Australian Music Appreciation Thread!

[bono_man]

My apologies...Basement Jaxx are UK

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"we're free to fly the crimson sky...the sun won't melt our wings tonight..."

 

[The Wanderer]

I like Powderfinger, has anyone heard of the band called Weta?

 

[bono_man]

nope. are they oz?

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"we're free to fly the crimson sky...the sun won't melt our wings tonight..."

 

[The Wanderer]

yes

 

[zooropamanda]

Actually about 4 of the bands mentioned here Ive never even heard of. Brooklyn Star and Fruit? Hmmm.. Are u people sure they are Australian?

Crowded House are confused because Neil is a Kiwi and the other 2 (i think Paul is) are Aussies.
They get listed as both a NZ and Aussie band but I think they call themselves Australian. One of the reasons they split was because Neil wanted to go back to live in NZ.

my comment .. THE LIVING END!!!!!!
Best Aussie band!!!!



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*I am a cowgirl of funk*

 

[dizzy]

Originally posted by yertle-the-turtle:
Crowded House

OMG, I didn't know Crowded House were Aussies! Duh.

Neil Finn

Just picked up his cd "7 Worlds Collide" (Neil Finn & Friends) today.

I must admit, I've never heard of him, but the cd rocks!!!

And this is weird...the opening riff for the song "Down On The Corner" reminds me of one of the tracks in the Achtung Baby outtakes.



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[bono_man]

Better than Powderfinger and silverchair? hmmm...

I saw Living End perform Sunday Bloody Sunday a few years back which I have to say was rather cool.

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"we're free to fly the crimson sky...the sun won't melt our wings tonight..."

 

[brettig]

better than silverchair...id still rate powderfinger ahead of them as theyve done a few more things with their sound...

 

[bono_man]

silverchair have done more with their sound than the living end and powderfinger put together. i am not a big silverchair fan but they have really come on since their first album and dont seem frightened to push the boundaries.

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"we're free to fly the crimson sky...the sun won't melt our wings tonight..."

 

[Mikesimus]

How about the band Yothu Yindi? They are a band of mostly Aborigines, and they mix traditional instruments with new ones- very good!

 

[cass]

my hobby is not quite as exciting as dr teeths

but if there are any stamp collecting musiclovers here.... the second set of Australian music stamps shall go off sale soon.They are neat imho, nice graphics and a good record of the achievement.
The first set Australian Rock'n' Roll
had
1958 Johnny O'Keefe
59 Col Joye
63 Little Pattie
65 Normie Rowe
65 Easybeats
69 Russell Morris
70 Masters Apprentices ( I love that song Turn Up Your Radio

)
71 Daddy Cool
72 Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
74 Skyhooks
75 ACDC
76 Sherbert
second set, still available
Australian Rock
76 Cold Chisel
81 Men At Work
83 Midnight Oil
84 INXS
86 John Farnham
86 Crowded House
91 Yothu Yindi
94 silverchair

94 Kylie Minogue
97 Savage Garden
a list to be proud of imho

Rage looks good on Saturday night.

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[zooropamanda]

Puffed Wheat!!
Puffed Wheat!!

 

[Truly]

I've got that second set of stamps! I don't collect them, but I got them last year when I was a madly obsessed Savage Garden fan. I think they're really pretty. How come we never get any cool stamps like that in the UK?

 

[zoomerang II]

In addition to what you have already got, i would add:

The Waifs

Paul Kelly
Hunters & Collectors
Nick Seymour
Hoodoo Gurus
The Whitlams
Mick Thomas
WPA
My friend the chocolate cake
Rebekahs Empire

plus all the others



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In the stillness of the evening
When the sun has had its day
I heard your voice whispering...

 

[scatteroflight]

Two words: Midnight Oil. I'm going to see them in May...very excited. Love their new album, Capricornia.

And Crowded House...Neil Finn is one of the greatest songwriters on the planet today. But I think of them as a NZ band.



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Your sun so bright it leaves no shadows, only scars
Carved into stone on the face of earth
The moon is up and over One Tree Hill
We see the sun go down in your eyes

 

[hiphop]

KYLIE! Her white mini drove me nuts.

 

[TylerDurden]

John Butler Trio!!!
silverchair
Alex Lloyd
Avalanches
Kasey Chambers
Resin Dogs
George
The Living End
Powderfinger
and I really like Jebediah for fun.

 

[zooropamanda]

The Jebs are fun.
Girlie guitar players rock.

Tyles, u gonna come to our Sydney U2ey get together soon?
I think its being planned for May. Drinking will be involved.

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*I am a cowgirl of funk*

 

[TylerDurden]

Originally posted by zooropamanda:
Drinking will be involved.

Sold & Done.

I don't care what my lawyers say.

 

[zooropamanda]

I thought that one would get you in.

 

[charbono]

wooohoo, cool thread!

John Butler Trio - from Perth. they absolutely go off, live. John Butler is an absolutely amazing guitarist.
Fruit are from Adelaide, i've seen them play a few times. they rock!

see http://www.fruit.on.net
Heather Frahn is a soloist, also from Adelaide, she is fucking amazing and talented, see http://www.heatherfrahn.musicpage.com !!
and http://www.heatherfrahn.fan-page.com (fansite).
if you EVER hear of her playing, go and check her out, she is going to be huge one day! don't forget that U2 started by playing at the dandelion market....
apart from those 3, i also love Powderfinger, Eskimo Joe and Midnight Oil

 

[Angela Harlem]

No one said Spiderbait yet did they? And You Am I.

There will definately be drinking Manda?

Just making sure.

 

[OzAurora]

Oh my- how could I forget this band

Radio Birdman


truly one of the greatest OZ bands

 

[Achtung]

Oh hell yeah, Fruit and Heather Frahn are the best!

I URGE you guys to check both of them out whenever you get the chance!

I am lucky in that they are both based in little old Adelaide, so i get to see them play lots

 

[zooropamanda]

Hello Achtung
I dont believe Ive ever spoken to you before.

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

silverchair's new album "Diorama" is the best album I've heard since "What's the Story Morning Glory", maybe since Achtung Baby. Seriously, even if you hated silverchair's older music, the newer stuff is so beautiful you may love it yet. The old guitar-based stuff isn't gone, though, just subdued.

I recommend:
Across the Night
Greatest View
Without You
World Upon Your Shoulders
Tuna in the Brine

and for the harder rockers, One Way Mule

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And you brighten my life like a polystyrene hat
But it melts in the sun like a life without love
And I've waited for you so i'll keep holding onWithout you

 

[cass]

I had plans for a birthday bash this Friday, but my friend died yesterday,so we have cancelled the get together. A funeral instead as it turns out.
But I heard on the radio this morning Slava Grigoryan is playing with his brother and the Australian Youth Symphony at a nice venue near here next weekend.So I'm taking my guitar playing son. I think it will be a great inspiration to him. I am so looking forward to it, a belated treat.
He IS Australian btw, so young , so talented

I think it will be extra nice to hear the brothers play together. One of the pieces Slava will play is called Symphony Fantastique...sounds promising. ahhh music, we're so lucky.

Grigoryan grigoryan grigoryan
Slava Grigoryan.........got it

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