Icehouse: Great Southern Land ( Absolute Aussie Anthem) Reaction
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- Following Aussie week and before the next we wanted to cover one track that was constantly recommended as an Aussie mainstay. It is absolutely worth checking out if you dont know it.
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I do love icehouse and they are great live as most aussie bands are ,but i do prefer the video version for the shots of "The Great Southern Land "
Yep,the studio version is sublime & is what we grew up on. ..& they were in their prime ✔️ ..& that Australian scenery video with it is fantastic!
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I think the remix with the didgeridoo's was the best of the lot
Agree 💯
Yes a vote for the original studio version from me. I’m assuming you’re not referring to the original video though 😏
@@ausmarkb i was but then rembered the new one with all the footage . I love both
It's a great song. The synth really captures the eerie, perplexed nature of Australia. It's beauty, it's extreme ancientness, it's otherworldliness to the coloniser. An esoteric landscape.
Thanks for the note. More soon and hope you have a fab weekend. Cheers G&A
Thanks Guys - Icehouse are an incredible band - their songs could be termed "spiritual rock" in nature. Check out "Crazy" by Icehouse.
The lyrics are superb.
Standing at the limit of an endless ocean
Stranded like a runaway, lost at sea
City on a rainy day down in the harbor
Watching as the grey clouds shadow the bay
Looking everywhere 'cause I had to find you
This is not the way that I remember it here
Anyone will tell you its a prisoner island
Hidden in the summer for a million years
Great Southern Land, burned you black
So you look into the land and it will tell you a story
Story 'bout a journey ended long ago
Listen to the motion of the wind in the mountains
Maybe you can hear them talking like I do
They're gonna betray you, they're gonna forget you
Are you gonna let them take you over that way
Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land
You walk alone, like a primitive man
And they make it work, with sticks and bones
See their hungry eyes, its a hungry home
I hear the sound of the stranger's voices
I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes
Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land
They burned you black, black against the ground
Standing at the limit of an endless ocean
Stranded like a runaway, lost at sea
City on a rainy day down in the harbor
Watching as the grey clouds shadow the bay
Looking everywhere 'cause I had to find you
This is not the way that I remember it here
Anyone will tell you its a prisoner island
Hidden in the summer for a million years
Great Southern Land, in the sleeping sun
You walk alone with the ghost of time
Where they burned you black, black against the ground
And they make it work with rocks and sand
I hear the sound of the strangers voices
I see their hungry eyes, their hungry eyes
Great Southern Land, Great Southern Land
You walk alone, like a primitive man
You walk alone with the ghost of time
And they burned you black
Yeah, they burned you black
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
I was born in Southern Australia - and I used to have a mild existential crisis when I went swimming down there. Knowing the next landmass in a straight line was Antarctica, and there was nothing but this huge endless ocean in between. It's a wild country.
"Hey Little Girl" was a huge hit around the world. They also had a big following around the world and had some success in the US. My American wife had all their albums and she also loved another great Aussie band from this era, "The Church".
Definitely look up The Church.
Forgot 'nothing to serious '
Icehouse have so many great songs. This song, yes, national anthem for sure. There songs "The Wall", "Touch the Fire" and "Great Divide" are brilliant. Thanks for this. Great job Gents. 👍
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Hi, I also like Hey Little Girl. Crazy, Electric Blue (which The Killers did a cover of) and My Obsession to name a few. I think you’d like all of these.
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Street cafe as well.
Electric Blue
How cool is the energy from the drummer and the percussion approach...hypnotic
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Usually I prefer live but what a shame you didn’t choose the versions with the awesome Australian scenery
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You can walk alone in Australia! 😄 The band didn't walk alone, they were a very tight melodic, harmonious band! Man of Colours! 😁👍
Agree. While this is a great song, Man of Colours is my favourite Icehouse song
my picks for Icehouse songs would be "I believe", 'Hey Little Girl", "Icehouse", "No Promises", and "Man of Colours". As for their biggest hit I think it was "Electric Blue" written by Iva Davies (lead singer) and John Oates (from Hall and Oats). Icehouse is one of the first groups if not the first to use the Fairlight synth (CMI).
Haha just listened to a show about the Fairlight CMI on Radio National, they said Stevie Wonder was the first artist to buy one! Was an interesting listen!
Great selection
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+ Dusty Pages, + Spanish Gold
I still have the Electric Blue 7" single. Have to keep it for the translucent blue media it was printed on, rather than the standard black vinyl.
