Part I The Church are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with new wave and the neo-psychedelic sound of the mid-1980s, their music later became more reminiscent of progressive rock, featuring long instrumental jams and complex guitar interplay. Glenn A. Baker has written that From the release of the She Never Said single in November 1980, this unique Sydney-originated entity has purveyed a distinctive, ethereal, psychedelic-tinged sound which has alternatively found favour and disfavor in Australia. The Los Angeles Times has described the bands music as dense, shimmering, exquisite guitar pop. Of Skins and Heart is the debut studio album by Australian alternative rock band The Church. It was released in April 1981 by the record labels EMI/Parlophone and peaked at No. 22 in the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. It is the only album to feature Nick Ward on drums and is largely dominated by simple-structured, post-punk songs though Kilbeys semi-surreal lyrics were featured heavily. It was produced by Chris Gilbey and Bob Clearmountain. Seven songs were entirely written by lead singer and bass guitarist Steve Kilbey and two were co-written with others. The first single, She Never Said, did not chart on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The second single, The Unguarded Moment, was co-written with Michelle Parker, who was married to Steve Kilbey at the time. This song launched the band to success and has been their biggest hit to date. It brought early attention and significant radio play to the band, it peaked at No. 22 in Australia and No. 19 in New Zealand. The track Is This Where You Live became a live staple over the following years. By the time of the albums release, Ward was replaced by Richard Ploog on drums. This is the long lost original music video of The Churchs signature song The Unguarded Moment. The third song from their debut album, Of Skins and Heart, originally released in April 1981 and re-released in January 1982. https://youtube/watch?v=2sa--7P9HjQ
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