Thread: Greatest Aussie Bands

I always thought the Saints were a landmark band too!.

Hey here's a good little Aussie band from Melbourne. Great live!

Dirt River Radio

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgRCpJD3TlQ&feature=related]Dirt River Radio - All My Friends - YouTube[/ame]

Originally Posted by DoctorJ

Hunters and Collectors were another great Aussie band, the holy grail is a classic

Cheers
Julian

The only time I saw them was at a Melbourne Uni Union gig in 1983 (I was still in high school at the time). They had just come back from recording Fireman's Curse LP in Germany with producer Conny Plank. They were freaking awesome, I still remember the "gas cylinder" percussion breakdowns. Just loved the stuff they were doing in that period. By the time they released "throw your arms" they'd got a bit too "pub rock anthem" for my tastes...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEgd4CvDK9o"]Hunters & Collectors - Lumps Of Lead - YouTube[/ame]


Radio Birdman's "Aloha Steve and Danno" is one of those tracks that somehow etches itself into your brain...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWR5n-ZT4xI"]Radio Birdman - Aloha Steve & Danno (1978) - YouTube[/ame]

I doubt these guys will feature in many "greatest aussie bands lists" but they were one the better electronic bands from Melbourne in the early 80's. There is a really brittle, grungy edge to their stuff. saw them play live a few times. This is from an ep they released in 1982.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWjGc1zuXQE"]Informatics - Hungry Pets - YouTube[/ame]

They have still got it too, have a look at the live performance when they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, great Aussie Punk band, certainly as good as The Saints.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Sleepy

(Let me also guess your parents are about 45-50! and used to pump up the cassette player in the VK commodore......with a bit of " Bus to Bondi!" or "Cold Cold Change!")

Great to see a young-un with good taste.

Close, but alas, no cigar my friend
Dad's mid 60s, take a few of those years off for mum
Cassette player is correct, but it was in a rioja red V8 99 model D2
Only memories I have of our commodore are getting my finger jammed in the door and the colour of it
I pride myself on my taste in music, much better than generic, auto-tuned crap people listen to today

Mondo Rock

Originally Posted by sashadidi

Mondo Rock

Love Mondo Rock... And that other forgotten band fronted by Ross Wilson, yet to be mentioned.

Daddy Who?? Daddy Cool!!

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