Laughing Clowns - Ghosts of an Ideal Wife

Thanks to robbie for this one

Either love or hate Ed Kuepper, by no means your standard singer or guitarist. I use to travel 'far and wide' to catch his shows.

Formed in Sydney in 1979 after the break-up of Kuepper's punk rock band The Saints. Where The Saints were a bass/drums/guitar rock band, Laughing Clowns' various line-ups included double bass,piano, tenor saxophone and trumpet. Often referred to as "jazz punk" by critics, the group's songs were often constructed around difficult time signatures and sometimes "off-key" melodies.

They released several albums, singles and EPs, including Holy Joe, Mr Uddich-Smuddich goes to town, Ghosts of an ideal wife and Law of nature. They disbanded in 1985 with Kuepper continuing to record and perform under his own name.

Ghosts of an Ideal Wife - Released 1985

Produced by Ed Kuepper

Musicians:
Ed Kuepper
Jeffrey Wegener
Louise Elliott
Paul Smith
Louis Tillett
Glad Reed
Diane Spence

http://rapidshare.com/files/78360052/Laughing_Clowns_-_Ghosts_of_an_Ideal_Wife.rar

Crowded House - Temple of Low Men

I’m not a great fan of Crowded House but one has to acknowledge Neil Finn as one of the most talented song writers to come out of NZ. My girlfriend doesn’t speak English, but she loves this record.

Crowded House is a rock and pop group formed in Melbourne, Australia, and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is widely recognised as the primary songwriter and creative direction of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand (Neil Finn, Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner), Australia (Paul Hester, Nick Seymour, Peter Jones and Craig Hooper) and United States (Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod).

The group had important connections in the Australian and New Zealand rock scenes. Neil Finn and Paul Hester were former members of the New Zealand rock band Split Enz; Neil is the younger brother of Split Enz founding member Tim Finn. Nick Seymour is the younger brother of singer-songwriter-guitarist Mark Seymour, leader of the now defunct Australian rock group Hunters & Collectors.

Temple of Low Men was released to great fanfare in 1988 along with the single "Better Be Home Soon," which reached #42 in the US. Other highlights of this album were "Into Temptation" and "Sister Madly", the latter evolving into a fan favourite sing-along when played in concert. Although critics were impressed, the album was not as well received commercially as their debut. As a contrast to the debut album, the first single "Better Be Home Soon" was an acoustic song which performed moderately on the charts, though the following four singles from the album all failed to chart altogether, and through the low single impact, album sales were not as successful as the debut. The label quickly pulled promotion for the album yet again, and Crowded House performed a short tour of Australia and Canada. Supertramp member and multi-instrumentalist Mark Hart then accompanied the band from January 1989 as a tour performer, taking Eddie Rayner's place. In early 1989, following a short tour by the group to support their second album, Finn removed Seymour from the lineup. In 2007, he discussed this on Andrew Denton's Enough Rope, commenting that he had fired him because of artistic differences. After a month, Seymour initiated contact and the two agreed to have him return to the group. Following this, the group decided to take a break before re-entering the studio for their third album.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78342007/Crowded_House_-_Temple_of_Low_Men.rar

Many thanks to 'ausrock' and 'over here'

Spy vs Spy is an Australian rock band from Sydney formed in 1981. Also known as V.Spy V.Spy and Spy V Spy. Managed by Gary Morris of Midnight Oil fame, the Spies created an unique sound based around Craig Bloxom's driving bass, Michael Weiley on guitar & Cliff Grigg on percussion. Three piece bands often fight to achieve prominence, in the Spies case this was achieved by ear bleeding sound levels coupled with anthemic lyrics and Bloxom and Wieley's alternating vocals. Harry's Reasons to Trash the Planet mark the high point of Aussie Pub Rock, possibly destroyed by aggressive anti drink driving campaigns of the era. The death of Australian pub-culture may also have been due to the aggressive pursuit by government and other private interests, of the gambling dollar where many pubs were converted into 'pokie-machine venues. The band began a successful series of tours to Brasil in the mid-nineties and continues to influence Australian Rock from there. Due to copyright conflicts in the US with the [Spy vs. Spy a popular comic], Spy vs Spy was forced to change their name to [vSpy vSpy]. The band is popularly known as "the Spies", and is one of the most important rock bands to come out of Sydney. In 2007 there are currently some of the former band members who are touring as Spy - Spy and performing all of the classic hits.

• Do What You Say (EP), 1982
• Four Fresh Lemons (EP), 1983
• Six Fresh Lemons (EP), 1983
• Meet Us Inside (EP), 1984
• Harry's Reasons (LP), 1986
• A. O. Mod TV Vers (LP), 1987
• Xenophobia [Why?] (LP), 1988
• Adults Only Modified Version (LP) ****
• Trash The Planet (LP), 1989
• Spy File - The Best Of (LP), 1991
• Fossil (LP), 1994
• Because Bootlegger (EP), 1994
• The Early Cases (LP), 1999 Brasil
• Mugshot: The Best Of, (LP) 1999
• Mugshots, (LP) 2000 Brasil
  
• Meet Us Alive, (LP) 2001 Brasil
  

Mugshots
http://www.mediafire.com/?6yzekzzmm2m

The Early Cases
http://www.mediafire.com/?em2xtwmjhym

Adults Only Modified
http://www.mediafire.com/?1wvxddt19lz

Fossils
http://www.mediafire.com/?0yxyyjmt0ky

Paul Kelly and The Dots - Talk

One for tricky...... cheers mate

In the late 1970s, Kelly was vocalist for the Melbourne pub-rock band "The High Rise Bombers". Following the dissolution of that group, Kelly formed "Paul Kelly & The Dots". The Dots period, which ranged from 1978-1982, saw the release of three albums, Talk in 1981, Manila in 1982 and the Urban Opera in 1985.

After Urban Opera, Kelly had difficulty securing a recording contract as he struggled with a drug problem. In the liner notes to his 1997 Greatest Hits collection, Songs from the South, Kelly makes special mention of Michelle Higgins, a former Mushroom Records employee who had locked herself into a hotel room, refusing to leave the room until she had secured Kelly at least a two album recording contract.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78335508/Kelly__Paul___The_Coloured_Girls_-_Talk.rar

Paul Kelly - Songs From The South__The Best Of Paul Kelly

Basically spans his catalog of songs of the 80's and 90's .... contains his quintessential Aussie song, Bradman, sorry guys got to be Australian to fully appreciate this song ...... 'brings tears to the toughest of blokes' The album cover is an example of a picture telling a thousand words. If you don't know the music of Paul Kelly, this is a good place to start.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78317736/Kelly__Paul_-__1997__-_Songs_From_The_South__The_Best_Of_Paul_Kelly_.rar

Afgan Wigs - Bonnie and Clyde

Greg Dulli (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick McCollum (lead guitar), John Curley (bass), and Steve EarleSteve Earle) formed the band in Cincinnati in 1986. (drums -- not to be confused with country musician

The Afghan Whigs were a soul-influenced American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. While they achieved moderate success in the 1990’s -- Rolling Stone described the band as spending "the bulk of their career on the brink of stardom" -- they "never quite broke beyond a substantial legion of devotees enamored of their thinly veiled sleaze."

http://rapidshare.com/files/78231505/Afghan_Whigs_-_Bonnie___Clyde.rar

The Scientists - The Human Jukebox

This lineup returned to Australia in April 1987 for the Human Jukebox tour. Salmon moved back to Perth with his wife Linda Fearon (co-writer of "Blood Red River") and son. Human Jukebox was released on Karbon in October 1987. The band toured Australia in November 1987, with a lineup of Salmon, Thewlis, Combe on drums and Brett Rixon rejoining on bass. Their last show was at the Shenton Park Hotel, Perth, Saturday 27 November 1987.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78151493/Scientists__The_-The_Human_Jukebox.rar

The Hummingbirds - Love Buzz

The Hummingbirds were an indie pop or jangle pop band from Sydney, Australia, formed in 1986 from members of the band Bug Eyed Monsters. They were one of the first bands signed to the rooArt label, and had a chart hit with Blush.

Band members originally comprised singer/guitarist Simon Holmes, bassist John Boyce and drummer Mark Temple; vocalist/guitarist Alannah Russack signed soon after. The classic Hummingbirds included the departure of Boyce and the addition of singer/bassist Robyn St. Clare.

