Between Broken Bells and Magic Dirt, which band had more members at the time they were formed?
Magic Dirt Magic Dirt are an Australian rock band, which formed in 1991 in Geelong, Victoria, with Daniel Herring on guitar, Adam Robertson on drums, Adalita Srsen on vocals and guitar, and Dean Turner on bass guitar. Initially forming an alternative underground band called Deer Bubbles which split and formed into the much heavier, rock based group called The Jim Jims, they were renamed as Magic Dirt in 1992. Their top 40 releases on the ARIA Albums Chart are "Friends in Danger" (1996), "What Are Rockstars Doing Today" (2000), "Tough Love" (2003) and "Snow White" (2005). They have received nine ARIA Music Award nominations including four at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995 for "Life Was Better" – their second extended play. Turner died in August 2009 of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (a soft tissue cancer). s of 2011 , the band is on hiatus with no immediate plans to tour or record.
Fire (band) Fire was a late 1960s/early 1970s band that consisted of Dave Lambert (who later joined Strawbs), Bob Voice and Dick Duffall (Paul Brett Sage). Brett himself joined them for their now classic "Magic Shoemaker" LP recorded at Pye Studios London, in 1970. This vinyl LP has been in the UK's top 10 of collectable vinyl, being listed in Millers Antique Collectable guide. A 2008 archival release, The Magic Shoemaker Live, features live recordings of the original Fire line up, plus Paul Brett and Dave Cousins (Strawbs), with Ray Hammond as the narrator.