― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Sunday, 27 April 2003 10:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 27 April 2003 11:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Sunday, 27 April 2003 11:04 (twenty years ago) link
― rexJr., Sunday, 27 April 2003 11:10 (twenty years ago) link
I'm sure there are heaps more but my head hurts. I think Melbourne produces better bands overall though.
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 27 April 2003 11:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 27 April 2003 11:36 (twenty years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 27 April 2003 11:40 (twenty years ago) link
― rexJr., Sunday, 27 April 2003 11:52 (twenty years ago) link
Lee Perry is from Sydney!
― JoB (JoB), Sunday, 27 April 2003 12:20 (twenty years ago) link
AC/DC - if only... they came from a combo of Perth/Scotland (Bon Scott) and Sydney/Scotland (Young bros). They're a Scottish band really. Thanks Scotland! Also, could be wrong, but I think the Easybeats are were really expats from Holland, Scotland and maybe Adelaide? Not sure about the latter, that would be Stevie Wright.
Birmingham: doesn't Surgeon come from there? He's pure genius.
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Sunday, 27 April 2003 12:22 (twenty years ago) link
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Sunday, 27 April 2003 12:23 (twenty years ago) link
― Øystein Holm-Olsen (Øystein H-O), Sunday, 27 April 2003 13:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Sunday, 27 April 2003 15:41 (twenty years ago) link
Quite a lot, yes (and kind of a "prog capital" which is great for me with my tastes), but then again, nothing when compared to the legacy of Liverpool and Manchester, both of which are smaller cities than Birmingham.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 27 April 2003 16:47 (twenty years ago) link
― roochball, Sunday, 27 April 2003 17:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Rockist Scientist, Sunday, 27 April 2003 17:14 (twenty years ago) link
― keith (keithmcl), Sunday, 27 April 2003 17:25 (twenty years ago) link
― T. Weiss (Timmy), Sunday, 27 April 2003 17:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Sunday, 27 April 2003 17:46 (twenty years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Sunday, 27 April 2003 21:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Poppy (poppy), Sunday, 27 April 2003 21:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Siegbran (eofor), Sunday, 27 April 2003 21:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Sunday, 27 April 2003 21:51 (twenty years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Sunday, 27 April 2003 21:57 (twenty years ago) link
I've heard of Sadistik Exekution but none of their music.
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 27 April 2003 23:49 (twenty years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 27 April 2003 23:51 (twenty years ago) link
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 28 April 2003 00:12 (twenty years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Monday, 28 April 2003 00:14 (twenty years ago) link
it's not all Sydney stuff - there's a handful of Brisvegas bands on there (Apartments, Four Gods, Xero) and a couple of Melbourne bands too..
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 28 April 2003 00:15 (twenty years ago) link
I see Gavin occasionally, Miriam frequently. She is SO going to hear about this thread.
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 28 April 2003 01:07 (twenty years ago) link
I'm glad no-one mentioned INXS by the way. Oh, I just did. Sorry.
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 28 April 2003 01:17 (twenty years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 28 April 2003 01:18 (twenty years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Monday, 28 April 2003 01:29 (twenty years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Monday, 28 April 2003 01:33 (twenty years ago) link
I can't believe I forgot about The Necks. How embarrassing.
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 28 April 2003 02:11 (twenty years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Monday, 28 April 2003 02:25 (twenty years ago) link
― angelo (angelo), Monday, 28 April 2003 02:33 (twenty years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Monday, 28 April 2003 02:37 (twenty years ago) link
Even As We Speakprol-tungDappled Cities FlyThe Bird
*disappears into impenetrable subterranean labyrinth*
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 28 April 2003 02:38 (twenty years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 28 April 2003 02:39 (twenty years ago) link
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 28 April 2003 02:45 (twenty years ago) link
Radio Birdman, yes Poppy, good call.
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 28 April 2003 02:46 (twenty years ago) link
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 28 April 2003 02:47 (twenty years ago) link
I left because Gavin would'nt let me put his guitar through the board :)
and hey! Sydney posse in effect!
― gaz (gaz), Monday, 28 April 2003 03:00 (twenty years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 28 April 2003 03:01 (twenty years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Monday, 28 April 2003 03:02 (twenty years ago) link
SUN, Oren Ambarchi,
― Savin All My Love 4 u (Savin 4ll my (heart) 4u), Monday, 28 April 2003 04:09 (twenty years ago) link
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 28 April 2003 04:24 (twenty years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Monday, 28 April 2003 04:29 (twenty years ago) link
Personally I have wondered why so few major acts have come out of Birmingham. It is the second largest city of England, and yet, Liverpool and Manchester are both obviously a lot more important in English rock history.― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, April 27, 2003 7:40 AM (13 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post PermalinkActs from Birmingham that i can remember:Black SabbathDexysDuran DuranJudas PriestYesThe StreetsFine Young CannibalsMusical YouthMoody Blues― rexJr., Sunday, April 27, 2003 7:52 AM (13 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Acts from Birmingham that i can remember:Black SabbathDexysDuran DuranJudas PriestYesThe StreetsFine Young CannibalsMusical YouthMoody Blues― rexJr., Sunday, April 27, 2003 7:52 AM (13 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
classic moment
― Treeship, Friday, 24 June 2016 02:09 (seven years ago) link
pedantry trumping pedantry... what this nation was built on
― Treeship, Friday, 24 June 2016 02:11 (seven years ago) link
Has Perth produced any decent bands?
