I don't know what 'ogre' is about either.
There was absolutely no issue with the playing or the musicianship on the Australian tour.
The band left Oz on a massive high in 1985. It was six years later and a lot of the casual fans had obviously moved on. The economy was in recession too.
Still, we played multiple shows in Sydney and Melbourne. They had left days for extra shows to be added and the demand wasn't there. So it was dire financially for Mark and John as they were paying for a hundred people, a hundred hotel rooms etc while not playing any shows to recoup the costs.
The only time there was a performance crisis was in America. In my opinion Mark and John were depressed about ticket sales in the USA too. We played to 1/3rd empty halls must of the time, with only the major cities sold out. So in a burst of frustration Mark called a band meeting and claimed we weren't giving it 110%. personally I was too terrified to never NOT give it 110%.
Of course the band stayed to the end, you can't replace people during a tour, especially after three months rehearsal. And the band played the music perfectly for hundreds of shows. I think John later said it was the best band they ever had (in terms of musicianship).