They were one of Australia's most promising acts in the late 1980's and early 1990's along with other up-and-comers like Ratcat, Tall Tales and True and The Falling Joys.

They debuted in 1987 with the single "Alimony", followed by "Everything You Said", "Swim to Shore" and "Hindsight". The Hummingbirds then signed to rooART and recorded loveBUZZ with Mitch Easter. It was a major hit and earned an American release, though sales were slow despite excellent reviews. They continued recording for Australian audiences, releasing another LP, 1992's Va Va Voom. However, the release of this album was delayed due to problems with RooArt. The Hummingbirds were released from their RooArt contract after the release of the 1992 EP 'You Just Gotta Know My Mind' (a Donovan cover) and they proceeded to release two EPs on the small IV label, Gone and Tail.

The band found it hard to justify their move from a major label like RooArt to the smaller IV records and sadly broke up after the release of Tail. Simon Holmes went on to record other albums with a new band, Fragile, Allanah Russack has been playing around Sydney as a solo artist, and Robyn St. Clare has recorded with RatCat and Sneeze.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78240406/Hummingbirds__The_-_loveBUZZ.rar

The Acoustic Lounge - Chris Cornell

This one is for hank - unplugged in Sweden

Along with Mark Lonegan and Billy Gorgan, one of my favourite vocalists. 15 songs here a couple of orinals from Soundgarden and Temple of the dog but mostly covers. The standouts ‘Peace Love and Understanding’ ‘Redemption Song’ and’You Can’t Hide Your Love Away’.

Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American musician best known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for rock bands Soundgarden (1984–1997) and Audioslave (2001–2007). He was the founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his former roommate, Andrew Wood, and he has released two solo albums, Euphoria Morning (1999) and Carry On (2007). Though not officially released onto CD, an hour long acoustic concert Cornell performed on 7 September of 2006 at O-Baren in Stockholm is widely available for download under the title Chris Cornell: Unplugged in Sweden.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78187275/Cornell__Chris_-_Unplugged_In_Sweden.rar

Straitjacket Fits - Hail

Thank you to hank - hope your keeping warm

This is a really, really good record it ebbs and flows, full of emotion and passion. Love this band.

1987 marked the release of their first EP. Life in One Chord defined their sound, spending 10 weeks in the Top 50. All four of the songs are justifiable New Zealand rock classics, none more so than the astonishing "She Speeds", which was to become the band's hallmark song. Its edgy lead vocal (from Carter) was underpinned with a dynamic jagged guitar and stabs of strings which tumbled into a churning melodic chorus on which Brough's voice soared. The exact opposite approach was taken on "Sparkle That Shines", its gentle downbeat melody sung by Brough giving way to a chorus laced with Carter's knife-edge harmonies.

The band left Dunedin, briefly moving to Christchurch, before making the shift to the country's main marketplace, Auckland in 1988. Their first album Hail was produced by Terry Moore (a former member of The Chills) and was released later that year (it would later be re-released on CD accompanied by the four songs from Life in One Chord). The band's first overseas venture, to Australia, came in 1989, followed soon by a tour of Europe

http://rapidshare.com/files/78125118/Straitjacket_Fits_-_Hail.rar

Go Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane

Something very special, Ive packed up two records for you here. The magnificent, beautiful and obtuse Go Betweens. We have the original 16 Lovers Lane and the equally impressive Acoustic Demo Tapes. I'm listening to the acoustic side as I'm writing this post. Along with Died Pretty maybe the best band to come out of Australia.

The Go-Betweens were an internationally influential indie rock band from Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in Brisbane in 1977.

Early on Robert Forster and Grant McLennan were joined by Lissa Ross (drums 1978) and Tim Mustapha (drums 1978–1979) then, during their "classic" period by Lindy Morrison (drums 1980–1989), Robert Vickers (bass 1983–1987), Amanda Brown (violin, oboe, guitar, backing vocals 1986–1989) and John Willsteed (bass 1987–1989) and, in their reformation, by Glenn Thompson (drums 2002–2006), and Adele Pickvance (bass 2000–2006).

The focal point of the group was the songwriting skills of Forster and McLennan, famously described by Village Voice critic Robert Christgau as "the greatest songwriting partnership working today." Each developed a distinctive but complementary style: Forster's songs were angular and angst-ridden, making much use of irony and unusual lyrical imagery, while McLennan's were generally softer and more sensitive, his lyrics often based on character study and reported speech.

The band's first recordings ("Lee Remick", "Karen" - both 1978 - and "People Say", 1979) were simple pop tunes with a rough New Wave edge, an obvious blend of pure pop influences such as The Monkees with the gritty simplicity of The Velvet Underground. By their first official album, 1982's Send Me A Lullaby, they had developed a subtler sound consisting of dry semi-spoken vocals, complex lyrics and melodic but fractious guitar pop influenced by contemporary bands such as Television, Wire and Talking Heads. In 1979, the group had left Australia, first for Glasgow, where they briefly joined the roster of cult independent label Postcard, then following their friends and contemporaries The Birthday Party to the busier music scene in London. Their second LP Before Hollywood (1983) established the group as cult favourites in the UK, McLennan's "Cattle And Cane" becoming a large hit on the independent charts.

The Go-Betweens spent much of the 80s touring, regularly producing such alternative radio hits as "Spring Rain" (1986) and "Streets of Your Town" (1988), without ever securing a chart single - a fact which mystified their supporters in the press, to the point where this "scandalous" lack of popular success became a cliche when writing about the band. Their albums Spring Hill Fair (1984) and Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express (1986) received particularly strong reviews, and showed the band gradually moving towards a smoother and more contemporary sound, while retaining elements of their idiosyncratic early style. Their later LPs Tallulah (1987) and 16 Lovers Lane (1988) were the group's most commercial offerings yet, though again they failed to trouble the charts. After recording six albums, Forster and McLennan disbanded The Go-Betweens in December 1989.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78171575/Go-Betweens-__16_Lovers_Lane.rar

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The Acoustic Lounge - Stone Temples Pilots

Greetings and salutations to all, the weekend is upon us and here in Thailand it’s a public holiday on Monday, General Elections. I’m stoked. New segment, ‘The Acoustic Lounge’. Unplugged albums began with Nirvana and have become an important addition to most rock bands discology. I love these little treasures. By the looks of the photo it it could be MTV , very similar set up to Nirvana. Has 8 tracks includinf 'big Empty', ;creep' and my favourite STP song 'Interstate Love Song'. Well here’s the first in my Acoustic Lounge………. ENJOY

Stone Temple Pilots was an American rock band in the 1990s and early 2000s, consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion).

This one has 8 tracks including ‘Big Empty’, ‘Creep’ and my favourite STP song, Interstate Love Song’.

STP's five albums have sold over 17 million copies in the United States alone and over 30 million albums worldwide. The band had fifteen top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts, including six #1's, and one #1 album on the pop charts (1994's Purple). STP won the 1994 Grammy for "Best Hard Rock Performance" for their song "Plush". STP was also ranked at #40 by VH1 on the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock list. In addition to their original material, they have also covered songs by Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Doors, and The Beatles. These bands were some of the groups cited by the band as its influences.

In 2003, the band released the greatest hits compilation Thank You. Around this time, band members began going their separate ways. Since the band's demise, Weiland has moved on to become the frontman of Velvet Revolver with former members of Guns N' Roses. The DeLeo brothers formed the band Army of Anyone with Richard Patrick, of the band Filter. Army of Anyone released its self-titled debut album in 2006. Kretz founded Bomb Shelter Studios in Los Angeles.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78109982/Stone_Temple_Pilots_-_Unplugged.rar

Soulsavers - It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land

The Soulsavers return with the new album "It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land".

This time round, Soulsavers have joined up with Mark Lanegan (ex Screaming Trees) who provides vocals on 8 of the albums 11 tracks.

Their influences range from Johnny Cash, Velvet Underground, Joy Division, Public Enemy, Nick Cave, Dylan, and The Stooges.

It's an eclectic recording, a unique mix of rock, country, soul & gospel. What makes this a good record is the vocals of Lanegan. I’m a fan of the Screaming Trees and Lanegan’s solo work. I have never heard him sound so good. Complementing the reverent, post-apocalyptic sonic environment, Lanegan sings as if he's standing at the door of deliverance, bottle in tow.

The album was recorded throughout 2005 & 2006, between the bands home base in the North of England, and Los Angeles.

