Woops, a little tougher that the other topic...

Would have to mention the Finns and Crowded House, if only for the number of years they stayed together and world-wide sales. But they're not everyone's cuppa.

Used to like Aussie Crawl, Daddy Cool, and even Skyhooks for a joke...

Black Sorrows (with the Bull sisters)
Midnight Oil
Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls/Messengers

the saints, x, mark of cain, beasts of bourbon, the bad seeds, i spit on your gravy, the cosmic psychos, mass appeal, the fireballs....

very early nineties, these guys destroyed the oxford tavern in the gong.. me and my high school buddies were more scared of the cops outside than the berko crowd inside

The subtlety of the lyrics...

For aussie bands Powderfinger and INXS come to mind.
Haha and Kevin Bloody Wilson.

How about the Easybeats? This is still a kick ass song after 46? years

Daughters Of Zuise

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they would've still been called the proton energy pills back then...they changed their name to tumbleweed after they hit a bit of success.

Spot on Hamsta - had to change due to OS band of same name

Watched them on a double bill with You am I early nineties - I went from a Mod to a stoner and back to a Mod in six months - been a YAI fan ever since

Beasts of Bourbon - started as a swamp supergroup (Axemans Jazz) morphed into eclectic blues / jazz / country band (Sour Mash ,Black Milk) then devloped into a scary thundering crunch of electric blues rock (Low Road, Belly of the Beast)

I can probably still play every Birdman song from muscle memory (all downstrokes, that yellow box set to 10), but I still think the greatest has to be:



Followed by AC/DC

extra points if anyone can find the Levi Siver scene on youtube with the above soundtrack.

wbailey said...

Here's one from the past - "Ayers Rock" which featured an excellent drummer named Mark Kennedy, who I believe is now playing with Leo Sayer.

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This drags the discussion off in the direction of what defines a good band. Most of the bands mentioned in the thread are in the Bob Dylan mould. Brilliant feel, energy, passion, song writing, etc. Skill at playing instruments?

Ayers Rock were truly brilliant musicians who could play the pants of most other bands at the time, and really rocked out. If you wanted a 10-15 minute blues-rock jam they were the band.

Crossfire were also way ahead of the game in terms of skill and power and innovation.

My most memorable show from the early 70's was a uni gig by Mackenzie Theory. www.milesago.com/artists/mackenzie.htm

Chisel. Inxs. Devinals.
Sorry about spelling.

Ummm, that was Stamp who provided the historical details, not I.

BUT, while we are on the topic of Tumbleweed, this gem still sounds great. Appologies for the poor quality of the recording.

The Masters


Buffalo


And since you named Kiwi's

KBE