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Old 01-01-2010, 09:24 PM   #243 (permalink)
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Can't forget Nick Cave.

I need to discover some more good Australian bands. Partially because being born there and spending most of my life there means that a couple of my flatmates consider me amenable for anything negative about Australia... and on the topic of good Australian music, I don't know enough about it to adequately defend them in that arena.

Suggestions?
This list is for you Seltzer (I got the Lateralus & the guys to help me compose it)

The Church
Thw Vines
The Hoodoo Gurus
INXS
Men at Work
Nick Cave,
The Birthday Party,
Midnight Oil,
The Seekers,
The Cat Empire,
Gotye,
Karnivool,
Cog,
Dead Can Dance
Yothu Yindi,
Silverchair,
Paul Kelly,
John Butler Trio,
Crowded House,
The Living End,
Sleep Parade,
Grinspoon,
Dead Letter Circus,
Josh Pyke
The Saints,
The Triffids,
Radio Birdman,
The Celibate Rifles,
The Go-Betweens,
The Drones,
Models

Bands voted down:
The Easybeats
The Bee Gees (aslo claimed by Manchester)
Savage Garden
Three Dog Night
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