where does this information (i.e. 4 million air plays of LRB's Reminiscing) come from? Reference needed. Origen 18:28, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
- References added to article WWGB 23:16, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Defining LRB Today
This entry should at least make it clear that while (as it says) "Little River Band continues to play 100s of shows in the USA every year", the entity today known as LRB is arguably more of a tribute band than much else. It seems ludicrous that the three main original members are together and playing their original hits that this article about Little River Band ends with a reference to a group which holds the legal right to be called LRB today but for the greater meaning of the label "Little River Band" over the years it just isn't a good note to round out the entry. Shorrock etc's current activities deserve as much of a mention in the rounding up as those of the "current lineup"70.189.213.149 (talk) 05:10, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- My understanding is that this is correct, except for the number of performances. Not exactly the full lineup, but a sub-structure of the originasl band still performs under the band name and they do perform extensively internationally. I could be wrong, but I believe that's somewhat correct. --rm 'w avu 13:01, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- No, no, no! The current LRB has NO original members. Stephen Housden, who was the band's fourth lead guitarist, owns the rights to the name, but he no longer tours with the band. Wayne Nelson (the band's fourth bass player) now fills the role of lead singer. All other players are salarymen who are employed by Housden. The band tours North America each year, with very rare forays to other places like New Zealand. The original LRB singers and songwriters (Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble and Beeb Birtles) have no connection with the current LRB. They perform and record as Birtles Shorrock Goble. WWGB (talk) 13:43, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Citations & References
See Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags Nhl4hamilton (talk) 09:13, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Proposed merging of albums
Following a discussion here, I am proposing that the band's albums be merged into this article. Either that, or into an article called something like Little River Band Discography. Does anyone have a view on this? TheRetroGuy (talk) 21:39, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
- I found reviews of some of these albums on the AllMusicGuide. Given that, and the lack of response to this, I've decided to play safe and keep the articles as they are. I've added links to the reviews on the relevant pages. TheRetroGuy (talk) 18:08, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
