A variation on the other thread…this time, I want you to pick your top ten Australian Albums
Face To Face - The Angels
Murder Ballads - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Of Skins & Hearts - The Church
Cold Chisel - Cold Chisel
Gossip - Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls
Short Note - Matt Finish
Blue Sky Mining - Midnight Oil
Neon Ballroom - Silverchair
Living In The 70s - Skyhooks
The Big Don’t Argue - Weddings Parties Anything
This seemed harder than the other list…
Oh man…Gossip and 10-1, obv.
After that I’ll have to think.
One for the morning.
Underground lovers = dream it down
You am I = sound as ever
Ben lee = awake is the new sleep
Hunters and collectors = human frailty
Falling joys = wish list
Beasts of bourbon = low road
Hoodoo gurus = blow your cool
Hard ons = yummy
Died pretty = trace
Ed kueper = today wonder
Trying to limit myself to one album per band…
Frenzal Rhomb - A Man is Not a Camel
The Living End - The Living End
Bodyjar - How it Works
Jebediah - Slightly Odway
Silverchair - Neon Ballroom
Gyroscope - Sound Shattering Sound
Regurgitator - Unit
AC/DC - Back in Black
Hunters and Collectors - Human Frailty
Powderfinger - Odyssey Number Five
hmm Aussie AUssie Aussie -
Scarymother - Tai Laeo
INXS - Kick
Regurgitator - Tu Plang
Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mining
Silverchair - Diorama
Hunters and Collectors - Human Frailty
You Am I – Hi Fi Way
The Avalanches – Since I Left You
The Church – Starfish
The Cruel Sea – The Honeymoon Is Over
Van Halen - Fair Warning
Van Halen - Van Halen
Montrose - Montrose
GNR - Appetite For Destruction
Van Halen - 5150
Aerosmith - Rocks
Ozzy - Blizzard Of Oz
GNR - Lies
Ozzy - No More Tears
Cold Chisel - Circus Animals
Mine would most likely be a combination of Lord, Dungeon, Pendulum and Parkway Drive unless someone can recommend me some more Aussie metal bands lol
Great Australian bands there
Honourable mentions:
Self-titled - The Sunnyboys
10…1 - Midnight Oil
Doughboy Hollow - Died Pretty
A Song Is A City - Eskimo Joe
Hi-Fi Way - You Am I
Mine would most likely be a combination of Lord, Dungeon, Pendulum and Parkway Drive unless someone can recommend me some more Aussie metal bands lol
Voyager
Portal
Thy Art Is Murder
Psycroptic
King Parrot
Aversions Crown
The Triffids - Born Sandy Devotional
Hoodoo Gurus - Stoneage Romeos
The Birthday Party - Prayers On Fire
The Saints - Eternally Yours
The Go-Betweens - Before Hollywood
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tender Prey
Midnight Oil - 10-1
Hunters And Collectors - s/t
Hard-Ons - Yummy
The Meanies - Come’n’See
Nice.
Yep. Worthy list.
Top 10 Favorite Australian Albums.
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, - Midnight Oil.
Hunters & Collectors – Self Titled Debut.
Honey Steals Gold – Ed Keupper.
The Good Son – Nick Cave.
Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - Models.
The Swing – INXS.
Wide Open – Khavas Jute.
Diesel & Dust – Midnight Oil.
Doughboy Hollow – Died Pretty.
A Song For Tooley – Headband.
Darn you swoodley! shakes fist…and your near impossible, but very interesting and fun, tasks that you set us to do hear on the Blitz.
After much procrastination and many endless,sleepless nights, here is what I’ve compiled.
In no particular order…apart from the first one, here goes…
And a list of the ones that I couldn’t, but wanted to squeeze into it.
You Am I - Hourly Daily (found the hifi way lp inside the cover too!)
The Easybeats - It’s 2 Easy
Even - Less is More
Tame Impala - Lonerisn
Custard - Wisenheimer
Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia
Powderfinger - Internationalist
The Triffids - Born Sandy Devotional
The Saints - (I’m) Stranded
The Loved Ones - The Loved Ones’ Magic Box
Hard work!
Midnight oil 10, 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
There you go. Pity they were to lazy to name them.
Why does it seem like I have more Australian albums to choose from than Australian and international albums put together?
This was really difficult (but fun), here’s mine (in no order):
TNT - AC/DC
10-1 - Midnight Oil
Big Name, No Blanket - Warumpi Band
(I’m) Stranded - The Saints
The Angels Greatest - The Angels
The Living End - The Living End
Ego is not a dirty word - Skyhooks
Mars need guitars - Hoodoo Gurus
Tribal Voice - Yothu Yindi
Gossip - Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls
Ah damn, I just realised I left Great Truckin’ Songs Of The Renaissance out of my ten. I’d better swim back.