The record was released in April '07 on V2 Records in Europe.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78104072/Soulsavers_-_It_s_not_how_far_you_fall__it_s_the_way_you_land.rar

The Stems - At First Sight, Violets Are Blue

A truly fine album, capturing the sound and look of their generation, excellent musicians, well crafted songs and excellent live. I remember the paisley shirts, stove pipe pants and pointed boots. A time when rock had grace and style. Enjoy this one.

The Stems formed in Perth, Western Australia in 1983 and played music that was heavily influenced by 1960s garage rock and 1970s power pop. The band broke up in 1987 and then reformed (twenty years later) releasing a new album in 2007.

The band, with a new drummer, David Shaw, on board spent most of 1986 touring to promote their EP, including national tours supporting The Flamin Groovies and the Hoodoo Gurus, and also seeking a label deal. Mushroom Records signed the band and the band booked into Platinum Studios with producer Alan Thorne at the end of 1986. The recording process didn’t go smoothly and stretched from the planned one month to three, with a new producer brought in to complete the record. At First Sight, Violets Are Blue was released in 1987, their first recording for the White label. The album debuted at Number 1 on the Australian alternative charts. It also received national and international critical acclaim and would be one of the best selling Australian albums of that year despite the lack of commercial airplay in the corporate FM dominated 80’s. Leaning toward a stronger pop sensibility the album highlighed the talents of Dom Mariani and Richard Lane as skilled tunesmiths of the guitar pop genre. The album was nominated in the top 100 Australian albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine and the title track "At First Sight" remains a bonafide Australian classic. 1987 also saw the band embark on another national tour, appearances on national television – including playing the final episode of Countdown and the lead single "At First Sight" making the Young Einstein soundtrack. The band seemed to have the world at their feet, an album which went on to become the third top Australian album of 1987. Following the success of the album there was an increase in interest in the band from overseas, particularly in Europe.

Unfortunately, in October 1987, on the eve of a six week European tour the band mysteriously disbanded. Dom's explanation was:

"I was not very happy with the way things were going towards the end of the Stems. We got quite big, and there are the usual problems that happen with that. People tend to drift apart, there are internal conflicts, egos going wild, and bad management was probably the major factor that contributed to the Stems breakup."

Mathews offered a similar explanation

"In the end it was total burn-out. By the time the band broke up, all of us had had enough. Any of us could have quit at any time. There was also this pull to do other stuff away from the band.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78093448/Stems_-_At_First_Sight_Violets_Are_Blue.rar

The Beautiful Girls - We're Already Gone

The Beautiful Girls: Matt McHugh (vocals, guitar); Clay MacDonald (vocals, bass guitar); Felpe Kmecik (harmonica, melodica, keyboards); Mitchell Connelly (drums).

Recording information: Noisegate Studio, Sydney, Australia (2005).

The Beautiful Girls is an Australian band, predominantly playing roots music. They have released one EP, Morning Sun, and three full length albums, Learn Yourself, We're Already Gone and Ziggurats. This electric harmony of rock, reggae, pop and folk has drawn comparisons with Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Mason Jennings and more recently The Police. The group have toured and supported with many notable bands including Rogerthat. They are opening for State Radio during their US tour.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78071720/Beautiful_Girls_-_We_re_Already_Gone.rar

Riptides - Resurface

Lost count of the number of times I saw these guys play. An institution back in Queensland. Check out their tour posters, you would see them everywhere around Brissy, pieces of class 'Pop Art' Warhol would be proud.

The Riptides were largely vehicle for the song-writing talents of Mark "Cal" Callaghan. Over a career spanning 6 years from 1979 to 1983 the band also featured a number of musicians.

Callaghan went on to find commercial success with GANGgajang but the surf inspired pop of The Riptides had a fun-loving naivety which could not be surpassed.

The Riptides developed a cult status in their home city of Brisbane, Australia. Even during the GANGgajang years, The Riptides would regularly reform for a tour of universities during Orientation Week. A live double album, "Riptides Resurface" captures the energy of these almost annual reformations.

The Riptides reformed for the "Pig City" Festival on 14 July 2007 and performed a classic set that showed why they still remain one of Brisbane's great bands.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78044122/Riptides-Resurface-part1.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/78051138/Riptides-Resurface-part2.rar

Powderfinger - Dream Days at The Hotel Existence

I scored a copy of this when it was first released, probably not as good as its predecessors but has the song ‘lost and running’ one of their best.

Powderfinger's sixth studio album, Dream Days at the Hotel Existence was released on June 2, 2007. Debuting at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, it broke the Australian digital sales record, with over 3000 copies sold online. Reviewers, however, did not rate it as highly as its predecessor, Vulture Street, with Cameron Adams of the Herald Sun HiT describing it as "consistent" Bernard Zuel, who reviewed Vulture Street in 2003, described Dream Days at the Hotel Existence as "Powderfinger's first dull album", but the band as "the biggest rock band in the country".

http://rapidshare.com/files/78005484/Powderfinger_-_Dream_Days_At_The_Hotel_Existence_2007.rar

In his review of Dream Days at the Hotel Existence, Zuel described it as "[having] high-gloss and muscular framework", and that stated that this is what "American radio considers serious rock".^[51]

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Compared with the relatively lean, agile sound they've perfected up to now, this is Powderfinger as the footballer who in the off-season spends his time in the gym and emerges buff and beefy. The problem is he has bulk but has traded in his nimbleness.

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Powderfinger - Odyssey Number Five

tricky up to his best again - cheers mate

In my humble opinion their best album, no week songs here, played with aggression and passion.

Powderfinger's fourth studio album, Odyssey Number Five, was released in September 2000, shortly after they were asked to write songs for the soundtracks of two films; Two Hands and Mission: Impossible II. The song "These Days" was written for Two Hands and "My Kind of Scene" was written for Mission: Impossible II.^[29] Odyssey Number Five was Powderfinger's most successful to date; selling 560,000 copies. "My Kind of Scene" was also released as a single from the album, as were four other songs; "My Happiness", "Like a Dog", "The Metre", and "Waiting for the Sun". Odyssey Number Five won ARIA Awards in 2001 for "Album of the Year", "Highest Selling Album", "Best Rock Album", "Best Cover Art", and "Best Group". "My Happiness" was also awarded "Single of the Year", and other songs were nominated for ARIA Awards in different categories.

Many songs from this era of Powderfinger were ranked on Triple J's Hottest 100 list. "These Days", "Already Gone", "Good-Day Ray" and "Passenger" were ranked in 1999, and "My Happiness" and "My Kind of Scene" in 2000.

http://rapidshare.com/files/78033357/Powderfinger_-_Odyessy_Number_5.rar

Olympic Sideburns - Olympic Sideburns

Sort of an Australian ‘Super Group’ of alternative artists of the 80’s. A revolving door policy with band members,
check out the whos who below. Released 4 albums between 1963 and 1987, shared an album with The Corpsegrinders: in 1988.
Standout track ‘Have Love will Travel’.
Garage indi 80’s rock at its best.

Allen Lindy (b) 1983 Whittle Family, Flirts, Agents, Dust On The Bible

Brooker Alan (b) 1988 Clear Cut, The Cruel Poddies, Paul Kelly and The Dots, Little Murders, The Zimmermen

Brophy Philip (d) 1985 Tch Tch Tch, Dave and Phil Duo, Hot Half Hour, Cut Slash Kill, Collossus

Bryant Paul (b) 1983-1988 Corporate Body, Odious Comparison

Byron Jex (v) 1983-1988 Two Dollar Fifty, Kaos, Barry and The Real Time, The Glamstars, Dirt

Frawley Maurice (g) 1983-1986

Hill Ian (k) 1983-1984 The Fizztops, Crackajacks, Bo Weevils, Sunset Strip

Holmes Michael (g) 1987 The Negatives, Eric Gradman's Man and Machine, The Romantics, Squeaky Girls, Paul Kelly and The Dots, The Zimmermen, Fatal Attraction, Dirt, Songs Of Exiles

Jones Spencer P. (g) 1983 – Beast of Burbon, johnnys

Meo Charles (d) 1983-1984 Ears, Dresden War Crimes, Dorian Gray

McAlpine Calum (d) 1985- Chosen Few, Bohdan and The Instigators, Dirt, Clip Clop Club

McEwan Tom (d) 1983 No Nonsense, Famous Flames

Molletta Maurice (d) 1984-1985 Ku Klux Frankenstein

Williams Jimmy (org) 1983 Ramm, Hot Cottage, Japanese Comix, A Howling Life

http://rapidshare.com/files/78029977/Olympic_Sideburns_-_Olympic_Sideburns.rar

Paul Kelly - Gossip

Paul Maurice Kelly (born 13 January 1955 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian singer-songwriter and is recognized as an icon of Australian rock music as a member of the ARIA Hall of Fame. He is now based in Melbourne, Australia. His output has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output comfortably straddles folk, rock, and even some country.

