Bands from Australia

[Richard1978]

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It passed over my head when it was first out, but I certainly noticed when my Dad got a CD of One Hit Wonders.

[zip55]

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Nick Seymour is Mark Seymour's brother ... from another great Aussie band .. Hunters and Collectors

[mazzer]

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THE TRIFFIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Was listening to "Trick Of The Light" and "Bury Me Deep In Your Love" in the car today! Great stuff!!!!

[sixtyten]

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The Go-Betweens!

[stud1al]

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I remember Sherbet, in particular their singer, Daryl Braithwaite. I love his solo albums, "Edge" from 1988 is one of my all time favorite albums.

I also had a bit of a soft spot for a single called "Most people I know think that i'm crazy" by The Aztecs. If my memory is correct they were an Aussie band.

That's right.Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs

[stud1al]

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I liked most of the bands mentioned so far.
Also quite liked OL' 55. (ON THE PROWL,LOOKING FOR AN ECHO,RUBY,2 FACES HAVE I,and the number one hit ROCKIN" CHRISTMAS)

[sixtyten]

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Radio Birdman!

[grubsmum]

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My faves are:

Mondo Rock!!! Daddy Cool!!! (both featuring the legendary Ross Wilson)

Also Pseudo Echo (Funkytown, Listening) and Wa Wa Nee (Stimulation, Sugar Free). They supported Go West on their tour down under in May 2008 and they were fab.....as of course were Go West!

The Divinyls weren't a one-hit wonder.....along with their song 'I Touch Myself' they also had hits with 'Boys In Town' , 'Science Fiction', 'Pleasure and Pain' and 'Only Lonely'...and as far as I know they're still around.

Trish
Aussie living in the UK

[grubsmum]

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Ooh and I forgot to mention the AMAZING Cold Chisel.......fantastic Oz band!

T

[sixtyten]

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I know the divinyls are Aussie legends, but that seems to be their only UK hit

[Popsicle]

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I loved the Go-Betweens too, in particular "16 Lovers Lane", although I have most of their albums. I really liked Grant McLennan's solo stuff too-I still play his "Fireboy" CD a lot.

[mazzer]

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Were the Cardiacs Australian? I quite liked them.

[Fifi62]

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My favourites were:

I Got You by Split Enz (reminds me of my last year at school)
& Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work

[tonstu04]

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There was a great rock band called Kings Of The Sun, I saw them when they supported Kiss in 1988.

[stud1al]

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Were the Cardiacs Australian? I quite liked them.

I've not heard of them but then,there's a lot i've never heard of.
Sure you don't mean the cardigans?If so, they were not aussie.