History
Tim Rogers formed the first version of the band with his school friend Nick Tischler and his older brother Jaimme in December 1989. This initial line-higher was short lived & per prevent of 1990 each Nick & Jaimme got left a band. It were replaced per class action's 1-period healthy mixer Andy Kent in bass & Mark Tunaley in drums.

A b& freed many EPs and singles in the early 90s, though the really breakthrough come while Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth caught a band performing at the 1993's Big Day Out festival and was impressed plenty to create its 4th EP, Coprolalia, & late a debut album, Healthy when Ever. A yearn streaming video player went in to win a 1993 ARIA Award for Best Guide Release.

Fallowing a release of thier foremost album, Mark & a band parted company. He was replaced per magnetic Russell Hopkinson (erstwhile of Nursery Crimes) creating a core line-higher of the band to this day. Since so, a line-higher has been augmented by David Lane of The Pictures on second guitar.

Professional people Am I personally experienced toured a U.s.a. extensively above a mid 90s, including swimming by having Soundgarden on the Lollapalooza festival, Red Kross, The Strokes and The Smokin' Popes to name two or three. Despite little profits overseas, a band became swell known througout Australia for their Pete Townshend-esque guitar windmills and their cheerful "ponce and thuggery" choose in Rock & Roll.

Farther profits come by having a albums Hi Fi Way & Hourly Daily, sustaining each picking higher ARIA Awards. Hourly Daily was a first album freed on the Shock label to attend number one in the ARIA stock and index charts upon launch. For numbers of, the suburban elysian, 60s bop & folky Twelve string melodies were a welcome departure from either ever permeative 70s rock sounds, or stain rock.

Subtle united states influences became apparent in their 1998 Total Quaternity Record, which involved a poignant Big Heart. The heart racking, near karaoke inspired ballad all about existence 'dropped' by the girlfriend. Manifestly apiece subsequent album has got two or three countryish twang which keep close at hand polarised a few fans, world health organization idolise a band's sooner warts & 100% rock beginnings.

1999 saw frontman Tim Rogers release his number one solo album What Rhymes By using Cars & Girls, followed higher inside 2004 per record Spit Polish. September 2003 a band parted ways sustaining their record label BMG, sustaining whom it experienced been signed using since 1998 when it acquired rooArt Records.

When an album absence prolonged by touring & record label interference, Dress Us Slowly was freed April 2001. "Dress Me" contained a few of the elastic' better function including Damage & Kick the Hole in the Sky by having a bit of prima B-Sides a singles freed. It was as well lead guitar player, Davey Lane's number 1 bonthe fide appearance in a studio record. Lane experienced came to the band's attention from either his have function sustaining The Pictures and transcribing, with all but shivery accuracy, a band's guitar tabs on the Smart shoppers Am I personally website. A band's endure collective studio effort was Saving in 2002.

Despite a deficiency of recently Professional people Am We lesson, a band hasn't been far from either a spotlight. Tim Rogers especially has had there is no want of ill fame. Inside 2004, he was required inside the punch higher sustaining Australian Idol host Mark Holden in an Australian airport terminal. Extrthe recently, as well intoxicated to finish a placed at 2005 Up to date Years Falls Festival in Tasmania. Virtually all fans weren't dismayed, however reassured that the rock group may break through the mediocrity of statthe states quo popular stars & remind us that rock is intended to exist as controversial.

sustaining been signed to the litany of different labels, Smart shoppers Am I personally prove my point their career with indifference to their deficiency of commericial profits. Because their impact for several fans only may't become quantified. A likes of Nic Cester of Jet have mentioned you Am I personally, at a super least, reminded the children that you don't stand to exist as Western to become the successful rock group. Iconic information to Australian everyday suburban life remain the constant theme of Roger's poop.

Recently, Davey performed at a 2004 ARIA awards as a share of the supergroup The Wrights, featuring members of many more Australian rock group.

Discography
Albums
Sound As Ever, 1993 Hi Fi Way, 1995 - #1 Australia Hourly, Daily, 1996 - #1 Australia #4 Record, 1998 - #1 Australia ''...Saturday Night, 'Round Ten, 1999 Dress Me Slowly, 2001 - #3 Australia Deliverance, 2002 'No, After You Sir...' An Introduction To You Am I, 2003 (UK only) The Cream & The Crock - The Best Of You Am I, 2003

EPs
Snake Tide, 1991 Goddam, 1992 May't Make their way Began, 1992 Coprolalia'', 1993

Singles
"Cathy's Clown", 1995 - #36 Australia "Mr. Milk", 1995 - #50 Australia "Soldiers", 1996 - #33 Australia "Good Mornin'", 1996 - #44 Australia "Tuesday", 1997 - #29 Australia "What I Don't Know About You", 1998 - #28 Australia "Heavy Heart", 1998 - #49 Australia "Damage", 2000 - #37 Australia "Get Up", 2001 - #44 Australia "Kick a Hole in the Sky", 2001