Icehouse (1977-present), formerly known as Flowers (1977-1981), is an Australian Rock/New Wave band from Sydney, Australia.
Discography
- Icehouse (1980, as Flowers)note
- Icehouse (30th Anniversary Edition) (2011, remastered version and includes a second disc comprising of live recordings)
- Primitive Man (1982)
- Sidewalk (1984)
- Boxes (1985)
- Measure for Measure (1986)
- Man of Colours (1987)
- Code Blue (1990)
- Big Wheel (1993)
- The Berlin Tapes (1995, as Iva Davies and Icehouse)
- Heroes (2004)
- Bi-polar Poems (TBA)
Icehouse provide examples of:
- The Anti-Nihilist: Seems to part of the meaning of "No Promises": while life may give you things like gold and gems one moment, nothing is certain and there's, well no promises and you have to figure life out for yourself.
- Break-Up Song: "Don't Believe Anymore"
- Careful with That Axe: "Sunrise"
- I Am the Band: Iva Davies, due to him being the only constant member of the band.
- Ice Palace: The location described in "Icehouse" might not be a palace (its size is never discussed, though it does have rivers), but it is definitely made of ice. Its older residents blame the devil:
- The devil lives inside the icehouseAt least that's what the old ones sayThey say:
- (murmur) He came a long time ago
He came here in the winter snowsNow it's colder every day
- According to Iva Davies, the titular icehouse refers to a halfway house for drug rehab patients opposite where he lived during the band's early days.
- Insecure Love Interest: "Crazy" from Man of Colours.
- Well, you've gotta be crazy, baby (whoa-oh)To want a guy like me (whoa-oh)
- Land Down Under: "Great Southern Land".
- Lyrics/Video Mismatch: "Crazy" is a song about an Insecure Love Interest. The video approaches the term "crazy" from a different angle, with Iva Davies, who plays a radio DJ, being pursued by a Stalker with a Crush.
- New Wave Music
- Obsession Song: Well, "My Obsession".
- Protest Song: "The Flame" is about a deadly rebellion in a factory with abysmal living conditions, set to a slow, tear jerking ballad.