This offering 'Gossip' released in 1985 sees Paul in his rock/pop mode with his band The Coloured Girls. Released as a double album. Many classic Australian classics here, every man and his dog knows these songs in the land of Oz. Paul wears his heart on his sleeve. Songs about Australia, its people, its cities. Great man, great musician, great album.

http://rapidshare.com/files/77921919/Kelly__Paul_-_Gossip.rar

The Scientists - Blood Red River

The Scientists were born in May 1978 from the ashes of Perth’s first punk bands, The Cheap Nasties, who had also been formed by frontman Kim Salmon and The Geeks. The Perth era Scientists played more in the punk-pop vein and after releasing one album split in January 1981.

By September 1981 Kim Salmon had moved to inner city Sydney and created a reformed Scientists with a swampier, darker sound. Salmon also helped form the Beasts of Bourbon in 1984 before taking the Scientists to Europe where they were soon touring Europe (with The Gun Club). By 1987 the band had returned to Australia for one last tour. Salmon and the Scientists and would go on to influence bands such as Mudhoney and would be considered one of the early driving musical forces in the genre that would be known as grunge.

Blood Red River, released 1982 contains 'swampland', 'she had love' enough said, BRILLANT

http://rapidshare.com/files/77876449/Scientists__The_-_Blood_Red_River.rar

Blah Blah Blah

Firstly I'd like to again thank Mailee, hank, the Time Bandit, Ausrock, all those sites I find my music at and especially the magician tricky for all the help and support you have given me in the short time I have been up and running. Just as important thank you to all of you who have visited my site and downloaded music. Without you I would be sharing nothing.

I came to Thailand three years ago with 4 CD's in my bag ( dinosaur jnr - ear bleeding territory, ben harper -fight for your mind, jet - get born and xavier rudd - solace) bought a computer 2 years ago because of work and then discovered the inter net. I'm old school, never had a computer, don't play playstation.

Now I have over 200 gigabytes of music on my external hard drive(I even know the lingo).
Last week I was surfing and found Time Bandits blog and for some reason I decided it was time to repay with my time for all the music I have found. Maybe a karma thing, well I live amongst 60 million buddists.

I'm really new at this, so I'm learning as I go along. I have set myself a couple of operating parameters

1. I really appreciate your words of support in the 'comments' section and I will attempt to reply to all messages(if you have the time to talk to me, I will return the gesture)
2. I will acknowledge all original uploads where I remember and when it is feasibly possible
3. I acknowledge that what we do in sharing files is academically illegal and maybe irresponsible BUT (always a 'but') music is no ones property, music belongs just as much to the listener as to player. Every pop song has recycled elements of other songs, every musician is influenced by those that went before. Everyone takes something from somebody . What matters is what we give back. Sharing music widens the exposure the artist gets for his music, more people go to artists concerts, more people buy their merchandise, more love and respect is shown towards the artist, more goodwill is spread in this world.
4. Feel free to download any music and repost it if you have your own site.

On a less responsible note and far more patriotic stand, I want to congratulate two young men who shared the same waves with me back home. Bebe from Stradie Island and Mick from Rainbow Bay, The Goldie.

Bebe Durbridge - Winner of The Pipeline Masters Champion
Van Tripple Crown Champion

Mick Fanning - World Surfing Champion

peace and love b

R.E.M - Christmas Album by Fan Club

Only had the privilege to see these guys play once. During their Green Tour at Festival Hall in Brisbane. Saw many a touring act there Beach Boys, Status Quo, Alice Cooper, Stranglers, Queen,The Cure, The Clash..... the list goes on. One problem, if you don't know the pace, it was a huge hall made of galvanized iron, made to host boxing fights, the worst acoustics for a venue I have ever experienced. At the time it was the only large venue in Brisbane. To cut a long story short this was one of the best live shows I ever saw, now that is a big call..... they sounded better live than on record.

Back to this record, can't remember where I found this...... but seeing it's Christmas in x days here's my contribution to the festive season. This has some great covers, 'ghost riders in the sky', 'have you ever seen the rain', 'I will survive'. 'wicked game' if I remember it has about 20 songs. It's really quite good. And it's on mediafire so it will be quick and won't take up your time slots at the big R.

So let me get in early and wish you all a great Christmas, be good to each other, hold your friends and family close, stay safe ...... peace and love b

http://www.mediafire.com/?4ztexzvo2tj

Died Pretty - Lost

Thanking Mailee for giving me the best Christmas present ever

Ladies and Gentlemen Mailee and I give you Died Pretty 'Lost' I have been without this album for far too long. I can associate certain music with different periods of my life, I can remember events when I hear certain songs. This album encapsulates vivid memories, some good, some bad but all very important.... one of those crossroads moments.

Lost' was released in 1988 on Citadel's Blue Mosque. It showed a further evolution in the band's approach, with a pop punch balancing their epic tendencies. These two extremes are no longer separate - they are often one and the same. Tracks such as 'Winterland' showcased their ability to be eerily hummable whilst still bringing your blood to the boil. Again the critics hail the album as a triumph. The attention being given to the band prompted their signing to UK label, Beggars Banquet, for all world territories excluding Australia. The album reached #3 on the Italian pop charts, further solidifying their European fan base.

Only thing missing is the song 'everybody moves', it was intended for lost but released as a single a little later. I hope you enjoy this record it sounds as good as it did nearly 20 years ago

http://rapidshare.com/files/77672609/Died_Pretty_-_Lost_1.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/77685739/Died_Pretty_-_Lost_2.rar

Hoodoo Gurus - Blow Your Cool

This one come courtesy of tricky, thanks mate

Hoodoo Gurus: Dave Faulkner (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Brad Shepherd (guitar, harmonica); Clyde Bramley (bass); Mark Kingsmill (drums). Additional personnel includes: Susanna Hoffs, Debbi Peterson, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele, Geoff Rhoe.

You all know this band, you all know their sound, you all should have this album. This came at the peak of their popularity, 'What's My Name' got flogged on the radio and the video clip was one of the best I ever saw. Again a great album a great band.

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John Butler Trio - Grand National

Fremantle-based vocalist/guitarist John Butler is Australia's answer to jam-oriented singer-songwriters such as Dave Matthews and Ben Harper. Butler leads his tight ensemble through an impressive set of folk-tinged rock on 2007's GRAND NATIONAL. Featuring bold, organic production by Mario Caldato, Jr. (the Beastie Boys, Beck), the album showcases the rhythmic mastery of bassist Shannon Birchall and drummer Michael Barker, while fully spotlighting Butler's amiable vocals and deft work on acoustic and electric guitars and other stringed instruments. Highlights of the immediately engaging record include the exuberant "Better Than" and the fast-paced "Funky Tonight." Those looking for another earnest and emotive jam-band hero will find him here.

http://rapidshare.com/files/77716442/John_Butler_Trio_-_Grand_National.rar

Screaming Tribesman - Bones and Flowers

Many thanks to Ausrock

There's nothing tribal about the sound of these Aussies, and they don't scream either. Their music is full of pop-song harmonies, including "oohh" and "ahh" background singing, jangle chords and repeated refrains. From beginnings as a post-Ramones punky ensemble (on the first four-track EP), they've gone through an assortment of members and sonic textures but all of their releases have been exercises in good old pop-rock. Mick Medew, guitarist Chris "Klondike" Masuak, bassist Bob Wackley and drummer Warwick Fraser. Several Australian number one singles caused a favorable reaction in U.S. college charts; consequently, the gritty pop/rock quartet signed to Rykodisc and released their domestic debut, Bones + Flowers. Despite the album's appeal and high commercial prospects, nothing much came of Bones + Flowers.

http://rapidshare.com/files/77784908/Screaming_Tribeman__The_-_Bones_and_Flowers.rar

The Dolly Rocker Movement - Electric Sunshine

Debut album from the Aussie kings of psychedelia, The Dolly Rocker Movement released in 2006. Incorporating psych, folk, country and a whole host of influences including Velvet Underground, The Scientists, The Stems, The Byrds, The Doors, and a little Died Pretty . The Dolly Rockers have made THE ESSENTIAL album of 2006. They'll be talking about this one for years to come. A stone cold classic. Describe in one word? GENIUS!!!

