You Am I- calling it a day?

[Ron Jeremy]

but still Ron. They sold records. So they had to be good. Thats your benchmark afterall. ;-)

HAHAHAHA you're trying to catch me out Fish, nice one;-)

They had enough talent to be identified by big producers at the time and promoted by the record company, so they too saw potential in them.

TBH cherry pie riff is a classic riff, never hear classic riffs these days

 

[Ron Jeremy]

Jet
Silverchair...they named themselves after a You Am I song.

Really? not at first:

'With a sound that was clearly influenced from the Seattle grunge scene, in particular bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, it came as no surprise to anyone that their band name was in fact a marriage of two songs from their biggest influences'

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1268911/bio

And tbh most local groups are influenced by oneanother, samething happened in Hair rock. The question is? how many groups did they influence who were worth more then a pinch of sh*t internationally?

Soundgarden saw YAI play in Aus and took them to the US twice as their support act.
as did Oasis and Sonic youth and the lemonheads.

So? and lol at the lemonheads. Its not uncommon for international acts to turn up at pubs to view the local talent.

YAI supported the rolling stones.

Similar boring sound, naturally they were chosen due to there popularity in Australia.

YAI also played at Crowded House famous opera house gig....On Neil Finns insistance.

You Am I are a popular Australian act just like TISM why wouldn't they get the gig?

Not to mention they played all dates of the Lollapalooza gigs in the US in 96.

As a side stage band with many bands that many wouldn't of heard off. Funny how they still couldn't get a look in in the market even with all there self promoting.

bands that have supported YAI are The Strokes, youth group , the vines and eskimo joe to name a few.

lol lol and lol pulling out the big guns hey?:lol:

so once again Ron you have displayed a complete lack of knowledge on this subject.

You didn't prove anything, just that a few bands saw them play and again if they were that good how come they didn't record an album and make it big overseas?

 

[Ron Jeremy]

Who gives a sh*t if a band doesn't get to number 1 in the US? Savage Garden did, would you call them a great band?

I think Australia has had plenty of great bands lately - bands that are an absolute joy to both listen to in recorded form, and absolutely go off live.

You Am I, The Living End, Grinspoon, Bodyjar, Jebediah, Powderfinger, Silverchair, 28 Days, Gyroscope... yeah, some of these bands haven't even been that successful on the Australian charts let alone the US charts, but so f**king what? They're fantastic, and at the very least the equal of anything that comes out of the US f**king A.

Haynes has a better voice then any of that tripe you have just mentioned.

And no they're sh*t. If they had potential they'd have every music producer in the world on there door step trying to sign them up.

 

[carcharias]

'With a sound that was clearly influenced from the Seattle grunge scene, in particular bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, it came as no surprise to anyone that their band name was in fact a marriage of two songs from their biggest influences'

so what ?
Silverchair played at the Grammy's in 95 ...they played on the awning that faced out onto the street.
Now the grammys get shown all around the world .
Daniel Johns wore his YouAm I shirt.
Would you wear a Cinderella shirt if you didn't love them ?
You asked for an international band that were influenced by You Am I and I have proven it .
At the ARIA'S in about 96 Tim Rogers played with Silverchair when they did a cover of Radio Birdmams ''new race''....but that is probably a song you wouldn't be familiar with .

I would say that Silverchair and Jet are 2 very well known bands internationally .

So? and lol at the lemonheads. Its not uncommon for international acts to turn up at pubs to view the local talent.

Actually it is very uncommon for an band like soundgarden to bring a band from Australia out to America to support them.
Maybe here in Australia but not the other way around.

Ron ron ron...the Lemonheads were very very popular in their day.

You Am I are a popular Australian act just like TISM why wouldn't they get the gig?

Yes YAI are ...
TISM are a comedy act that Neil Finn wouldn't piss on.

As a side stage band with many bands that many wouldn't of heard off. Funny how they still couldn't get a look in in the market even with all there self promoting.

so fuggen what?
They got a gig on that tour...........do you have any concept of how many bands want a go on that?

lol lol and lol pulling out the big guns hey?

If you pulled you head out of your boyfriends 1985 bumhole and had a look around you may have noticed these bands have done pretty well over the last few years.

You didn't prove anything, just that a few bands saw them play and again if they were that good how come they didn't record an album and make it big overseas?

WTF ?

By this are you asking why didn't they record overseas?
If so

Sound as ever 1993
Recorded at Pachyderm Studio in rural Cannon Falls, Minnesota from July 27 - Aug 3, 93. Engineered by Wayne Connolly & produced by Lee Ranaldo, (Sonic Youth)

hi fi way

Released: February 1995
14 Tracks
Singles: Cathy's Clown (Feb 95), Jewels & Bullets (April 95),
Purple Sneakers (June 95)
Notes: Recorded at Greene Street Studios, New York from September 15-22, 1994. Produced by Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth). Mixed by Ranaldo & Jon Auer (The Posies).


Hourly, Daily debuted at number one on the national ARIA charts - the second consecutive You Am I album to do so and went on to win 6 awards in 1996 ARIA's including: Best Australian Group, Album, Independent Release, Video (for Soldiers), Producer and Engineer of the year.

