Big Bad Noise

Not to be confused with Big Noise or Big Bad.

Big Bad Noise
Studio album by
The Choirboys
ReleasedFebruary 5, 1988
Recorded1986–1987
StudioEMI Studios 301, Rhinoceros Studios, Festival Studios, Glebe Studios, Albert Studios
GenreHard rock, pub rock
Length50:26
LabelMushroom
ProducerPeter Blyton, Brian McGee, The Choirboys
The Choirboys chronology
Choirboys
(1983) 		Big Bad Noise
(1988) 		Midnight Sun
(1991)
Singles from Big Bad Noise
  1. "Fireworks"
    Released: May 1986
  2. "Run to Paradise"
    Released: August 1987
  3. "Boys Will Be Boys"
    Released: January 1988
  4. "Struggle Town"
    Released: May 1988

Big Bad Noise is the second studio album by Australian rock band The Choirboys, released in February 1988.[1] This album was produced by Peter Blyton (The Radiators, Machinations), Brian McGee (The Rolling Stones, Cyndi Lauper) and The Choirboys.[2] The album peaked at No. 5 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart, it was certified double platinum and ranked No. 21 for 1988 in Australia.[1][3]

It featured their number 3 Australian hit and most popular song "Run to Paradise".[3] Other singles from the album included "Boys Will Be Boys" and "Struggle Town" reaching No. 14 and No. 34 respectively.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Run to Paradise"
  2. "Struggle Town"
  3. "Boys Will Be Boys"
  4. "Brave New World"
  5. "Guilty"
  6. "Like Fire"
  7. "Big Bad Noise"
  8. "Fireworks"
  9. "Gasoline"
  10. "One Hot Day"
  11. "Last Night of My Life"
  12. "Struck by Lightning"
  13. "James Dale"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Big Bad Noise
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Australian Music Report)[4] 5

Year-end charts

Chart performance for Big Bad Noise
Chart (1988) Position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 21

References

General
  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
  • Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[6] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
Specific
  1. ^ a b McFarlane, 'Choirboys' entry. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  2. ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Hopp, Michael; Coleman, Richard. "The Choirboys". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 63. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1988". ARIA Charts. 1988. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
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