the Best Rock band from Austrailia Ever is...

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in this order:

Radio Birdman
ACDC
Men At Work
The Saints
Lime Spiders
INXS
X
Midnight Oil

― Tinky-Winky, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 01:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Tell me more about this Australian "X."

― Binjominia, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 01:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Men at Work are a rock band?

― mrlynch, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 02:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Where is this "Austrailia". I do not know it.

― Trayce, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 02:07 (seventeen years ago) link

The answer is the Loved Ones.

― Drooone, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 02:09 (seventeen years ago) link

coloured balls.

― hstencil, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 02:09 (seventeen years ago) link

birthday party? scientists? grong grong?

― Edward III, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 02:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Hunters & Collectors
Beasts of Bourbon
Christbait
THE MEANIES, muthafuckers
Magic Dirt!

― Trayce, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 02:36 (seventeen years ago) link

AC/DC weren't Australian, they were Scottish. So, either feedtime, X, Rose Tattoo or Grong Grong.

― moley, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 02:41 (seventeen years ago) link

the go-betweens
you am i

― Charlie Howard, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 02:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Died Pretty
Hard-ons
Eastern Dark
feedtime (! !!!!!)

I am tickled that anyone ranks the Lime Spiders above INXS.

― mrlynch, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 03:41 (seventeen years ago) link

and yeah the correct spelling is "Orstrilia"

― mrlynch, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 03:42 (seventeen years ago) link

The Church
Radio Birdman
The Saints
Drop City / The Lovetones
Clouds

― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 03:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Airbourne

― SeekAltRoute, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 03:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Laughing Clowns (that's stretching the definition of "rock" but not as far as calling the Go-bs "rock")

― mrlynch, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 03:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Nikki Webster

― badg, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 04:15 (seventeen years ago) link

coloured balls
buffalo
rose tattoo
ac/dc
the scientists
primitive calculators (if we stretch the definition of rock a bit)

― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 04:23 (seventeen years ago) link

badg you evil bastard.

― Trayce, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 04:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah I think I take issue with te Go-Bs and the Church being "rock" bands really.

― Trayce, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 04:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Haha no one said silverchair. This pleases me.

― Trayce, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 04:56 (seventeen years ago) link

Someone did say Airborne however.

― moley, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 05:07 (seventeen years ago) link

I was being facetious.

Honest.

― SeekAltRoute, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 05:35 (seventeen years ago) link

New Christs

The Clouds weren't exactly a rock band either, from memory: if they're allowed here then so are the Falling Joys, for example. (Actually I think the Falling Joys rocked harder than the Clouds.)

The Church had their moments - "When You Were Mine" - but even that's only rock if I squint and put my head on one side.

― mrlynch, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 05:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Hey someone on the mongrels thread put her in my head. Then I gis'd her. Then I felt wrong.

― badg, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 06:11 (seventeen years ago) link

i daresay that hawkwind covers set that the church did would qualify as rock!

― haitch, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 06:27 (seventeen years ago) link

The only Falling Joys song that really rocks out was "Black Bandages" (which rocks. But they're not rock)

― Trayce, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 07:40 (seventeen years ago) link

cosmic psychos

― StanM, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 07:43 (seventeen years ago) link

Don't the Birthday Party count as rock then?

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 07:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Cosmic Psychos is a good call

― moley, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 07:48 (seventeen years ago) link

steve & stevie
severed heads

― 600, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 08:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Personally, in a gig going sense, the answer for me is the New Christs. Have spent many a rousing night with the New Christs.

― mentalist, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 08:12 (seventeen years ago) link

I remember an older thread about this and my answer is again The Avalanches.

― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 08:22 (seventeen years ago) link

God

― Mark G, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 08:38 (seventeen years ago) link

(crazy name, crazy guys)

― Mark G, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 08:38 (seventeen years ago) link

God: I've got "My Pal" which is amazing (found it because of Magic Dirt's excellent cover version). Subsequently bought an album that was totally underwhelming. Wouldn't mind a guide to this band. Is the best stuff all impossible to find?

