Flowers

Flowers was the first name of Australian band Icehouse. In the years 1977-1980 they built a strong reputation in the Sydney pub circuit as a more intelligent, New Wave style band - at some contrast to the two guitars, drum and bass style that was otherwise popular at the time. Their popularity, but difficulty in finding an attractive recording deal, led them to be known as the most the popular band in Sydney without a record. This was finally resolved in 1980 with the release of their debut album. This album introduced the name Icehouse - though it was unclear at the time if that was the name of the album or the band (on some later re-releases the name Flowers was dropped entirely). The first two tracks on this LP made the Australian charts.

According to the band's website: "Keith and Iva collected together other young musicians and a few friends and relations to act as a road crew. They then began working the pubs and other rock venues around Sydney with a repertoire of cover songs from such classic rock performers as T-Rex, [Ultravox], Lou Reed. Brian Eno, The Beatles, The Kinks and The Easybeats. They needed a name to reflect the punk, leather clad image they had adopted and eventually came up with the rather tongue-in-cheek title of "Flowers"."