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thermalben started the topic in Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012 at 6:47pm

Alright, time for some discussion on what yr all listening too. My iTunes inventory is getting a little stale so I'm up for some inspiration.

Currently loving The Drones' album "Havilah".. incredible songwriting and some of the best recorded guitars and drum I've heard in a long time. I'm a little late to the party with this album but it's on high rotation at the moment and will probably stay there a while. I've seen these guys live once (Fowlers, Adelaide) and fortunately they're incredible on stage too. Can't wait to see them again.

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CMC Sunday, 15 Jan 2023 at 2:39pm
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east side radio?
https://youtu.be/Zj-6X45ZjTk

Cheers RW
Same but different. That's UK with same sort of tunes.
Eastside Radio Sydney 89.7FM or digital online
Love that music.......

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Sheepdog Sunday, 15 Jan 2023 at 6:45pm

This just blew my mind. His lyrics and rhymes are next level

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blackers Tuesday, 17 Jan 2023 at 2:02pm

Having one of those days....
"I'm a coffee guy in a stoner place...too many lazy morons in my face..."

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And with that off my chest, time to chill.

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Wilhelm Scream Wednesday, 18 Jan 2023 at 2:16pm

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Wilhelm Scream Thursday, 19 Jan 2023 at 2:42pm

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Sprout Thursday, 19 Jan 2023 at 4:02pm

Anything Tim/Scott/Polyhpia is actually ridiculous and makes me want to both practice and quit guitar.

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mattlock Thursday, 19 Jan 2023 at 7:04pm

Amaning stuff Sprout.
Looks like it may have been sped up a touch though.

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Sprout Thursday, 19 Jan 2023 at 7:49pm

Watch their live stuff, it's not sped up, he's just fucking insane. It's all so clean! I've started learning Tim's part on G.O.A.T. If I can get close in a year I'll be happy.


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thermalben Friday, 20 Jan 2023 at 7:03am

Returned to this album over the last few days due to a few long highway miles. Opening reminds me of early Metallica, some of the latter riffs remind me of early Tumbleweed.

Gotta be in the right headspace to appreciate the intricacies of the playing and the production - 'tis a long song, and needs to be played at volume too.. some great variation in the guitar distortion.

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Jelly Flater Friday, 20 Jan 2023 at 7:43am

Speaking of appreciating the intricacies of the playing and production …

… and needing to be played at volume ;)

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Stuart Lickspittler Saturday, 21 Jan 2023 at 9:42am

Haha. Too much soulless guitar hero noodling and bombastic majesty of rock!

K.I.S.S

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Jelly Flater Saturday, 21 Jan 2023 at 11:01am

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Stuart Lickspittler Saturday, 21 Jan 2023 at 11:29am

Yeeha! Saw Obituary just pre-Covid. Still got it. Still got impressive hair!

They played with these units from Singapore.. Simpler times.

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Wilhelm Scream Wednesday, 25 Jan 2023 at 2:31pm

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stunet Saturday, 28 Jan 2023 at 8:03am

Today's Good Weekend has a great story on Robert Forster ostensibly about his wife's cancer diagnosis but delving into the Go Betweens' long and winding history. Worth a read if you dig the band, or even the author, Lech Blaine.

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icandig Saturday, 28 Jan 2023 at 1:46pm
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Today's Good Weekend has a great story on Robert Forster ostensibly about his wife's cancer diagnosis but delving into the Go Betweens' long and winding history. Worth a read if you dig the band, or even the author, Lech Blaine.

Thanks Stu. Definitely one of Aust's most underrated / underappreciated bands. There's a fair bit in that article to digest. - Well written and researched too. (Was unaware of Lech Blaine until now). I've also got a bit of catching up to do....plenty of Go Betweens / Robert Forster stuff to explore.

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GreenJam Saturday, 28 Jan 2023 at 5:08pm

thanks for the heads-up Stu, that was a good read. It has just inspired another dig into the Go-Betweens' catalogue. Always good.

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AndyM Saturday, 28 Jan 2023 at 7:41pm

Great piece by Lech Blaine, he nails it again and again.
"They were too sloppy to be pop stars, and too feminine to be testosterone-fuelled rock stars. Too Australian overseas, too cosmopolitan for the local market."
But that quirky sound, for me, defined what were bohemian pockets in inner-city Brisbane at the time.
Ramshackle Queenslanders and the shabby workers' cottages of West End and Auchenflower before gentrification moved in.

And if Steve Kilbey says 16 Lovers Lane is one of the greatest albums ever made, who are we to argue.
After all, songs like Clouds and I'm Allright sound like striped sunlight.

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Stuart Lickspittler Sunday, 29 Jan 2023 at 1:12pm

An artist worthy of further investigation.

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seeds Sunday, 29 Jan 2023 at 1:43pm

I don’t know about that

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philosurphizing... Sunday, 29 Jan 2023 at 2:57pm
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Wilhelm Scream Wednesday, 1 Feb 2023 at 2:26pm

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Wilhelm Scream Thursday, 2 Feb 2023 at 12:16pm

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blackers Saturday, 4 Feb 2023 at 9:33pm

Eclectic mix as always Rob, digging it.

