Tully's members were serious musicians, willing to experiment and explore sound through intellectual stimulation and emotional feedback. Improvisation and the mood of the moment were the keys to expanded consciousness. To facilitate their search for spiritual awarness, the members of Tully combined rock, jazz, psychedelia and the Eastern symphonic tradition with a large dose of Eastern mysticism that placed the idea of love and self knowledge at the core of existence.Tully formed in Sydney in late 1968, and along with Tamam Shud (with whom they often performed) they were the doyens of the Sydney underground/progressive scene in the late 60's and early '70s. Their lyrical and expansive music and their interest in mysticism and esoteric philosophy was at some remove from the earthy blues/boogie ethos of contemporaries like The Aztecs, but they built up a strong following on the Sydney underground scene and the Melbourne concert circuit. Tully's members were all highly accomplished multi-instrumentalists, with years of experience behind them, and this musical breadth quickly earned them a reputation as one of the most adventurous and polished concert bands of the period.