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The Johnnys - Grown Up Wrong

This is a strange one for me. I know Spencer and the boys quite well. A good mate of mine Speedie(short, stocky, mohawk) was their roadie. Buy I can't recall this record. I can find no cover art, all I can tell you is that is was released in 1988 and you can buy a 'good condition copy' for $18.00 0n eBay. I give you a picture of Spencer during a one off show in 2004. Go hard Spencer a true rock legend.

http://rapidshare.com/files/77700883/johnnys__the_-_Grown_Up_Wrong.rar

Someloves - Something or Other

The Someloves, were a alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The were noted for their 1980s power-pop underground style. The Someloves were led by Dom Mariani andDarryl Mather each of whom were also in two other seminal Australian garage bands, The Stems and The Lime Spiders.

The bulk of the album was recorded in Perth at Planet Sudios in 1989. Mitch Easter had planned to come to Australia to start the recording but had to cancel a week before he was due, after a tornado hit his hometown. The sound engineer for the album was John Villani. Robert 'Robbie' Scorer, from Mariani's high school band, was on drums and on bass was Tony Italiano, a sound engineer who had been present during auditions for The Someloves' bass player and at some point had said "Look I can play bass. Give me a go".

After they had recorded the basics - drums, bass, main vocals and most of the guitars, Mariaini and Mather flew to the United States with the tapes in order to do the overdubs and the mixing at Eater's studio. Easter added a few guitar tracks and his wife at the time, Annie Carlson, played keyboards, with Bobby Sutliff and Jamie Hoover guesting on vocals. Six weeks after they had arrived in the US the album was finally finished.

For $60,000, which included a stay at the Winston Salem Comfort Inn, Mushroom now owned a record that was never going to be toured. The

Someloves debut album, Something Or Other, was released in 1990.

"we told them upfront, 'We're not going to play live, we're a studio band,' but I don't think they really listened to us. So when the alum came out with great initial impact, the label said 'Okay, fellas, when are you going on tour?" - Dom Mariani

Although The Someloves only released one album and remain virtually unknown on an international level Both Mather and Mariani did remain active in the Australian rock scene, Mather going on to The Orange Humble Band, and Mariani to DM3 and the instrumental group the Majestic Kelp, also recording a solo album in 2004.

Something Or Other is widely considered one of the essential power-pop recordings and is highly regarded among power pop collectors.

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The Sports - The Definitive Collection

Back in the 70's my friends listened to Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Queen ... not really my cup of tea ... I was more into the Beatles and The Stones ... Australia had Sherbet and Skyhooks ... again held no fascination for yours truly... then came the flood Radio Birdman and The Saints on the heavier side and the new wave side with Jo Jo Zep and The Falcons, The Sunnyboys, The Go Betweens and The Riptides. The Sports were probably the most commercially successful. Still sounds good.

The Sports were a popular Australian rock group that performed and recorded between 1977 and 1981.

Based in Melbourne, Victoria, the group signed to the Mushroom Records label and released a number of successful singles and albums. Their sound fit well with both 1970s British pub rock bands (such as Brinsley Schwarz) and British New Wave (such as Elvis Costello). Their best known songs include Boys (What Did The Detective Say?), Don't Throw Stones, When You Walk In The Room, How Come, Who Listens To The Radio?, Perhaps and Strangers on a Train

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The Smithereens - Blown To Smithereens, Best Of

The Smithereens are a rock band from Carteret, New Jersey. The group, formed in 1980, has consisted of Pat DiNizio (lead singer/guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar), and Dennis Diken (drums) until 2006, when Mike parted ways with the band. Severo "The Thrilla" Jornacion currently fills his spot.

The Smithereens are known for writing and playing catchy 1960s-influenced power pop. The group gained some publicity when a single from its first album, "Blood and Roses", was included on the soundtrack for, and as the theme song of the 1986 Albert Pyun movie, Dangerously Close, and the video got some moderately heavy rotation on MTV. The group spent some time in its initial semi-celebrity phase defending itself in Rolling Stone against thinly-veiled accusations of sounding too much like The Byrds and The Beatles, pointing out that its Marshall Amplifier-heavy live sound was closer to heavy metal than it was to The Beatles. The Smithereens have always worn their inspirations proudly, but the band also influenced other musicians, most notably Kurt Cobain during the period he was writing Nevermind. Ironically, some feel the Smithereens (like many early 1990s bands) were hurt by the rise of grunge music.

http://rapidshare.com/files/77626999/Smithereens__The_-_Blown_To_Smithereens_-_Best_Of_The_Smithereens.rar

Models - The Pleasure of Your Company

I listened to this record last night. And yes it does sound a little dated and very 80’s BUT Models were a great live band, Kelly had a great voice and I still like this very much.

Models were an alternative rock band from Melbourne, Australia, formed in August 1978 and splitting in 1987. Models' early style was a spiky, distinctive blend of New Wave, glam rock, dub and pop: their most notable features were Kelly's strangled singing voice, Duffield's virtuoso synthesiser performances (he used the EMS Synthi AKS, also notably used on Pere Ubu's Dub Housing), and the band's cryptic, slightly gruesome, lyrics (eg "Hans Stand: A War Record" from Alphabravocharliedeltaechofoxtrotgolf), which were mostly composed by Duffield and Kelly. The 1982 LP 'The Pleasure of Your Company, produced by Nick Launay; its big drum sound and danceability in particular reflected Launay's influence, and Freud's more radio-friendly voice made the album more accessible. The album was critically acclaimed but again failed to sell strongly, although the single I Hear Motion was a national hit. Duffield later explained that the song's distinctive keyboard part had been inspired by the riff from the Stevie WonderSuperstition.

http://rapidshare.com/files/77618914/Models_-_The_Pleasure_of_Your_Company.rar

Straitjacket Fits - Melt

Many thanks to Hank for this one

This is a special record, released during my unsuccessful attempt to become a serious musician. I was living and playing in Sydney doing my dues, thought we sounded pretty good, starting to receive a fair amount of street cred…..then I heard this record…… blown away I was. Become humble again. I thought this record had 'She Speeds' one of my favourite all time songs ’… wrong again. Can be found on ‘Life In One Chord’ EP. No problem, I have and will post with their EP ‘Done’

Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound. They formed from the ashes of The DoubleHappys, a band comprising Shayne Carter, Wayne Elsey and John Collie. The tragic accidental death of Elsey saw Carter and Collie join forces with David Wood in 1986 to form Straitjacket Fits. Andrew Brough (from The Orange) signed on the following year, adding a foil in the form of pop sensibility to Carter's more raucous songwriting. From their inception, the sound of the band was marked by the seemingly incongruous but highly effective pairing of Carter's rough abrasive voice and strident guitar and Andrew Brough's saccharine-sweet vocals and pop hooks. In 1990 the band started work on their album Melt (produced by Gavin Mackillop), probably their finest album, and one which was to produce moderate hits with the Brough composition "Down In Splendour" and Carter's "Bad Note For A Heart".

http://rapidshare.com/files/77609727/Melt.rar

Various Artists NZ - Out Numbered By Sheep

A compilation set by New Zealand rock, pop and alternate bands over the past 20 years. Music from New Zealand has always been a little left of center, must be the water, take Split Enz. This includes tracks From Chris Knox, Headless Chickens and Able Tasman. The cover gives you an idea of what to expect. I'll do a post of my favourite Kiwi band later. I promise well worth the wait( hint! song "she speeds")

http://www.mediafire.com/?4xnmymrrwnc

Angles and Airwaves - We don' t Need To Whisper

I must admit I have a soft spot for Blink-182 so I give you Guitarist Tom DeLonge's band, Angels & Airwaves' 2006 debut album. It is an attractive blend of shimmering electronica and alternative rock, conjuring the glory days of 1980s pop with shiny, anthemic songs like the album-opening "Valkyrie Missile" and the stomping stadium rock of "Distraction." WE DON'T NEED TO WHISPER also revives the dormant notion of the concept album, with several songs taken from a projected film based on episodes from DeLonge's life. Think U2 without the messianic overtones, with a hint of Genesis thrown in for good measure.

