Doc Neeson (vocals); John Brewster (guitar); Rick Brewster (guitar); Buzz Bidstrup (drums); Chris Baily (bass)
Perennial live favourites The Angels have packed them in for years. The band existed in various forms and under various names from 1971 when Neeson and the Brewsters played university campuses in Adelaide as a jug and string band. Some time later they became a serious rock act, the Keystone Angels, which played 50s rock and roll, toured with Chuck Berry and released a single.
As a four piece with Neeson on bass and Peter Christodopolous on drums the band relesed its first single 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again' and shortly afterwards released a debut album by which time the line-up had consolidated with Chris Bailey on bass and Buzz Bidstrup on drums.
Before long The Angels had established themselves as the hardest working, hardest rocking and best live band in the country, with their appearance fee eclipsing that of all the other top name bands including Sherbet and Skyhooks. By the end of the 70s the Angels were perhaps the biggest band in the land with the loss of Sherbet, Skyhooks and Dragon from the scene and the ascendancy of Cold Chisel and Midnight Oil still to come.
The band signed an international deal and became Angel City for the purposes of international release in 1979 and toured the UK and Europe the following year. The albums from this period probably represent the bulk of the Angels' best known material.
After almost ten years apart, in 2008 Neeson and the classic Angels line-up - John and Rick Brewster, Chris Bailey and Buzz Bidstrup - announced their reunion for tour dates to coincide with the 30th anniversary of 'Face To Face'. They're still rocking now.