Mount Typo, Victoria Superthread

[Vlad n U 2]

I like cars.

 

[Angela Harlem]

Hello, schlongs.

 

[Axver]

Because the reason is even worse than him being the manager in the first place?

You're going to have to go into detail here. I can't be bothered trawling through EYKIW, as I'm sure you can understand.

 

[bono_212]

Live Nation bought Principal Management, so they'll be basically running U2 now.

ETA: Travis tells me their new manager is (he thinks) Madonna's manager.

 

[cobl04]

Triple M listeners are an imaginative bunch.


YOUR TOP 40 MELBOURNE SONGS

1. Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House

2. Four Seasons in One Day - Crowded House

3. I Got You - Split Enz

4. Six Months in a Leaky Boat - Split Enz

5. I See Red - Split Enz

6. Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters & Collectors

7. Fraction Too Much Friction - Tim Finn

8. It's a Long Way to the Top - AC/DC

9. History Never Repeats - Split Enz

10. Holy Grail - Hunters & Collectors

11. Before Too Long - Paul Kelly

12. Eagle Rock - Daddy Cool

13. How to Make Gravy - Paul Kelly

14. To Her Door - Paul Kelly

15. I Touch Myself - Divinyls

16. Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye ft. Kimbra

17. You're the Voice - John Farnham

18. Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy - Billy Thorpe

19. Horror Movie - Skyhooks

20. Solid Rock - Goanna

21. The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite

22. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield

23. From St Kilda to Kings Cross - Paul Kelly

24. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

25. Can't Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue

26. The Boys Light Up - Australian Crawl

27. Where the Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue

28. Say Goodbye - Hunters & Collectors

29. Women in Uniform - Skyhooks

30. Who Can It Be Now? - Men at Work

31. Ego is Not a Dirty Word - Skyhooks

32. Reckless - Australian Crawl

33. The Ship Song - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

34. Jailbreak - AC/DC

35. Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap

36. High Voltage - AC/DC

37. From Little Things Big Things Grow - Paul Kelly

38. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC

39. Shine - Vanessa Amorosi

40. Prisoner of Society/Second Solution - The Living End

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Is this only for bands originating from Melbourne?

 

[cobl04]

Dunno, I would say no given the Finn bros are Kiwis.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

But then weren't Crowded House formed in Melbourne, maybe that's what they meant? (yet Split Enz weren't etc.)

I assumed it was just Melbourne bands because 0% of the list is Midnight Oil, while there are 4 AC/DC tracks? Perhaps I'm expecting too much of the MMM listening faithful?

 

[Vlad n U 2]

On an additional note, I've been listening to a lot of Midnight Oil recently and they really have no shortage of fantastic albums.

 

[Axver]

It seems to simply be bands with an association with Melbourne. Paul Kelly, John Farnham, and Gotye weren't born in Melbourne, Divinyls formed in Geelong I think, AC/DC formed in Sydney...

Live Nation bought Principal Management, so they'll be basically running U2 now.

ETA: Travis tells me their new manager is (he thinks) Madonna's manager.

Ah yeah I read that Madonna's manager is now U2's as well, and I'm not that fussed re: the Live Nation thing simply because U2's been in bed with them for years anyway and that particular horror has passed. That aspect just feels like a formalisation of what we already knew.

 

[cobl04]

But then weren't Crowded House formed in Melbourne, maybe that's what they meant? (yet Split Enz weren't etc.) I assumed it was just Melbourne bands because 0% of the list is Midnight Oil, while there are 4 AC/DC tracks? Perhaps I'm expecting too much of the MMM listening faithful?

You are thinking far too much for MMM.

It seems to simply be bands with an association with Melbourne. Paul Kelly, John Farnham, and Gotye weren't born in Melbourne, Divinyls formed in Geelong I think, AC/DC formed in Sydney...

This. It's an awful list. And wasn't Nick Cave born in Warracknabeal?

 

[Axver]

I can't call anything an awful list with a top five like that.

And yes, you're quite right re: Nick Cave.

 

[bono_212]

"It's a Long Way to the Top" is the best AC/DC song?

 

[Vlad n U 2]

It's definitely one of their most tolerable.

 

[cobl04]

hahahahahaha 360 is doing a "special one-off" BDO show... only in Adelaide hahaha

 

[Vlad n U 2]

I made a good decision not to buy BDO tickets even though Blur are playing.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Yeah, I really wanted to see Toro, but what are tickets these days, like a billion? Glad I didn't go down that path.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Last time I checked they bordered on around $180? For me, that's ... too much.

 

[The Sad Punk]

You going to Coachella Cobbs

 

[cobl04]

If this Outkast stuff happens, definitely.

This was our team name last night. We had successive lines from Hey Ya for the different rounds ("don't want to meet your daddy" "just want you in my caddy" etc).

Best trivia name last night was "Chlamydia Newton-John"

 

[Axver]

Best cities in Australia/New Zealand:

1. Melbourne
2. Wellington
3. Dunedin

And Dunedin may be #2. I'm loving it here. Their university is staggeringly pretty.

 

[djerdap]

Best cities in Australia/New Zealand:

1. Melbourne
2. Wellington
3. Dunedin

And Dunedin may be #2. I'm loving it here. Their university is staggeringly pretty.

I agree with this.

 

[cobl04]

Best city in the world and all history

1. Melbourne

I agree with this.

 

[djerdap]

You've been to how many cities again?

 

[Vlad n U 2]

I'm just waiting for the obligatory 'Adelaide is dumb' post from Cobbs.

 

[cobl04]

Adelaide also sucks.

You've been to how many cities again?

Let's see... Melbourne, Brisbane, LA, San Fran, San Diego, Vegas, Vancouver... They're the main big ones off the top of my head. Vancouver and San Diego were the best outside of Melbourne.

 

[djerdap]

That's not very versatile.

 

[liamcool]

Vancouver IS pretty nice though.

 

[bono_man2002]

Imma not sure why I'm excited because the last album wasn't very interesting....BUT!

http://undented.com/news/2943/toriamoscom-announces-new-album-2014-world-tour

 

[bono_212]

I'd like to see her at some point.