If anyone is after any Blink albums leave a message in the comments. Cheers b

http://rapidshare.com/files/77575178/Angels_And_Airwaves_-_We_Dont_Need_To_Whisper.rar

Grinspoon - Guide To Better Living

Grinspoon are an band from Australian Post-GrungeLismore, fronted by Phil Jamieson with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass and Kristian Hopes on drums.

As a result of winning the national Unearthed competition the band gained considerable airplay, and they used this to secure gigs for themselves. As a result the band generated a strong following among the Australian "alternative" and "mosh pit crowd." Their debut EP, known as the Green EP, was released through the independent record company Oracle. It contained the tracks "Sickfest" and "More Than You Are" that became popular and were rerecorded for later releases.

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Jet - Singles and Rarities

Jet is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia, whose debut album Get Born, released in 2003, has so far sold over four million copies throughout the world. The band is influenced by groups such as AC/DC, Queen, The Beatles, Sweet, Oasis, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Easybeats, The Faces, and The Kinks.

Whenever the proverbial Next Big Thing rolls around, it usually takes a few different bands to push the style into the mainstream. With grunge, Nirvana lit the spark, but it was Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Stone Temple Pilots who convinced everyone the Seattle sound was no fluke. In the case of the New Rock phenomenon, the Strokes brought style and the White Stripes added artiness, but with GET BORN, Jet put all the pieces together.

Perhaps the first band of the genre to completely absorb and effectively reconfigure classic rock & roll influences without a trace of winking irony, Jet not only swaggers like the Stones and pouts like Iggy Pop, but injects sorely needed doses of romanticism and variety into a style that otherwise often seems perilously close to oldies revivalism. The most immediate difference between the Australian foursome and their shaggy-haired brethren is the band's talent for soaring sad songs. On the gorgeous "Look What You've Done" and "Radio Song," Jet proves that trashy guitars and neo-garage sneering are not the only way to rock, in the process satisfying both fans of piano-driven ballads and the much edgier NYC sound.

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The Chills - The Heavenly Pop Hits , Greatest Hits

The Chills are a guitar and keyboard-based rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. Based around the one continual member of the band, singer-songwriter Martin Phillipps, the Chills have gone through an astonishing number of line-ups since founding in mid 1980 in Dunedin. At last count, there had been some 20 different line-ups. Another reason for the Chills' inconsistent output is Martin Phillipps' health - for much of the 1990s he was laid low with hepatitis, a side effect of his then drug addiction problems.

Despite their successes, it was not until 1987 that the band's first album Brave Words was released. Several more albums (including a compilation of the early singles) were released during the late 80s and early 90s, before the band called it quits in 1993. During this period the band produced three albums, which included memorable songs such as Submarine Bells and Rain, as well as their biggest hit, the accurately titled Heavenly Pop Hit. Three years later, a reformed band (under the name Martin Phillipps and The Chills) released one further album, but after that the band again split, with Phillipps recording solo work, and also appearing as one of David Kilgour's band The Heavy Eights.

The Chills reformed for a second time in 2003, and have since been working on new material, some of which appeared on a mini-album, Stand By e.p., in 2004. One intriguing feature of much of the Chills' output is a repeated use of the initials "SB" for their albums. This extends to Phillipps' one solo album, Sketch Book: Volume One.

HEAVENLY POP HITS: THE BEST OF brings together 16 of the finest recordings from popular 1980s New Zealand group The Chills such as "Doldrums" and "Double Summer."

http://rapidshare.com/files/77453557/Chills__The_-_Heavenly_Pop_Hits_-_The_Best_Of.rar

The Screaming Tribesmen - Collection

The Screaming Tribesmen was a band formed in Brisbane by Mick Medew, John Hartley & Murray Shepherd. They took the Australian independent scene by storm with a series of singles on Citadel Records. Their earliest hit "Igloo" was penned by Medew and Died Pretty front man Ron Peno.

After relocation to Sydney, and a number of line-up changes the band settled on its most successful lineup of Medew, ex-Radio Birdman & The Hitmen guitarist Chris Masuak, bass player Bob Wackley & drummer Warwick Fraser (ex-Feather & Hoi Polloi) who replaced Michael Charles after the recording of the "Date With A Vampire" EP.

The "Vampire" EP reigned at the top of the Australian independent charts for over 40 weeks, while the band toured constantly in support. The follow up "Top of the Town" EP released on the boutique Rattlesnake Records label saw a change in direction for the band as it morphed into the sound of their first full length release "Bones and Flowers".

On this file you will find All Hail LP, Igloo single, A Stand Alone single, Got You on My Mind single, Top of Town single

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Something For Kate - Beautiful Sharks

Something for Kate is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Members include songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Paul Dempsey, drummer Clint Hyndman, and bassist Stephanie Ashworth. The group was founded in 1994, with Julian Carroll as the original bass player. Something for Kate have widespread popularity in Australia. Their most recent album Desert Lights was released on the 1 July 2006, and debuted at #1 on the Australian ARIA charts and by the end of the month was certified gold. They have been one of the most popular and enduring Australian alternative/rock bands of the 1990s

Their second album, "Beautiful Sharks" which was released in April of 1999. "Beautiful Sharks" was recorded in Melbourne, once again by producer, Brian Paulson. Four singles were released from "Beautiful Sharks". They were: "Electricity", "Hallways", "Whatever You Want" and "The Astronaut" When the band went on the road with this album they took on an extra touring musician, Wally Gunn to play the incidental guitar and keyboard parts.

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The Triffids - Born Sandy Devotional

Recorded just after The Triffids relocated to London from its native Perth, this 1986 release was much of the world's first introduction to the Triffids' broodingly atmospheric sound. Alternating between the shimmering, lovely '80s pop of "Chicken Killer" and the experimentalism of the mysterious "Tarrilup Bridge," the album also conjures the band's contemporary countryman Nick Cave on songs like the dark ballad "Life of Crime," while the cavernous "Stolen Property" and the country-tinged "Tender Is the Night" and my favourite ‘Wide Open Road’ remain timeless classics.

This is the Re-Issued, Deluxe Edition, extra disc with many wonderful surprises.

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The Saints - Monkey Puzzle

The album was recorded at EMI studios 301 Sydney Australia 1981
Engineered and mixed by Gerry Nixon
Produced by Chris Bailey and Gerry Nixon

The Saints were an Australian rock band, formed in Brisbane in 1974. They are considered to be one of the first and most influential punk groups. By 1975, contemporaneous with the Ramones, The Saints were employing the fast tempos, raucous vocals and "buzzsaw" guitar that characterised early punk rock. With their first single "(I'm) Stranded", in late 1976, they released a record ahead of better-known punk acts like the Sex Pistols and The Clash. Bob Geldof has been quoted as saying, "Rock music in the Seventies was changed by three bands — the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and The Saints"

I can still remember seeing these guys play at the Caxton Hall in Red Hill, Brisbane in the 70's.... I'm feeling old, shit happens. To be honest I never liked 'I'm Stranded' I was more of a mod at the time. But the n came 'Eternally Yours' and the magnificent 'Prehistoric Sounds' A gig at Easts Leagues club 81 or 82 sticks in my mind. By this time The Saints were Mr Bailey and others. Monkey Puzzle had players Chris brought back from Europe and they were unbelievable tight and committed.

Chris Bailey,vocals,guitar Barrington Francis,guitar Janine Hall,bass Mark Birmingham,drums This album seems a little over looked and neglected. most reference sites on The Saints don't even list it. 'Miss Wonderful' 'Always', 'Lets Pretend' bring back many good memories.

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Triffids - Calenture

Big Thank You to Peter at C-60 Low Noise for this

The Triffids began in Perth, Western Australia in the late 1970s, partly in response to the punk rock movement. In 1976, David McComb and Allan 'Alsy' MacDonald wrote and performed songs with Phil Kakulas (currently in Blackeyed Susans), Andrew McGowan, Julian Douglas-Smith, and later Byron Sinclair, Will Akers and Margaret Gillard. Originally called Dalsy, they soon became known as Blök Music, Logic (for a day) and then The Triffids, (taking their name from the post-apocalyptic novel The Day of the Triffids). Writing in his diary as a teenager, David McComb traced the band's emergence in Perth:

"On the night of November 27, 1976, a tape was made by Alsy MacDonald, playing a single toy drum, and Dave McComb playing acoustic guitar. The multimedia group 'Dalsy' had come into being. Dalsy went on to make several remarkable tapes (mainly of original material): The Loft Tapes, Rock 'n' Roll Accountancy, Live at Ding Dongs, Bored Kids, Domestic Cosmos, People Are Strange Dalsy Are Stranger, Steve's and the seminal punk work, Pale Horse Have a Fit.… Dalsy did paintings, sculptures and poetry, and wrote a book named "Lunch". They were tinny and quirky, obsessive and manic, versatile and productive. They were also immensely unpopular.... The members of Dalsy grew to hate their audience. They still do, and this hate is an integral part of their music. Dalsy split up towards the end of 1977…. They launched into 1978 as Blok Musik, with their famous Blok Musik tape.… In April they played at the Leederville Town Hall Punk Fest, alongside Perth's punk rock contingent but, as usual, no one danced. After that they went home and metamorphosised into Logic. Within a day they changed their minds, and metamorphosised into the Triffids.

