TIO

Looks like most of the obvious ones have been mentioned (Chisel, AC/DC, H&C etc.), although I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Crowded House yet. And if TISM gets on the list, surely DAAS do to?

For a bit of newer stuff: I've been going to End of Fashion gigs for years, and they've just started turning up on Rage and mainstream radio.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by TIO
[B]Looks like most of the obvious ones have been mentioned (Chisel, AC/DC, H&C etc.), although I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Crowded House yet. And if TISM gets on the list, surely DAAS do to?

I think youll find that Crowded House are kiwis, well most of them anyway. Top group though. I remember when paul McArtney got handed this major award somewhere for being the best songwriter of all times or something, he said that this belongs to a guy in NZ, meaning Neil Finn.

Meridae'n

What the hell is wrong with Jet? Are they the new band that it's cool to hate?

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irseg

If you were to listen to music beyond what's on TRL and top-40 radio, you'd notice that they just blatantly rip off music from 40 years ago. Then make it a lot more annoying.

Ella

You HAVE to be kidding. Honestly, there is no comparison.

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Meridae'n

As opposed to The Strokes and The Vines.

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cinnles

The strokes and the vines are also unoriginal morons who need to be stopped.

GTO

The Best Aussie Band:

You Am I

without a doubt!!

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Ella

Good call, GTO. Jet are where You Am I should be.

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TIO

Yeah, I know they're kiwis...but 7th state and all that

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Meridae'n

Haven't we annexed those bastards already?

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TIO

Yeah...it's a bit like Taiwan...they're ours, they just refuse to admit it. Can't for the life of me imagine why not.

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Meridae'n

More like 3rd Territory...

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Stick

The Kiwis I know refer to Oz as the West Island.

Meridae'n

Are you talking about E.A.?

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almostaugust

How could i be so stupid. My first love of Australian music came via a little band im unembarresed to reveal as 1927. I was 7 when 'Ish' came out. And yes, i did get teased about it at school, but such are the sacrifices we make.

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Meridae'n

1927, they were huge! Nothing wrong with that... the late 80's were hard on all of us.

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snoop

Indubitably AC/DC is the best Aussie act EVER !!!! but there are plently of other good bands as already listed such as TISM, John Butler Trio, Powderfinger, Angels, Chisel (sorry guys Barnsey doesn't count alone, just a bloke singing other guys songs Chisel carried him)

Not sure that the doug anthony all stars count as an offical band tho Paul Mac is surely one of the most talented performers around, and around, and around, now dip . . . (slight pun on his latest foray mc'ing ballroom dancing on the Teev) how the mighty have fallen . .

SnOoP

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TIO

Paul Mac is a hack. Paul McDermott, on the other hand, is a champion

Not such a fan of JBT...I had a beer with John once, and he was a bit of a tosser.

And I maintain that Barnesy must be a great musician: if he can have a voice that bad and still record music that sounds so freakin' great, he must be doing something right
But he's not nearly as good when he doesn't have Mossy behind him.

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TIO

Yeah, you're right. TISM have nothing on DAAS.

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Ella

We agree to a certain extent, Tio - see below.

But what about his music? Shit, I saw him live a month or so ago and he kicked serious ass. Now there's a bunch of musos who know how to play their instruments.

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TIO

I didn't mean that I dislike their music because he's a tosser...those two statements are unrelated. I don't like their music much (personal preference), and I don't much like John either. Bloody Pinjarra hippies...

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Meridae'n

I remember seeing INXS at 'Rockalonga' in 1993... fucking great concert, Hutcho broke his ankle jumping off an amp, finished the set off sitting down, classic. Baby Animals and Chocolate Starfish were there too...

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Kajiro

The Butterfly Effect
Grinspoon
28 Days (On occasion. Some of their songs annoy the piss out of me.)
Spiderbait
Gotten into Butterfingers lately
Eskimo Joe
The Butterfly Effect
Bodyjar (They are Australian, aren't they? Anyway, their version of "Hazy Shade of Winter" is Brilliant.)
Living end
The Butterfly Effect
Did I mention The Butterfly Effect?

