Top Aussie Bands ?

[XR6TickfordBoy]

That poll is no where near comnprehensive enough, uve only included ultra-pop people/bands! In my own personal opinion the best Australian band is Karnivool! Not only cos that's my style of music but because they're original (un like Wolfmother etc.)!
The only people that can critique music are those with an open mind!!!!

[HLC]

Originally Posted by Mickus

yeah the kids in the 'hardcore scene' highly amuse me as well. I dont get the whole flying kick **** in the mosh.

yeah april/may should be awesome. cant wait to see nile and decapitated. missed nile last time they were here :(

what other goods bands are in the lineup do you know?

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=87782

check out that thread. i put together a list of all the extreme metal bands touring.

[keef]

Originally Posted by BLKPhoon

Well no actually, 1/3 of Crowded House is Kiwi, the other 2 members are Victorian.

Yes later on both Fin brothers were involved in the band so at best they were 1/2 Aussie 1/2 Kiwi.

Also I have nothing against Kiwi's so this is not an attack just spelling out the facts.

Back to the poll... umm I wish I could choose a few as the Oil's, Crowded House, Powderfinger, AC/DC are all awesome bands and Jet will be a great aussie band if they continue the way they are going!

sweet as dude, any music is good music,ac/dc would have been a close second py:

[keef]

Originally Posted by BLKPhoon

Well no actually, 1/3 of Crowded House is Kiwi, the other 2 members are Victorian.

Yes later on both Fin brothers were involved in the band so at best they were 1/2 Aussie 1/2 Kiwi.

Also I have nothing against Kiwi's so this is not an attack just spelling out the facts.

Back to the poll... umm I wish I could choose a few as the Oil's, Crowded House, Powderfinger, AC/DC are all awesome bands and Jet will be a great aussie band if they continue the way they are going!

may i add that crowded house was the reminence of spit enz[kiwi]ahem,dragon or misex,i think not aussie,i was here and it was happenning.aussie had the market,go mental as anything,those guys are still rockin it out at a pub near you.

[keef]

Originally Posted by newy_xr6

mate what do they listen to? probably indie or emo crap, everyone seems to love that **** nowadays. im not a huge midnight oil fan (i do like them) but nothing beats good old fashioned rock n roll. these days you really dont have to have much musical ability or originality to make it big, its all about image and marketing, and who can get the most screaming teenage girls as fans. im a die hard rock n roll/heavy metal fan and i can tell you, im an extreme minority among most of the people i know, with the exception of a few who, after riding in my car all the time and having to listen to zeppelin,metallica,sabbath,stones etc, have seen the light

right on the button,all they are doin now is a pure marketing exercise selling s--t! go 95bfm

[keef]

damn those post whores :monkes:

[ratman]

hard for me to go past AC/DC, the Angels and the Tatts............for all those who mentioned no newer bands on the list and for those 'older' members partial to acca dacca, look out for a new local band called Airbourne, sensational no frills ozrock.

[uranium_death]

Originally Posted by bonspeed

Well it should just be called best band then.

Best ozzie band for me, The Living End.

Living End are my favourite Aussie band. That doesn't make them the best though.

The good songs are great, their other songs suck. They don't yet have the balance that my fave band, The Offspring have. Although I will admit, Offspring have good albums and bad albums, but it's simple. 89-97 is good, 98 onwards is poo splatted on the toilet bowl.

But as was said, music is not about music anymore. It's about image, hair and clothing. That's why I don't like modern stuff much.

I'm into the granny music on Magic 1278. At least some people there wrote their lyrics and music, and performed it.

Too many people in the music industry (especially stupid tarts like Holly Vallance, Steph McIntosh, Nikki Webster etc.) simply pay people to do the hard work for them, and they reap the benefits with saying, "it's THEIR album." No it isn't. It says nothing about their artistic ability. They may have good voices (cough cough) but the fact is, it's their image. "I used to be on Neighbours, aren't I special?"

Crap.

[starkersEB]

Originally Posted by HLC

ive seen em both a couple of times. hardcore kids make me laugh hahahahaha

hanging out for april/may but. thats when all the good tours start :sm_headba

Yeah i dont get hardcore kids they pay all that money to spend the whole show running around like a d..khead and not taking in the music, oh well thier loss i spose.

[Psycho Chicken]

TISM, clearly.

[JamesR]

Originally Posted by starkersEB

Yeah i dont get hardcore kids they pay all that money to spend the whole show running around like a d..khead and not taking in the music, oh well thier loss i spose.

maybe you dont get it.. :
i think most [hardcore] bands actually hate it when people just stand there..
they are dancing/moshing to the music. i goto shows to LISTEN to music.

[Fev]

Originally Posted by starkersEB

I voted powderfinger. But there are some awesome aussie bands comming through atm, like Parkway Drive, Horsell Common, I Killed The Prom Queen, Unpaid Depbt just a few for you guys to look out for and maybe vote for in the next few years lol.

ok i voted men at work"every body dance"

but for me at the moment its the aussie hardcore/metalcore scene for me..

Parkway Drive
IKTPQ
Game On
The Dead Walk
The Amityville Curse
Her Nightmare
Jungle Fever

heheh, love a good mosh pit, parkway has the best, just so fast and it makes you go nuts

[Jock260]

powerfinger and AC/DC are my fav's, but i had to go with the finger, always be my favourite band i think

Originally Posted by MYGT05

Voted for powderfinger... But at the moment my favorite aussie band is The Butterfly Effect, going to see them on the 31st

Im going to Geelong Invasion too, can't wait! Although im going to see The White Room, awesome band!

[MRJUCY]

My 3 favorite are The Mark of Cain, Mortal Sin & Toe 2 Toe but of the ones listed AC/DC.

[mad cow]

SKYHOOKS are the greatest.....

Smut is my favorite song, if you have never heard it do so. not many groups would be game enough to sing those lyrics now let alone in the 70s.

[It'sTheVibe]

Voted Cold Chisel; Bow River is one of my all time faves.

The Living End should have been an option though, would have made my choice harder.

[Grasshoppr]

Originally Posted by keef

may i add that crowded house was the reminence of spit enz[kiwi]ahem,dragon or misex,i think not aussie,i was here and it was happenning.aussie had the market,go mental as anything,those guys are still rockin it out at a pub near you.

Yeah your spot on, Split Enz is fully Kiwi bro :1syellow1

[XWGT]

Oils
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 has to be one of the greatest albums of all time