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\nJames Freud<\/b><\/p>\n
\nJames Freud<\/b><\/p>\n
Sad news yesterday. James Freud<\/b>, bass player, singer, song writer with The Models<\/b> and of James Freud & The Radio Stars<\/b> – ‘Modern Girl’ fame in 1980, author and manager of his sons’ band ‘Attack Of The Mannequins’, has taken his own life at his home in Melbourne. The week prior, The Models<\/b> were inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame, James Freud<\/b> was absent from the ceremony.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/entertainment\/music\/model-rocker-freud-loses-battle-with-demon-in-the-bottle-20101104-17fz1.html<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/entertainment\/music\/industry-in-shock-after-death-of-model-james-freud-20101104-17fux.html<\/a><\/p>\n He’s battled substance abuse, mostly alcohol for a long time. I’ve read both his books:<\/p>\n I Am The Voice Left From Drinking<\/b><\/a> (2002) I’ve been a fan of The Models<\/b> since the mid-late 1980s. I started with the later albums; ‘Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight’ and ‘Media’ and worked my way back through their earlier albums and EPs. I have a lot of it on vinyl, collecting most of the 12″ remixes of their singles too.<\/p>\n Their 1983 album ‘The Pleasure Of Your Company’ ended up being my favourite, with songs\/singles like ‘I Hear Motion’ and ‘God Bless America’. The songs and sounds on that album were a huge influence and inspiration to me, as I was getting into playing keyboards\/synths, sampling, sequencing, making music and playing in bands. I loved James Freud<\/b>‘s bass lines, and Andrew Duffield<\/b>‘s keyboard parts\/sounds. I’d love to know what synths he was using back then. I was also a big fan of that Nick Launay<\/b> and Mark Opitz<\/b> sound, the guys who produced, mixed and remixed a lot of The Models<\/b> music. The sound is probably what inspired me to do a year diploma at the School Of Audio Engineering, fresh out of high school in 1989.<\/p>\n I only got to see The Models<\/b> perform live once, when I was 16 years old, on a blistering hot new years day in 1987 at Thebarton Oval, the Adelaide leg of the massive Australian Made<\/a> tour. I was really disappointed when The Models<\/b> split up the following year. <\/p>\n Probably my favourite INXS<\/b> performance was that day\/night at the Australian Made concert too. I still get spine tingles remembering how INXS<\/b> started with ‘Melting In The Sun’, which we were that day. The VHS video release of the concert starts with it: <\/p>\n
\nI Am The Voice Left From Rehab<\/b> (2007)<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/users.on.net\/~dmccann\/images\/The-Pleasure-Of-Your-Company.jpg\")
\nThe Models<\/b> – The Pleasure Of Your Company<\/p>\n