Considered by most Triffids fans to be the act's crowning achievement, 1987's CALENTURE sees the beloved, but woefully underexposed, Australian rock band trading in the charmingly ramshackle aesthetic of IN THE PINES for a brighter, fuller sound. A testament to the late singer-songwriter Dave McComb's ability to pen remarkably affecting and catchy tunes, CALENTURE is best embodied by "A Trick of the Light," a shimmering, synth-laden study in pop perfection.

I have many recordings, if you want to hear more leave me a message

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Smashing Pumpkins - Unplugged

No need for any references here. One of my favourite bands, Siamese Dreams in my top 10. This is a Bootleg, most of the tracks are songs from Siamese Dreams, good sound quality, great interpretations. A well worth addition to any collection. I have all their albums on hard drive, so if you want!!!!! Leave a message in the comments. Oh yeah I'm trying Mediafire. Cheers b

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Powderfinger - Vulture Street

Vulture Street was released on July 4, 2003. The album, recorded in January and February 2003, was named after a street in West End, Queensland, which as the location of the band's first recording room. The album was described by critics as "a rawer, louder, but by no means unrefined, album", and that it featured guitarists Middleton and Haug dominating in a way they have not since their 1994 debut. Simon Evans of musicOMH.com described the band as having "opted for a visceral live feel, adding a real punch to songs".Four singles were released from Vulture Street; "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind","Since You've Been Gone", Love Your Way", and "Sunsets". Like earlier Powderfinger albums, Vulture Street won several ARIA Awards; in 2003, it won "Album of the Year", "Best Group", "Best Rock Album", and "Best Cover Art" Several songs on the album were also nominated for awards, in 2003 and 2004.

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Hunters and Collectors - Jaws of Life

Hunters & Collectors were an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1981, often referred to as "Hunnas" by their fans. They were noted for songs such as "Throw Your Arms Around Me", "Talking to a Stranger", "Holy Grail", and "Say Goodbye", and were renowned as one of the best live acts in Australia until they disbanded in 1998.

The band took its name from "Hunters & Collectors", a song by the German band Can on the album Landed. As that suggests, the original band was influenced by the Krautrock genre and the productions of Conny Plank, featuring strong percussive influences, noisy guitar, and driving bass lines. The sound was in the vein of Remain in Light, the Talking Heads album of 1980.

The band was also noted for its distinctive logo, a H & C symbol, where the "&" was twin snakes entwined around a hunting knife, a variation of the Caduceus which first featured on the Human Frailty album.

Ending up with the intensity and passion of a U2, Hunters And Collectors carved a unique path and place for themselves in Australian rock culture. The group was originally formed in post-punk 1981 in Melbourne as a collective rather than a band, an excursion into funk-rock rhythms and industrial Kraut-rock. They named themselves after a song by Can.

The group's early performances are remembered as chaotic, with audience members encouraged to join in on the banging rubbish bin lids or fire extinguishers. The extended line-up included a massed horn section known as the Horns of Contempt. Inside all this was singer Mark Seymour, with an ear for a melody and a taste for lyrical poetry.

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Various Artists - Do the Pop

Over two decades before the White Stripes and the Hives made 'garage-rock' the new buzz-word, numerous Australian bands were cranking out a raw, high-energy music which had all the elements that the kids are hankering for today. Inspired by two legendary punk-era bands, The Saints and Radio Birdman Australia exploded in the late '70s with literally scores of bands who melded the wild sounds of classic '60s garage-rock and the Detroit rock action of the Stooges and the MC5 into a raw and powerful sound which was unlike anything else in the world. Includes many out-of-print tracks from artists including The Hoodoo Gurus, The Scientists, Lime Spiders, Celibate Rifles, Died Pretty, Lipstick Killers, New Christs and The Hard-On's.

http://rapidshare.com/files/77246578/Various_Artists_-_Do_Pop_CD1.rar

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Powderfinger - Internationalist

Request for Hank

Powderfinger was formed in 1989 by vocalist and guitarist Ian Haug, bassist John Collins and drummer Steven Bishop, who took their name from the title of a Neil Young song. Before the band's formation, the members had all played in other Brisbane-based outfits. The band later sought an extra guitarist, Bernard Fanning, who Haug had met in a university class. Fanning took over the role of lead vocals from Haug, before Bishop officially left the band and was replaced by Jon Coghill. Powderfinger's final lineup change to date came with the addition of guitarist Darren Middleton into the band. The lineup consisting of Fanning, Collins, Haug, Middleton and Coghill has remained the lineup since 1992. Powderfinger initially performed cover versions of other artists' songs, but gradually developed into writing their own material.

In September 1998, Powderfinger released Internationalist, their third studio album. It propelled Powderfinger to a prominent position on the Australian music scene, reaching #1 and later spending 100 weeks on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album, which sold over 280,000 copies and went over five times platinum domestically, reached European audiences for the first time. Internationalist was the first Powderfinger album to win ARIA Music Awards from the Australian Recording Industry Association. In 1999, it won "Album of the Year", "Best Rock Album", and "Best Cover Art", and "The Day You Come" won "Single of the Year". "Passenger", which was among the singles released from Internationalist, was also nominated for three other ARIA Awards in 2000.

The band received much praise and criticism for the political views in several tracks on Internationalist. In an interview with Benedict Watts, guitarist Ian Haug said that the political messages in "The Day You Come" were not something preached about, but were something they saw as a responsibility.

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Hoodoo Gurus - Kinky

Kinky was Australian rock group 'Hoodoo Gurus' fifth studio album. The album reached No. 172 on the American Billboard charts in 1991, with the single "Miss Freelove '69" (February 1991) reaching No. 19 on the ARIA Singles Chart, No. 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1991. Other singles were "1000 Miles Away" (May 1991, No. 37), "A Place in the Sun" (August 1991) and "Castles in the Air" (December 1991).

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John Butler Trio - Three

In April 2001, the band released Three which was the first album recorded as a full band and moved to Melbourne to promote the record on the east coast. Three stayed in the Australian alternative charts for nine months reaching as high as #3 which was an outstanding success for an independent band. The album won an ARIA award for Best Independent Release, and first single Betterman came in at #5 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2001. To people everywhere who believe in social equity, justice and the human spirit John’s words and actions have provided an audible, considered, independent voice and energy to many legitimate and universal concerns. For John however, the importance and focus has always been at the source, his family, his commitment, a voice, a guitar, a song, and the path they walk together.

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Mazzy Star - Among My Swan

Released 1996

AMONG MY SWAN features the same swirling, psychedelic folk music that brought MAZZY STAR mainstream success with 1993's SO TONIGHT THAT I MIGHT SEE. The songs employ the sparse arrangements and dark sense of space first explored by bands like Big Star (on THIRD/SISTER LOVERS) and the Velvet Underground. But with tunes that are always accessible, and sometimes irresistible, Mazzy Star has brought this dreamy ballad sound up from the underground. William Reed from Jesus & Mary Chain adds the feed back.

David Roback provides a shimmering backdrop of slide guitar and organ for Hope Sandoval's mesmerizing vocals. Smooth as honey and wispy as tumbleweed, Sandoval's haunting voice traps the listener in a celestial trance. AMONG MY SWAN never lapses into the self-indulgent side of psychedelia; the music is always kept muted and close to its folk and blues roots. This is an album of beautiful mood music that flickers in the shadows.

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You Am I - Sound As Ever

Recorded at Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota from July 27 to August 3, 1993.