I am an Aussie who has been living in America for 23 years. I was laughing as much as you two were. I never had a mullet, and I wasn't a bogan.
This is really great, a good classic Aussie anthem. I think you will really enjoy listening to their songs from back when they were Flowers, such as I Can't Help Myself, and We Can Get Together, or perhaps I am just being nostalgic. Two other revered Aussie anthems you should check out are Wide Open Road by The Triffids and Sounds Of Then by Gang Gajang....both really quite evocative. Also, Cattle and Cane and Streets Of Your Town by The Go-Betweens.
Love "Man of Colours", but my favourite Icehouse track is their early piece "Icehouse". Dark Gothic Rock to perfection.
Oh interesting will have to check that out. Thank you for being here
I am sorry I missed Aussie week!.... Will have to watch them all. Glad you did your research about this band.... Love this song. Did you react to Goanna "Solid Rock"?... I'll look for it. I was in a band that did a cover - very popular in the Northern Territory - even just a few years ago.
Solid Rock is a Stonker of a good song.
I remember seeing Ice House when they were still The Flowers at the Sylvania Hotel in Sydney in early 1981. They were supported by The Church. Both bands were fledglings at the time but went on to become much bigger and gave us great music throughout the 80's and beyond. Great job boys. I am new to the Thamesmen but I am loving it. Thank you.
Funny story about Icehouse. They used to be called The Flowers. Some of the girls in my high school were obsessed. They spent every recess and lunch break writing out pages and pages of "The Flowers" in rainbow colours. They had a stack you couldn't jump over to send to the band... Then they changed the name to Icehouse. The girls were devistated.
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They had to change their name from Flowers to Icehouse when they went to tour the USA, as Flowers was an established USA band.
"Hey Litte Girl" was big in Europe on the earley to mid 80s. I was in Berlin West Berlin) in 1984. I told a cab driver I was from Australia. He was thrilled because he loved Icehouse. He could not remember the name of the lead singer.I told him it was Iva Davies. No charge for the taxi fare...he drove me to bar after bar...thank you IVA DAVIES
Thanks for the comment and be well. Cheers G&A
What memories!!!
I love their work. This song is an absolute fav. 'We Can Get Together' is an early one and my number one from them.
I read a few comments mentioning the name change. They had to change once they had international success as there already was a band Flowers in Scotland. Their album at the time was called Icehouse, (2 words on the cover Icehouse and Flowers) so to save money by not having to change a whole lot of printed albums it became Flowers Album by Icehouse.
Icehouse classic Aussie music. I remember driving the Alps with this blaring from the radio. Brilliant live and still going.
cool
Michael Paynter fits so well into this band. What a great vocalist
Woo hoo. Classic Aussie band. Can't wait for the next Aussie week.
Saw them live in Bendigo Australia in January
. First time I had seen them since 1984 and they were just as bloody good.
That is great to hear. I bet it would be amazing to hear live
At one stage, fellow Britt (Iva Davies is English), Guy Pratt played in Icehouse. Pratt later became the bass player for Pink Floyd.
Wow. Didn’t know that.
Just finished Guys book, he mentions it in there was one of his first gigs with a real band. Brilliant band.
We Can Get Together is my favorite track of theirs.
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Yeah that's a great song. Shows off their all-round musicianship better than this. Also their original incarnation as Flowers. "Can't Help Myself" is brilliant.
Our cricket song. Each time the Aussie cricket team take the field this is blasted over the loud speaker. Gives u the goosebumps in the crowd so i could only imagine how the players feel. Such a beautiful song about our Great Southern Land, makes u so proud to be an Aussie
Ours in Brooker T
Plus our UK Cricket team IS better :)
@@TheThamesmen say that about the last Ashes tour & their great tour of the Windies. Good luck against India, NZ & Pakistan this year. Also the Pommy cricket team is England & Wales as u know, Ireland has their own test team & Scotland their own aswell, or as the rest of the cricketing world calls the Pommy side, the United Nations of world cricket....😜
Iva Davies was part of the music team behind the film "Master & Commander - The Far Side of the World".
“Street Cafe” has got to be one of my favourites from Icehouse. Also “Love in Motion” the version with Chrissy Amphlett from The Divinyls RIP. If you can find the CD Masterfile it has pretty much the best group of songs from Icehouse on it. The entire track list are Bangers!!!
