What Makes Australians love POWDERFINGER?
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- Опубликовано: 24 май 2024
- Powderfinger are one of Australia's most widely respected and enjoyed rock bands in the country. Despite having a huge homegrown fan base they never cracked an international market. In this video I look at the history of the band and how they rose to stardom in Australia. I also discuss how I think they connect so well with Aussies in particular.
0:41 beginnings of Powderfinger
1:35 Parables for Wooden Ears
2:40 Double Allergic
4:07 Internationalist
7:00 Odyssey Number 5
8:50 Vulture Street
10:18 Dream Days
12:00 Golden Rule and Final Tour
13:05 How did Powderfinger connect so well with Aussies?
Tea and Sympathy is a top tier album. BF shows what an incredible songwriter he is on a brilliant collection of tracks. Probably play this one more than any Powderfinger record.
That seems to be the case with a lot of big named Aussie bands.
Kevin Parker is one Aussie artists that’s achieved major success overseas. Not just with tame impala but his collaborations with Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow, Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa and most recently Justice.
Also Flume is another Aussie artist who has achieved huge success overseas.
I saw Powderfinger support Crowded House at their last gig at the Sydney Opera House in 1996. PF were a pub band back then, but I could tell they had the goods to play big stages, which they did. Unfortunately not every great Aussie band makes it internationally e.g. Rose Tattoo, The Church, You Am I etc. All these bands had a good following OS, but none quite cracked it.
I thought The Church did crack it internationally?
@@TimmyTickle I know The Church had a good international following, but I think if they were a British band they would've been a lot bigger. It's pretty hard for Aussie bands to crack the big time.
another example of brisbane rock punching way above its weight. something in the water up there (maybe from the milton brewery?) just makes unreal guitar music
Brisbane will always be remembered as the birth place of The Saints, one of the first punk rock bands ever.
Its true that Powderfinger should have had more success overseas but the two bands that lay an even bigger claim to the title of this video are Cold Chisel and Skyhooks.
I'm thinking about working on a cold chisel video soon. Keep an eye out 😉
I'd add John Farnham to that list. Maybe Kasey Chambers too.
@@solitudeausmusic Good timing with the recent announcement of their 50th anniversary tour
@@TwoWrights Technically, this is about bands, not solo artists
huh never would have thought they were propaganda. Now thinking back, they opened for Midnight Oil at the Woodford folkfest it makes sense. I don't like them now.
Perhaps if they were likeable and wrote good music they'd have cracked it.