An appreciation of The Real Thing and Part Three Into Paper Walls
and their importance in Australian rock history
"Oo mama-mow-mow, oo mama-mow-mow"…
Does that simple, nonsensical refrain bring back special, pleasant memories, or does it simply irritate? If the latter is the case, read no further, for if you do, you will cop an almost scholarly account of how this singular tune has taken on the proportions of profound legend in the annals of OzRock – The Real Thing is the embodiment of "seminal", "important", and all of those other superlatives, and remains a bloody wonderful record to boot! Let’s examine this exceptional recording then (but while we do, if you have a copy, why not pull it out and put it on right now!)…
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