Your Favourite Australian Albums + Recommendations

goldrush · February 2017

pljam said:
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

D'oh, I forgot all about John Butler and Xavier Rudd!
I'd go for JBT's 'Sunrise Over Sea' and Xavier's 'Solace' (because it has GBA and Green Spandex on it, my 2 favourite XR songs)

Natashapearljamfan · February 2017

I don't have a list yet, but some great albums that haven't been mentioned:
Cruel Guards- The Panics
Making Mirrors- Gotye

HesCalledDyer · February 2017

Natashapearljamfan said:
I don't have a list yet, but some great albums that haven't been mentioned:
Cruel Guards- The Panics
Making Mirrors- Gotye

I owe a nod to you for quite a few on my little list up there!

Croos1226 · February 2017

Pretty City - Colorize
Sleepmakeswaves - Love of Cartography

Natashapearljamfan · February 2017

HesCalledDyer said:

Natashapearljamfan said:
I don't have a list yet, but some great albums that haven't been mentioned:
Cruel Guards- The Panics
Making Mirrors- Gotye

I owe a nod to you for quite a few on my little list up there!

Does that include Gossling? She is amazing live...I can't remember which other band's I suggested...Drapht?

Natashapearljamfan · February 2017

This is too hard, there are too many great Australian albums! Here's part of my list (limiting to only one album per band)

Double Allergic- Powderfinger (hardest choice, too many great albums)
Frogstomp- Silverchair
Cruel Guards- The Panics
Ivy & the Big Apples- Spiderbait
Tea & Sympathy- Bernard Fanning
The Living End- The Living End
Making Mirrors- Gotye

The next three I can't decide on. I have too many favorites including: Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit- Courtney Barnett; Breed Obsession- Gyroscope; Birds of Tokyo- Birds of Tokyo; Hourly Daily- You am I; Kick- INXS, Positions- Gang of Youths; Leave your soul to Science- Something for Kate; Chimneys Afire- Josh Pyke; Awake is the New Sleep- Ben Lee; Moo you Bloody Choir- Augie March; Temple of Low Men- Crowded House; Guide to Better Living-Grinspoon; Gravity Won't Get You High- The Grates; Highway to Hell- ACDC. I was also recently introduced to Karnivool and I'm loving Themata and Sound Awake. Oh I forgot Tough Love -Magic Dirt. I'm sure I've forgotten many others.

HesCalledDyer · February 2017

Natashapearljamfan said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Natashapearljamfan said:
I don't have a list yet, but some great albums that haven't been mentioned:
Cruel Guards- The Panics
Making Mirrors- Gotye

I owe a nod to you for quite a few on my little list up there!
Does that include Gossling? She is amazing live...I can't remember which other band's I suggested...Drapht?

Yep. Drapht was one. And I think you mentioned 360 which is, in turn, how I discovered Gossling. I'd love to see her if she ever comes to the States.

Natashapearljamfan · February 2017

HesCalledDyer said:

Natashapearljamfan said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Natashapearljamfan said:
I don't have a list yet, but some great albums that haven't been mentioned:
Cruel Guards- The Panics
Making Mirrors- Gotye

I owe a nod to you for quite a few on my little list up there!
Does that include Gossling? She is amazing live...I can't remember which other band's I suggested...Drapht?
Yep. Drapht was one. And I think you mentioned 360 which is, in turn, how I discovered Gossling. I'd love to see her if she ever comes to the States.

I'm not sure what she's up to, I haven't heard anything about her for a while. She's going to be at Melbourne's comedy festival in April...If you fancy a trip to Australia

helplessdancer · February 2017

No Coder said:

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

saw him in a tiny local club with no more than 60 people max for both shows on that tour and yup he did the whole cd from start to finish and then played some more!
this clip is for you. there's more i took from those shows(7 songs total)

i felt extremely blessed to be in the room with such greatest. the bob dylan of down under for sure!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O6sIGCLDS0

No Coder · February 2017

helplessdancer said:

No Coder said:

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
saw him in a tiny local club with no more than 60 people max for both shows on that tour and yup he did the whole cd from start to finish and then played some more!
this clip is for you. there's more i took from those shows(7 songs total)
i felt extremely blessed to be in the room with such greatest. the bob dylan of down under for sure!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O6sIGCLDS0

Wow - thanks for that. I wasn't lucky enough to see him in a venue that small, it was at QPAC in Brisbane, which is a great venue for sound.