― dlp9001, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 08:43 (seventeen years ago) link

"You're my only friend! You don't even like meh.."

― Mark G, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 08:49 (seventeen years ago) link

The LIVING END. amen.

― Mordechai Shinefield, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 08:53 (seventeen years ago) link

birthday party? scientists? grong grong?

Crap, crap, and uhm...let's see, what's that word I'm looking for? Oh yeah: CRAP!

― Tinky-Winky, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:37 (seventeen years ago) link

wow I'd never realized how totally horrible Australian popular music is

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:39 (seventeen years ago) link

calling grong grong crap but including them in the company of the birthday party and the scientists is way more respect than they usually get.

(i like grong grong.)

― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:40 (seventeen years ago) link

UH t-w dude u mad, birthday party and scientists are awesome

― pretzel walrus, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:41 (seventeen years ago) link

somehow I'm getting the feeling tinky-winky isn't a lubricated goat fan. but, y'know, enjoy that midnight oil, good on you mate.

― Edward III, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 18:45 (seventeen years ago) link

The Skyhooks, Cold Chisel, the Aztecs and the Angels would give some good argument.

Radio Birdman ought to have its Aussie union card recalled for Zeno Beach.

― Gorge, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 19:17 (seventeen years ago) link

What about TISM?!

― Richard Wood Johnson, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 19:21 (seventeen years ago) link

OMG yes! How could I forget them.

― Trayce, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 22:02 (seventeen years ago) link

By now The Celibate Rifles deserve a mention too (not to mention my vote).

― blunt, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 22:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Is there anything to be said for Sherbert? No?

― King Boy Pato, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 22:19 (seventeen years ago) link

The Celibate Rifles were weak tea. Utterly underwhelming live act, odd, considering the hype they recieved during a mercilessly short tenure.

― Gorge, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 22:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Wow I think the exact opposite and think Roman Beach Party (the live LP) illustrates that wrt most of their studio recordings.

― blunt, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 22:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh and Lame Spiders, more like.

― blunt, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 22:43 (seventeen years ago) link

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Go-Betweens

― Jazzbo, Thursday, 3 May 2007 14:41 (seventeen years ago) link

I prefer The Church...

and you can consider these honorable mentions:
The Saints
The Moles
Hard-Ons

― christoff, Thursday, 3 May 2007 15:08 (seventeen years ago) link

every once in a while I think about starting a thread about the died pretty... cause they always seemed well regarded and I never heard them and they are rarely mentioned nowadays. at least in the states.

― Edward III, Thursday, 3 May 2007 16:42 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't know, I really really like the Triffids and the Birthday Party and Foetus, but I don't think I'd ever call them Rock... :-/

― StanM, Thursday, 3 May 2007 16:44 (seventeen years ago) link

G E R L I N G!!!

― Stevie D, Thursday, 3 May 2007 16:45 (seventeen years ago) link

uh not to totally redirect or nothin, but how in the hell are the birthday party not a rock band? foetus i can see yr point.

― pretzel walrus, Thursday, 3 May 2007 16:48 (seventeen years ago) link

I suppose someone should mention the Hoodoo Gurus.

― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 3 May 2007 17:01 (seventeen years ago) link

sidewinder, i guess

anyone remember them?

― Charlie Howard, Thursday, 3 May 2007 17:18 (seventeen years ago) link

The Cannanes and the Lighthouse Keepers. To the extent they are "rock."

― mike a, Thursday, 3 May 2007 17:19 (seventeen years ago) link

how in the hell are the birthday party not a rock band

I know! But they're more blues-punk in my head than rock. It's my head's fault.

