Favourite albums of all time

[CURVE]

err, you forgot the hard-ons. the most successful australian independent band of all time.

Yes I did.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

err, you forgot the hard-ons. the most successful australian independent band of all time.

I'm not disagreeing as I am a fan of the Hard Ons but under which criteria are they Australia's most successful independent band "of all time"?

 

[Black Flag]

I'm not disagreeing as I am a fan of the Hard Ons but under which criteria are they Australia's most successful independent band "of all time"?

17 consecutive #1 hits on the Australian alternative charts.

source wikipedia.

 

[thurmanmunson]

Australian 'alternative' charts? In other words, they were flogged on JJJ in the late 80s/early 90s?

 

[PieBeast]

Hard-Ons and Meanies sucked arse, Powder Monkeys and Cosmic Psychos on the other hand

 

[thurmanmunson]

Agreed. "Smashed On A Knee" is a classic.

Hoss, Freeloaders, God, Bored!, etc.

Don't make 'em that like anymore.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

When was there ever an Australian alternative chart? I haven't ever heard of such a thing. Does it still exist?

 

[thurmanmunson]

The Hard-Ons did sell quite a few records, especially in Europe, don't know if they were earth-shatteringly big though.

 

[Black Flag]

Hard-Ons and Meanies sucked arse, Powder Monkeys and Cosmic Psychos on the other hand

u have no taste. girl in the sweater & surfin on my face are classics that will never die.

 

[tiger dream]

When was there ever an Australian alternative chart? I haven't ever heard of such a thing. Does it still exist?

JUKE music paper used to run an Alternative/Indiependent chart up till about 15 years agobased through the indie record stores. It was a big deal for bands like The Clouds and Falling Joys to crack the national Top 20. But bands like RATCAT, Frente!, Spiderbait and The Cruel Sea managed some strong charting singles and albums,then You am i had 3 #1's in a row. By then the so-called Alternative had become the mainstream. A band like Powderfinger is a prime example.

There was a chart called AIR.CHART don't know if it still exists.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

JUKE music paper used to run an Alternative/Indiependent chart up till about 15 years agobased through the indie record stores. It was a big deal for bands like The Clouds and Falling Joys to crack the national Top 20. But bands like RATCAT, Frente!, Spiderbait and The Cruel Sea managed some strong charting singles and albums,then You am i had 3 #1's in a row. By then the so-called Alternative had become the mainstream. A band like Powderfinger is a prime example.

There was a chart called AIR.CHART don't know if it still exists.

Thanks for that TD I had no idea.

 

[bunsen burner]

I saw the hard-ons at The Shents in about 1988. The speaker stacks were about 1m off the ceiling and dudes were climbing up and from a crouch down, diving into the crowd. Was a pretty decent gig.

 

[nicky]

Kid A is starting to grow on me, but oddly enough I prefer Amnesiac.

Amnesiac is my favourite radiohead album.

 

[nicky]

I will kill myself if someone lists "Achtung Baby"

achtung baby

 

[nicky]

I can't do a definitive list but albums i love include;

four tet's 'ringer' EP (lol, kidding bunsen)

kim hiorthoy - hei
nina nastasia - outlaster
bonnie prince billy - master and everyone
palace music - viva la blues
arab strap - elephant shoe
chris knox - beat
tall dwarfs - the sky above the mud below
dj shadow - pre-emptive strike
ellen allien and apparat - orchestra of bubbles
the knife - silent shout
yo la tengo - and then nothing turned itself inside out
stereolab - not music
can - tago mago

I usually listen to things on shuffle

 

[xamol]

Ok, here goes in no particular order

Bruce Springsteen - The River
Queen - A night at the opera (cant believe no one has mentioned them)
U2 - War
The Flowers - Icehouse
Icehouse - Primitive man
AC/DC - Back in black
Def Leppard - Hysteria
The Moody Blues - Long distance voyager
Crowded House - Crowded House
Midnight Oil - 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Spandau Ballet - True
Van Halen - OU812
1927 - ish
Tears for fears - Songs from the big chair
Abba - Arrival
Bryan Adams - Reckless
Genesis - Invisible Touch
Steve Winwood - Back in the high life
Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon
Phil Collins - No Jacket required.

