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A B Negative 
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 Posted: February 11 2008 at 06:37 |
I love the Bon era the best. At the moment, Down Payment Blues is my favourite Acka/Dacka song.
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"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."
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Gamemako
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Posted: February 11 2008 at 20:00 |
The Aussies do a lot of things right, but music just isn't one of them. 
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Peter
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Posted: February 11 2008 at 23:27 |
 Gamemako wrote:
The Aussies do a lot of things right, but music just isn't one of them. |
Geez -- are you serious? 
Do you think they are all the same, and that you can validly just write off all of the music of an entire country and continent like that?
How many Aussie acts do you know well?
Admittedly, I don't know a ton, but besides ACDC (whom I find to be great unpretentious, kick-ass fun) I like:
Midnight Oil
Mental As Anything
Paul Kelly
Go-Betweens
INXS
Icehouse
Divinyls
Nick cave
Dead Can Dance
Goanna
Some would include Split Enz and Crowded House (plus solo Tim Finn, and the Finn Brothers), but while I like them a lot, they're from New Zealand, as far as I know.
Finally, before they went disco  and down the commercial toilet, the Bee Gees had some pretty essential pop songs in the 60s.
All in all, not too bad for such a far-away country, with a relatively small population, I think. 
Don't know about that Vegemite stuff, though....
 Yeast extract? Shouldn't that be ALCOHOL? 
Hmmm... a little reseach indicates that Vegemite is an "acquired taste," that "not many non-Australians acquire the taste (finding it too salty)" and that it is very rich in vitamin B, and that it IS in fact "made from the yeast leftovers of the beer-making process."
Hmmmm....
Edited by Peter - February 11 2008 at 23:47
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O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: February 12 2008 at 02:22 |
Gamemako wrote:
The Aussies do a lot of things right, but music just isn't one of them. |
Have you heard many Australian bands? Here are some great Prog Aussie bands:
1.- Windchase: Excellent soft 70's Symphonic bands, it's the central point between Genesis and Camel,
2.- Galadriel: Very eclectic band, it's in Folk becausev of the clear Jethro Thul elemets, but they blend Jazz, Psyche and Hard Rock very efficiently.
3.- Brainstorm: For those interested in new forms of Space Rock, very good also.
4.- Rainbow Theatre: One of the excellent Symphonic bands from the 70's, Fantasy of Horses is nothing less than a masterpiece, Armada is also excellent, a must have.
5.- McKenzie Theory: If you like Fusion, you can't miss this band, especially Out of the Blue, essential.
And I could follow, Australia has some very good bands and the great thing is that while most of the world was starting to open to Prog in the early 70's, Australians were playing already quality material.
Iván
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jimmy_row
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Posted: February 12 2008 at 10:15 |
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...and Sebastian Hardie and The Master's Apprentices were pretty good too
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A B Negative
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Posted: February 12 2008 at 16:14 |
Gamemako wrote:
The Aussies do a lot of things right, but music just isn't one of them.
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Angus, Malcolm and Bon were born in Scotland. Cliff Williams and Brian Johnson are English. Phil Rudd, the other longest-serving member, is Australian. 
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"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."
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The Quiet One
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Posted: February 13 2008 at 15:44 |
Ac/Dc and INXS are one of those bands that I have a lot of respect I'll never say they're amazing but still very good stuff. Ac/Dc simple but very good riffs and vocals. INXS sensational new wave. Love those aussies bands 
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: February 13 2008 at 15:54 |
micky wrote:
now have an urge to hear THE AC/DCsong .... to end all songs...
Whole Lotta Rosie... yeah......
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Whole Lotta Rosie and It`s A Long Way To The Top.
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MHDTV
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Posted: February 15 2008 at 12:51 |
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ACDC kinda' sucks...But it can be fun when in a large group.
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Freak yo' swerve
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everyone
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Posted: February 21 2008 at 14:40 |
I thought they were the bisexual band. 
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Statutory-Mike
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Posted: February 21 2008 at 15:11 |
AC/DC was the first REAL band I ever got into...and I still listen to them everyday.
