Majimaune

There are some good Aussie bands out there at the minute, Wolfmother, Eskimo Joe, Jet, Shihad (I like them but no one else does) and so on. I was just wondering how many are actually making it overseas. I know Wolfmother is making it big in America but that it all I know.

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Kingmob

Jet are sort of popular in the UK, but only cause so many Australians are over here back packing. I have to say, taking its size and sporting prowess into account, Australia has a pretty rough ttrack record for producing good bands. The only total classic being AC/DC, and lets face it most of em were born in Scotland......

Majimaune

Yeah well what do you expect from a country with only a population the same as London (I don't know that for sure). Everyone lives so far away from each other. I am quite liking Jet at the minute, new album is awesome. How about John Butler Trio? Are they doing anything overseas, I love them at the minute as well.

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Kingmob

Scotland has a smaller population than that and we still produce some decent bands!

Not heard of the John Butler Trio.

Majimaune

John Butler Trio are the awesome. Well I love them anyway.

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RoxyMoron

I like Jet's first album...Wolfmother is okay. But I guess my favorite band from Australia is the Vines. I'm sure there's one or two other bands I like that are from there but I can't think of who.

tater03

I have not heard of alot of the Australia bands. I must not be listening to the right stations or something.

compl3x

Yeah I basically agree I'm an Aussie and the only Aussie band I like is AC/DC...And yeah they are mostly Scottish lol. But Australia sometimes has a tendency to claim people from different countries as Aussies.

Majimaune

Jet's first album they had written hardly any of their own music, although they did it well.

Kisschasey you guys probably haven't heard of but I am bringing them up anyway. They play emoish kinda music.

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RoxyMoron

I think the only Scottish band I have in my collection is Franz Ferdinand. What else do ya got for us? I'm curious

Kingmob

I'll bet it isn't (or your have a suck ass collection of music, eitherway...)

Mogwai
Belle and Sebastian
Jesus and The Marychain
Idlewild
Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Primal Scream
The Proclaimers
Beta Band
Arab Strap
Delgados
Vaselines
Boards of Canada
Average White Band
Skids
Fish
The Shamen
Big Country
Travis
The View
Milo
Aereogramme
Snow Patrol (based in Edinburgh for years before they took off)
oh. and of course all the pop bands like wet wet wet and deacon blue....

Now that's just "bigger" names and not taking into account Scots who've done well in other bands like Shirley Manson in Garbage or David Byrne from Talking Heads. Or Gavin Rossdale from Bush who's originaly from Scotland.

For a country with a smaller population than greater London, we punch well above our weight.

RoxyMoron

Haha...I don't have any of those and I will admit, I have a couple of embarrassing cds in my collection, but who doesn't.
I have heard some good things about a few of those, so if I get suggested enough I will look into them.

Majimaune

Try the bass player in Red Hot Chili Peppers. He is an Aussie. I have heard of very few of the bands on that list. And then the ones I have heard of I have only heard of them, never their stuff.

Powderfinger...not sure how big they are but their Aussie...Same with Silverchair...

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Cameron

Flea's Aussie?

But, I'd have to side with RoxyMoron. Craig Nicholls definitely cranks out the tunage.

Majimaune

Yeah Flea lived in Australia before his family moved when he was about 12. He lived in Victoria to be correct.

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