Skyhooks Living In The 70s album has turned 50.
The debut album for Skyhooks was groundbreaking. The lyrics reflected Australian suburbs, it spoke of the news and fears of the time and it connected with Australian fans, who made it the biggest selling Australian album at the time.
Greg Macainsh was Skyhooks’ principle songwriter. Greg spoke to Noise11’s Paul Cashmere.
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