He is our greatest storyteller, and has such a calmness about him. For as good as he is, I think he is massively under rated and under appreciated by the majority

No Coder · February 2017

Natashapearljamfan said:
This is too hard, there are too many great Australian albums! Here's part of my list (limiting to only one album per band)

Double Allergic- Powderfinger (hardest choice, too many great albums)
Frogstomp- Silverchair
Cruel Guards- The Panics
Ivy & the Big Apples- Spiderbait
Tea & Sympathy- Bernard Fanning
The Living End- The Living End
Making Mirrors- Gotye

The next three I can't decide on. I have too many favorites including: Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit- Courtney Barnett; Breed Obsession- Gyroscope; Birds of Tokyo- Birds of Tokyo; Hourly Daily- You am I; Kick- INXS, Positions- Gang of Youths; Leave your soul to Science- Something for Kate; Chimneys Afire- Josh Pyke; Awake is the New Sleep- Ben Lee; Moo you Bloody Choir- Augie March; Temple of Low Men- Crowded House; Guide to Better Living-Grinspoon; Gravity Won't Get You High- The Grates; Highway to Hell- ACDC. I was also recently introduced to Karnivool and I'm loving Themata and Sound Awake. Oh I forgot Tough Love -Magic Dirt. I'm sure I've forgotten many others.

I struggled massively, and left some great albums out. I can't believe I left out Tea and Sympathy - I must have worn that album out when it was released. Forgot about Grinspoon, the Living End Debut is killer and I loved Sunset Studies by Augie March (There's no such place is a beautiful song)

I was stuck on which Powderfinger album to pick and went with Internationalist. Double Allergic was my runner up though. Same with Silverchair, although I think Diorama is there best work, Frogstomp was such a cool album

Natashapearljamfan · February 2017

This thread has made me pull out some old cds! I'm looking forward to the weekend and might have an Aussie band theme.

reesdog · February 2017

In no particular order..

AC/DC - Powerage.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Good Son.
You Am I - Hi-fi Way.
The Angels - Dark Room.
AC/DC - If You Want Blood, You've Got It (Live Album).
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus.
The Vines - Highly Evolved.
You Am I - Hourly Daily.
AC/DC - Back In Black.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Let Love In.

No Coder · February 2017

Natashapearljamfan said:
This thread has made me pull out some old cds! I'm looking forward to the weekend and might have an Aussie band theme.

Whilst doing some stuff around the house on Saturday, The Powderfinger catalogue got a good work out. Double Allergic is such a good album, as was the Mr Kneebone EP

Natashapearljamfan · February 2017

I don't think I've heard the Mr Kneebone EP. Was that their first? This thread has been lots of fun....ashame it's slowed down.

I had an Aussie music weekend and I also pulled out Powderfinger, and Silverchair, Gotye, Gyroscope, Karnivool and Spiderbait.

No Coder · February 2017

Natashapearljamfan said:
I don't think I've heard the Mr Kneebone EP. Was that their first? This thread has been lots of fun....ashame it's slowed down.

I had an Aussie music weekend and I also pulled out Powderfinger, and Silverchair, Gotye, Gyroscope, Karnivool and Spiderbait.

Mr Kneebone was released later - Transfusion was their second EP in about 93 and then their first album, Parables for Wooden Ears came out in 94. They signed a record deal and then tried to change their sound to suit the grunge explosion on their first album, it's got a few good songs on it, but not really recognisable as "Powderfinger" compared to everything from Double Allergic. Thankfully they went back to doing what they do best when writing Double Allergic.

Here's a link to part one of a doco/interview and they talk about the first album about half way through

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j-W-WCpTUg

pj8 · February 2017

Pretty much every album The Church/Steve Kilbey has put out.

goldrush · February 2017

Man I miss Powderfinger!

Natashapearljamfan · February 2017

No Coder said:

Natashapearljamfan said:
I don't think I've heard the Mr Kneebone EP. Was that their first? This thread has been lots of fun....ashame it's slowed down.

I had an Aussie music weekend and I also pulled out Powderfinger, and Silverchair, Gotye, Gyroscope, Karnivool and Spiderbait.
Mr Kneebone was released later - Transfusion was their second EP in about 93 and then their first album, Parables for Wooden Ears came out in 94. They signed a record deal and then tried to change their sound to suit the grunge explosion on their first album, it's got a few good songs on it, but not really recognisable as "Powderfinger" compared to everything from Double Allergic. Thankfully they went back to doing what they do best when writing Double Allergic.

Here's a link to part one of a doco/interview and they talk about the first album about half way through
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j-W-WCpTUg

Thanks for the video...I've got the DVD at home, but it was great to watch this again...thinking this weekend I might have to pull this DVD out and watch it. I'm thinking I'll also have to track down Mr kneebone and transfusion.

Natashapearljamfan · February 2017

goldrush said:
Man I miss Powderfinger!

Don't we all!
But I'm enjoying Bernard's new solo music.

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