AC/DC essentials you MUST get are:
-Powerage
-Let there be Rock
-The Razors Edge
-High Voltage
oh bloody hell..the entire collection is amazing...also if you're going to pick up a dvd by them deffinitley go for the new one "Plug Me In"
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: February 21 2008 at 15:13 |
Peter wrote:
Hmmm... a little reseach indicates that Vegemite is an "acquired taste," that "not many non-Australians acquire the taste (finding it too salty)" and that it is very rich in vitamin B, and that it IS in fact "made from the yeast leftovers of the beer-making process."
Hmmmm.... |
I don't like beer but maybe it goes well with beer or something.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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The Quiet One
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Posted: February 21 2008 at 16:09 |
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This is my pick of Ac/Dc albums that anyone who likes Ac/Dc must have these:
High Voltage (pure rock n roll with classic blues roots)
Let there be Rock or Powerage or Highway to Hell (any of your choice)
Back in Black
The Razors Edge
Ballbreaker
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Jim Garten
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Posted: February 22 2008 at 07:35 |
Highway To Hell is in my humble opinion, one of the few albums to actually deserve the label "Classic"; it captured the band at the height of their powers, from the chain saw vocals (and schoolboy lyrics) of Bon Scott, through the tightest rhythm section in history of Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams & Phil Rudd and even to the one-string-guitar-solo factory that was Angus Young, there's not a poor track on the album, no fillers, no ballads, just straight ahead rock n roll. I defy anyone's ability (no matter what their age  ) to resist dusting off the ol' air guitar.
Never saw them with Scott, but I was there at Hammersmith in 1980 for the first night of the Back In Black tour... my neck ached for days...
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BaldJean
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Posted: February 22 2008 at 08:04 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Peter wrote:
Hmmm... a little reseach indicates that Vegemite is an "acquired taste," that "not many non-Australians acquire the taste (finding it too salty)" and that it is very rich in vitamin B, and that it IS in fact "made from the yeast leftovers of the beer-making process."
Hmmmm.... |
I don't like beer but maybe it goes well with beer or something.
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it does not go well with beer, it goes with beer ONLY! or any other alcoholic beverage provided it is taken in large quantities
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 A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta
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MHDTV
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Posted: February 22 2008 at 18:47 |
Jim Garten wrote:
Highway To Hell is in my humble opinion, one of the few albums to actually deserve the label "Classic"; it captured the band at the height of their powers, from the chain saw vocals (and schoolboy lyrics) of Bon Scott, through the tightest rhythm section in history of Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams & Phil Rudd and even to the one-string-guitar-solo factory that was Angus Young, there's not a poor track on the album, no fillers, no ballads, just straight ahead rock n roll. I defy anyone's ability (no matter what their age ) to resist dusting off the ol' air guitar.
Never saw them with Scott, but I was there at Hammersmith in 1980 for the first night of the Back In Black tour... my neck ached for days... |
Phil Rudd is a horrible drummer, and Cliff Williams is hardly a great bassist...
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Freak yo' swerve
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jontalisman
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Posted: February 22 2008 at 19:01 |
Yes, you're on the highway but, as Bon says, "Hell ain't a bad place to be!"
Edited by jontalisman - February 22 2008 at 19:10
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A B Negative
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Posted: February 23 2008 at 06:06 |
MHDTV wrote:
Phil Rudd is a horrible drummer, and Cliff Williams is hardly a great bassist... |
They are perfect for AC/DC. It just wouldn't work with a rhythm section of Bruford/Levin or Moon/Entwistle or Vander/Top or Peart/Lee or (insert favourite prog drummer and bass player here).
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"The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time."
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Nightfly
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Posted: February 23 2008 at 07:57 |
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Like most here I prefer the Bon era and Back in Black being their best of the the Johnson years but For Those About to Rock is a great album too. Stiff Upper Lip is a partial return to form and although Ballbreaker was patchy it does include the excellent Boogie Man.
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jontalisman
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Posted: February 23 2008 at 10:51 |
A B Negative wrote:
MHDTV wrote:
Phil Rudd is a horrible drummer, and Cliff Williams is hardly a great bassist... |
They are perfect for AC/DC. It just wouldn't work with a rhythm section of Bruford/Levin or Moon/Entwistle or Vander/Top or Peart/Lee or (insert favourite prog drummer and bass player here).
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Well said. Phil keeps reliable time with simple but perfect fills at just the right moment. AC/DC is built on a solid foundation of rhythms and riffs thanks to Malcolm, Cliff and Phil.
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