Best Australian Rock Band?

[motely36]

I have to go with these guys!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWdZEumNRmI

[yankeepants]

1. Men at Work

[motely36]

4. Come on, with their lyrics?

:shrug:

[yankeepants]

10. It's the only one I know. bahahaha!

[CBGLuthier]

48. They did write more than the one song

What's wrong with lyrics like these

Overkill

Men At Work

I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know will be alright
Perhaps it's just imagination

CHORUS
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away

Alone between the sheets
Only brings exasperation
It's time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation

At least there's pretty lights
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night
From overkill

CHORUS

I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Especially at night
I worry over situation
I know will be alright
It's just overkill


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb0FLGzEQUk

[Richard Steele]

70. I listened to HARDCORE in the '80s, and I curently think "Overkill" was the best song of that decade

So SUE me.

[lazarus]

20. second

their first two albums were very good, once you get past the top 40 stuff like "Down Under".

Overkill may be my favourite song of all time.

[mcctatas]

2. gah!

worse than RUSH!!!!!! :scared:

[motely36]

3. Is that even possible?

:scared:

[Dr. Strange]

5. This subthread ends here.

Before anyone gets hurt.

[motely36]

6. I promised I wouldn't do that to you again.

How many times do I need to apologize???

[mcctatas]

14. you don't scare me!

my head just exploded thanks to the but tutcher! :crazy:

[Dr. Strange]

16. That's fintastic!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9325403

[EOTE]

7. I don't know if he qualifies as a 'band', but RAED is the best musical artist ...

to come out of Australia hands down. His lyrics often work on two or more levels and his music is multi-layered and haunting. If you can watch this video without crying, you're a bigger man than me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me0nsP_s7Rs

[Swede]

8. INXS and Crowded House would be at the top on my list.

Crowded House - Into Temptation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MXKZUX8XgY

[Dulcinea]

43. I think Crowded House is from New Zealand.

But I loved INXS. Michael Hutchence made me sweat all through the '80s. What a hottie!! (And their music was great too!)

[grace0418]

47. The lead singer is from New Zealand, but the other two original members are Aussie.

I count them as my favorite in either an Australian or New Zealand band poll. Or any kind of poll. :)

[nomorenomore08]

9. Gotta be either Crowded House or Midnight Oil.

Or maybe The Birthday Party, if I'm in a weird mood...

[mitchum]

11. Tie between Birthday Party and AC/DC

[redqueen]

12. Thank you...

this thread was beginning to make me lose faith in humanity.

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. AC/DC, and I don't want to hear another word about it. Case and thread closed.

:D

[nomorenomore08]

15. Totally forgot AC/DC!

And The Go-Betweens as well. '16 Lovers Lane' is a forgotten gem.

[TK421]

17. Weren't 10000 Maniacs Australian? I thought they were..someone help me here

[yankeepants]

18. They are from buffalo NY

[TK421]

19. big whoops there, huh? haha

:-) for some reason I thought they were...but thanks for the info!

[yankeepants]

21. Buffalo is kinda

down under in a number of ways

[TK421]

22. ha! yeah...I guess they are

:thumbsup:

[SoxFan]

25. Jamestown, NY, actually n/t

[dbt]

23. Daddy Cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQfAZVsz6KM

[Iggo]

24. You said "rock band", right. Then the only answer is AC/DC. (n/t)

[Richard Steele]

75. Exactly so. nm

[old mark]

26. I differ, sir. My favorite band from Oz is:

http://www.last.fm/music/AC%252FDC/_/Hells+Bells

mark

[bikebloke]

27. The Waifs

But they might be a bit too folksy to call rock though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k7OncTVHkI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Igxon-AS4&feature=related

[jmowreader]

42. That's okay...the OP listed Air Supply as a rock band

If Air Supply is a rock band, Chuggo is a rock star.

Favorite Air Supply tale of woe: In the 1970s, North Idaho College's student activities board voted to bring Air Supply to Coeur d'Alene for a huge concert. The day after they got Air Supply's performance rider they voted NOT to bring Air Supply to CDA for a huge concert...among other things, the band demanded a kilo of "quality marijuana" and two boxes of condoms be placed in their dressing room for after the show.

[fishwax]

28. midnight oil

Crowded House is also great. I also like Wolfmother.

[cbayer]

29. Yothu Yindi!

http://www.yothuyindi.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7cbkxn4G8U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMB3b4admzs

[bluesbassman]

30. Dave Hole for Blues. Master slide player.

Bull Frog Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMEQRqUHzMQ

[Alexander]

31. AC/DC is the correct answer.

What other band can replace their dead lead singer at the peak of their career and have the next album sell even better?

[velvet]

32. "This video contains content from Vevo, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds"

C'mon fuckin' Vevo, motely didn't say who - I'm an Aussie and I need to know, it's a matter of national pride.

Anyhow if it's rock with a capital R then I have to go with AC/DC.