― StanM, Thursday, 3 May 2007 17:51 (seventeen years ago) link

someone in ac/dc (mighta been angus) mentioned how frightening midnight oil was live. and ac/dc aren't easily frightened (or at least willing to cop to it).

of course around 1990 the oils started sucking hard.

― Lawrence the Looter, Thursday, 3 May 2007 19:03 (seventeen years ago) link

Aren't Jet and The Vines both from Australia?

Sorry, I'll stop chumming the waters. But I think that this thread is making me realize that NZ seems like it could go one on one with every Australian band and come up with a better one.

That all said, AC/DC for shits and giggles.

― I eat cannibals, Thursday, 3 May 2007 19:15 (seventeen years ago) link

sidewinder, i guess

Not only do I remember Sidewinder, I knew the brothers in the band! They were complete pricks, but the band were pretty ok.

― Trayce, Thursday, 3 May 2007 20:51 (seventeen years ago) link

At least no smartarse has come into this thread and typed in Wolfmother...

...shit.

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMAN!"

― King Boy Pato, Thursday, 3 May 2007 22:21 (seventeen years ago) link

oh yeah, re:aussie 60s stuff.. the "it's a kave-in!" compilation is pretty cool. and later on i dig mcphee though they were mostly a heavy cover band (auger, spooky tooth, etc.).

― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Thursday, 3 May 2007 22:28 (seventeen years ago) link

Woolfmother, you pommy bastards...

― It was in Bobcaygeon..., Thursday, 3 May 2007 23:00 (seventeen years ago) link

Mach Pelican gets my vote

― It was in Bobcaygeon..., Thursday, 3 May 2007 23:02 (seventeen years ago) link

Wait a minute...where's CHIIIIIIIIIIIIISEL?

― King Boy Pato, Thursday, 3 May 2007 23:07 (seventeen years ago) link

The Easybeats?
Hoodoo Gurus?
Exploding White Mice?

― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Thursday, 3 May 2007 23:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Soukesian: The Ugly Things comp is worth looking up. Damnit only format I've got it on is a cassette and I have nothing to play it on.

― mrlynch, Friday, 4 May 2007 00:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Is there a Jim Thirlwell thread? there should be.

― mrlynch, Friday, 4 May 2007 00:02 (seventeen years ago) link

YES! the Gurus!!

― christoff, Friday, 4 May 2007 00:05 (seventeen years ago) link

What 60s stuff is interesting? Apart from the easybeats I don't really know of any.

Oh and The Triffids and The Moodists

-- Sandy Blair, Thursday, 3 May 2007 17:18 (Yesterday)

..I really don't want to go repeating myself....but: Loved Ones!

And Hoodoo Gurus can eat a dick after they adapted their tune for the rugby league advertising campaign.

― Drooone, Friday, 4 May 2007 00:44 (seventeen years ago) link

i know, not rock, but:

The Cannanes
Craven Fops

just wanted to see their names mentioned s'all.

― nerve_pylon, Friday, 4 May 2007 01:42 (seventeen years ago) link

For anyone who's interested in what Celibate's lead singer Damien Lovelock's up to these days: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x0Etmq5Xr0

His segment on the soccer's always pretty good, he knows his shit. Oh yeah and the Easybeats! They rule too.

― badg, Friday, 4 May 2007 01:56 (seventeen years ago) link

I was going to mention the Fops and thought "not rock."

But then I thought "what about 'Chemical Blues'?!?"

― mrlynch, Friday, 4 May 2007 03:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Good things here
http://www.antipodeanunderground.com/
http://blackeyerecords.blogspot.com/

― Mike Dixn, Friday, 4 May 2007 03:14 (seventeen years ago) link

and Widdershins had their rockin' moments.

― mrlynch, Friday, 4 May 2007 03:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Anyone who thinks that Foetus isn't rock hasn't ever seen the live show or heard "Rife".

