Gar Veteran Member Posts:1676  
| 7/13/2005 11:00 PM |
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Who are some of the best bands going at the moment from Australia?
I can think of:
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Dirty Three
The Waifs
Augie March
Missy Higgins
John Butler Trio
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 7/13/2005 11:10 PM |
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The Vines are all right. Missy Higgins is a bit unoriginal.
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 7/13/2005 11:26 PM |
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Also....
Ann McCue
Shane Nicolson
Architecture In Helsinki
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BinokularVeteran Member Posts:1665
| 7/13/2005 11:52 PM |
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not exactly "current" but some golden oldies that are more kick-ass than a Holden V8 ute:
The Avalanches! - absolutely love these guys but wheres that 2nd album already?
The Go-Betweens - classic indie pop
Also I've heard of a group called Radio Birdman who are supposed to be pretty good, don't know much about these guys but apparently they're a legendary aussie Garage band, similar kind of stuff to The Stooges, sligtly dodgy image though (think Stooges/early Joy division misguided use of fascist imagery) Anyone got anymore info? are they worth checking out further?
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benni Advanced Member Posts:947
| 7/14/2005 8:23 AM |
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Sleepy Jackson! - Class.
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DaraghAdvanced Member Posts:666
| 7/14/2005 9:07 AM |
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didnt know avalanches were australian, that album is f**king brilliant.
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 7/14/2005 9:25 AM |
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Originally posted by Daragh
didnt know avalanches were australian, that album is f**king brilliant.
All from Melbourne, the mad f**kers!. Yep, their debut album is extraordinary. It came out when I spent a year out there in 2000/2001...no sign of a follow-up, though. But how can you follow that?
Another Aussie band I really got into while out there were Something For Kate. You really should check out 'Echolalia'. Brilliant album.
The Superjesus, Casey Chambers, The Sleepy Jackson all excellent too...
Best Aussie bands ever? AC/DC, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Go-Betweens, Midnight Oil, the latter bands's championing of the
aboriginal people's plight in the face of prejudice and general indifference,is really inspiring. Great band. |
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Eric Basic Member Posts:179
| 7/14/2005 9:31 AM |
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Also
Something for Kate
Powderfinger
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DaraghAdvanced Member Posts:666
| 7/14/2005 10:14 AM |
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are something for kate like the avalanches? cos that can only be good, saw a documentary on midnight oil, fair play to them alright. INXS too, but never got in to them, which im not too worried about.
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 7/14/2005 10:38 AM |
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No, Something for Kate are very different to The Avalanches.They're a Rock band with no beats, bleeps, samples or pieces of deranged dialogue whatsoever! ...Kate have great soaring rock epics with a strong melancholic undertow, great vocalist. Deserve a wider audience.
www.somethingforkate.com
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bonzoBasic Member Posts:364
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 7/14/2005 10:45 AM |
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did someone mention Architecture in Helsinki already? What a band
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bonzoBasic Member Posts:364
| 7/14/2005 10:52 AM |
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Originally posted by Pilchard
did someone mention Architecture in Helsinki already? What a band
What a great name! |
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strollerAdvanced Member Posts:576
| 7/14/2005 4:22 PM |
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My current favourites are Architecture in Helsinki and Cut Copy.
My all time favourites would be Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, the Sleepy Jackson and the Avalanches.
The Go Betweens have their moments and I'll always have a soft spot for AC/DC if only for Back in Black, ditto INXS for Need You Tonite.
The Avalanches split up ages ago by the way.
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Rev JulesVeteran Member Posts:1041
| 7/14/2005 4:30 PM |
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Slim Dusty and his classic ballad, 'Pub With No Beer'
Fair dinkum mate
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aidanAdvanced Member Posts:638
| 7/14/2005 8:19 PM |
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a band called you am i, they supported the lemonheads years ago in dublin, they rocked. and what about kylie, number 1 pop princess who generally has at least one or two deadly singles every year.
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 7/18/2005 3:20 PM |
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Originally posted by Rev Jules
Slim Dusty and his classic ballad, 'Pub With No Beer'
Fair dinkum mate
Why, of course...how could I forget the God-like Slim Dusty and his wonderful ode to the sheer hellishness that must be the 'Pub With No Beer'.
Streuth! |
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