Lobby Loyde

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Name = Lobby Loyde


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = John Baslington Lyde
Alias = Barry Lyde
Lobby Loyde
Lobby Lyde
Born = 18 May 1941
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Died = 21 April 2007
Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Origin = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Instrument = Guitar
Bass guitar
Genre = Rock
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Years_active = 1965–2006
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Associated_acts = Purple Hearts
Wild Cherries
Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs
Coloured Balls
Rose Tattoo
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Lobby Loyde (May 18 1941 – April 21, 2007) was an Australian rock music guitarist, songwriter and producer.

He was a leading figure in the 1970s Australian pub rock scene, particularly as a member of the bands Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs and the Coloured Balls. Known for his plectrum guitar technique, Loyde inspired a legion of Australian musicians, and was also cited as an influence by international musicians such as Kurt Cobain and Henry Rollins. [Roberts, Jo: [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/08/23/1030052962554.html Rock with Balls] , "The Age", August 23 2002.]

Born in Longreach, Queensland, as John Baslington Lyde, he first came to prominence under the name Barry Lyde in the Brisbane rhythm and blues band Purple Hearts in 1965. In January 1967, he left to join the second incarnation of the Melbourne band Wild Cherries, and he wrote most of the songs that made up the band's four singles for the Festival label.

The Coloured Balls can be best described as skinheads playing punk rock, about four years before punk emerged, heavily influenced by U.S. bands such as the MC5 and The Flamin' Groovies. Dances and concerts around Melbourne became battlegrounds between rival skinhead gangs, fuelled by the music of the Coloured Balls. The band released their debut album, "Ball Power", in 1973. Loyde released the critically acclaimed album "Obsecration", which was instrumentally based.

Loyde lived in the United Kingdom for several years, apparently unhappy with the Australian media's linking of his music to violent skinhead brawls. Before moving to the UK, he wrote a science-fiction novel and recorded an accompanying concept "soundtrack" album – "Beyond Morgia: The Labyrinths of Klimster" – over the course of one weekend. [ [http://www.aztecmusic.net/avscd022.htm Aztec Music catalogue, "Beyond Morgia" page] , 2007.] The manuscript was destroyed, and no film made of the story, but the master tapes of the album were found and released in Australia in 2007. [Watt, Jarrod: [http://www.abc.net.au/ballarat/stories/s1867563.htm Music Reviews: "Beyond Morgia"] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 9 March 2007.]

In 2005 he was diagnosed with lung cancer, and a benefit concert in Melbourne (at which Loyde himself played) raised $90,000 for his medical costs. He was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/legends-lobby-for-loydes-legend-status/2006/07/27/1153816320740.html Legends lobby for Loyde's legend status] , "The Age", July 28 2006.] A fellow inductee, Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo said of Loyde:

"More than anyone else, Lobby helped create the Australian guitar sound, long before Angus [Young] or Billy Thorpe or the Angels or Rose Tattoo. Lobby inspired Australian bands to step forward and play as loud and aggressively as they could. People are still trying to copy it today." [ [http://www.ariaawards.com.au/news.php?page=5 Final Inductee Announced for ARIA Hall of Fame] , Australian Recording Industry Association, August 3 2006.]

In August 2006, Loyde joined Rose Tattoo to replace slide guitarist Peter Wells, who had died of cancer. Loyde, himself gravely ill from cancer, had previously played bass for the band in the 1970s upon his return from the UK, replacing Geordie Leach. Loyde recorded an as-yet-unreleased album with the band. [Cashmere, Tim: [http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2006/aug06/20060823_lobbyloyde.html Lobby Loyde Joins Rose Tattoo] , "Undercover.com.au", August 23 2006.]

Loyde also worked on as a record producer, producing albums for such bands as Machinations, The Sunnyboys, The Red Crayons, Kevin Borich, X and Painters and Dockers.

The last album Loyde produced and performed on is entitled "The Odyssey" by [http://www.myspace.com/michaelfeinmusic Michael Fein] , release date August 2008.

Lobby Loyde died in Box Hill, Melbourne, after a long battle with lung cancer, aged 65.

Select discography

* Lobby Loyde - Plays With George Guitar (Infinity, 1971)
* Coloured Balls - Ball Power (EMI, 1973)
* Coloured Balls - Heavy Metal Kid (EMI, 1974)
* Lobby Loyde - Obsecration (Rainbird, 1976)
* Lobby Loyde with Sudden Electric - Live With Dubs (Mushroom, 1980)
* Lobby Loyde - Beyond Morgia (Recorded 1976, released Aztec, 2007)

All of the above have been reissued on CD with additional tracks.

References

External links

* [http://www.lobbyloyde.com/ LobbyLoyde.com] (official website)
*cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=The godfather of Australia's heavy rock |date=April 23 2007 | publisher= | url =http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/the-godfather-of-australias-heavy-rock/2007/04/23/1177180571669.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 | work =The Sydney Morning Herald | pages = 18| accessdate = 2007-04-23 | language = Obituary by Glenn A. Baker
*cite news | title=Lobby Loyde: Turn It Up |date=April 22 2007 | url =http://www.messandnoise.com/articles/825424 | work=Mess+Noise Magazine | pages=4
*cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Guitarist showed a generation how to play it loud |date=April 26 2007 | publisher= | url =http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21620809-16947,00.html | work =The Australian | pages = | accessdate = 2007-04-26 | language = Obituary by Iain Shedden.

Persondata
NAME= Loyde, Lobby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Lyde, John Baslington
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Musician
DATE OF BIRTH= 18 May 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH=Longreach, Queensland, Australia
DATE OF DEATH= 21 April 2007
PLACE OF DEATH=Melbourne, Victoria, Australia