StiNg

yeah butterfly effect fkin own

Ella

God, well I must have been living under a rock, 'cos I don't believe I have heard any of their tunes. If I have, I can't place it. Can you recommend a Butterfly Effect tune to seek out?

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Meridae'n

Ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch.

Bodyjar are from Kew (well, two from four are) and are one of the best live bands we've ever had. I watched them open for Pennywise in '96 at the Corner Hotel in Richmond and blew me away. People in the US have so much respect for BJ, they are the real deal.

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Averett

Hey, us Americans shouldn't appologize for Nickleback. Blame Canada for that one But uhh.... I actually them.

I like Jet as well. So they're unoriginal, so what? Still decent music.

Silly Aussies

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Um yeah.. Nickleback is Canadian.. but no we wont apologize

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Latch

You know...

I don't mind Jet's newest song (here).. the soft one. It's not too bad.

Ella

Damn, boy. Surely you jest???

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Ella

Bumped for Ishmal... :-)

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spindles

I'll throw in votes for the Baby Animals (awesome live - saw them at the Paddo RSL an eon ago), Spy vs Spy and the Hoodoo Gurus!

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Ella

Hell yeah, Spindles! That Suze de Marchi was a FOX...she went and married that dude from Extreme and had a kidlet. But I bet she can still belt one out....what an awesome voice she had.

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Mr_Wall

My picks
Something with numbers
Spod
Life Love regret (RIP... for now anyway)
Stronger then Hate (RIP)
The porkers
Frenzal Rhomb
Regurgitator

spindles

I've got Suze De Marchi solo album released in 1999 called Telelove. It is bloody good too. If she was the president she'd be Baberaham Lincoln.

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Stick

I used to be a roadie years ago, and reading down the list of bands is like reading my resume. Baby Animals, the Spy's, Guru's, 1927, Diesel, The Radiators, Tommy Emanuel, Richard Clapton etc etc. The memories are flooding back.

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Ella

Hahaha...I used to be a groupie so it's a little similar here, Stick mate!

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Stick

Shit hot, Ella! It was like a big family out there. Names escape me, but in every town/city there were the hard core rock bitches we'd almost always see at a gig, no matter what band we were working with. Some of them we put on the guest list, some not. Some loved to fuck, others liked drink/drugs or all of it. Either way it was a lot of fun. "Anneke" at Byron Bay. "Liz" in Adelaide - she always turned up at The Venue in Hindley street. "?" at Tarthra - she was a nice girl, who ended up living on a commune at Nimbin. I hope everything worked out good for her. "?" in Newcastle - She introduced herself to me at the Bel-Air Hotel (It was known as the Bowel Air). I should remember the Newy girls name because she turned up at a Radiators gig (I worked for the Rads for a couple of years) at the Beenleigh Tavern in Queensland. That was scary. She was my first ever stalker!
The Corner Hotel in Melbourne! What a low dive that place was! I wonder if it's still a shit hole or whether it's been yuppified or pulled down now?
Anyway, I ramble on. I'll shut up now.

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Ella

Good times, Stick. That's why I loved the film 'Almost Famous'...could relate to it more than I wanted to! I used to do a bit of music writing as well, and the old adage "don't make friends with the band" is totally true, 'cos if you wanted to rip apart their latest record, you could do so without feeling like a total prick!

The Corner...funnily enough I was there last December on a Melbourne trip seeing the original lineup of the Beasts of Bourbon...and it was pretty much as I remembered it, which was heartening! The gig was awesome, too (although my ears did ring for months afterwards).

Of course, a month or so later bassist Brian Hooper fell off a balcony after a gig and is now practically a paraplegiac. He's still making music tho...his site is pretty cool, too.

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