[XemaSab]

33. The Triffids

:D

[Kat45]

34. AC/DC. But another real good one is The Angels, known as Angel City in the US

Unfortunately, The Angels never made it big over here. Most folks I know have never heard of them, but those who have heard them love them. Check them out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndq5Ed-zMsI&feature=fvw

[Common Sense Party]

54. Didn't Great White do a cover of this song?

I recognize the tune, but I don't think I ever heard the Angels' version before.

[Kat45]

59. Your absolutely right. They did.

I thought they did a good version, and I was glad they did it because it's such a great song--though I don't think it brought additional attention to the original (unfortunately).

[Common Sense Party]

62. Yeah, I had never heard of the Angels until now. I'll have to check them

out.

[flvegan]

35. Any answer other than AC/DC is just showing ignorance.

No, really.

[LeftyMom]

37. I like that one song of theirs with the really simple repetitive guitar riff and suggestive lyrics.

They should write some more songs like that.

[flvegan]

38. Which one?

[LeftyMom]

39. All of them honey. They've been doing the same song over and over since before I was born.

[flvegan]

40. Stop denying true talent.

It's not like we're talking about Rush here.

[Common Sense Party]

51. You just gave the textbook definition for "rock'n'roll."

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

36. You're ALL wrong. The best from Down Under is

The Little River Band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xslO6Qi_kGQ

[DevonRex]

56. Oh, man. I had forgotten about them. Totally cool. nt

[pintobean]

64. Agree n/t

[Arugula Latte]

41. (early) INXS and The Church are my two favorites. I also like the Go Betweens.

[hippywife]

44. It is without a doubt The John Butler Trio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0mqLRsjzWU&feature=related

I dare anyone to watch the whole video and say it ain't so. :D

[Systematic Chaos]

45. Not one mention of Silverchair?

How disappointing.

I vote for Midnight Oil and Silverchair in a two way tie for best bands from Australia.

[Orsino]

46. I gotta go with Midnight Oil or AC/DC. n/t

[Jokerman]

49. Old stuff: AC/DC. New stuff: JET

http://www.jettheband.com/

Not a huge fan of their "ballads" but they rock on "She's A Genius" and "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?"

[Kat45]

60. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is a great song!

I love it! That and "Cold Hard Bitch" are such great rockers, I bought that first album just based on those 2 songs. Unfortunately, the rest of the album was, 'meh.' I do like "She's A Genius," but I don't know if the rest of their newer stuff are good rockers or the bland shit.

Another good new Australian band is Airbourne. Yes, they're AC/DC clones, but the music still sounds good.

[Common Sense Party]

50. AC/DC. Accept no substitutes.

[Radical Activist]

71. Not even Jet?

They aren't a bad substitute.

[Common Sense Party]

72. What? Not even close.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm_QilrHkh8

I don't even think they're from Australia.








:hide:

[Radical Activist]

73. hahaha

That was cruel and unusual.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVA799gKNzo

[Twillig]

52. "Why don't you all get fucked?"--Skyhooks

That's the name of the song.


'Why Don't You All Get Fucked'
http://www.youtube.com/user/nzoz1978#p/u/36/j0lfCcbQPyk

I couldn't find their albums as a kid. They're not so great, but would have been ok considering half the shit
I used to like.

[DevonRex]

53. Midnight Oil, of course.

AC/DC is just another Zep-wannabe band.

[bbernardini]

55. Has to be TISM.

I can't post any YouTube links at the moment, but go look for "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River", or "Whatareya", or "Thunderbirds Are Coming Out", or "40 Years Then Death"...I could go on and on.

[motely36]

57. I can't believe a thread I meant as a joke

turns out to have the most replies I've had in years!

:P

[bluesbassman]

58. We take our Rock VERY seriously here.

:rofl:

[jobycom]

61. Midnight Oil gets my vote, though I've got no problem with AC/DC or INXS.

Something just a little more rock-ish about Midnight Oil, though.

[flying rabbit]

63. The thunder from down under...

AC/DC of course

[Name removed]

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[SwissTony]

66. What?? No Cold Chisel???

Bow River...

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFY9TY1Y-0k>

[Sebastian Doyle]

67. Ac/Dc

preferably with one Mr. Ronald Belford Scott on the mic........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kmLmjz_cFs

[Dr. Strange]

68. How the hell has no one gotten the correct answer yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePrP8t56eww

[ornotna]

69. This is the Aussie version of a Rick-Roll, right?

Go ahead, fess up.

[underpants]

74. Okay someone has to mention the Hoodoo Gurus

Bittersweet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kk3_FsqH3w

Like Wow Wipeout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u4un9GAp30

Tojo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD9JjwWhAoY

What's my scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugA5bLqivkY

I can't find a good version of Kamikaze Pilot

oh and this
Gurus reject Prince
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLaspblRK2Y