This awesome song is so atmospheric it almost has its own ecosystem….
Although this was a great live version I have to say I prefer the studio version… there’s a bit more subtlety.
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Well said about ecosystem btw - love that
@@TheThamesmen I’m really looking forward to it :)
I always find this song so mysterious and haunting. It’s beautiful 🤩
The video clip to this is magnificent like one big ad for Australia.
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You are correct all Aussies don't have mullets some of us are as bald as badjers and all yanks aren't obese but all pommies are ratbags having said that you have great taste in music, and i appreciate your Aussie week .This song is used extensively for tourism and apart from this absolutely excellent live version their official music video is fantastic as it features the beautiful scenery of Australia .
Ha ha. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to offend.
Electric Blue by Icehouse was also a massive hit. Man of colours is also another great song of theirs.
And not sure how I forgot this, but two other big hits of theirs here in OZ was also "Crazy" and "My obsession". Terrific songs
Honestly, the recorded version of this song is better. An absolute classic - subtle but evocative and indelibly Australian. Other terrific Icehouse tracks are Street Cafè, Dusty Pages and Hey Little Girl.
The 70s and 80s were an amazing time for Australian rock & pop. So many creative bands and solo artists: Australian Crawl, Mental as Anything, Icehouse, Hoodoo Gurus, Russell Morris, Machinations, Pseudo Echo, Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel, James Reyne, INXS, Jenny Morris, Dragon, Goanna ...
Cheers.
I have found myself binging Thamesmen Reactions of Aussie music I grew up with. Delighted to see how much you enjoy the background music to my formative years. The Saints, Divinyls, Icenhouse, Paul Kelly, Cold Chisel and The Angels. May I offer a few suggestions: Hunter & Collectors, The Church and Machinations. All bands on the pub scene of the 1980s that were on the radio driving to the gig, then you got to see them live.
being a QLDer (I think you'd pronounce that Quilder from what I just heard 😅) I'd suggest you try listening to "Sounds of Then (This is Australia)" by Gang Gajang 👍
I'll check it out! Also QLD.... hard word to say
Icehouse will be performing in my hometown Toowoomba, this weekend as part of the red hot summer tour. cant wait. Iva(lead singer) played all instruments in the studio. Rest of the band only needed for live gigs.
Oh lucky you 🙂
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HAVE FUN!!!
You say Icehouse & I think Great Southern Land. Possibly because it's my favourite of their songs.
Checkout This is Australia - Great southern Land, the visual that they added to this song gives me goose bumps!
Love the banter guys. Thanks for more Aussie content.
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I'd been overseas for quite some time. While at the airport, you could tell all the Aussies...we were all singing and there were a few tears too ❤
You're getting there boys now you know what we know Aus music reigns supreme
Great song from the great Southern land! Oh they have many hits!
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@@TheThamesmen to be sure, to be sure!
The song was written as a response to Men At Works Down Under. Iva thought they were trivializing Australia.
Ahh.
Fun video guys, thank you. That was a fairly recent performance too, and they still sound exactly the same as in the early 80's. I really love their early stuff, like 'We Can Get Together', 'Can't Help Myself', 'Icehouse' and my favourite, 'Sister'. They were a well oiled, hit machine.
Our pleasure!
You guys cracking up ..& with the squeals & loss of breath etc was piss funny🤣😂👍
Looking forward to week 2 🇦🇺🎶🤘🤘
We make each other giggle..... We are very stupid and our own lack of intelligence makes us laugh.
The brooding song ‘Icehouse’ is worth a listen. Pretty much defined their early guitar/synth pop sound.
Ice House / Flowers have a great playlist of songs. These are all popular hit songs from them...
Icehouse
Walls
Electric Blue
Street Cafe
Hey Little Girl
Crazy
My Obsession
No Promises
Touch the Fire
Man of Colours
Don't Believe Anymore
Great Southern Land
Can't Help Myself
We Can Get Together
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I've been watching your videos for a long time now. I just love your reactions! You could also do Electric Blue by Icehouse. It was a huge hit. In the video, Iva Davies has the most magnificent mullet. Possibly the grandest mullet ever. And the song just epitomises the 80s. Thanks for your work!
