60s/70s Aussie bands worth a listen

[Freuds_Cat]

Thanks Steve, I agree. Considering the small size of our population our music industry from the 60's through to the 90's was amazingly  prolific. Through that era it was relatively easy to make a living. Very different these days. The industry here now is very fragmented and live music venues are a lot less common.

[Freuds_Cat]

One of the great late 70's bands were Radio Birdman

This clip is live in the Marryatvile hotel here in Adelaide 1977.  Pure Raw Power

[Basvarken]

This weekend I found a great (new to me) band from Australia. Although they are a contemporary band, the 60s and 70s influences are obvious.

The Aussie equivalent of the Black Crowes, Humble Pie, Faces:

Dirty York



www.myspace.com/dirtyyork


I think they're very cool.

[Aussie Mark]

I just stumbled onto this thread, thanks for the bump Rob.  The Cat has posted most of the great ones - glad you included Buffalo, they're my favourite heavy rock band ever !

On the topic of 70's Aussie bands, here's one of my favourites, who started in 1979, so they just make the cut :-)

The Numbers, featuring the gorgeous and talented Annalisse Morrow on bass and vocals .....

[Highlander]

Are "Cold Chisel" worthy of a mention here...?

[Freuds_Cat]

Chisel are 80's but Don Walkers songwriting and keys playing is definitely worthy of much respect.  I also love Ian Moss' guitar playing. Not to mention his voice. I think the thing with Chisel was/is that they were one of the biggest bands in Aussie music history but a lot of people here find Jimmy Barnes screaming a bit hard to handle even if they love the music of the band.

[ack1961]

Oz owned the '80's in regards to music.

[SKATE RAT]

anyone ever heard of X (the Aussie not L.A. one) i think they were from the  70's.kind Radio Birdman/Stooges style. they had a great song called "Home is where the floor is"

[Highlander]

I also love Ian Moss' guitar playing. Not to mention his voice. I think the thing with Chisel was/is that they were one of the biggest bands in Aussie music history but a lot of people here find Jimmy Barnes screaming a bit hard to handle even if they love the music of the band.

I got lucky and I saw them at the Marquee... 

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

Australian Crawl comes to mind.

They were 80s I guess.

[uwe]

No one's mentioned Richard Harris yet?

Skyhooks are great. A bit Sniff and the Tears, but way earlier.

Is Alan Lancaster still doing anything? I really miss him in Quo.

What about Bob Daisley, isn't he Austrlian as well?

And I do like the Bee Gees - all eras.

[Freuds_Cat]

Hoodoo Gurus were a great 80's band. They did some of the most honest, true to the genre rock shows I've ever seen. Played with them (support band) at Selina's in Coogee once and at the Old Lion Ballroom in Adelaide. Nice guys but a great live band IMHO.

[Freuds_Cat]

Bob Daisley left us for the UK in the 70's. I dont know of him being involved in Aussie bands here since then.

Bee Gees never really did it for me. They left Oz in the late 60's, not sure that theyv'e been back here either.

Alan Lancaster and John Coglin IMHO are what made Quo ROCK!  Without either of them they are just another poppy rock band to my ears.

[Nocturnal]

Hoodoo Guru's were great in the 80's. I still listen to 'Mars needs guitars'.

[Aussie Mark]

Hoodoo Guru's were great in the 80's.

And are still going strong.