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'''DD Smash''' was a [[New Zealand]] pop/rock band formed by [[Dave Dobbyn]] after the breakup of [[Th'Dudes]].
'''DD Smash''' was a [[New Zealand]] pop/rock band formed in 1980 by [[Dave Dobbyn]] after the breakup of [[Th' Dudes]]. The band briefly used the name "Dave Dobbyn's Divers"<ref>{{cite web|title= DD Smash|url= http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/224.html|work= Biography|publisher= Music.net.nz}}</ref> until drummer Peter Warren came up with "DD Smash". Dobbyn says the name "seemed to say everything about what we were into, which was having a jolly good time and blasting out music."<ref>
{{cite web|title= Homegrown Profiles: Dave Dobbyn|url= http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/homegrown-profiles-dave-dobbyn-2005|work= Documentary|publisher= NZ On Screen}}</ref>


==Members==
==History==
DD Smash formed in 1980. By late '81, DD Smash signed a recording deal and immediately set about recording their debut album, with [[Ian Morris (musician)|Ian Morris]] as producer.{{cn|date=August 2021}}
Members included [[Dave Dobbyn]] ([[guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]], [[songwriter]]), [[Peter Warren (musician)|Peter (Rooda) Warren]] ([[Drum kit|drums]]), [[Rob Guy (musician)|Rob Guy (Revox)]] ([[guitar]]), both formerly of [[Lip Service (band)|Lip Service]], and [[Lisle Kinney]] ([[bass guitar]]), formerly of [[Hello Sailor (band)|Hello Sailor]].


DD Smash released their debut album in 1982. Titled ''Cool Bananas'' it debuted at number 1 in New Zealand and was certified triple gold.{{cn|date=August 2021}}
==Origin==
Originally formed in [[New Zealand]], the band was resident in [[Australia]] for much of its existence. The band were briefly called 'Dave Dobbyn's Divers'<ref>{{cite web|title=DD Smash|url=http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/224.html|work=Biography|publisher=Music.net.nz}}</ref> until drummer Peter Warren came up with DD Smash. Dobbyn says the name "seemed to say everything about what we were into, which was having a jolly good time and blasting out music."<ref>{{cite web|title=Homegrown Profiles: Dave Dobbyn|url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/homegrown-profiles-dave-dobbyn-2005|work=Documentary|publisher=NZ On Screen}}</ref>


DD Smash split during the mid-1980s when Dave Dobbyn began recording by himself.{{cn|date=August 2021}}
==Records==
DD Smash, mainly based around Dave Dobbyn as the main songwriter, also helped by being the frontman for the band, produced some of New Zealand's most iconic hits including the show starter "[[Devil You Know]]", "[[Outlook For Thursday]]" and the more 80's sounding "Magic (What She Do)".


In 2015, as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the New Zealand Music Charts, [[Recorded Music NZ]] honoured DD Smash's debut album ''Cool Bananas'' as being the first album by a New Zealand artist to debut at No.1 on the album chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=40 years of chart-topping music|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/68912803/40-years-of-chart-topping-music|website=Stuff|date=27 May 2015 |accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref>
==Achievement==
By late '81, DD Smash signed a recording deal and immediately set about recording their debut album, with [[Ian Morris (musician)|Ian Morris]] in the producer's chair.


==Members==
DD Smash released their debut album in 1982. Titled 'Cool Bananas' it debuted in the national chart at #1, an historic first. It remained in the chart for 24 weeks and became triple gold. The album's biggest hit was 'Devil You Know.' In '82 the 'Top Male Vocalist' award was won by Dobbyn, 'Top Group' went to DD Smash; 'Cool Bananas' won 'Album of the Year,' [[Ian Morris (musician)|Ian Morris]] got 'Producer of the Year' for it, Doug Rogers and Paul Streekstra got 'Engineer of the Year' for it, and it won 'Best Sleeve Design.' [http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/224.html] "Devil You Know", "Outlook For Thursday" and the more 80's sounding "Magic (What She Do)".
* [[Dave Dobbyn]] ([[guitar]], [[singing|vocals]], [[songwriter]])

* Andrew Clouston ([[saxophone]]),
==Breakup==
* Peter (Rooda) Warren ([[Drum kit|drums]]),
DD Smash split during the 1980s when Dave Dobbyn began recording by himself. From there he went to work on the [[Footrot Flats]] movie soundtrack. Many of the band members became involved with 'DD' over the years, with drummer Peter 'Rooda' Warren becoming Dave Dobbyn's drummer for the next few years, until he was asked to leave under unclear circumstances; both parties stick to the "musical differences" story.
* Rob Guy (Revox) ([[guitar]])
* Lisle Kinney (bass guitar)


