90's Australian music

[Red Bear]

The golden age of Aussie music? So much good music at that stage, just alot of really fun enjoyable bands. The time before much of the elctro we are currently cursed with. Before bands like Grinspoon and The Living End went downhill. Before Eskimo Joes heads dissapeared up their own bums. For example

Frenzal Rhomb - Punch In The Face
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_BTtpupOCQ

The Living End - Second Solution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytuT9n8kqQ

TISM - (He'll Never Be An) Old Man River
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-mLIdLZZeI

Bodyjar - Not The Same
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36a6KI6o9VY

The Meanies - Them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im9T82kgMYs

The Tenants - You sh*t Me To Tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blO3EtP_D10

Rhubarb - Exerciser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCR0KYy59og

Grinspoon - Black Friday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmqDtbwyWuohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1nknGuuZPs

You Am I - Berlin Chair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRc6orRcb8A

Eskimo Joe - Sweater
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1qEJCw8PZw


Just seems like at some point in about 2003 JJJ decided to stop playing this type of music completely, instead switching to indie rock and electro, along with the obvious emergance and abundance of Oz Hip Hop that also dominates the airwaves. There are still some exellent local Australian punk bands but they do not receive the airplay that bands like Frenzal, bodyjar etc did in the 90's, thus have no chance of ever making it past the local pubs in Sydney/Melbourne whatever.

 

[carcharias]

rail
sidewinder
the welcome mat
spiderbait ...before Kram larsed out.
even
tumbleweed
the cruel sea
moler
the verys

 

[Phillips]

savage garden.

 

[fish eel]

Yeah, there are so many, so many better bands than what you've listed there.

Sidewinder, Screamfeeder, Falling Joys, tumbleweed, underground lovers, even, the clouds hummingbirds big heavy stuff drop city knievel i could go on and on.....

 

[fish eel]

ahh, carch you beat me too it.

good call on the welcome mat.....

The Verys were one I forgot about as well

 

[Red Bear]

Meh
Spiderbait was the one i forgot (although they were godawful live the time i saw them, just played their instruments for about 40 minutes before finally playing some songs)
Tumbleweed were also good and reportedly awesome live since reforming
Hard Ons are another i forgot altho they began more in the 80's.
Regardless, it was a very good era of Australian Music

 

[pennywisealfie]

totally agreed. So over everything thats out now. Indie Rock and Techno are slowly killing me.

 

[Stagger eel]

mmmmmm!!! the 90's...

all those bands were fantastic and you can also add the following..

Club Hoy
Drop City
Paradise Motel
Glide
Deadstar
the Gurge

 

[skeepe]

Jebediah
Area 7
One Dollar Short
28 Days
Silverchair actually releasing decent music
Skulker
the Cruel Sea
Dave Graney
Regurgitator
The Whitlams when they were good
Nitocris
Powderfinger
Screamfeeder
Skunkhour
Magic Dirt
The Superjesus
Ammonia
Def FX
Custard

It truly was a golden age.

 

[joel caine number 1 fan]

yes jebediah were awesome

btw does anyone know where the band lash went? i thought they had a good future, there first album was actually really good

there was also another good band coming through from country victoria ,but i cant remember there name ,i think the song was called machine

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

How good were the bangels I know they were chickish but definately the best band of that time by the aussies.

 

[fish eel]

yeah the bangels werent australian.

 

[joel caine number 1 fan]

segression
Frankenbok
Karnivool
superheist
Henry's anger
something for kate

 

[Red Bear]

The Gurge, how did i forget them

 

[skeepe]

One of the best gigs I've ever been to was a triple bill of The Get Up Kids, Area 7 and Jebediah. Absolutely outstanding.

 

[Stagger eel]

OMG!!!!!!....:crazy:

The Mark of f**kin Cain....

I love this thread.

 

[joel caine number 1 fan]

OMG!!!!!!....:crazy:

The Mark of f**kin Cain....

I love this thread.

good band
they were a regular on the heavy shift on channel v

 

[Red Bear]

My first ever concert was Homebake 2000. I was 11 years old at the time and my dad agreed to go.
Saw the likes of MGF, Frenzal Rhomb, Jebediah, Spiderbait (who, as i said, were sh*te) and an absolutely ball tearing performance from The Living End. Very good day.

Compared to this years lineup which is just so bland

 

[TiggaPlease]

Gilgamesh!!!!

 

[pennywisealfie]

man this thread rules.

first show i ever went to was Custard. Magic Dirt were on the mid card (of about 5 bands) before they were even famous, seriously they played before the Julian Date lol.

anyways, one band has been left off and its a massive fail from everyone, that they arent already there lol....

TOE TO TOE!