The Aussie Rock thread (lyrics, metal, punk, vinyl, albums)

**Janszoon** · 10-02-2008, 01:33 PM

I feel like this thread isn't complete without tossing The Birthday Party's name into the ring.

Molecules · 10-02-2008, 02:20 PM

oh yeah... i guess the last words i associated with them were 'Aussie Rock'. They took a pretty anti-rockist stance on music (and just about everything else)

**Janszoon** · 10-02-2008, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Molecules

oh yeah... i guess the last words i associated with them were 'Aussie Rock'. They took a pretty anti-rockist stance on music (and just about everything else)

Whether they took an anti-rockist stance or not doesn't change the fact that they played music that definitely falls under the wide umbrella of rock.

Bulldog · 10-03-2008, 07:52 AM

Cheers for the suggestions folks. I'll get investigating sharpish.

For anyone who hasn't heard them before, I'd highly recommend 'Spaceman In a Satin Suit' and 'Sideroxylon' by the Celibate Rifles. Both terrific albums

4ZZZ · 10-03-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

Cheers for the suggestions folks. I'll get investigating sharpish.

For anyone who hasn't heard them before, I'd highly recommend 'Spaceman In a Satin Suit' and 'Sideroxylon' by the Celibate Rifles. Both terrific albums

The Celibate Rifles are still doing the rounds. Played last weekend in Brisbane at a fundraiser for a local community radio station. I missed seeing them but did catch them on their previous jaunt through Bris last year.

The original The Saints played a one off at a festival called Pig City last year in celebration of 25 years of Brisbane music. Great gig! It looks like Chris and Ed got on OK and eventually Chris sang on a track from Ed's last album so all was rosy.
Though not punk one of the highlights of the day was The Riptides, a surf pop band from the late 70's. Some of you may like them if you can find them

The really big rumour is that now The Saints and Ed's wonderful The Laughing Clowns are reforming for a couple of gigs in January. That would be the same Bailey/Kuepper original The Saints mentioned above. I will be there.

AnyColourYouLike · 10-03-2008, 09:40 AM

I guess this would be the time to mention Men At Work. Haha, oh yeah.

Sloth · 10-04-2008, 11:53 AM

Australia makes the best grindcore

SubPop · 10-10-2008, 06:18 PM

The Splatterheads
The Visitors
The New Christs
Hoodoo Gurus
Scientists
The Hitmen
Midnight Oil (late 70s/early 80s stuff)
Beasts Of Bourbon
Massappeal
The Hard-ons
The Exploding White Mice
The Celibate Rifles
The Cosmic Psycos
Hoss
God
Radio Birdman
The Lime Spiders
The psychotic Turnbuckles
The Meanies

all great punk inspired Aussie Rock bands from 70s/80s/early 90s

jackhammer · 10-10-2008, 06:23 PM

I still want The Hard On's album 'Dickcheese'. Great album.

4ZZZ · 10-10-2008, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SubPop

The Splatterheads
The Visitors
The New Christs
Hoodoo Gurus
Scientists
The Hitmen
Midnight Oil (late 70s/early 80s stuff)
Beasts Of Bourbon
Massappeal
The Hard-ons
The Exploding White Mice
The Celibate Rifles
The Cosmic Psycos
Hoss
God
Radio Birdman
The Lime Spiders
The psychotic Turnbuckles
The Meanies

all great punk inspired Aussie Rock bands from 70s/80s/early 90s

How can you leave The Saints off that list?

There are sure a few names from my past there. God. Love that tune My Pal. "Your my only friend and even you don't like me". Top song.

I caught The Cosmic Psychos last year. Good as ever but so odd to watch these blokes turn into grey beards. My mate reckoned they nowadays looked like Public Servants on night out.

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SubPop Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 121	The Splatterheads The Visitors The New Christs Hoodoo Gurus Scientists The Hitmen Midnight Oil (late 70s/early 80s stuff) Beasts Of Bourbon Massappeal The Hard-ons The Exploding White Mice The Celibate Rifles The Cosmic Psycos Hoss God Radio Birdman The Lime Spiders The psychotic Turnbuckles The Meanies all great punk inspired Aussie Rock bands from 70s/80s/early 90s