― John Justen, Friday, 4 May 2007 03:21 (seventeen years ago) link

i have never seen the live show or heard "rife" ;_;

― pretzel walrus, Friday, 4 May 2007 03:48 (seventeen years ago) link

I was *at* the show that was released as "male", does that count?

― Edward III, Friday, 4 May 2007 04:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Yes.

― John Justen, Friday, 4 May 2007 04:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Has Jim mentioned Bendigo Funk Brothers yet?

― King Boy Pato, Friday, 4 May 2007 04:33 (seventeen years ago) link

Foetus one man rock n roll tornado, and 'Wash It All Off' is the one most rockin' tracks ever, EVER written by a koala muncher. To call him on not being rock n roll band is technically correct, but, listening to the music, our ears tell us this is rock n roll alright.

― moley, Friday, 4 May 2007 04:36 (seventeen years ago) link

is "Wash It All Off" the one that starts with him introducing each instrument?

"Are you ready on the BASS! ORGAN! Are you ready on... GUITAR! ...SHUT UP GUITAR SHUT UP!!!"

Still puts a smile on my face every time I hear it.

― mrlynch, Friday, 4 May 2007 04:52 (seventeen years ago) link

hmm no I'm wrong... I think that's the intro to "Today I Started Slogging Again" which is the B-side of "Wash".

― mrlynch, Friday, 4 May 2007 05:04 (seventeen years ago) link

It behoves me to mention The Sunnyboys. Met a very drunk Jeremy Oxley at the Sando once, bought him a few beers, and later on he pulled out a royalty cheque from his jacket and showed it to me with some amusement.

― mentalist, Friday, 4 May 2007 09:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Spiderbait

― SeekAltRoute, Friday, 4 May 2007 10:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Dammit I already said Spiderbait ;P

Being at a club where they played "Old Man Sam" and everyone was fucking SQUAREDANCING TO IT. Then they all headbanged in the chorus.

I love this country.

― Trayce, Friday, 4 May 2007 11:31 (seventeen years ago) link

"wash it all off" is the one that goes SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICSADOMASOCHISM!

just cuz foetus rocks don't make him a rock band y'all

― Edward III, Friday, 4 May 2007 13:47 (seventeen years ago) link

he is all that and a pack of franks, though

― Edward III, Friday, 4 May 2007 13:48 (seventeen years ago) link

I wish there was a band called the headbanging squaredancers

― Edward III, Friday, 4 May 2007 13:49 (seventeen years ago) link

LOL. I've seen that square dancing phenomenon too. I may also have been involved on more than one occasion.

Ahem.

― SeekAltRoute, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Where do you live? If in Melb, was it at Subculture/DV8? =)

― Trayce, Saturday, 5 May 2007 01:25 (seventeen years ago) link

I mentioned this thread to someone and they nominated either Tumbleweed or Crow. Tumbleweed sound better now than ever, don't they?

― moley, Saturday, 5 May 2007 01:34 (seventeen years ago) link

they definitely benefit from Amerigrunge not clogging the airwaves.

― energy flash gordon, Saturday, 5 May 2007 02:43 (seventeen years ago) link

haha squaredancing? is that some uniquely melbourne phenomenon? like that 'melbourne shuffle' thing?

and yeah, i used to like sidewinder quite a bit. nice vanishing act though, guys.

haha mach pelican

how about ammonia?

― Charlie Howard, Saturday, 5 May 2007 04:02 (seventeen years ago) link

twelve years pass...

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/celibate-rifles-star-damien-lovelock-has-died/news-story/d138bbe5c6c2bca98c0793bc2b0b7060

From cancer. Celibate Rifles leader

― curmudgeon, Saturday, 3 August 2019 19:23 (five years ago) link

There are some very tightly circumscribed notions on 'rock' in this thread.

But yeah, that's sad about Lovelock. He seemed a fine fellow.

― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 4 August 2019 12:51 (five years ago) link

'of rock', rather.

― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 4 August 2019 12:51 (five years ago) link

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