The Reels
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| The Reels | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | rock/Indie pop |
| Years active | 1976–1991, 2007–present |
| Labels | Mercury RCA K-tel Regular |
| Members | |
| David Mason John Bliss Paul Abrahams | |
| Past members | |
| Karen Ansel Craig Hooper Stefan Fidock Colin "Polly" Newham | |
The Reels is an Australian rock/indie pop group which formed in Dubbo, New South Wales in 1976 and initially disbanded in 1991, they eventually reformed in 2007. Their 1981 song, "Quasimodo's Dream", was voted one of the Top 10 Australian songs of all time by a 100-member panel from Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) in 2001. The Reels had top 10 Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart success with covers of Herb Alpert's "This Guy's in Love With You" (No. 7, 1982) and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising" (No. 11, 1986). Rock music historian, Ian McFarlane described them as "one of the most original and invigorating pop bands to emerge from the Australian new wave movement of the late 1970s".