==Discography==
==Discography==

{| class="wikitable"
=== Albums ===
!Date

!Title
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Label
!Charted
!Country
!Catalog Number
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
|1982
! rowspan="2" | Title
|'''[[Cool Bananas (album)|Cool Bananas]]'''
! rowspan="2" | Details
| [[Mushroom]]
! Peak chart<br>positions
|align="center"| 1 (NZ)
! rowspan="2" | Certifications
| Gold x 3 (NZ)
|L-37832
|-
|-
! <small>[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]</small><ref>{{cite web|title=DISCOGRAPHY DD SMASH |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DD+Smash |website=charts.nz |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=19 July 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1982
|1983
|'''[[Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes]]'''
| ''[[Cool Bananas (album)|Cool Bananas]]''
| [[Mushroom]]
|align="center"| 11 (NZ)
|
|
* Label: [[Mushroom]]
* Catalogue: L-37832
| align="center" | 1
|
* NZ: Platinum<ref name="teara-certs">{{cite web|title=Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/42563/gold-and-platinum-new-zealand-albums-to-2013|website=Te Ara|publisher=Encyclopedia of NZ|accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes]]''
|
|
* Label: [[Mushroom]]
* Catalogue: L 29016
| align="center" | 11
|
* NZ: Gold<ref name="teara-certs"/>
|-
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Optimist (DD Smash album)|The Optimist]]''
|
* Label: [[Mushroom]]
* Catalogue: RML 52051
| align="center" | 6
|
* NZ: Platinum<ref name="teara-certs"/>
|-
|colspan="5" style="font-size:90%" align="center" | "–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|-
|-
|1984
|'''[[The Optimist (DD Smash album)|The Optimist]]'''
| [[Mushroom]]
|align="center"| 1 (NZ)
| -
| -
|}
|}


=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
|-
!Year
! Year !! Single !! Album !! Charted !! Certification !! Catalog Number
!Title
!<small>[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]</small>
!<small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]</small><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=84}}</ref>
!Album
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1981
| 1981 || "Repetition" || || 25 (NZ) || || K8427
| Bull by the Horns <small>(Dave Dobbyn and DD Smash)</small>
| align="center" | –
|–
| Non-album single
|-
|-
| "[[Repetition (DD Smash song)|Repetition]]"
| rowspan="2" | 1982 ||"[[Devil You Know]]" || rowspan="2" | [[Cool Bananas (album)|Cool Bananas]] || 35 (NZ) || || K8429
| align="center" | 25
|–
| rowspan="3" |''Cool Bananas''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1982
| 'Solo' || 35 (NZ) || || K8848
| "[[Devil You Know (song)|Devil You Know]]"
| align="center" | 35
|–
|-
|-
| "Solo"
|rowspan="2"|1983 || "[[Outlook for Thursday]]" || (no album) || 3 (NZ) || || K9027
| align="center" | –
|–
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1983
| "Actor" ||rowspan="4"|[[The Optimist (DD Smash album)|The Optimist]] || || || K9317
| "[[Outlook for Thursday]]"
| align="center" | 3
|–
| Non-album single
|-
|-
| "Actor"
| rowspan="2"|1984|| "[[Whaling (DD Smash song)|Whaling]]" || 8 (NZ) || || K9466
| align="center" | –
|–
| rowspan="5" |''The Optimist''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984
| "[[Magic (What She Do)]]" || 4 (NZ) || || K9703
| "[[Whaling (DD Smash song)|Whaling]]"
| align="center" | 8
|70
|-
| "Surrender"
| align="center" | –
|–
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1985
| "[[Magic (What She Do)]]"
| align="center" | 4
|–
|-
| "She Loves Me Back"
| align="center" | 38
|–
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:90%" align="center" | "–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|-
|-
|1985 || "She Loves Me Back" || 38 (NZ) || || K9710
|}
|}


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|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Award<ref name="tui">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/category/vault/past-winners/ |title=NZMAs |publisher=nzmusicawards.co.nz|accessdate=2012-09-30}}</ref>
! Award<ref name="tui">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/category/vault/past-winners/ |title=NZMAs |publisher=nzmusicawards.co.nz |accessdate=2012-09-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922150022/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/category/vault/past-winners/ |archivedate=22 September 2012 }}</ref>
! Details
! Details
!Result
!Result
|-
|-
| rowspan=7|[[1982 in New Zealand#New_Zealand_Music_Awards|1982]]
| rowspan=7|[[1982 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1982]]
| Album of the Year
| Album of the Year
| ''[[Cool Bananas (album)|Cool Bananas]]''
| ''[[Cool Bananas (album)|Cool Bananas]]''
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|-
|-
| Producer of the Year
| Producer of the Year
| ''Cool Bananas'' — [[Ian Morris (musician)|Ian Morris]]
| ''Cool Bananas'' – [[Ian Morris (musician)|Ian Morris]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| Engineer of the Year
| Engineer of the Year
| ''Cool Bananas'' — Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers
| ''Cool Bananas'' – Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| Sleeve Design of the Year
| Sleeve Design of the Year
| Wayne Robinson — ''Cool Bananas''
| Wayne Robinson – ''Cool Bananas''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| rowspan=10|[[1983 in New Zealand#New_Zealand_Music_Awards|1983]]
| rowspan=10|[[1983 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1983]]
| Album of the Year
| Album of the Year
| ''[[Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes]]''
| ''[[Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes]]''
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|-
|-
| Best Music Video
| Best Music Video
| "Outlook for Thursday" —Andrew Shaw
| "Outlook for Thursday" –Andrew Shaw
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | Engineer of the Year
| rowspan=2 | Engineer of the Year
| ''Live: Deep In The Heart Of Taxes''—Graeme Myhre
| ''Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes''–Graeme Myhre
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| "Outlook for Thursday"—Paul Streekstra
| "Outlook for Thursday"–Paul Streekstra
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| Producer of the Year
| Producer of the Year
| "Outlook for Thursday"— Dave Dobbyn
| "Outlook for Thursday"– Dave Dobbyn
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[1985 in New Zealand#New_Zealand_Music_Awards|1985]]
| [[1985 in New Zealand#New Zealand Music Awards|1985]]
| International Achievement
| International Achievement
|
|
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Dave Dobbyn]]
* [[Music of New Zealand]]