Your "Imagine driving thru the outback listening to this", It was great, that along with INXS, Chisel, Midnight Oil, ACDC, The Angels, see's you thru a 12 hour drive from city to city
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I moved from Adelaide to Alice Springs in 1987. Driving to Adelaide for Xmas, and back, it was Icehouse, INXS, Cold Chisel, Australian Crawl and The Angels on continuous play in the car. Oh the memories. 😊
I haven't heard this live version before but I really like it. You should watch the studio version sometime as the accompanying video is awesome. I also like Electric Blue. Great reaction. More Aussie music please.
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Yes I agree listening/watching the official song version. You get a better sense of the song experience 😎🐨🐨🐨 The 80s were my zone, Iva Davies on my wall next to Bowie, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Simple Minds...
@@Kazeemi2810 well hopefully you will like Bowie week that is coming up soon
Great Southern Land was an anthem, but Walls, We can get together, Icehouse, nothing to serious, and yes, it was mentioned below Love in Motion. The version with Chrissy Amphlett Rip is great. The original with Iva's is great, too, but her voice makes it.
Ty ty ty just the very best of Aussie music. Good one George :)
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@@TheThamesmen Definately love your reactions and the laughs you 2 were a crack up. Hilarious intro. :)
Lol love you boys ..Brings back many memories of all the hang overs in 80's 😂 shout out from Australia
Hello Australia. Back in the day when hangovers were bad but did not feel lethal like now!
@@TheThamesmen ohh absolutely 😂
ICEHOUSE
Electric Blue
Man Of Many Colours
Crazy
Hey Little Girl
...and many, many more.
Also, experiencing being in the outback on your own, or apart from a group and just in quiet solitude, you can feel, and kind of hear internally, a throbbing rhythm and tone that is imitated by this 'Great Sothern Land' piece of music. I don't know if it was intentional. It's been experienced by quite a few but it's not the same as just hearing your own heartbeat as some speculate. I remember experiencing this as a child from 8 to 11 years, when wandering out and about away from our home base boundary,, and just accepting it as natural. The noisy city I moved to later on ironically seemed silent to me at first when I noticed that, internally felt and heard, steady rhythmic pulse was missing.. The natural rhythm played, by the people who've been occupying the land since ancient times, through the didgeridoo, seems akin to this vibration as well. It also fits with the rhythm of the pulsating heat hazes seen over vast empty distances.. Icehouse has other versions using the didgeridoo and also native clap sticks which can be heard in this version so maybe it was deliberate.
I like 'Crazy', The music video is over the top.
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I know you guys talk about the cliche Oz with red dirt, outback ect .. and most of is but it’s also got some lush green mountainous areas like northern NSW & Southern Queensland, but there’s also whole areas like Northern Queensland that is full on tropical with sugar cane fields & high mountains.
with places like the Daintree Rainforest that is the oldest in the world.
Towns like Cairns & Port Douglas thrive on Tropical Tourism along with Great Barrier Reef , we have no winters like down south at the moment that is freezing cold .
Something to keep in mind if you’re ever travelling to Oz.
Because FNQ is one of few westernised society parts of the world this close to the equator.
I'm late to this party, but it's worth mentioning that Iva (short for Ivor Arthur) Davies is no slouch - he studied at the NSW Conservatorium of Music, was an oboe player in one of the first concerts at the (then new) Sydney Opera House and has long been a mentor for young musicians.
Great info thank you
They were called the Flowers first, had to change the name. They had great songs as the Flowers too.."we can get together" was one.
I was actually at this show this night and I can tell you it was bloody hot inside the venue about half way thru they seemed to turn on the AC not before too long thankfully.
They had a hundred amazing songs. All of them!!
I hope we can hear some more
The last time I saw Icehouse live was back in the mid 90s. The studio version of Great Southern Land is also quite good. There is a video which pairs the song with a lot of shots of Australia, and together they capture the 'beauty' of Australia. The video quality isn't brilliant, but it still worth having a look at: ruclips.net/video/aZ4NuX0qWuY/видео.html
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Had a mad crush on Iva Davies back in the 80’s. Yes! When he had the mullet. My fav Icehouse song was ‘Electric Blue’ 👍🇦🇺
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@@TheThamesmen no worries! 👍🇦🇺
Ice House is tops. Hoodoo Gurus are another great aussie band.
I think an Icehouse week is in order. Suggested songs; Nothing Too Serious, Icehouse and No Promises.
