Top hitters on the New Zealand 1960s pop scene, the band recorded storming versions of mid to late 60s mod pop-art songs plus their own compositions, in the same vein . A pop band with a bluesy bite they were somewhere between the Animals and Paul Revere & The Raiders, driven on by an insistent keyboard-organ led sound. The Rebels backed Paul & Barry Ryan, toured with The Easybeats, The Walker Brothers, Roy Orbison and The Yardbirds. Guitarist John Williams even depping for Jimmy Page at one show when Page was unable to perform. The Rebels were electrifying live, cementing their big reputation and maintaining their national profile in Australia as well as New Zealand.