INDECENT Obsession, the Australian-British quartet are big on touring and as drummer Darryl Sims points out: ''We were prepared never to see home again.'' Their non-stop Asian tour has whisked them through promotional stints in the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan and Singapore.
Riding high on the phenomenal success of their music in Southeast Asia, front-man Richard Hennassey is first to admit that audiences in Asia are a lot more amiable than their Western counterparts.
''In England, you play to a crowd and they are like - 'so let's see what you can do','' he said. ''We feel we are on a vibe with the fans in Asia, who are really there to enjoy themselves no matter what,'' explained drummer Darryl Sims.
Formed seven years ago in the rural back-blocks of northern Australia, Indecent Obsession has survived a line-up reshuffle and now features two new British imports on their latest venture Relativity , to be released here in May.
Vocalist Richard Hennassey, whose husky talents used to grace Chrysalis band ''Kiss like this'', joined keyboardist Michael Szumowski and drummer Darryl Sims in late 1992, after the departure of the original two members.
''David (Dixon) and Andrew (Coyne) left to pursue their separate careers, largely because the touring just got too much for them,'' said Sims.
''Our set-up was such a disaster at first but we have managed to gel in a most unusual way despite our different personalities,'' added guitarist Graham Kearns, who came to Indecent Obsession from blues band Vagabond Joy.