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Nick Barker

b, voc, AU, Melbourne
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Rock

Nicholas "Nick" Paul Barker is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist who formed a Melbourne-based rock, power pop band Nick Barker & the Reptiles in March 1988. Their cover version of Cockney Rebel's "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" reached the top 30 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart in November 1989. They provided two top 40 albums on the related ARIA Albums Chart, Goin' to Pieces (1989) and After the Show (1991). He formed Barker in 1993, their single, "Time Bomb" was voted No. 20 on Triple J Hottest 100 list for 1994. He then went solo from 1995.

     
Instruments
  • Bass
  • Vocals
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Guitar
  • Backing Vocals
Genres
  • Rock
  • Blues
  • World
  • Alternative
Plays With
Freak Power
Hugo Race & True Spirit
Nick Barker And The Reptiles
People With Chairs Up Their Noses
The Curse
The Wreckery
Popular Tracks   
Time Bomb on Happy Man by Nick Barker
Time Bomb - Acoustic on C-Sides by Nick Barker
Action Jackson on C-Sides by Nick Barker
The Other House on The Best Of Acoustic by Various Artists
Time Bomb on The Best Of Acoustic by Various Artists
Miles To Go - Acoustic on C-Sides by Nick Barker
Heard so Much About You on Happy Man by Nick Barker
Happy Man on Happy Man by Nick Barker
World's a Peach on Happy Man by Nick Barker
Eyes Go Blind on Happy Man by Nick Barker

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Black Water BluesNick Barker2009Album
C-SidesNick Barker2005Album
Backyard SixNick Barker2003Album
Annie Get Your GuruNick Barker1999Album
ThylacineNick Barker1999Single
Someone Like YouNick Barker1996Single
Damn Mermaids!Nick Barker1996Album
Son Of Happy ManNick Barker1995Album
Time BombNick Barker1994Single
Happy ManNick Barker1994Album
...Heard So Much About YouNick Barker1994Single
Returned Service Solo LiveNick BarkerAlbum
External Links
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