although i really hate hijacking of internet polls, dig this M+N campaign to get Striborg to the top of the Triple J greatest aussie albums poll.
thanks for that, BB. been trying to get hands on some Sea Scouts for some time.
and on topic, i’d like to add both Bird Blobs albums to the list of australia’s finest.
also , the first 2 Drones albums (and their surprisingly cohesive B-sides/rarities comp) are fucking classixx.
also , the first 2 Drones albums (and their surprisingly cohesive B-sides/rarities comp) are fucking classixx.
Oh shit yeah, that is a major flaw in my list. I’d forgotten I had the Here Come the Lies record till the other day. Garreths voice is pretty insane.
bird blobs were pretty damn good, but were a touch derivative…
and i like the drones too, but their records are so uneven!
I still have problems taking The Drones seriously, as i remember them from Perth when they were the Gutterville Splendour Six and so unbelievably bad.
Amazing what adding one or 2 new members to a band can do.
bird blobs live were really good. the record is pretty good but doesn’t touch on their live shows. also, the guitarist looked a bit like this guy.
HA! VINDICATED!
YouTube - Striborg - Call Of The Redwood Forest
‘Call of the Redwood forests’
thanks to Hamish for the tip
Not an album, but insane double kick drums rule!
oh yeah, i liked damaged a lot back in the day. ballarat bands ftw!
Tasmania has Redwoods?
Nah, but you can’t get grim amongst gum trees.
Fuck me, I just got told.
oh, ive been waiting for this thread…
no particular order…
Meh:
In briefTaking out the top spot in The Hottest 100 Australian Albums Of All Time is Powderfinger with their album Odyssey Number Five.
The list was compiled by over 47,000 young Australian music lovers.
Eight albums by Unearthed artists made The Hottest 100 Australian Albums Of All Time list.
From Monday 11 July triple j’s pop-up digital station will be playing the whole 100 albums from start to finish.
The full releaseThe album was released in 2000 and was the fourth studio album for the Brisbane act. The band strived to make Odyssey Number Five different from their other albums by creating a set of cohesive songs with a simple message.
Bernard Fanning said of the album ‘We worked really hard at putting that record together. It works as one complete listen. Like how Dark Side Of The Moon, the Pink Floyd record, all the songs fit together, they feel like they’re part of the same thing’.
This obviously worked, the album instantly resonated with triple j audiences.
The album was an instant hit, with the singles These Days and My Happiness both being voted #1 in consecutive triple j Hottest 100s.
The albums longevity and impact on the Australian public was reiterated the voices of the voters: Kiralee from SA: “I was 13 when I first heard ‘Odyssey Number Five’ and this was the album that founded my love of music!” Adrian from WA: “It is simply an amazing album. 11 great songs that all fit together. Some of the greatest Aussie songs ever”. Natasha from NSW: “One of the first Australian albums I ever listened to properly growing up. It’s perfect, grabbing your attention with the intro guitar in Waiting for the Sun, and never letting it go.”
The list as a whole was an exciting blend of incredible Australian music. Massive rock albums by music royalty AC/DC, The Living End and INXS stood side by side with internationally renowned dance albums by The Presets, Cut Copy and Empire of the Sun. Artists proving popular with multiple entries include Hilltop Hoods, Birds of Tokyo, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Angus & Julia Stone, Regurgitator, Bliss N Eso and Sarah Blasko - but it was Silverchair who dominated with all five of their albums making the list.
The countdown was also huge for triple j Unearthed, with eight albums by Unearthed artists making the list.
After long, successful careers Unearthed pioneers Grinspoon and Missy Higgins both ranked highly. Also notable is the prominence of new Unearthed artists like Art Vs Science, Washington and Gypsy & The Cat, proving that more triple j listeners are discovering music through the Unearthed channel than ever.
This list was compiled by over 47,000 young Australian music lovers, resulting in a definite youth perspective on the Hottest 100 Australian Albums Of All Time. With 64 per cent of albums released in the last 10yrs, and eleven albums released in the last 18months, Gen-Y have had their say.
After two incredible weeks of highlighting some of the best Australian music, we wrap up another successful countdown in triple j Hottest 100 series.
From Monday 11 July triple j’s pop-up digital station will be playing the whole 100 albums from start to finish. All you have to do is tune your digital radio to triple j hottest or stream it online via triplej.net.au.
can’t remember if I voted for Odyssey no 5 or internationalist, they were both great albums but I don’t think Odyssey should have come first.
I was more annoyed about bliss and esso getting I’m there. not bad music but seriously they are not in the top 100
i’d be more concerned about Gypsy and the Cat being in the top 100.
stupid gen y kids with no memories of anything past 2002.
just found the list of what i voted for (although looking at it i think i should have put down unit instead of …art and not had 28 days in there, not that they are bad):
Grinspoon - Easy
Avalanches, The - Since I Left You
Powderfinger - Internationalist
Crowded House - Woodface
Herd, The - An Elefant Never Forgets
Living End, The - The Living End
Regurgitator - …Art
Silverchair - Freak Show
28 Days - Upstyledown
Frenzal Rhomb - A Man’s Not a Camel
Reasonabl debriefing post JJJ comp results
Includes some nice stats/graphs, but not as high a standard as we’re all used to thanks to user mckenny’s blog…
