isto . ▁The ▁addition ▁of ▁S isto ' s ▁vocal ▁alongside ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁ex - B ird man ▁line up , ▁created ▁what ▁many ▁▁ ▁believed ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁generation ▁of ▁Bird man , ▁with ▁a ▁vocal ▁which ▁mirror ed ▁that ▁of ▁The ▁Do ors . ▁They ▁played ▁only ▁ 1 2 ▁shows ▁in ▁the ▁Sydney ▁area ▁starting ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁continu ing ▁into ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁when ▁Den iz ▁T ek ▁and ▁Rob ▁Young er ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁Australia , ▁their ▁band ▁Radio ▁Bird man ▁had ▁taken ▁heavy ▁losses ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁tour ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁band . ▁T ek ▁and ▁Young er ▁expected ▁to ▁reconst itute ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁Australia , ▁but ▁the ▁damage ▁done ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁tour ▁was ▁too ▁great ▁to ▁repair . ▁Ron ▁Ke ely ▁had ▁already ▁quit , ▁War wick ▁Gilbert ▁had ▁said ▁nothing ▁but ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁leave . ▁What ▁they ▁didn ' t ▁expect ▁was ▁Chris ▁Mas u ak ▁inform ing ▁them , ▁upon ▁their ▁return , ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁band , ▁choosing ▁instead ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁band ▁The ▁Hit men . ▁ ▁T ek ▁and ▁Young er ▁had ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁Radio ▁Bird man ▁were ▁over , ▁as ▁they ▁felt ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁critical ▁mass ▁of ▁dedicated ▁original ▁members ▁to ▁work ▁with . ▁Young er ▁stayed ▁in