Tim Rodges formed the first version of the band with his school friend Nick Tischler and his older brother Jaimme in December 1989. The band's name was derived from late-night sessions under the influence of alcohol. This initial line-up was short-lived and by the end of 1990 both Nick and Jaimme had left the band. (In the band's 1993 song "Jaimme's Got A Gal," Tim explains why his brother left.) They were replaced by the group's one-time sound mixer Andy Kent (bass) and Mark Tunaley on drums.The band released several EPs and singles in the early 90s, though the real breakthrough came when Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth caught the band performing at the 1993's Big Day Out festival. Sonic Youth is one of the nosiest of New York's art noise band, so on the surface, it wouldn't make sense for a melodic indie band like You Am I to tab him has their producer...and yet somehow it worked.

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Sleepy Jackson - Lovers

Recorder 2003......Spaced-out pop maestro; blue-eyeliner wearing rock roll genius; Australia’s answer to Brian Wilson - Luke Steele - aka The Sleepy Jackson - has already been called all these things and more. No wonder he lives in the most isolated city on Earth. Anywhere else, with all these critical garlands, he could end up suffocating. I like the peace and quiet which comes with living in Perth laughs Luke down a late night phone line. It suits me. There’s lots of space, there’s no one around. I can walk down the main road and feel like Im a professor. Then I can go back to my laboratory and conjure up some more potions....

A perfectly formed set seemingly beamed in from a starry-eyed parallel universe it boasted everything from sublime acid-country (superlative single Good Dancers) to Who-like power pop (Vampire Racecourse) it prompted a landslide of feverish reviews. Mojo called it a deliciously skewed debut; Uncut a star-crossed triumph and NME a kaleidoscopic masterpiece. It is perhaps best described by Luke himself, as simply my attempt at a perfect pop album. This is one seriously good album.

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Afgan Wigs - Gentlemen

Recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee between May and June 1993, and at Ultrasuede, Cincinnati, Ohio in April 1993.

GENTLEMEN is a rare thing in rock music, a "concept album" so personal and painful that listening to it gives the impression of being privy to something that should never have been made public. Greg Dulli's lyrics about male inadequacies and overcompensation ring with uncontainable self-hatred and loathing. The shifting of emotions--from the brittle and internal to the brutal and external--forms the basis for the stagnancy and decay of the male/female relationships described here.

Opening with a claustrophobic swirl, "If I Were Going" sets the mood, a warm bassline picking at the scabs of Dulli's cracked intonation ("It's all a lie, it's nearly dead, it's in our hope, baby, it's in our bed"). Taking cues from blues, soul, and rock, the Whigs crank out a hybrid 'alternative' sound borne on the scorching guitars of Rick McCollum. After the summation of "Bit into a rotten one now, didn't you?" ("Now You Know") and "I Keep Coming Back," a cover of the Tyrone Davies soul classic, the instrumental "Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer" adds violin and piano to the mix, finally offering a reprieve from the Whigs' poisonous psychic exorcism. Though not a record to listen to often, GENTLEMEN is a stunning achievement.

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Died Pretty - Free Dirt

In 1986, after three ‘Single of the Week’ features in UK's Melody Maker, Died Pretty released their debut album 'Free Dirt'. Not content to stand still, the band set out to prove that they were great at more than just eight minute musical storms. 'Free Dirt' moved Melody Maker to write, 'with disturbing ease we slipped into this whirlpool of sound, becoming lost in these musical rapids, compliant, consenting, never once resurfacing... this album is superb'. Much touring in Europe and the US followed, where the band attracted growing critical acclaim for their live shows.

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Died Pretty - Doughboy Hollow

In late 1989, the group records their final Beggars Banquet/Blue Mosque album, 'Doughboy Hollow', in Sydney at Trafalgar Studios where they have cut the bulk of their records. This time, looking for a more organic sound, they enlist the English producer/engineer Hugh Jones (Echo and the Bunnymen, Kitchens Of Distinction) and in the process the band takes a quantum leap. The melodic subtleties which always suggested themselves in previous albums are brought to the fore, producing a spacious grandeur unparalleled even by the standards of this extraordinary group. Ronald's howls, yelps and croonings weave amongst melodic guitar torrents, whilst bass player Clark and drummer Welsh create a rhythmic roller coaster, full of sudden peaks and valleys. After recording, Brisbanite Robbie Warren replaces Steve Clark on bass.

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Died Pretty - Trace

Trace Released 1993, debuts at #17 on the national charts, and the band continued touring at a frantic pace. Achieving the highest sales of their career, Columbia sends the band far afield to spread the musical word.

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Various Artists - The Slab Brissy

Australian slang “slab” a box of 24 stubbies (bottles) or tinnies (cans) of beer, wrapped in an inviting cardboard exterior, designed to fit comfortably on one’s shoulder

Going to do something different, from time to time I’ll pick a theme for the music and compile a slab (24 songs) of entertainment. For my first offering enjoy Slab Brissy, songs from bands that have a connection to my home city of Brisbane, Australia. These tracks cover music from the Early 80’s The Saints, Go Betweens, John Kennedy through the 90’s The Cruel Sea, You am I into the new decade, Powderfinger. I have full albums from all these artists, so if want the full menu drop me a line and I’ll upload for you. Enjoy

Set List

Slab Brissy 1

1. The Go-Betweens - Cattle and Cane

2. The Cruel Sea - This Is Not the Way Home

3. Boys Next Door – Shivers

4. The Screaming Tribesmen – Igloo

5. Died Pretty - Next To Nothing

6. Ed Kuepper - Black Ticket Day

7. Hoodoo Gurus – Bittersweet

8. Powderfinger - Whatever Makes You Happy

9. Presedents 11- Summer Vacation

10. Ratcat - That Aint Bad

12. The Riptides - Hearts And Flowers

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Slab Brissy 2

1. JFK & The Cuban Crisis -The Ballad Of Jackie O

2. Beasts of Bourbon - Chase the Drago

3. Powderfinger - Lost And Running

4. The Riptides -Tomorrow's Tears

5. The Saints - Brisbane (Security City)

6. The Saints - Let’s Pretend

7. The Hitmen - Shake Some Action

8. The Go Betweens - Streets of Your Town

9. John Kennedy -Big Country

10. Tim Rodgers and Tex Perkins - Semi Auto-Duo-Bio

11. Ups & Downs -Solitary Man

12. Ups & Downs -The Living Kind

13. You Am I - Berlin Chair

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Hoodoo Gurus - Mars Needs Guitars

On MARS NEEDS GUITARS, the Hoodoo Gurus further pursue their eminently accessible brand of grungy, hook-laden power pop. While singer/songwriter Dave Faulkner can be heard here straying somewhat from the punk influence that characterizes much of the band's debut STONEAGE ROMEOS, the roots-rock flavor of cuts like the riff-driven "Bittersweet," the hillbilly bounce of "Hayride to Hell," and the wonderfully infectious twang of "Death Defying," offer new delights.

None of this is to say that the Gurus have lost their edge, however, as the surf-punk derived "Like Wow--Wipeout," and the thudding psychedelia of the title track aptly prove. Blistering guitar and harmonica leads from Brad Sheperd offer a textured balance to Faulkner's tightly constructed, highly melodic songcraft, and the powerful rhythm section of drummer Mark Kingsmill and bassist Clyde Bramley brings it all together. The combination of these elements--the musicians, the genre-splicing songwriting--makes MARS NEEDS GUITARS a fine document of the Hoodoo Gurus' appealing, high-energy pop.

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Jesus & Mary Chain - Darklands

Another of my all time favourites Though its lacks the heavenly sonic squall of PSYCHOCANDY, the Jesus & Mary Chain's second album, DARKLANDS, finds the notorious Scottish post-punk band rivaling that impressive debut with a considerably more melodic set of songs. While the title is a bit misleading--DARKLANDS is surprisingly sunny at times--even some of the disc's brighter tunes have goth-friendly themes, namely the chiming, Velvet Underground-influenced opening title track and the amped-up anthem "Happy When It Rains" (a mid-tempo precursor to the following record's raucous "Head On").
On this outing, percussionist Bobby Gillespie (who went on to form Primal Scream) is replaced by a well-behaved drum machine, but this seemingly detrimental change works remarkably well, allowing the focus to zoom in tighter on the icy vocals and toned-down but still reverb-drenched guitar lines of brothers Jim and William Reid. Other highlights of the album include the propulsive "Down on Me" and the brokenhearted "April Skies," one of the Reids' most accessible songs. DARKLANDS is essential for Mary Chain fans, and crucial to any extensive collection of late-1980s rock.

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