 

[bunsen burner]

Queen - A night at the opera (cant believe no one has mentioned them)

Tons of great songs, but their albums don't stack up (this is the best album of theirs though). Too much filler and below par material. Not really in the same league in terms of being an "album band" as some others.

 

[PieBeast]

u have no taste. girl in the sweater & surfin on my face are classics that will never die.

Unpossible, considering Adolescents S/T is one of my all time faves

 

[Black Flag]

Unpossible, considering Adolescents S/T is one of my all time faves

favorite songs from that?

I'll go - no way & word attack.

 

[Plugger35]

The Church - Starfish
Radiohead - OK Computer
Tool - Aenima
Doves - Lost Souls
You Am I - Hi Fi Way
Live - Throwing Copper
Pixies - Doolittle
Neil Young - Harvest
U2 -Achtung Baby (come at me Old Skool)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
The Panics -A House on a Street in a Town I'm From
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Turin Brakes - The Optimist
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Soundgarden - Superunknown
The Sleepy Jackson - Lovers
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Tool - Lateralus
REM - New Adventures in Hi Fi
The Church - Hologram of Baal
Powderfinger - Odyssey Number Five
The National - High Violet
Eels - Beautiful Freak
Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music...Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop
Cake - Fashion Nugget

 

[Rusty Brookes]

Agreed. "Smashed On A Knee" is a classic.

Hoss, Freeloaders, God, Bored!, etc.

Don't make 'em that like anymore.

Wow the Freeloaders get a mention on BigFooty! All of the Dogmeat bands were great - you add the Dirty Lovers, the Splatterheads, Red Planet Rocketts, Brother Brick, the Sunset Strip. I played on many a bill with these all of these bands. The Powder Monkeys could have been huge if timing and bad luck didn't get in the way.

Anyways back on topic:

The Stooges - Funhouse, Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation, The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy, Black Sabbath - Master of Reality, MC5 - High Time, The Saints - I'm Stranded, Radio Birdman - Living Eyes, The Ramones -Road to Ruin, Alice Cooper - Love it to Death, Motorhead - Overkill, Sunnyboys - ST, Monster Magnet - Dopes to Infinity. One of these although Funhouse probably still holds number one spot for me.

If I could nominate an EP - Long Live the New Flesh by the Eastern Dark.

 

[thurmanmunson]

Everytime I see a list of the 'Top 50 or 100 records' in history, if Funhouse isn't in the Top 3 at the very least, I immediately ignore it.

 

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Everytime I see a list of the 'Top 50 or 100 records' in history, if Funhouse isn't in the Top 3 at the very least, I immediately ignore it.

That is the worst troll comment I have ever seen...

 

[CLUBMEDhurst]

Wow the Freeloaders get a mention on BigFooty! All of the Dogmeat bands were great - you add the Dirty Lovers, the Splatterheads, Red Planet Rocketts, Brother Brick, the Sunset Strip. I played on many a bill with these all of these bands. The Powder Monkeys could have been huge if timing and bad luck didn't get in the way.

Anyways back on topic:

The Stooges - Funhouse, Blue Oyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation, The Dictators - Go Girl Crazy, Black Sabbath - Master of Reality, MC5 - High Time, The Saints - I'm Stranded, Radio Birdman - Living Eyes, The Ramones -Road to Ruin, Alice Cooper - Love it to Death, Motorhead - Overkill, Sunnyboys - ST, Monster Magnet - Dopes to Infinity. One of these although Funhouse probably still holds number one spot for me.

If I could nominate an EP - Long Live the New Flesh by the Eastern Dark.

Dirty Lovers on Bigfooty. **** I love Shanty Tramp

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[KillaKanga]

Not enough Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik