Ok i thought i might share with all you guys and gurls some fine Australian music and the best way i know is to give a rundown of each album...i will do 5 at a time (because its gonna take so long)...Anyways without further talking i will give you the 30 must have Australian albums...(In Alphabetical Order)
1. 28 Days - Upstyledown
Released: 2000
Genre: Hip Hop/Rock
Track Listings
1. The Bird
2. Know The Score
3. Sucker
4. Jedi Vs. The Krust
5. Goodbye
6. Time For Us To Leave
7. Rip It Up
8. Song For Jasmine
9. I Remember
10. Spicy Fingers
11. Rollin Gang
12. What You Know
13. Don't Touch My Turntables
14. Deadly Like
15. Information Overload
16. Kill The Fake (Seshoo)
Standout Tracks
*Goodbye
*Rip It Up
*I Remember
Score: 4/5
Review: This album was the breakthrough for 28 Days...after commercial success with their EP's...their debut album took off in the Australian charts...A great blend of rap/scratching/rock and a little bit of hip/hop this album had it all...With 3 big singles and a full album worth of quality songs...This was one of the suprises of 2000...and definately still a fav of mine 3 years later...*new album coming hopefully mid next year*...they have also released a follow up album *Stealing Chairs in mid/late 2002*...(if you like upstyledown...i will rip stealing chairs for you guys)...Sadly in 2001 they lost their drummer in a freak accident and has sadly been missed by all...he was so young and such a great guy...Thoughts are always with him and his family...
Website: www.28-days.com.au
RIP: Scott Douglas Murray 16th January 1979 - 18th November 2001 (28 Days Drummer On This Album)
2. Alex Lloyd - Black the Sun
Released: 2000
Genre: Acoustic Rock
Track Listings
1. Melting
2. Momo
3. Something Special
4. Desert
5. Snow
6. My Way Home
7. Black The Sun
8. Lucky Star
9. What A Year
10. Faraway
11. Aliens
12. Gender
13. Backseat Clause
Standout Tracks
* My Way Home
* Black The Sun
* Lucky Star
Score: 4/5
Review: Well what hasn't this man done...released one day later than 28 Days - Upstyledown...even though this album had less success, it put a ordinary guy with a talent into Australia's music spotlight...His blend of soft acoustic rock was an instant success...With two hit songs *Lucky Star and My Way Home* and a lot more to offer...with two more albums following *watching angels mend* and *distant light*...Alex has continued to create beautiful music...if you like listening to soft rock...this is one of the best examples you could ever listen too...
Website: www.alexlloyd.com
3. Area 7 - Bitter And Twisted
Released: 2000
Genre: Punk/Ska
Track Listings
1. Bitter Words
2. Start Making Sense
3. Himbo
4. Blind
5. Walk Away
6. Boys Don't Cry
7. Skin Deep
8. Dodgy Mate
9. Let Me Down
10. Unsung Hero
11. Second Class Citizen
12. Big Ben
Standout Songs
* Blind
* Let Me Down
* Unsung Hero
Score: 4.5/5
Review: This album is right up the top with my favourites...The album is full of 12 fun and brilliant songs...Especially the cover of *The Cure's - Boys Don't Cry*...which is right up there with (me first and the gimme gimmes) status...This album was Area 7's finest hour and never got the recognition it deserved...It is a definant must get for all punk/ska fans...They have released only one other album *Say It To My Face* (which i do not have...and if someone has it on soulseek...contact me)...I have listened to it and it is just as great...And they will be releasing a new album sometime next year...
Website: www.area7.com.au
4. Blood Duster - Str8 Outta Northcote
Released: 1998
Genre: Grindcore/Metal
Track Listings
1. Givin' Stiff to the Stiff
2. Hippie Kill Team
3. Metal as Fuck
4. I Hate Girls and Crusty Punx
5. Chop-Chop
6. Tittie
7. Motherload
8. Meat Song (Stiffy in McDonalds)
9. Death Squad
10. Instrumental 1
11. Simple Life
12. Where Does All the Money Go When Releasing a Full Length Album
13. It's Just Not Metal
14. Celebrating 35% Pigfat
15. F.S.S.
16. Oohahh
17. Derek2
18. Rollcall
19. Shoved Up Your Pisshole
20. Ballad of Hoyt
21. Pure Digital Silence
22. [Untitled] [Hidden Track]
Standout Songs
* Givin' Stiff to the Stiff
* Meat Song (Stiffy in McDonalds)
* Oohahh
Score 3.5/5
Review: Australia's finest grindcore specialists...These guys are in the same league as (Anal C*nt)...they are funny, you can barely understand what they are saying and they have pretty interesting song titles...They are a real interestind band and if you are into grindcore (they are a must) and if your not...i would check them out for shits and giggles...They have released a fair bit of stuff and have just released a new album today i think...*Meat Song (Stiffy in McDonalds)* is a definant listen to...
Website: www.bloodduster.com
5. Bodyjar - How It Works
Released: 2001
Genre: Punk/Rock
Track Listings
1. Not the Same
2. Feed It
3. Ordinary Lives
4. Make It Up
5. No Payback
6. Calling Orson
7. Fall to the Ground
8. Good Enough
9. Five Minutes Away (When Punx Attack Magicians)
10. Another Day
11. Clean Slate
12. Running Out of Time
Standout Songs
* Not the Same
* Fall to the Ground
* Another Day
Score: 3/5
Review: Bodyjar are not one of my favourite bands...and this album is right down the bottom of the top 30...Although this album has a few good songs...its sadly not one of the best albums...They are a pretty tight punk rock band...They just don't have the same quality of the american/canadian punk rock bands...None the less this is a pretty alright album...*Fall To The Ground* being an excellent song...They have been around for a while and they have some nice other songs on other albums like *remote controller* and a cover of *The Bangles - Hazy Shade Of Winter*...
Website: www.bodyjar.com
Well there is the first 5 albums in the top 30 done...i hope you find this interesting and i hope you do take note and give some of these artists a try...i am sharing all the albums mentioned on soulseek...and im sharing list only...so if you have a quick connection i suggest you download them all...anyways thats enough from me...i will continue the top 30 tomorrow...
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Cely
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