Name one decent band that's ever come out of Sydney, Australia

Oh yeah, and the Church were from Canberra.

Dirty Three, You Am I, The Vines (they suck, but oh well, they're from Sydney), Hoodoo Gurus, The Angels, Lubricated Goat, Severed Heads, Hard Ons, Celibate Rifles, radio Birdman, Screaming Tribesmen

Plus a zillion commercial 80s bands (excluding INXS, who were from Melbourne)

AC/DC formed in Sydney
the Church, although most of them were originally from Canberra, formed in Sydney (i'd always thought it was Adelaide for some reason)
the Angels formed in Adelaide
INXS apparently spent much of their early years in Perth, although they effectively formed in Sydney
the Scientists formed in Perth and spent most of their initial period with James Baker there.
Hoodoo Gurus featured several Perth types but formed in Sydney.
Dirty Three are Melbourne through and through...

Dirty Three, Angels - I concede I fucked up on that one.

Although I would like to add Rose Tattoo to the sydney list

Did you know they re-released their 3 albums in a box set recently? Bargain if you don't already have their albums (as I didn't).

Yes are from Birmingham? How come? You forgot The Move/ The Idle Race/ ELO/ Wizzard/ Jeff Lynne/ Roy Wood and all that crowd

recently realized that for some reason I basically don't like any music from Australia...? This is not intentional or prejudicial it just occurred to me when discussing INXS last weekend (who I have no use for). But then when people started to list off other successful Australian exports - Midnight Oil, AC/DC, Men at Work, the Church, Hoodoo Gurus, uh 20 Odd Foot of Grunts - I realized I don't like any of it. I do love the Bee Gees and Nick Cave is alright (sometimes) but counting either as Australian seems a little ... off. Dirty Three are ok I guess. Maybe I'm overlooking something that is awesome and I just forgot about it or there's great stuff I don't know about yet...

No, you've definitely named every Australian band there.

ah good I was worried

SPK?

the moles is the answer to the op

which is why they've been mentioned 40 times already in this thread...

Who knew Nick Cave was Australian anyone

good music was banned there in 1983

yes references to Moles noted

Go-Betweens? Bee Gees aren't really Australian.

Nick Cave is though, obviously.

Add Royal Headache to the list

There's a new moles album out next month I think, though I guess it's really just an RD solo album. I'm still looking forward to it.

I thought the Go-Betweens were kiwis...? there's plenty of NZ stuff I like

I thought the Go-Betweens were kiwis...?

:-o

Lock thread. In fact, just blow it up, wipe it off the face of the Earth. Though they're not from Sydney.

http://images.publicradio.org/content/2014/01/17/20140117_the-saints-i-m-stranded-album-cover_91.jpg

The Necks are amazing and Australian

^^^^

^^^^

Ed Kuepper in all of his musical guises. The Go-Betweens. The Triffids. The Apartments. Not Drowning, Waving. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. All get much love here.

And do check Ed Kuepper's latest, Lost Cities. Somehow it's flown beneath the critical radar, which is tragic for such a wonderful record.

(Obv responding to Οὖτις's bump, not the OP.)

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 Permalink

Acts from Birmingham that i can remember:
Black Sabbath
Dexys
Duran Duran
Judas Priest
Yes
The Streets
Fine Young Cannibals
Musical Youth
Moody Blues
― rexJr., Sunday, April 27, 2003 7:52 AM (13 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

classic moment

pedantry trumping pedantry... what this nation was built on

Has Perth produced any decent bands?

TAME IMPALA

Anyone feeling Beef Jerk?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68-KMnwoGzQ