Max Q (Australian band)

Max Q
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres Synthpop, pop rock
Years active 1989–1990
Labels Atlantic, CBS, Mercury
Associated acts INXS, Orchestra of Skin and Bone, Whirlywirld
Past members Michael Hutchence
Ollie Olsen
Arne Hanna
Michael Sheridan
Bill McDonald
Gus Till
John Murphy

Max Q were an Australian band formed in 1989. Playing electronic music, the band was a collaboration between Michael Hutchence of INXS and Ollie Olsen (Whirlywirld, Dogs in Space soundtrack).[1][2]

Biography

Max Q consisted of Hutchence (vocals and songwriting) and Olsen (songwriting and production), who were accompanied by key members of the post-punk scene in Melbourne, Australia; most of whom had previously collaborated with Olsen. The project followed on from Hutchence and Olsen's work on the film, Dogs in Space, where they had first met.

Max Q released its sole self-titled album in 1989 and had minor hits with the songs "Sometimes" (originally recorded by Olsen with Orchestra Of Skin And Bone) and "Way of the World". The album was certified gold in Australia,[3] and was the 93rd highest-selling album of 1989 in Australia.[4] Max Q was less successful in other countries. The album is no longer in print and has never been re-issued. The band never performed any live shows.[5]

Name

While the project was named after Ollie Olsen's dog Max,[6] max q is also an aerospace term referring to the point at which the dynamic pressure (q) on a launch vehicle is greatest. Consequently, there is another band called Max Q which consists of astronauts assigned to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Band members

In a 1989 interview, Hutchence revealed his perspective on the Max Q musicians:

Ollie isn't supposed to hang around with pop stars and I'm not supposed to hang around with punk types. The band is made up of rowdy friends from Melbourne. These guys are good musicians who've never had a chance. Most of them have never even been in a studio. These are real underground people who don't have any money. Some of them have never been on a plane before. They were worried that working with me, they'd lose their underground status.[7]

Additional musicians

  • Peggy Harley: Backing Vocals
  • Marie Hoy: Backing Vocals ("Soul Engine")
  • Pat Powell: Backing Vocals ("Bucket Head")
  • Pam Ross: Narration
  • Recorded at Rhino Studios, Darlinghurst
  • Paula (Peej) Jones: Engineer

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
AUS
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 UK
[10]		 US
Dance
[12]		 US
Mod. Rock
[13]
1989 "Way of the World" 8 5 87 44 6 Max Q
"Sometimes" 31 37 53 — —
1990 "Monday Night by Satellite" 107 — — — —

References

  1. ↑ Trevor Block (31 July 2009). "Richard Lowenstein". Mess+Noise. Mess+Noise p/l. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ↑ RarebirdNine (1999–2012). "Michael Hutchence". Rarebird's Rock and Roll Rarity Reviews. RarebirdNine. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – Week Ending 24 Jun 1990 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 24)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Jones, Dan. "Max Q Story". Kelland Hutchence Collection. Archived from the original on 13 April 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Dan Jones. "The Max Q Story". michaelhutchence.org. michaelhutchence.org/maxq. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Dennis Hunt (30 September 1989). "INXS' Hutchence Rejects Rock Star Image". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  8. 1 2 Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
    • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Max Q in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
    • "Monday Night by Satellite": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. 1 2 "charts.nz.org > Max Q in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Official Charts Company > Max Q". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Max Q > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Max Q > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Max Q > Chart History > Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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