Mental As Anything | Essential As Anything | CD

Mental As Anything is an Australian new wave and pop rock band formed at an art school in Sydney in 1976. Between 1979 and 1995 the band had 21 Top 40 hits in Australia, six of them reaching the Top 10.

Essential As Anything is a compilation of one CD and one PAL DVD, released in 2009 by Rhino Records. The CD gathers 24 tracks and the DVD contains 37 video clips, with interviews and documentary footage. The release celebrates 30 years since the band's first EP.

Track List

1. The Nips Are Getting Bigger
2. Egypt
3. Come Around
4. (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet
5. If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?
6. Too Many Times
7. Berserk Warriors
8. Let's Cook
9. I Didn't Mean To Be Mean
10. Close Again
11. Spirit Got Lost
12. Brain Brain
13. Working For The Man
14. Apocalypso
15. You're So Strong
16. Live It Up
17. Date With Destiny
18. Concrete And Clay
19. Let's Go To Paradise
20. He's Just No Good For You
21. Rock 'N' Roll Music
22. The World Seems Difficult
23. Mr Natural
24. Nigel
25. You're So Strong
26. Romeo And Juliet
27. If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?
28. Too Many Times
29. The Nips Are Getting Bigger
30. Close Again
31. Live It Up
32. Working For The Man
33. I Didn't Mean To Be Mean
34. Holiday In Auckland
35. Egypt
36. Berserk Warriors
37. Spirit Got Lost
38. Ready For You Now
39. Let's Cook
40. Got Hit
41. Wouldn't Try To Explain
42. Brain Brain
43. Apocalypso
44. Come Around
45. Date With Destiny
46. Big Wheel
47. Hold On
48. Let's Go To Paradise
49. He's Just No Good For You
50. Don't Tell Me Now
51. Love Me Tender
52. Rock'n'Roll Music
53. The World Seems Difficult
54. Baby You're Wild
55. Overwhelmed
56. Mr Natural
57. Nigel
58. Whole Wide World
59. Calling Colin
60. Just My Luck
61. The Nips Are Getting Bigger (Live)
62. Monumental
63. Monumental II