Big Bad Noise

Big Bad Noise is the second album by Australian rock band The Choirboys which was released in 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]

Not to be confused with Big Noise or Big Bad.

Big Bad Noise
Studio album by
The Choirboys
Released5 February 1988
Recorded1986–1987
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: October 1987
  3. "Boys Will Be Boys"
    Released: March 1988
  4. "Struggle Town"
    Released: May 1988

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"

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.[4] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
Specific
  1. 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. 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. "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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