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Ah blackers, the 90's, it was only the other day wasn't it?
I was at this gig:
And this one:
And I reckon another poster here was at this one?
Dunno if I've been to this car wash...
Ah mate, it was a lifetime ago! Plenty of fond but hazy memories. The music helps keep them alive, locks in the time and place.
@Patrick
I like your taste in music some great Aussie bands there, Bored, Ricaine, One inch Punch, Seaweed Gorillas, early Magic Dirt.
Sticking with a little bit of a Geelong area theme(Bored,Seaweed Gorillas, Magic Dirt)
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Late 80's classic
Taking London by storm.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/28/amyl-and-the-sniffers-revi...
Amyl and the Sniffers I saw live a couple of years ago. Great energy.
I only ever had a passing interest in Turbonegro but can recommend this. A 2 hr tribute to the leadsinger who recently died. Thurs 25/11 show.
Bnkref wrote:I only ever had a passing interest in Turbonegro but can recommend this. A 2 hr tribute to the leadsinger who recently died. Thurs 25/11 show.
Same i have one Turbonegro album but not really a fan.
Much prefer the Helicopters
BTW. havent listened to that Sunglasses after dark program for like 20 years.
The late Lux
"...No man ever made a chrome grill look so good..."
Some crackers up there!
Pretty sure we got Hellacopters and Turbonegro at a market day in the early 2000's?
Fake blood everywhere.
Don't mind the Glucifer either.
Yeeeah, good run of tunes. I hadn't heard Gluecifer or Louis Tillet before. I remember seeing Warped and another band called Food...Barwon scene too I think? And I remember when the New Bomb Turks singles starting coming in. Sunglasses After Dark and Shock Treatment were both Melbourne radio shows that turned me on to some great bands in the day. The Cramps was the first gig I saw without parental supervision, and we were under age of course. So punk :P
This one came out in 1990:
"He's a pistol grip shiftin'
And a lightning rod hammer step
Always busts his knuckles
When he's wrenchin' up his shit"
"You know I saw his woman. She was a writing his name in blood"
I was going to say, argh that might be where the Offspring got their sound from, but just googled it and they formed in 84 and first album 89
Yeah Didjits preceded the offspring by years.
More lesser known and under rated stuff:
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Guitarist is wearing a birdman tee.
Some Oz sounds from the 80’s.
And Louis Tillet was the driving force behind the Wet Taxis. Great live, here is a good example.
Patrick wrote:Yeeeah, good run of tunes. I hadn't heard Gluecifer or Louis Tillet before. I remember seeing Warped and another band called Food...Barwon scene too I think? And I remember when the New Bomb Turks singles starting coming in. Sunglasses After Dark and Shock Treatment were both Melbourne radio shows that turned me on to some great bands in the day. The Cramps was the first gig I saw without parental supervision, and we were under age of course. So punk :P
Use to listen to both those shows, loved Calamity with Jane (Jane Gazo) too and Mousetrap with Kate and station to station, RRR and 3PBS were awesome through the 90s, so much crap to sift through now and barely any focus on the live music scene, gotta listen at odd times for the decent stuff now.
Sunday morning programs on RRR are alright though, and i sometimes listen to Bigsey on Fridays even though he is full of shit and i agree with nothing he says.
Food were a band i heard of back then had a song or two tapped of the radio but i never saw them or never got around to getting their album, listened to them a bit since though, i really dig this song, has a Fugazi vibe but also the guitar has that early Magic Dirt sound (Daniel era)
In a similar vein these guys were good too.
blackers wrote:Some Oz sounds from the 80’s.
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The 'real' Bamboos!
Got that single still on rotation.
Olympic Sideburns, Exploding White Mice, Lime Spiders.
They were the best of times...
Good time fer sure R00ney. I have the album (Rarer than Rockinghorse Sh*t) which comes out for a spin every now again. Saw them live in Melbourne once, they had just changed their name to the Heelers (?) for some reason. However, with only 10 people in attendance including the barman, it did not inspire confidence that they would be an ongoing concern. Shame, they were very competent musicians and the lead singer had a great voice for the genre.
And the Sideburns.....how ace were they?
Funny we were only talking about Geelong scene and bands this week and I just came across this new book on the Geelong-Melbourne late 70s to early 90s scene with a big nod to Bored & the late Dave Thomas.
Not cheap at $225 but pretty unique good Xmas present for the right person.
https://www.loco-mosquito.com.au/boredthiswasgeelong
Some of the contents more in the link
indo-dreaming wrote:Funny we were only talking about Geelong scene and bands this week and I just came across this new book on the Geelong-Melbourne late 70s to early 90s scene with a big nod to Bored & the late Dave Thomas.
Not cheap at $225 but pretty unique good Xmas present for the right person.
https://www.loco-mosquito.com.au/boredthiswasgeelongSome of the contents more in the link
Growing up in this area in the 80's was pretty epic and the Barwon Club was a regular watering hole. How's some of the names? Psychotic turnbuckles, Dogmeat, Splatter heads etc....Poppin Mommas was another - I believe named after a 'mens magazine' of pregnant ladies. Here's a Friday tune from another Geelong band. Hope you enjoy the video.
Aye, some good bands listed there.
The Psychotic Turnbuckles.. "comprising former professional wrestlers who re-located to Australia around 1982 from their hometown of Pismo Beach in California, after being banned from the Pismo Beach Wrestling Alliance by promoter Sammy Duke." (wikipedia entry)
Love the Turnbuckles.
