Triffids
Sleepy Jackson
Powderfinger
Drones
Church

Any opinions on them?

Triffids I always thought were overratted, had fun heckling them at a drunken gig back in the 80's . The Drones are powerful and good songwriters I would like to see them live, a bit gloomy if your in a down mood though. The Church were (are?) a great band, Marty Wilson Piper is a killer guitar player, some of their best music now suffers because of the horrible production values in the 80's. Under The Milky Way should be the Australian national anthem.
Powderfinger and Sleepy Jackson I never heard.

The Loved Ones



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I was hoping you would check in here Rockman. I am aware of the Loved Ones but have had a hard time finding anything by them. Only thing I have from them is a live album. I would love to get their "official" album.
I got to say I like Down Under bands. Not stuff like Midnight Oil or Men at work but Rose Tattoo was good. Then those acts I mentioned up there. Sleepy Jackson I like a lot. Church CAN be a whole lot better than the relatively mellow 80's chorused guitar sound. I have many of their titles.
I am just trying to find more.
Sweden and Australia are two countries that put out great bands.

Hoodoo Gurus!

The Angels are the best Aussie band. Listening to them right now. Pitty they never cracked it overseas. Musically much more versatile and interesting than AC/DC but just never got the big break in the States. Still touring so do yourself a favour......

Easybeats .... Thee early stuff when Lil' Stevie was a mad-legged rocker



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Johnny O'Keefe ....
Kinda like the Aussie Elvis but a touch more frantic
Started in the late 50's....Wild One ...Shout...She Wears My Ring...Move Baby Move

Had own TV show Six O'Clock Rock .... Lived it fast with dolls cars and pills

Cut the great sounding She's My Baby in LA ...

Wild One later covered by Iggy Pop



ROCKMAN

The datsuns
The dudes
DD smash
spilt enz
crowded house
the exponents
dragon
the feelers

these bands are from New Zealand

Feel The Fear
And Do It Anyway

Dragon and Mi.Sex..Crowded House..to name a few great New Zealand bands here in the 70s 80s and 90s the usual story they make it big here then move to Australia and become even bigger...which I can understand ya just dont have the big numbers in population here.Then Australians claim them to be theirs.. Great bands out of Australia The Angels..INXS..ACDC..Cold Chisel..Icehouse.. the list just goes on.

I can not find anything by the Angels. I need some new bands; I like the acts I listed in OP. Am going to check out these other names.

Palace Revolution 2000.. A couple of good bands here im into at the moment..The Feelers and a youny band out of Auckland..The Checks..The Jets (Melborne band)

Eddy Current Suppression Ring .... Cult following...Lazy garage band sound

Have released a few 7" singles that sell out in no time .....Couple of Albums/CD's






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The Frowning Clouds .....

Local boys making their way into the Melbourne scene .....
So far One 7" a CD/EP and CD/Album .....

Think early Rolling Stones...Pretty Things...Bo Diddley...English Beat stuff...
Great lads .... Couple of them often hanging around the Rockman home.....







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YEAH YEAH The Saints ....



ROCKMAN

yeah yeah!

These guys (Temper Trap) will be massive if they keep putting out stuff like this:

This is massive;

Some other greats not yet mentioned :

Celibate Rifles
New Christs
Lime Spiders
Died Pretty

All 4 of these are KILLER!

My favourite Aussie bands:

Beasts Of Bourbon

Dead Ringer Band

and the Easybeats

Empire Of The Sun

The Sleepy Jackson

Little Birdy

Eskimo Joe

Kasey Chambers

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Rockman
The Frowning Clouds .....

Local boys making their way into the Melbourne scene .....
So far One 7" a CD/EP and CD/Album .....

Think early Rolling Stones...Pretty Things...Bo Diddley...English Beat stuff...
Great lads .... Couple of them often hanging around the Rockman home.....

thanks Rockman - will check them out

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Palace Revolution 2000
I can not find anything by the Angels. I need some new bands; I like the acts I listed in OP. Am going to check out these other names.

Here you go - try this

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Can't believe no one's mentioned The Church.

I'm sure Rockman loves these guys - The Masters Apprentices. Was looking for War Or Hands Of Time but this r'n'b classic will do.





And some Absolute total garage rock from one of the best bands of all time. Buckle up for this one. Book him Dano.





Top tenning here with The Saints. One of the first punk singles.