* [[Th'Dudes]]
==References==
* [[The Stone People]]
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/224.html DD Smash on muzic net]
* [http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/224.html DD Smash on muzic net]
* [http://www.nzmusic.com/music/dd_smash DD Smash Profile] - NZMusic.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927014144/http://www.nzmusic.com/music/dd_smash DD Smash Profile] - NZMusic.com
* [http://www.nzmusic.com/node/1119 DD Smash Forum] - NZMusic.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232906/http://www.nzmusic.com/node/1119 DD Smash Forum] - NZMusic.com
* [http://www.oocities.org/sunsetstrip/cabaret/9040/luck.htm 1986 Chris Bourke article on the band and the breakup]
* [http://www.oocities.org/sunsetstrip/cabaret/9040/luck.htm 1986 Chris Bourke article on the band and the breakup]


{{DD Smash|state=expanded}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Dave Dobbyn}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:New Zealand musical groups]]
[[Category:APRA Award winners]]
[[Category:New Zealand pop rock groups]]

Latest revision as of 10:45, 1 April 2024

DD Smash
OriginNew Zealand
Years active1980–1986
Past membersDave Dobbyn
Peter Warren
Rob Guy
Lisle Kinney
Andrew Clouston

DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed in 1980 by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th' Dudes. The band briefly used the name "Dave Dobbyn's Divers"[1] until drummer Peter Warren came up with "DD Smash". Dobbyn says the name "seemed to say everything about what we were into, which was having a jolly good time and blasting out music."[2]

History

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DD Smash formed in 1980. By late '81, DD Smash signed a recording deal and immediately set about recording their debut album, with Ian Morris as producer.[citation needed]

DD Smash released their debut album in 1982. Titled Cool Bananas it debuted at number 1 in New Zealand and was certified triple gold.[citation needed]

DD Smash split during the mid-1980s when Dave Dobbyn began recording by himself.[citation needed]

In 2015, as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the New Zealand Music Charts, Recorded Music NZ honoured DD Smash's debut album Cool Bananas as being the first album by a New Zealand artist to debut at No.1 on the album chart.[3]

Members

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Discography

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Albums

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Year Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
NZ[4]
1982 Cool Bananas 1
  • NZ: Platinum[5]
1983 Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes 11
1984 The Optimist 6
  • NZ: Platinum[5]
"–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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Year Title NZ AUS[6] Album
1981 Bull by the Horns (Dave Dobbyn and DD Smash) – – Non-album single
"Repetition" 25 – Cool Bananas
1982 "Devil You Know" 35 –
"Solo" – –
1983 "Outlook for Thursday" 3 – Non-album single
"Actor" – – The Optimist
1984 "Whaling" 8 70
"Surrender" – –
1985 "Magic (What She Do)" 4 –
"She Loves Me Back" 38 –
"–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

RIANZ Awards

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The New Zealand Music Awards are awarded annually by the RIANZ in New Zealand.

Year Award[7] Details Result
1982 Album of the Year Cool Bananas Won
Top Male Vocalist Dave Dobbyn Won
Top Group of the Year Won
Most Promising Male Vocalist Dave Dobbyn Won
Producer of the Year Cool Bananas – Ian Morris Won
Engineer of the Year Cool Bananas – Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers Won
Sleeve Design of the Year Wayne Robinson – Cool Bananas Won
1983 Album of the Year Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes Won
Single of the Year "Outlook for Thursday" Won
Top Male Vocalist Dave Dobbyn Won
Top Group of the Year Won
Producer of the Year "Outlook for Thursday" Nominated
Most Popular Artist Won
Best Music Video "Outlook for Thursday" –Andrew Shaw Won
Engineer of the Year Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes–Graeme Myhre Nominated
"Outlook for Thursday"–Paul Streekstra Nominated
Producer of the Year "Outlook for Thursday"– Dave Dobbyn Nominated
1985 International Achievement Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DD Smash". Biography. Music.net.nz.
  2. ^ "Homegrown Profiles: Dave Dobbyn". Documentary. NZ On Screen.
  3. ^ "40 years of chart-topping music". Stuff. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. ^ "DISCOGRAPHY DD SMASH". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 84. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "NZMAs". nzmusicawards.co.nz. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
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