geeeeeez Polly, this thread kicked me in the head, my niece would murder me if I mention oz rock and not bring up this guy: from the movie " dog's in space" which featured inxs front man in the lead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toFF3OvBR94
My fave MOW track is their first single http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPlNzWbX9c8 ... I had the feeling that Colin Hay started getting serious after a fun, quirky beginning. I dug their drummer live - simple but rock solid and great kit sound.
Funny thing ... I know the name well and probably know some of their songs but I know nothing about them. Did they come up in the 90s?
Here's one that's good for a laugh ... Moving Pictures had a No 1 with What About Me?, inspiring anthem for melodramatic whiny losers lol (esp those who are into The Boss) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzQKECQgjW8 ... love the lush drum production. I saw them play a few times - excellent live band. Later the vocalist, Alex Smith, was seen playing around the traps in soul bands.
In Oz we have the hazard of finding band names that aren't used by overseas gropups. I saw the excellent blues band The Hippos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpwH7dX2TEI (one for Larry here) play many times. But if you look for them on YouTube you get the US ska band, The Hippos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrZtQyCPDSo
As for jazz ... hard to go past the Australian Jazz Quintet featuring Errol Buddle on all saxes, flute, bassoon etc. He was the first Aussie jazzman to play with leading us jazzers like Elvin Jones, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holliday, Sammy Davis Jr, Roy Orbison, the Bee Gees and Nat 'King' Cole http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaIqAc23mok.
He's still gigging, I think (he must be around 80 now). I saw him play many times - the best was a quartet with brilliant drummer, Warren Daly, from the Daly Wilson Big Band.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnaLOP-qRYo
Truly world class.
My favorite MAW tune. My band plays this one. http://youtu.be/Lcu7OCIqlqE
Some honourable mentions in previous posts and some not. However, there's a whole era of great Aussie bands not mentioned. Here we go:
The Saints - best known for I'm Stranded, but this one is a much better number http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLbyaNbhHdU
And before the Bad Seeds, Nick Cave was the front man for the one and only Birthday Partyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDbfJJUGElw&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL3EC07351BF1B37D7
One of the best live acts EVER - Radio Birdman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhS7jNaUWoE
Another great live act the Celibate Rifles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoIqzlIrIcQ
My favorite MAW tune. My band plays this one. http://youtu.be/Lcu7OCIqlqE
geeeeeez Polly, this thread kicked me in the head, my niece would murder me if I mention oz rock and not bring up this guy: from the movie " dog's in space" which featured inxs front man in the lead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toFF3OvBR94
back to the Go_Betweens...i remember seeing that vid when it came out. only once and it never made it into rotation. i still swear Split Enz or somebody did a vieo on the same set.
Wow, there's more than I thought. Here's one I forgot - The Loved Ones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nURrBtB5O58. Their big hit, The Loved One, was later covered by INXS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJwVltn8ioc
Ha! When I was doing the last post I was thinking a lot of bands would be buried in the text. I actually did mention The Saints and Ed Kuepper in post #4, but missed their best song, Know Your Product. (that you linked).
I like Ed's solo work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVY-4uvr-L0. His producer, Phil Punch, was house engineer (and by default, producer) of an old band of mine's demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S42jk4FUaBQ. He did an awesome job for us.
There's a link of Birthday Party too (post #43).
Well done. I skipped them because some local guys were Birdman fanatics and kind of turned me off them because they dissed music that I liked lol
Thanks, I forgot them. A guitarist in a band I was in a few years ago was mates with their drummer, Paul. He came along and jammed with us one time on the rehearsal studio kit, when I was playing keys. A powerful, rock solid drummer. I've attached a very roughly recorded but spirited cover of White Room from the jam.
Never knew much about these guys. Bit of a country rock vibe like Paul Kelly, who I was a couple of times. Not really into Paul's stuff, but he had a good band and I liked this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWhj4sVeVD0
Thanks! I missed these bands because I quit music and didn't even listen much from the mid 90s to 2007. Great that you guys are filling the gaps.
They were pretty big in a US for a while, eh?
Ha - I forgot about this cover! I did have some Birthday Party earlier, though (post #43). I never saw the movie. Was it good?
