Your Favourite Australian Albums + Recommendations

No Coder
No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
edited May 2018 in Other Music
Thought it would be cool to share some of the best/favourite Australian albums -
It was very tough, but I've kept my top 10 list to 1 album per artist

You Am I - Hourly Daily
Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls - Gossip
Silverchair - Diorama
Gang of Youths - The Positions
Midnight Oil - 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Powderfinger - Internationalist
Crowded House - Temple of Low Men
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Jimmy Barnes - Freight Train Heart
British India - Guillotine

Lots of great albums and artist left out of my top 10, but these are my favourites.
Hard to leave out The Angels, Living End, Hunters and Collectors, Hoodoo Gurus, Diesel, Easybeats
I'll ride the wave where it takes me

*BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
*BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
*BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
*QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
*Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
*EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Powderfinger Odyssey 5
    Jebediah Of Someday Shambles
    Silverchair Diorama
    Bernard Fanning Tea & Sympathy
    Radio Birdmen - collective works
    Hunters and Collectors In Living Rooms...
    Midnight Oil - collective works

    That's all I've got.
    www.cluthelee.com
  • fl4tdriven
    fl4tdriven Moscow, PA Posts: 332
    Silverchair - Frogstomp is the first that comes to mind.
    Philly 10/21/13 - MSG 5/1/16 - Fenway 8/5/16 - TOTD 11/4/16
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    No Men at Work, Business as Usual?
    Hell of a album.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • No Coder
    No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    Dr. Delight said:

    No Men at Work, Business as Usual?
    Hell of a album.

    That is a very good album - Personally sick to death of Down Under, but enjoy most of their other work. Love Overkill off their second album Cargo

    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
    *BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
    *QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
    *Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    No Coder said:

    Dr. Delight said:

    No Men at Work, Business as Usual?
    Hell of a album.

    That is a very good album - Personally sick to death of Down Under, but enjoy most of their other work. Love Overkill off their second album Cargo

    Regardless of that song, it's a very good album. Down By the Sea is stellar.
    Gotta have INXS here too.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,500
    A few of my favorites:

    Skyhooks - Living in the 70's
    Midnight Oil - take your pick, they're all great
    Silverchair - Freak Show
    Gossling - Harvest of Gold
    Hilltop Hoods - The Calling
    INXS - Listen Like Thieves
    Bliss n Eso - Flying Colours
    Cut Copy - Bright Like Neon Love
    Drapht - The Life of Riley
    Illy - The Chase
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • No Coder
    No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    Dr. Delight said:

    No Coder said:

    Dr. Delight said:

    No Men at Work, Business as Usual?
    Hell of a album.

    That is a very good album - Personally sick to death of Down Under, but enjoy most of their other work. Love Overkill off their second album Cargo

    Regardless of that song, it's a very good album. Down By the Sea is stellar.
    Gotta have INXS here too.
    Never been a huge INXS fan. I did like the Kick album, but wasn't into much of their earlier work.

    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
    *BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
    *QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
    *Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,632
    Silverchair- Frogstomp or Freak Show
    The Vines- Highly Evolved
    Wolfmother- Wolfmother
    Tame Impala- Lonerism
    Jagwar Ma- Howlin
    AC/DC- Back in Black
    Jet- Get Born
    Spiderbait- Tonight Alright
    The Living End- The Living End
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    shall have to get back to you on this... its going to take some serious thinking... my love afffair with oz music is a long one. :)
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,855
    The very first one that came to mind is You Am I's 'Sound As Ever', still one of my favourite albums. If I made a top 10 list, over half of it would probably be You Am I or Tim Rogers!

    A couple of these have been mentioned already but off the top of my head I'll add:

    Ash Grunwald - Give Signs
    Bernard Fanning - Tea & Sympathy
    Tim Rogers & The Bamboos - The Rules of Attraction
    Alex Lloyd - Black The Sun
    Powderfinger - probably Odyssey #5
    Ben Lee - Breathing Tornados
    Hilltop Hoods - The Calling
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    Silverchair- Diorama x 1,000,000

    Such a masterpiece
    E8toX.gif

    http://www.reverbnation.com/brianzilm
  • reesdog
    reesdog Auckland, NZ. Posts: 1,981
    No Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds?! About half his albums or more should be on any top Aussie albums list and I'm a kiwi! :)
    A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom.
  • Natashapearljamfan
    Natashapearljamfan Australia Posts: 3,777
    OP great thread....It's too hard to narrow it to 10 albums so many great albums have been mentioned, I have to really think about my list. I'm enjoying reading everyone's favorites.
  • No Coder
    No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    eeriepadave said:

    Silverchair- Frogstomp or Freak Show
    The Vines- Highly Evolved
    Wolfmother- Wolfmother
    Tame Impala- Lonerism
    Jagwar Ma- Howlin
    AC/DC- Back in Black
    Jet- Get Born
    Spiderbait- Tonight Alright
    The Living End- The Living End

    Love the Highly Evolved album!!

    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
    *BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
    *QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
    *Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
  • No Coder
    No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    reesdog said:

    No Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds?! About half his albums or more should be on any top Aussie albums list and I'm a kiwi! :)

    He's not in my top 10, although I do acknowledge how good he is. The Boatman's Call is great, but I can't say I listen to him that often. My list is based on albums I consistently keep going back to

    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
    *BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
    *QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
    *Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
  • No Coder
    No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    ledvedderman said:

    Silverchair- Diorama x 1,000,000

    Such a masterpiece

    Damn right!! I enjoy all their work, but this album is world class by any standards
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
    *BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
    *QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
    *Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014
  • pljam
    pljam Posts: 387
    John Butler Trio - April Uprising
    " " " - Flesh and blood
    " " " - Grand National
    Bonjah - Until Dawn
    " - Go Go Chaos
    Kingfisha - Kingfisha
    Screaming Jets - Hits and Pieces
    Bernard Fanning - Tea and Symhany
    Xavier Rudd - Spirit Bird
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    i'm obsessed with paul kelly's "spring and fall" and xavier rudd's "nana"
    totally obsessed
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,632
    No Coder said:

    eeriepadave said:

    Silverchair- Frogstomp or Freak Show
    The Vines- Highly Evolved
    Wolfmother- Wolfmother
    Tame Impala- Lonerism
    Jagwar Ma- Howlin
    AC/DC- Back in Black
    Jet- Get Born
    Spiderbait- Tonight Alright
    The Living End- The Living End

    Love the Highly Evolved album!!

    yeah i'm a big vines fan. Wish they would tour more, especially in the states. I'll settle for a new album though. Their alst one I thought was one of their best in awhile.

    Also forgot Empire of the Sun- Ice on the Dune

    I would have put The Sleepy Jackson on here, but don't own any of their albums, just a handful of songs off their first album, Lovers.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • No Coder
    No Coder Brisbane Posts: 1,126
    helplessdancer said:

    i'm obsessed with paul kelly's "spring and fall" and xavier rudd's "nana"
    totally obsessed

    Was lucky enough to see Paul Kelly tour the Spring and Fall album. Such a great concert. He played the album from start to finish and explained that the concert would be like listening to a record. Side A was falling in Love and Side B was when the relationship encountered problems. After finishing those songs, he did another hour + of his other stuff. One of the best shows I've seen

    I'll ride the wave where it takes me

    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1995
    *BEC, Brisbane, March 1998
    *BEC, Brisbane, November 2006
    *QSAC, Brisbane November 2009
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane March 10 and 12 2011
    *Big Day Out, Gold Coast, 19 Jan 2014
    *EV Solo, QPAC, Brisbane, 22,23 & 25 Feb 2014

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