― albvivertine, Friday, 24 June 2016 02:38 (seven years ago) link
TAME IMPALA
― Treeship, Friday, 24 June 2016 02:40 (seven years ago) link
that's the only one i can think of
The Triffids
― cock chirea, Friday, 24 June 2016 03:04 (seven years ago) link
I liked a few MOR things by the Waifs, they were from Perth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_emz0o638PQ
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 24 June 2016 03:10 (seven years ago) link
oooh i forgot about this bro with the fingernails who everyone was obsessed with in college.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKOmdK9ButQ
― Treeship, Friday, 24 June 2016 03:14 (seven years ago) link
dirty fingernails, I'd wager
― 🐸a hairy howling toad torments a man whose wife is deathly ill (James Morrison), Friday, 24 June 2016 03:21 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWmdSY306Ts
― cock chirea, Friday, 24 June 2016 03:39 (seven years ago) link
Perth's finest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg6Kwk7dPVE
― badg, Friday, 24 June 2016 13:13 (seven years ago) link
ah I had forgotten Tame Impala were Australian! yeah I like those first two albums
― Οὖτις, Friday, 24 June 2016 15:22 (seven years ago) link
I haven't listened to the Hoodoo Gurus in 15 years probably but I am happy every time I think of them.
In other news, this "Can't Stop It!" comp is indeed great. Let's be sophisticated!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 24 June 2016 15:32 (seven years ago) link
nonstop girls just came on shuffle here at work. i had forgotten all about radio birdman! perhaps the best named band from Australia
― dynamicinterface, Friday, 24 June 2016 19:13 (seven years ago) link
If the decade-old discussion upthread is anything to go by, Sidney's produced (or at least helped produce) a slew of excellent rock bands. Recommended, if that sort of thing floats yr boat, Οὖτις:
Radio Birdman (and New Christs)Rose TattooLime SpidersCelibate RiflesfeedtimeHard OnsMortal SinLubricated GoatSadistik ExekutionCircle Pit
Then again, if you don't like AC/DC, I'm not sure we have any basis for mutual understanding...
― oculus lump (contenderizer), Friday, 24 June 2016 20:15 (seven years ago) link
xpost Birdman leader Deniz Tek was American, but needed Australians, yeah. So are we just calling roll from all over the continent now? Long ago saw a doc, Driving On The Wrong Side of the Road, feat. fast sorta punk-metal and reggae-rock combos, Us Mpb and No Fixed Address, respectively (I think; it really was a long time ago). Still got an LP around here somewhere by another Aborigine band, Coloured Stone (kind of psych-blues guitars, with horns, sort of like that first Electric Flag album). Heard a couple of tracks from singer-songwriter Archie Roach, would like to hear more.Also like the Scientists, Go-Betweens, Courtney Barnett, who seems like a good student of theirs, more Melbourneans Dick Diver, who have their own thread, and one of 'em is a new group, Terry (him and two women), with a new album, which I haven't listened to yet.Leanne Kingwell sent me her first album several years ago, and I wrote about it in the Voice:
Leanne KingwellShow Ya WhatKrill
Leanne Kingwell demonstrates how a (barely) 30-year-old indie Australian canslip into American hearts and charts: with bite-size phrasing of issues thatboth actual teens and aspiring adolescents of all ages (especially students ofGarage Glam Boogie) can understand, or think they do. (She also sold "T. Rex,"her faithful '79 Chrysler Regal, and invested in good promotion.) Even "YouStink" rocks, despite being pro-hygiene; in fact, it's especially urgent,because her mom's coming over to meet you! Nevertheless, her Aussie accentresolutely sands and sauces the (frequently four-letter) truth, braving love'sbattlefield with a vibrant "Hero" in her pocket. The rockers here are righteous, like"Can't Get Enough," where she rams her mid-'60s Troggs-trot right intoearly-'70s headbang. But the ballads are my fave raves: "More" and "Blind"...yadda yadda; much more recently, she sent me a very different, very atmostronic, introspective set.
