plus one of my favorite transplanted bands Man Or Astroman? (originally from Alabama)
Good call - I still think of them as an Alabama band, but at least one key member lives here in Atlanta.
I guess Jarboe is here too, but I’m not as much a fan of her solo stuff and Swans hasn’t been based out of here in a long time.
Best rock bands:
Thin Lizzy
Therapy? (kinda)
God is an Astronaut
Giveamanakick
Kerbdog
The mothafuckin’ CORRUGATION.
I’d like to put forward The Dead C.
!!yes!!
And I’d like to publicly apologise for Shihad on behalf of my fellow Kiwis.
Shihad!! LOL
And I’d like to publicly apologise for Grinspoon on behalf of my fellow Aussies.
Grinspoon! LOL!!!
SPK and Foetus just barely count as Australian to me, since they both relocated pretty much immediately after they formed.
I totally disagree.
They had to relocate for their own good.
Back in the day, the scene was pretty close-knit and spawned some great stuff, but a lot of these artists knew that if they wanted to make an international impact, or one that really paid dividends, then they had to go overseas to spread the word, be a part of the scene and work with international artists.
Good on them for doing that and flying the flag. Sure, a lot of them never came back, but why should they? Just being Australian and showing people what they could do paved the way for anyone that followed them, and that’s enough as far as I’m concerned.
To Akbar:
disagree with you on two fronts.
Mark of Cain had one great album; Ill At Ease; everything after that was a bit ‘meh’. Though I liked some of the remixes. Still, I mentioned those bands in terms of impact… I dunno if Mark of Cain had as much as an international influence as say…
the HARD ONS. Now there’s a great band. I can’t believe I forgot to mention them. Then again, Rollins chose to sing with them as he chose to produce Mark of Cain, so perhaps it’s just a matter of taste with regards to our thoughts on M.o.C.
Will have to agree with you on Bon-era AC/DC. Brian just does not compare.
But have to completely disagree with you on INXS. People seem to think just coz they got famous and had a couple of hits overseas, they made an impact, were influential, etc etc.
Nah. Just a bunch of trendy cunts that rode the wave at the right time. And this whole Rockstar INXS JD Fortune bullshit has really descended into self-parody.
They would’ve been better off getting the cleaning lady from the hotel that discovered Michael Hutchence’s body to ride his still semi erect penis and get some of the seminal discharge into her and carry his seed for a while, then get back to it in 15 years and have half of the real thing fronting the band. None of this karaoke competition bullshit
Mark of Cain had one great album; Ill At Ease; everything after that was a bit ‘meh’. Though I liked some of the remixes. Still, I mentioned those bands in terms of impact… I dunno if Mark of Cain had as much as an international influence as say…
I hate Mark Of Cain.
the HARD ONS. Now there’s a great band. I can’t believe I forgot to mention them. Then again, Rollins chose to sing with them as he chose to produce Mark of Cain, so perhaps it’s just a matter of taste with regards to our thoughts on M.o.C.
The Hard Ons were great. They were a big influence on me in my youth.
But have to completely disagree with you on INXS. People seem to think just coz they got famous and had a couple of hits overseas, they made an impact, were influential, etc etc.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that early INXS was very good. Ditto early Icehouse. I really like both of those bands first couple of albums.
And yes, they did descend into self parody. Did you know that after Hutchence died, Mike Patton was INXS’ first choice for a replacement vocalist? Yes, that’s right. Mike Patton! They were actually arrogant and misled enough to believe that the Mr Bungle guy would one day front…INXS!!
Patton himself told the crowd this lil’ story at an early Fantomas gig that I saw.
Everybody laughed. Hard.
You forgot to mention the part where Patton agreed to do it, only insofar as he could sing onstage with a belt around his neck. [laugh][laugh][laugh]
Ouch.
Perhaps they refused to pay him enough to simply ‘hang’ around?
Oh somebody please stop me.
Belt up, Peligro
I’ve been listening to Midnight Oil for the last two days.
They’re the best thing to come out of Australia, apart from Kylie Minogue’s ass.
They’ve also got a fucking idiot for a singer.
I’d say early Hunters and Collectors >>>> Midnight Oil.
Although, I really do like early Midnight Oil. Guitar lines sound strangely really aggressive…
the guys in that band have a new surf rock band with the bassist from the Violent Femmes; ‘the Break’. I’m definitely heading down to the gig in Melbourne in a couple of months.
Canada: Nihilist Spasm Band!
…just awesome!
Uh Ministry
End of topic. America wins… again.