The Go Set

The Go Set

Infobox musical artist
Name = The GO Set


Img_capt = Group shot
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Victoria, Australia
Genre = Indie rock Punk rock Celtic Punk
Years_active = 2002–present
Label = Karvin Records
URL = [http://www.thegoset.com.au/ Official website]

The Go Set are a five-piece punk rock band which formed in 2002.

A punk ethos runs through the band - so much so that one critic claimed The GO Set could be likened to imagining "the political sentiment and social conscience of Billy Bragg or early Midnight Oil whilst drinking copious amounts and jamming with The Pogues and AC/DC, in a sweaty pub gig on a Friday night".

They cite influences such as The Pogues, Weddings Parties Anything, The Clash, and Radio Birdman, as the most influential groups in their music, and have a particularly Australian social and political emphasis within their lyrics.

The social and political content of their songs, while appearing to support the Australian working class ethos, articulates the social tensions often found in Australian folk music. An underlying anti-authoritarian narrative embodies a paradoxical archetype in the Australian psyche, that actually serves to reinforces the larrikin as patriotic, thus following the traditional vein of songs such as Waltzing Matilda. Their latest album, "Journey for a Nation", illustrates this paradox. The title itself epitomises the colonial world view, of Australia as a great ‘southern land’ where migrants remain "The New Minority". The rousing "Fortune and Gold" portrays a highly traditional anti-hero story. The Go Set's lyrics, while ostensibly politically correct, actually reinforce the dominant hegemony of Australian folk culture as white, Anglo-Saxon and male.

The Go Set has become a regular and popular live act as they constantly tour their home state of Victoria, as well as other cities around Australia, they also tour internationally on a few occasions. They have supported such bands as Pulley, Reel Big Fish, Wolfmother Flogging Molly, Goldfinger, The Bouncing Souls and The Stranglers.

The first album "Sing A Song Of Revolution" combines many folk and traditional influences, such as bagpipes and mandolin, with early 1970s punk rock.

The second album "The Hungry Mile" maintains many of the folk elements and working-class sentiment of the previous album, but displayed in a much vivid format.

Their third album "A Journey For A Nation" was released in May 2007 and stayed true to their origins while also developing a more mature sound. Track 2 "The Rising Tide" is a classic example of the band's commitment to social issues.

Band members

* Justin Keenan - vocals, Guitar
* Mark Moran - Bass guitar, backing vocals
* Johnny "Rotten" McHaggis - Bagpipes, Tin whistle, Scottish smallpipes
* Mark McCartney - Mandolin, Guitar
* David Foley - drums

Discography

*"Welcome To The New Dimension" 2003:# Hey Good Morning:# Salvation:# New Dimension:# 1,2,3,4:# Standing Out In The Rain
*"Sing A Song Of Revolution" 2004:# 1788:# Old Dark Brown:# Wandering Man:# Sing Me A Song:# 5 am.:# Raymond O'Byrne:# Breakdown:# Away Away:# Fade:# Coming Down:# Macpherson's Rant:# (Secret Track) The Panda / Gravel Walk (Secret track)
*"The Hungry Mile" 2006:# Jig Of Slurs:# Bordeaux:# Davey:# Tale Of A Convict:# Salamanca:# All The Truth And Lies:# Union Man:# The Hardness Of His Hand:# The Power Of Youth:# Scarlet Snow:# Learning Slowly:# The Longest Holiday:# Bombs Falling:# Scots Wha' Ha'e
*"A Journey For A Nation" 2007:# Fortune And Gold:# The Rising Tide:# The New Minority:# Swings And Roundabouts:# Bakery Hill:# Sheppards Town:# Catching The Sun:# Oceans Of Blue:# A Story To Tell:# Welcome To The World:# Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards:# Journey Of A Thousand Miles

External links

Brad West 'Crime, Suicide and the Anti-Hero: "Waltzing Matilda" in Australia' in Journal of Popular Culture. 353 (winter 2001). 127 - 141. Annie Harper 'Sedition laws' song and dance' in The Bendigo Minor (January 11, 2007). 10.

* [http://www.thegoset.com.au Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thegoset The GO Set @ MySpace]


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