Mobile phones at gigs ---> punk is officially dead Fred.
If not dead, decidedly bloated like the PT's. Wonder if he got the selfie he wanted...
love the Splatterheads, Patrick. And loving this thread as always, some great contributions recently, thanks everyone
Splatterheads story is interesting. Firstly, the Lompoc County.... My understanding is that was in reference to Brisbane, and the police state it was at that time. I think the Splatterheads, like anyone a bit 'punk' back in that time, were heavily targeted by the cops, the 'task force' if you like (re legendary Razor song), so bailed. But also no doubt the scene at that time in Sydney and then Melbourne was more attractive, and maybe the heroin was easier to get also...
anyway, was stoked I got to see the Splatterheads once, not sure maybe 96 or 98, after they'd released the 'joined at the head' album, which rocks. That dingy little Crash n Burn bar in Bris. Awesome gig, very very loud, as they delivered their own style of 'splatter rock'. I'd rate it in the top 3 loudest gigs ever for me, with ears ringing for a couple of days after. Another I mentioned on here before was the Supersuckers, and the other I was reminded of the other day when someone earlier posted a New Bomb Turks tune. Saw them at the Orient with local guys the Onyas. The Turks were intense, relentless, I thought at the time it had to be a coke-fuelled frenzy
I would have loved to have seen the New Bomb Turks, but alas. Have actually walked out on The Supersuckers twice. Good songs, just boring as fuck live when I saw them.
Favourite Splatterheads song. Sly's voice is amazing.
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Anyone see Redd Kross when they toured in the late 90's (I think it was with You Am I). Phaseshifter is an amazing album... I had that on high rotation for a couple of years. Good live too.
they were one of those funny ones for me Ben. Not sure why, just couldnt get into them, and didnt try too hard. I knew they were touring with the Hard-Ons around that time. I recall they even featured at one of the ZZZ Market Days
and I was going to say that'd be a good book Indo - I wonder how I Spit On Your Gravy are not in that list? Anyone from the Melbourne scene have any insight into that?
Funny how some bands gel and others don't.
How about Pink Noise Test? Can't remember the album I liked, and it's too bloody hard to search for - Spotify brings up a shitheap of wellness compilations to assist people with sleeping.
Haven't heard of PNT but Redd Kross are very well known and, I think, influential in the punk/indie scene. I never really listened to them. Just sampled a song then, sounded very Beatles influenced.
I'm in full music of my youth nostalgia mode:
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thermalben wrote:Anyone see Redd Kross when they toured in the late 90's (I think it was with You Am I). Phaseshifter is an amazing album... I had that on high rotation for a couple of years. Good live too.
Never seen them live or got into them, but i do really like these two songs, had these songs taped of pubic radio from that era, still throw them in the odd mix.
Id probably like more of their stuff if i gave it a good listen.
Kinda getting to much into that Lemon Heads, Urge Overkill, Teenage fan club direction though, i do like songs from those bands too though.
Red Cross played here with the Melvins a few years ago Ben. They went alright.
Steve McDonald plays bass with the Melvs a bit these days.
mattlock wrote:Red Cross played here with the Melvins a few years ago Ben. They went alright.
Steve McDonald plays bass with the Melvs a bit these days.
And it is ever excellent
Nice find Hiccups, funny.
Hah very good. What a fusion.
Havent watched it yet but this new Beatles docco looks cool.
From this
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GreenJam wrote:... I wonder how I Spit On Your Gravy are not in that list? Anyone from the Melbourne scene have any insight into that?
Not sure if Fred ever travelled far from St Kilda....
funny Blackers... but they did come to Bris a few years ago, first time since their only other gig there back in 83 I think. Suspect they were chased out of town by the pigs back then, so never bothered again, for a long time anyway.
I was stoked to be at that gig a few years ago. It was wild, very memorable, they were very good. Blowhard supported, which was great because I hadnt seem them in about 17 years, and they rocked out a tight set, playing some classics, which brought back great memories of the so many awesome gigs of theirs I'd seen back in the 90s/early 2000s. Rollo then died about a year later, so I felt very grateful to have had that opportunity to see them one last time. RIP Rollo, a Brisbane legend
GreenJam wrote:and I was going to say that'd be a good book Indo - I wonder how I Spit On Your Gravy are not in that list? Anyone from the Melbourne scene have any insight into that?
I think the publisher scrubbed them, something about the singer's name being problematic.
Buddy love gravy
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Yeah, the Vice Squad were keen on them for a while. This is a good read about them .
https://www.punkjourney.com/i-spit-on-your-gravy.php
On fire Connie. Keep them coming.
Another mid 80's gem.
and one for Gladys
RIP Robbie Shakespeare
Ah Contance.
But Gibby loves a girl called Ellen more than Christina.
Whom is wearing the dog's collar?
Name songs? Let’s go alphabetically…
Given we have done A, B is for Basia
Alright, time for some discussion on what yr all listening too. My iTunes inventory is getting a little stale so I'm up for some inspiration.
Currently loving The Drones' album "Havilah".. incredible songwriting and some of the best recorded guitars and drum I've heard in a long time. I'm a little late to the party with this album but it's on high rotation at the moment and will probably stay there a while. I've seen these guys live once (Fowlers, Adelaide) and fortunately they're incredible on stage too. Can't wait to see them again.