Despite their 1983 first single, "Sierra Leone", hitting the top five, and the band being named Most Promising Group of the Year at that year's RIANZ Awards they split up in 1984.
The band was formed in 1982 by lead singer Andrew Snoid, formerly with New Zealand bands the Whizz Kids, Pop Mechanix and Australian-based New Zealand group the Swingers, and guitarist Mark Bell. Bell later joined Snoid in a reformed Pop Mechanix. Other member were bassist Dennis "Choc" Te Whare, keyboardist Stuart Pearce and drummer Paul Hewitt, and later bassist Bones Hillman. They decided on the name "Coconut Rough" based on a type of sweet treat popular in Australia and New Zealand.
The band's biggest hit was also their first single. "Sierra Leone" reached number five[1] in the 1983 New Zealand pop charts. The song was aided by one of the first New Zealand music videos with special effects.[2] In 2001, Sierra Leone was voted the 94th best New Zealand song of all time by members of APRA.
They were an opening act for the Police at their Western Springs concert in 1984,[3] but had folded before the end of that year.
^Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W. (1993). ISBN0-646-11917-6.
^. nzmusicawards.co.nz. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
External links
The AMG profile for Coconut Rough
Coconut Rough at thebigcity.co.nz
Sierra Leone music video, courtesy NZ On Screen
February 01, 2023
coconut, rough, were, short, lived, zealand, wave, band, formed, 1982, originnew, zealandgenrespop, waveyears, active1982, 1984labelsmushroom, recordspast, membersandrew, snoidmark, belldennis, choc, wharestuart, pearcepaul, hewittbones, hillmandespite, their,. Coconut Rough were a short lived New Zealand pop new wave band formed in 1982 Coconut RoughOriginNew ZealandGenresPop new waveYears active1982 1984LabelsMushroom RecordsPast membersAndrew SnoidMark BellDennis Choc Te WhareStuart PearcePaul HewittBones HillmanDespite their 1983 first single Sierra Leone hitting the top five and the band being named Most Promising Group of the Year at that year s RIANZ Awards they split up in 1984 Contents 1 History 2 Discography 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe band was formed in 1982 by lead singer Andrew Snoid formerly with New Zealand bands the Whizz Kids Pop Mechanix and Australian based New Zealand group the Swingers and guitarist Mark Bell Bell later joined Snoid in a reformed Pop Mechanix Other member were bassist Dennis Choc Te Whare keyboardist Stuart Pearce and drummer Paul Hewitt and later bassist Bones Hillman They decided on the name Coconut Rough based on a type of sweet treat popular in Australia and New Zealand The band s biggest hit was also their first single Sierra Leone reached number five 1 in the 1983 New Zealand pop charts The song was aided by one of the first New Zealand music videos with special effects 2 In 2001 Sierra Leone was voted the 94th best New Zealand song of all time by members of APRA They were an opening act for the Police at their Western Springs concert in 1984 3 but had folded before the end of that year Discography EditYear Single Album Charted Certification1983 Sierra Leone Monkey Puzzle 5 NZ 99 AUS 4 1983 As Good As It Gets Balancing Act 28 NZ 1983 Whistle While You Work Split live album with The Narcs 1984 Magic Hour Passenger Seat 1984 Leisure Time Once in a While 1984 Coconut Rough Awards EditAwards Year Category Details ResultRIANZ 5 1983 Single of the Year Sierra Leone NominatedMost Promising Group WonBest Music Video Greg Rood Sierra Leone NominatedReferences Edit Sierra Leone charts org nz Sierra Leone Music Video NZ On Screen Retrieved 24 September 2012 Police file The Police kiwirock co nz Kent David Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives N S W 1993 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 NZMAs nzmusicawards co nz Archived from the original on 22 September 2012 Retrieved 30 September 2012 External links EditThe AMG profile for Coconut Rough Coconut Rough at thebigcity co nz Sierra Leone music video courtesy NZ On Screen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coconut Rough amp oldid 1112964396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
