13.5.2 Pop
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This article is from the soc.culture.australian FAQ, by Stephen Wales with numerous contributions by others.
13.5.2 Pop
* Hunters and Collectors
They're a Melbourne band who've been around for well over ten years
now and they've changed their style a hell of a lot since they
started. In the early 80s they brought out this weird sounding album
called Hunters & Collectors which was characterized by a metallic
percussion from a huge metal cannister or something they used to drag
up on stage with them.
At some stage they moved to England and made an album called Judas
Sheep which they seem to be pretty embarrassed about now I think.
Mark Seymour, the singer, said it contains some of the most
pretentious lyrics he's ever written. I think the next album, made
after having moved back to Oz, was The Jaws of Life, which is close to
my favourite album. It's really, um, almost crude, and is full of
chant-like lyrics and sounds great, but probably takes some getting
used to. I like especially the songs 'The Jaws of Life' which touches
on an incident in the Northern Territory where a truck driver ploughed
into a pub (on purpose?) and killed some people, and 'Betty's Worry or
The Slab' which is about masturbation.
Another really good album is Human Frailty. The singing on this album
is really good - the harmonics. 'Throw Your Arms Around Me' became a
really well known song in Oz. Then came What's A Few Men, which I
really like too: good lyrics, good singing. After that, I think, came
Ghost Nation, and then they released 'Collected Works' which has songs
from every album except Judas Sheep, and a remix of Throw Your Arms
Around Me. They brought out an album a couple of years ago called,
um, shit, now I#ve forgotten, something monosyllabic. I didn't like
that album as much the earlier stuff but that's just a matter of
taste. There may be a new album after that, or on the way.
* John Farnham
* Jimmy Barnes
* Cold Chisel
* INXS
* Daddy Cool
* AC/DC
* Little River Band
* Midnight Oil
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