Aussie Rock Bands

[TheMase]

I was just wondering if people coulds put down a list of some good Aussie rock bands going round at the moment.

Some that I can think of...

Motor Ace
Bodyjar (more punkish i guess)
Grinspoon...


Add to the list!!

 

[Robbo1]

GOOD aussie rock bands....there arn't a lot of replies mate......

 

[brampta]

hmm about good bands from the 80s still going around? Coz I could name a lot of those

How bout bands like Powderfinger, Silverchair, Jebediah, Eskimo Joe, Spiderbait, Living End (rock - abilly), John Butler Trio...

Lash (tehehe).

 

[Macca19]

I could name a whole heap of good Aussie metal bands....but plain rock i dunno.

Grinspoon would be my fav
Jebediah
Motorace

 

[Darky]

Not many about, IMHO. I think people tend to have the mentality of "support Aussie rock" because it's home-grown, not because it's necessarily any good or any different.

There were many great bands around in the1980s, but lately the derivative nature of a lot of Aussie bands has put me off in a big way.

Screaming Jets were good, but they are no longer around, AC/DC haven't been Australian in any way since they moved overseas 25 years ago and the less I say about Powderfinger and Something For Kate, the better.

 

[coxon]

regurgitator would be my fave aussie act... ~

 

[hawkfan5]

The Living End are the best by a mile IMO!!

 

[Nic]

Originally posted by Darky
the less I say about Something For Kate, the better.

Good. Don't say anything.

 

[The_Flying_Egg]

I reckon the only good Aussie rock bands are Powderfinger, Living End, Midnight Oil, Something for Kate and the Screaming Jets

And if u count AC/DC as Aussie they're one of the best too

 

[mandy]

You Am I? They're pretty good. Especially the early stuff.

 

[M29]

Here are some great Aussie bands:
Regurgitator
Lazy Suzan - (Along with Regurgitator the only decent oz band at present)

Older Bands
AC/DC
Ice House
Boom Crash Opera
1927

 

[Rusty Brookes]

Current Aussie bands I love are:

the Naked Eye (plug, plug, plug), the Celibate Rifles, the Mystaken, Hands of Time, Dern Rutledge, Dung, Cosmic Psychos,

All time Aussie Bands: the Saints (early stuff), Radio Birdman, New Christs, the Scientists (reforming soon!), AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, Coloured Balls, the Chosen Few, the Easybeats, the Master's Apprentices, the Missing Links, the Loved Ones, the Sunnyboys (especially their first album) and probably my favourite all time Aussie band: The Eastern Dark

 

[BW]

Silverchair, The Living End and Superheist

 

[Mcchawk]

Originally posted by mandy5
You Am I? They're pretty good. Especially the early stuff.

A killer Aussie band, God knows why Timothy Adrian Rodgers doesn't play at the Grand Final? He played second fiddle the Footy Show!! Others I loved .......... Aussie Crawl!!

 

[dogboy23]

Hunters And Collectors

 

[dennisismyhero]

The Fauves

Definitely the most under-rated Aussie Rock Band.

 

[Mobbs]

v.spy.v.spy

 

[Bigger]

The Fauves and You Am I both RAWK and, coincidentally, they love footy.

Coxy from the Fauves is a Melbourne Dees tragic and I once spent a drunken evening with Rusty Hopkinson from You Am I reliving the splendour that was the East Freo 79 derby team.

Australian live acts knock spots off Pommy contenders. The dullards from Oasis were gobsmacked by the rocking genius that is Rusty Hopkinson, declaring him "the best fookin drummer EVER". Which he may very well be...

 

[CURVE]

v.spy.v.spy, The Divinyls and The Falling Joys.

Of the current bands, Henry's Anger and.....

 

[dennisismyhero]

Originally posted by Bigger
Coxy from the Fauves is a Melbourne Dees tragic

I was at a Fauves concert the night of the Dees vs Roos Prelim final back in '98. They played half a set before Coxy found out that the Dees lost the game. After that he didn't give a toss about the rest of the concert, even when he lost sound out of the mike. Quite a funny night really.

 

[jod23]

JEBEDIAH!!!!

 

[Mr Eagle]

Originally posted by M29
Ice House
Boom Crash Opera
1927

Indecent Obsession too

Seriously: Powderfinger by a mile.

 

[SydneyBomber]

Originally posted by DEVO

Of the current bands, Henry's Anger and.....

No longer current I'm afraid.... Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings.

 

[Jerome]

Originally posted by Rusty Brookes
Current Aussie bands I love are:

the Naked Eye (plug, plug, plug), the Celibate Rifles, the Mystaken, Hands of Time, Dern Rutledge, Dung, Cosmic Psychos,

All time Aussie Bands: the Saints (early stuff), Radio Birdman, New Christs, the Scientists (reforming soon!),

Rusty,

I have been waiting for The Human Jukebox to come out on CD since last October. I have just found out today that Kim Salmon & the Scientists are touring again!! I've already got my tickets for the Adelaide show! never thought I'd see it happen.

cheers

Jerome

 

[Jerome]

Originally posted by TheMase
I was just wondering if people coulds put down a list of some good Aussie rock bands going round at the moment.

Some that I can think of...

Motor Ace
Bodyjar (more punkish i guess)
Grinspoon...


Add to the list!!

Some good ones that are not that well known (but damn well should be)

Spencer P Jones & Cow Penalty
Jeff Lang
Luxedo
Rocket Science
Working Class Ringos
The Black Eyed Susans
If you're into Aussie punk check out The Scientists

cheers

Jerome