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blackers Saturday, 4 Feb 2023 at 9:38pm
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Robwilliams Sunday, 5 Feb 2023 at 1:56pm

shock jocks, shuttle cocks and whittling


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blackers Sunday, 5 Feb 2023 at 9:48pm

A Friday night song on a Sunday evening.

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Stuart Lickspittler Monday, 6 Feb 2023 at 12:18pm

Did someone sputter on about '...isms'?

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icandig Tuesday, 7 Feb 2023 at 1:35pm

Still rocking @ 60 +...

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Wilhelm Scream Tuesday, 7 Feb 2023 at 1:45pm

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blackers Tuesday, 7 Feb 2023 at 3:29pm

Are you going to see them? Some interesting discussion about the gigs.

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icandig Tuesday, 7 Feb 2023 at 4:43pm
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Are you going to see them? Some interesting discussion about the gigs.

I'm assuming you're talking about Chilli Peppers Blackers? Not going to see them this time around - saw them at Mount Duneed in 2019. I'm generally not a fan of 'festival' style gigs or big stadiums - prefer pubs and smaller venues. Once is enough and I'm glad I got tick one off the bucket list. I've seen some of the hoo ha about the set list....but I think they've taken that on board and fixed it. Just waiting for RATM to reform....that would get me back to a stadium.

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blackers Tuesday, 7 Feb 2023 at 5:54pm

Ah yes I was, got snaked by the great Dave Graney. Agree about stadia, closest I've come to that is Nick Cave at the Opera House. Prefer a sweaty pub, band room or hall to be honest. Which limits the acts I see. Not sure ragtm will ever reform, I thought the bad blood ran too deep.

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icandig Tuesday, 7 Feb 2023 at 7:51pm

wishful thinkin...back in the day I did plenty of festivals, but they wear me out too much now. Can still muster a bit of drunken energy for a pub gig though - I like the atmosphere better too.

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groundswell Tuesday, 7 Feb 2023 at 8:34pm

Lagwagon singer Joey Cape is touring Aus by himself or perhaps with a drummer too but as always is bypassing Perth.West oz gets the rough end of the stick sometimes when it comes to tours..But at least West Oz seems to have a very high population of quality musicians growing up here.

As for icandig and blackers on festivals, glad i can relate to that, big day outs did my head in and couldn't describe why, they always just did.Even on quality mdma etc just didnt like them, boiler room was alright i guess with Underworld, Fat boy slim, Dave Clarke, NOFX at one and a few others like Luke Slater..But always preferred clubs or warehouses, or even bush doofs...All time fave though is Greenwood hotel for the talent on tap , good music diff genre every day of the week..and friendly people, some dicks competing for the talent sometimes though but most of the time good vibes all around.

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Robwilliams Wednesday, 8 Feb 2023 at 10:57am

it's your wave, go groundie go









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groundswell Wednesday, 8 Feb 2023 at 2:12pm

Thanks RobW. Weak is a fave track from Hoss, great album, almost every track is good on that album.
Check out double PLAIDinum if you havne't before, its my fave from them, and i capitalised the plaid because many people think they sold out and over produced that album getting double PLATINUM sales when they were just joking about PLAID clothing/and platinum albums.....Anyway well tidy album my fave from them.

They were offered many record deals with bigger labels but decided to stay with Fat wreck and keep their freedom and sound the way it should be developed.

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Robwilliams Wednesday, 8 Feb 2023 at 3:12pm

too easy groundie, hope your looking after your self. You can have the next bomb too. love your passion as much as I love mason ho's edits. That's what it's about.

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blackers Thursday, 9 Feb 2023 at 9:27pm

My favourite radio show is on, with old mate Neil spinning the discs. Some rippers from the set list.

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groundswell Friday, 10 Feb 2023 at 8:04am

Nice tunes Blackers haven't heard of those bunch before.

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too easy groundie, hope your looking after your self. You can have the next bomb too. love your passion as much as I love mason ho's edits. That's what it's about.

Haha next bomb i hope will be soon i hope, last i checked forecast is pretty dim here but thanks for the kind words and i think i may know you, not sure just the way you talk and taste in music..Looking after myself, drinking a little sometimes still, but cut it out a HEAP and off fat causing meds- trying to not be a middle aged fat alco has been- that never really was, and get back into good waves before i really have no chance again..
Kind of over did youth party days to be honest i think.But still thinking and honestly feel like this towns peaceful nature these days (was rough on some in 80's/90's)and low crime rate,not doing illegal drugs or getting involved in drug related activities, no police choppers to get paranoid about, hardly any great whites ever seen and mostly good people around here have made me feel like have made a near recovery from over doing the party days a bit and a mental illness.

Anyway hope you are getting waves where ever you are, if you are who i think you could be it would be deadmans and winki at Manly but could be completely wrong.If not wrong the Ulladulla days and Bawley point years were as good a time as any had in indo thanks a heap to your hospitality.

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icandig Friday, 10 Feb 2023 at 4:32pm

Geez Forster seems like an awkward kinda guy. Good muso though.