For the life of me, I can't remember it. Have I mentioned Crowded House? Current band covers Better Be Home Soon but I'd much rather play this one: http://youtube.com/watch?v=aAjm1wzrDaE (it gets going after about a minute)
Let's talk blues ...
One of the best live acts EVER - Radio Birdman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhS7jNaUWoE
Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over" still gets play and is one of the best songs ever.
Was holding off as it was a "rock" thread. But considering you're the thread starter and have introduced it, a few more for you:
Kevin Borich...with or without The Express....great bluesman.
Geoff Achison. Brilliant guitarist. One of the best we've produced IMHO.
Dutch Tilders. Sadly passed on earlier this year. Old style bluesman...didn't like the harp though, which I always thought odd.
The Giants. Bunch of big biker type guys who could really shake the room when they cranked up.
Dave Hole. WA based slide guitarist.
Great pick up. I have a mate who is an avid fan....he'd stone me alive for not remembering to mention them.
Hearing Faith No More break into that song immediately after playing The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies provided one of the more surreal moments in my concert going history.
Don't think I've seen Mental As Anything mentioned either. Another good Aussie pub rock band. They had a couple of "odes to the bottle" in Too Many Times and The Nips Are Getting Bigger, that were always a bit of fun.
And the "Shivers" link reminded me of The Screaming Jets....who covered Nick Cave's song of the same name.
... Flock Of Seagulls ... one hit wonders ... The Men (as we fondly referred to them here) were the first MTV era band proper (that had staying power).
i meant Crowded House. not Split Enz. i know there is a connection and i often get them confused. ...Split Enz were more talked about than heard, but i'm sure they have quite a following here
Was holding off as it was a "rock" thread. But considering you're the thread starter and have introduced it, a few more for you:
Kevin Borich...with or without The Express....great bluesman.
... Don't think I've seen Mental As Anything mentioned either. Another good Aussie pub rock band. They had a couple of "odes to the bottle" in Too Many Times and The Nips Are Getting Bigger, that were always a bit of fun.
Never saw them live - did you?
Yeah I did. Mid 90's I reckon....well after their heyday. Caught them by default one night when there was a few of us out having dinner and a crowd started to arrive on the other side of the room. Once we realised that the Mentals were playing, we finished dinner, downed our drinks and lined up and got tickets just for the hell of it. They'll never be remembered for their brilliance, but they were a bit of fun.
Reg Mombassa was the shining light in that band for me.
Did you kit yourself out in Reg designed Mambo attire too?
Have to wait til I get home to listen to that link Pol....these miserable buggers won't let me have a computer with speakers. What do they want me to do here....work? How mundane!
Pol
I thought I'd read all the posts but obviously missed earlier references to the Birthday Party.
Not sure if I've missed it, but another cult Aussie band is of course Australian Crawl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avw1ddNHKmE
And what about the Radiators? I won't provide a link to the song that brought them fame, this one's much better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsQUACEvYII
And my final contribution for tonight is the Cockroaches http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pa96IAIyWE who eventually morphed into every parent's nightmare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16MmxCfhbOU
Great post, by the way!
Actually not. I always liked Reg's artwork in the Mambo line but never got around to it
Bummer about your work. Same with my work but I have a few months off now due to ancient parent issues.
Forgot another that's probably known overseas - our very own version of Nirvana - Silverchair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51T_BPm6W1w
I always thought of Aussie Crawl as a spinoff from The Sports http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAVzYLPgUlc
I doubt OS members would know of these groups ... except Unfunky who seems to have the world's music at his fingertips
Remember when they changed their name to The Rads when punk came in? lol
Another band of similar vintage - The Reels - with Dave Mason on vocals, who was the son of a conservative politician (and perhaps a great disappointment for a while . Iloved Quasimodo's Dream http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiWifFP20z4
They used to practice in one of the rooms in a warehouse in Redfern, where my band used to practice. One time we blundered into their room. I admit having a go on the drummer's quirky kit (being careful to leave it exactly as I found it!) - great sounding drums.
Thanks! Always enjoyed Oz rock - it has its own flavour ... but I suspect that those last two links will attract people to Oz rock in the same way as Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce, is promoting tourism
no thoughts on what snare the Men At Work drummer may have been playing and Who Can It Be Now ?