― dow, Friday, 24 June 2016 20:33 (seven years ago) link
She did make it onto some US club charts, that's what the end of the first sentence is referring to. I recommended Cyndi Boste's albums to Kingwell, and she loved 'em, couldn't believe she hadn't heard of her "Some of the people on here are really famous in Australia." Boste made her living as a backup singer, which helped a lot with the networking. Wrote about her too Cyndi Boste: Nowadays Australian country-rock-folk-blues singer-songwriter, whose deep, rich voice has also become more tensile with age, as an Aussie tightness, nasality and theatrical vibrato now hold each other in check, damn near subliminally. It's notes-to-self-&-others (to whom it may concern), notches on the hills and valleys: initially going towards an unexpected, street corner maybe diagonal to “Slow Train Coming”, but she’s too restless and sociable to stick with that (though even there, she’s got the music to match Dylan’s, stern-standards-wise). Overall, it’s more like Wynonna and Petty’s Heartbreakers meet in Stones country, on the wry side of bruising. Might not be quite up to her previous albums, but they set the bar very high, and this one grew on me pretty quickly (11 songs, just over 43 minutes: she always knows how to say it and move on). Still got the appeal of her debut, which I wrote about long ago in the Voice (new one’s a bit better produced, via experience and crowdfunding).
And here's the debut, from a round-up of cosmic cowgirls ("Deep rich voice" recycled from here cos that's what it is)
Further West, Cyndi Boste has been called "the Lucinda Williams ofAustralia." And both artists do bear down, on what could otherwise easily remain merebackwatery blues-mindedness. But Car Wheels on a Gravel Road usually works bestwhen Lucinda looks up from her road maps, and lets the music unwind, evensnake around some. On Home Truths (Warrior), Cyndi keeps playing her cards (hungrytextures, tiny solos, rationed hooks) close to the vest, but her game's alwaysgaining momentum. Meanwhile, she's gathering scattered impressions, impulses,hoarding insights and courage.
Then she cuts out, through the day's apparently endless scrutiny ofthings-as-they-are, into the desert night, where "new" things start to move arounddifferently—she wanted it, she's got it. No time left, even after "Daddy ComesHome," for the world to end, or begin. The deep rich voice intensifies itsclipped delivery of key phrases. These click on by, like slide shows, emptychambers, telephone poles. Hello Operator, she's making a lonnnggg distance call.
― dow, Friday, 24 June 2016 20:47 (seven years ago) link
also hell yes to mention of feedtime!
― dow, Friday, 24 June 2016 20:54 (seven years ago) link
He's not a band, but I believe that this rather talented guy came from Sydney:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e5NlaM8bgI
― dlp9001, Friday, 24 June 2016 23:55 (seven years ago) link
i'm confused which of these bands are from sydney and which are from perth. (the two i posted were from perth).
can a mod color code these?
― Treeship, Saturday, 25 June 2016 00:02 (seven years ago) link
not until you learn to actually post the names of the bands you're listing
― glandular lansbury (sic), Saturday, 25 June 2016 05:52 (seven years ago) link
The Scientists are playing London tonight I think.Their original line up was from Perth, the Punk/Power-pop band that put out the pink lp.I know they were Sidney based around Blood Red River but not sure where new members came from. Do remember that Tony Thewlis is from Yorkshire or something Brit originally but don't know where his family moved to. Not sure about Brett Rixon & I think Sujdovic was in original band.
Have heard that their was a mid 80s Sidney scene that indulged in Stooges worship so were heavy rock/punk. Could be the Birdman legacy.
― Stevolende, Saturday, 25 June 2016 08:57 (seven years ago) link
Apparently Sujdovic had moved to Sidney and phoned Salmon to say that if they put a band together they'd do well.So Salmon drove over from Perth with the 2 guys he was later in the Surrealists with. He asked James Baker if he wanted to come back in on drums which he'd played in the Perth versions of the band but he was busy with Hoodoo Gurus. So he brought in Brett Rixon who he'd played with in Louie Louie. He also brought in Thewlis who'd been a fan of the original band.So the swamp rock Scientists formed in Sidney from 4 transplants from Perth.
― Stevolende, Saturday, 25 June 2016 09:42 (seven years ago) link
I'm seeing the Scientists tonight assuming the trains are running.
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 25 June 2016 10:48 (seven years ago) link
I know they were Sidney based around Blood Red RiverHave heard that their was a mid 80s Sidney scene that indulged in Stooges worshipApparently Sujdovic had moved to Sidney and phoned Salmon So the swamp rock Scientists formed in Sidney from 4 transplants from Perth.