#4 Record

Released: April, 1998
12 Tracks
Singles: What I Don't Know 'Bout You (Feb '98), Rumble (April '98),
Heavy Heart (Aug 98)
Notes: Recorded during July 1997 in America at Hollywood's Sunset Studios, where the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street was mixed. Produced by George Drakoulias
You Am I took it's place in the annals of Australian music history when #4 Record debuted at No. 1 on the national ARIA charts - their third consecutive album to do so.






Why havent they made it big overseas?

They still tour OS so there must be some sort of a market for them.

...oh
have you seen what the singer from Poison is up to these days?

what a sad old man!

 

[HevyDevy]

I would say that Silverchair and Jet are 2 very well known bands internationally .

It's a real worry if people think these two bands are reflective of Australian music.

 

[skeepe]

Really? not at first:

'With a sound that was clearly influenced from the Seattle grunge scene, in particular bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, it came as no surprise to anyone that their band name was in fact a marriage of two songs from their biggest influences'

Yup.... Nirvana's Sliver, and You Am I's Berlin Chair.

 

[carcharias]

It's a real worry if people think these two bands are reflective of Australian music.

Well Dev ,
Sadly we have been reduced to explaining things in Rons terms.

i.e Record sales = good band no matter what the music sounds like.
and...
Australian and not famous in America = bad band.

So therefore these 2 bands get used as examples.

SC are not that bad...geezuz at least they can play instruments and are an actual real band.

...and again... just because they don't sing like a monster doesn't mean others dont'appreciate what they do.

 

[HevyDevy]

Do you think that I listen only to metal Carcharias?

Moreover, do you think that all metal vocalists use death, hardcore or black metal vocals?

 

[carcharias]

Do you think that I listen only to metal Carcharias?

Moreover, do you think that all metal vocalists use death, hardcore or black metal vocals?

You?... mostly metal by choice...other stuff by way of circumstance.

Any band that has a lead singer that sings like a monster are metalesque or a sesame st character.
I can appreciate the obvious dedication to their instruments as they are extreme musicians...however.
When I cannot tell what language they are singing in because of the ridiculous vocals I usually tune out.

so Dev
Point me in the direction of some Aussie metal without the monster vocals.

I am curious

 

[HevyDevy]

How about just metal in general?

Dream Theater, Opeth drifts in and out ofr clean v death vocals but also released an entire acoustic album, Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Katatonia, Type O Negative, Ayreon. I could go on forever.

A lot of metal bands change between clean and heavier vocals.

As for music I listen to that isn't metal:

AC/DC
Aerosmith
Alice in Chains
Black Crowes
Vinnie Colauita
Faith No More
Jane's Addiction
Led Zeppelin
Dave Matthews Band (one of my favs)
Sting (another fav)
Porcupine Tree
Soundgarden
Stone Temple Pilots
Joni Mitchell
Tool
Doug Williams and the Mix (best live act in Sydney)


...and many, many more.

Not sure what you mean by I listen to non-metal by way of circumstance.

I also wouldn't call that many of the metal bands I listen to "extreme" or containing "extreme musicians". The death and black metal bands usually are, but listen to Opeth for example - the drummer Martin Lopez clearly has huge jazz influences in his playing.

That sort of thing is fairly common really.

 

[skeepe]

I don't know about you, but I've tended to find AC/DC, Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Faith No More, Led Zeppelin, Tool, hell even Soundgarden turning up in the metal section in a lot of stores.

 

[HevyDevy]

Yeah, always amusing when that happens.

Probably explains why you can't buy metal in most stores - management has no idea what does and doesn't constitute metal.

Aside from some early Soundgarden, there is no way any of those bands are metal (although Zeppelin MAY have been considered slightly metal in the 70s, if the term metal really existed)

 

[carcharias]

Zep were blues / rock .

I dont even consider Sabbath metal.

....

c'mon Dev

Aussie metal.

 

[HevyDevy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Australian_heavy_metal_musical_groups

Here's a list for you although I must admit I don't listen to a lot of Aussie metal, mainly because a lot of them are crap.

Ones I listen to most?

Devolved, Chalice and The Berzerker.

Chalice would appeal to you most out of them - some nice female vocals on there.

I'm off to the pub Carcharias - to be continued!

 

[Blind Freddy]

Aussie metal is as fine as what some other countries produce imo.

Psycroptic, Blood Duster, Mindsnare, Damaged, Terrorust. ... are all brilliant.

The Bezerker :thumb

 

[HevyDevy]

Definitely as good as a lot of countries.

I'd put Scandanavia down to western Europe at the metal forefront though.

The US has a strong traditional death metal scene too.

I guess the hardcore fans would point to western USA as a stronghold as well although I don't care much for most hardcore.

 

[carcharias]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Australian_heavy_metal_musical_groups

Here's a list for you although I must admit I don't listen to a lot of Aussie metal, mainly because a lot of them are crap.

Ones I listen to most?

Devolved, Chalice and The Berzerker.

Chalice would appeal to you most out of them - some nice female vocals on there.

I'm off to the pub Carcharias - to be continued!

how about ebola?

I got given one of their cd's ....talk about after dinner music....not.