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The Go-Betweens were an internationally influential indie rock band from
Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in
Brisbane in 1977.
Biography Early on Robert Forster and Grant McLennan were joined by Lissa
Ross (drums 1978) and Tim Mustapha (drums 1978?1979) then, during their
"classic" period by Lindy Morrison (drums 1980?1989), Robert Vickers (bass
1983?1987), Amanda Brown (violin, oboe, guitar, backing vocals 1986?1989)
and John Willsteed (bass 1987?1989) and, in their reformation, by Glenn
Thompson (drums 2002?2006), and Adele Pickvance (bass 2000?2006).
The focal point of the group was the songwriting skills of Forster and
McLennan, famously described by Village Voice critic Robert Christgau as
"the greatest songwriting partnership working today." Each developed a
distinctive but complementary style: Forster's songs were angular and
angst-ridden, making much use of irony and unusual lyrical