Have heard that their was a mid 80s Sidney scene that indulged in Stooges worship
Apparently Sujdovic had moved to Sidney and phoned Salmon
So the swamp rock Scientists formed in Sidney from 4 transplants from Perth.
where's Sidney
― glandular lansbury (sic), Saturday, 25 June 2016 12:49 (seven years ago) link
reading up on the scientists, yeah, it looks like they recorded the bulk of their most celebrated material during the two years they spent in sydney: blood red river and much (perhaps all?) of this heart doesn't run on blood..., along with the "swampland", "we had love" and "when worlds collide" singles. they did great work in london over the next couple years, but nothing to eclipse what came before.
― oculus lump (contenderizer), Saturday, 25 June 2016 20:48 (seven years ago) link
To answer the OP, for once and for all - The Wiggles.
― Vernon Locke, Saturday, 25 June 2016 22:21 (seven years ago) link
Any good Sydney bands with female vocalists?
― beamish13, Saturday, 25 June 2016 22:34 (seven years ago) link
Divinyls?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 25 June 2016 22:59 (seven years ago) link
I think Kim Salmon has been drinking from the fountain of youth
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 25 June 2016 23:28 (seven years ago) link
BLOODLOSS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbVLxk5na6U
― coygbiv (NickB), Saturday, 25 June 2016 23:39 (seven years ago) link
the Bad Bitch Choir obv
― glandular lansbury (sic), Sunday, 26 June 2016 01:06 (seven years ago) link
This track is now pretty famous, but it was an obscure deep cut for a decade or two:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzVW_vJzPhg
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 26 June 2016 03:21 (seven years ago) link
If people write words in their posts, it makes the thread readable for people on zing or using flashblock
― glandular lansbury (sic), Sunday, 26 June 2016 04:39 (seven years ago) link
Yeah srsly, tho for me it's bc YouTube links don't work off my phone.
― albvivertine, Sunday, 26 June 2016 05:01 (seven years ago) link
toys went berserk!
― oculus lump (contenderizer), Sunday, 26 June 2016 05:04 (seven years ago) link
Sorry zingsters, I posted The Sherbs "We Ride Tonight" a few posts up^^^
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 26 June 2016 05:20 (seven years ago) link
^ speaking of, two things:
1) drove past a boguish pub that still occasionally has live music last week, with Daryl Braithwaite upcoming on the chalkboard outside. The other imminently scheduled headliners: Shannon Noll and Dom & Roland.
2) had an anagram clue at music trivia the next day: Threw My Dirty Labia.
― glandular lansbury (sic), Sunday, 26 June 2016 07:40 (seven years ago) link
My eyes are tired and search isn't helpful with this, but it looks like no one has mentioned X?!
― Cosmic Love is absolutely Ruthless &Highly Indifferent (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 26 June 2016 12:30 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyz5wjszT8M
― Cosmic Love is absolutely Ruthless &Highly Indifferent (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 26 June 2016 12:31 (seven years ago) link
I've never seen Dogs in Space, is it any good? That's Melbourne, right? Didn't realize the scene there was a Scene, writ-large: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_band_scene
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 26 June 2016 14:21 (seven years ago) link
For whatever it's worth, Dogs In Space has been one of my top 10 movies since it came out, and I still enjoy rewatching it. They put out a nice deluxe DVD version at one point (I think I had to order it from Australia) with bonus stuff that was worth having. The original DVD version wasn't so hot. The soundtrack is great, etc.
― dlp9001, Sunday, 26 June 2016 14:54 (seven years ago) link
What was bonus on it?I saw it when it was released in London. I think you could get free tickets through Time Out or City Limits.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 26 June 2016 15:48 (seven years ago) link
There's a bunch: it's a 2 disc set. Movie was restored w/new widescreen transfer. 3 audio commentaries (Ollie Olson is on one of them, along with the Loenstein, and there's some interesting info in them). Original trailer, making of feature, screen tests, behind the scenes footage, interview w/the original Sam, short films by Lowenstein, etc. It was one of the rare cases where I'm happy I paid for the extra stuff. I think it's the best release the film is likely to ever get.
― dlp9001, Sunday, 26 June 2016 16:13 (seven years ago) link
There were a couple of interesting books on the Melbourne scene by Clinton Walker. Stranded and one I've got but can't remember title of.I had a couple of bands I got really into from there in the early 80s. Birthday Party especially but Moodists were great as was the Howard Brothers version of Crime & the City Solution which morphed into These Immortal Souls.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 26 June 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
Inner City Sound was the one i couldn't remember name of.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 26 June 2016 21:32 (seven years ago) link
dang, totally forgot about X!
― oculus lump (contenderizer), Sunday, 26 June 2016 22:44 (seven years ago) link
Blackfeather were from Sydney. The Aztec cd of their At The Mountains of Madness lp sounds great
― Stevolende, Monday, 27 June 2016 13:41 (seven years ago) link
The Clouds!
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 27 June 2016 21:23 (seven years ago) link
Anyone feeling Beef Jerk?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68-KMnwoGzQ
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 20 August 2016 17:55 (seven years ago) link