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\n\t\u201cFrom packed pubs to festival stages, The Angels helped shape the sound of South Australia and now their legacy has a permanent place in our city\u2019s streets,\u201d Dr Lomax-Smith said in a speech<\/a> at the ceremony.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThis honour both acknowledges rock royalty and reinforces Adelaide\u2019s global reputation as a UNESCO City of Music.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe ceremony was also attended by the family of late vocalist Bernard \u201cDoc\u201d Neeson, and former singer Dave Gleeson.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe honor sees Adelaide officially welcome The Angels Lane (and an accompanying mural) to their maps, with the lane itself found between the City West campus of TAFE SA and local venue the Hindley Street Music Hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tPlans to rename a street in the band\u2019s honor first came about in 2019 when the Adelaide City Council approved the decision. However, the original location \u2013 an unnamed private road in Gawler Place \u2013 was nixed after building owners refused<\/a> the installation of a commemorative plaque and public artwork.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Angels rose to fame throughout the \u201970s and \u201980s, delivering a uniquely Australian blend of hard rock often labelled \u2018pub rock.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tWhile their 1977 self-titled debut achieved little chart success upon its release, the group\u2019s 1978 album Face to Face saw them impact the Australian top 10, and even hit No. 152 on the Billboard 200 \u2013 albeit under the name Angel City and later, The Angels From Angel City.<\/p>\n \n\tTheir biggest North American success came about by way of 1980\u2019s Dark Room, which peaked at No. 133 on the same chart.<\/p>\n \n\tIn Australia, it was a different story, however. While 1984\u2019s Two Minute Warning would peak at No. 2 on the local Albums chart, it also spawned the single \u201cUnderground,\u201d which managed to give the group their sole appearance on Billboard\u2019s Mainstream Rock chart when it reached No. 35. The following year, the group\u2019s cover of The Animals\u2019 \u201cWe Gotta Get Out of This Place\u201d would peak at No. 7 in Australia, while they would score their sole chart-topping album in 1990 with Beyond Salvation.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Angels would be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1998, and would split just two years later. Reforming in 2008, Neeson would remain as frontman until 2011, eventually being replaced by the Screaming Jets\u2019 Dave Gleeson, who would retire from the role in 2003. Neeson would pass away<\/a> in 2014, one year after<\/a> longtime bassist Chris Bailey.<\/p>\n \n\tWhile cited as an influence by the likes of Pearl Jam and Guns N\u2019 Roses, in Australia, The Angels\u2019 legacy is largely tied to the enduring success of their debut single, \u201cAm I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again.\u201d Though initially escaping wider chart success in 1978, a live recording in 1988 saw the track hit No. 11 in Australia \u2013\u00a0 largely thanks to the profane call-and-response chorus added in by local fans.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a very big deal at the time but it seems to have become a big deal \u2014 that was incredible,\u201d guitarist John Brewster told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt\u2019s just ironic that the response that\u2019s happened, which is exactly in rhythm with my rhythm guitar, it\u2019s Australian humour and I just think it\u2019s fantastic, it\u2019s a larrikin Australian,\u201d he added. \u201cIt wouldn\u2019t happen in America.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn late July, \u201cAm I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again\u201d was voted in at No. 11 in triple j\u2019s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs<\/a> poll.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe track beat out songs by other Adelaide acts such as Cold Chisel<\/a> and Paul Kelly, who have both been honored with laneways in the South Australian capital. 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