My favourites: Man of Colours; No Promises: We can get together; Street Cafe; Crazy
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Loved all of your movies especially Shaun of the Dead
Ha ha. cheeky ... Thanks for the message. Cheers for being here and have a fab weekend G&A ✌️
To me it was like Duran Duran meets Dire Straight!!!! It felt like a mix of the strengths of each gegera
mmmm.... Kinda. Its strange this Aussie music as its normal BUt 1 step somewhere else.
The lyrics in it are poetic and don't make literall sense
"Standing at the limit of an endless ocean" (if you're on the edge, it has an end)
"Hidden in the summer for a million years.." so hidden in bright light
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ICEHOUSE is awesome Aussie band , Great Southern Land isn’t the band’s biggest hit but it still a classic Aussie anthem .
ICEHOUSE had number 1 song in Australia with Electric Blue .
Other hits
Crazy
I Don’t Believe Anymore
We Can Get Together
Hey Little Girl
Miss Divine
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Imagine this pair, after a couple??? haha Great job guys
We keep ourselves amused! Loved making this video.
Fantastic Ozzie anthem ,one of many 😂😂😂
You're spot on. It's all about restraint here, and the synth sound ties it all together. This creates a certain vibe, dare I mention that word. Can't wait for Bowie and like the Neighbours outro, know the suburb, know the street, used to even see my mate on Neighbours as an extra. Shout out to Barry Crocker.
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@@TheThamesmen bring it. Predictably, I'm going to make some suggestions. Hunters and Collectors, Paul Kelly is too obvious though. You mentioned how you liked the band name Spiderbait. Well that makes me think of the 90s era, and Melbourne live music scene. For Spiderbait, my favourite is Monty. Sunshine on my Window for something different. Then check out bands like Custard (Apartment), You Am I, and Regurgitator. A bit of The Cruel Sea wouldn't go astray either. Anyway, enough of that, I'd imagine you're already overloaded with suggestions, and have the playlist sorted already. Thanks fellas.
I always think this song has a touch of indigenous beat to it.
Fuck they had Synths that early?
If you like the music and makes you guys think Australia you should watch the one with film clip makes it even better
Llove hearing you both crack up laughing
We are very stupid. we amaze ourselves
Icehouse are fkn awesome. Hopefully you check out some of their other stuff.
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Just a thought.......
You might like to review Sky.
Sky were an Aussie / British instrumental rock band that adapted classical standards to big sound rock..... stadium rock even.
Classical guitarist John Williams.
Herbie Flowers on base
Francis Monkman on organ and piano.
The drummer now plays for a few big jazz bands AND a major symphony orchestra.
The leed guitarist was an Aussie who was unknown but brilliant , and could almost match the great John Williams on classical guitar.
In your quiet time take a listen to Icehouse Man of Colours featuring Michael Paynter. Now that's a vocal talent
Thanks Jennie
It's amazing all the great songs you simply forget about from your youth. I was a teenager when this came out, so remember it well. In fact, all your classic Aussie rock song reviews have been from my childhood through to early twenties.
I am introducing my son (10 yo) to this era of classic rock music, and to my surprise he loves it - his current favourite songs are:
1/ Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
2/ Feeler - Pete Murray
3/ Imitation - REM
4/ Prisoner of Society - The Living End
5/ Let There Be Rock - AC/DC
Not bad!
Not bad at all.... now be the father we all wanted and buy him a gold top Les Paul and a Marshall stack
Loving your take on Aussie music and would like to know what would think of Yothu Yindi - Djapana.
Give it a go, i don't think you'll be disapointed.
Thanks for the note. More soon and hope you have a fab weekend. Cheers G&A
Yes, I love Djapana 💓
Most of our Aussie music performers are better enjoyed LIVE. I think it's because they are naturally used to doing live shows, having earned their stripes doing pub rock and other live venues from the go. Please consider reacting to The Teskey Brothers singing and playing, "Hold Me," LIVE at The Forum and Vanessa Amorosi singing "Have A Look", LIVE, too. I promise you will not be disappointed. No-one ever is!
The Teskey Brothers - 'Hold Me' live at The Forum is Oz music at it's brilliant best.
@@mals4125 I know, I know! Please write to The Thamesmen about that if you haven't done so, yet. I wrote accolades about The Teskeys on another channel and received the sweetest reply from their father thanking me ! I was chuffed. He was lovely, saying he had just come back from watching them interstate at the Byron Bay Blues Festival.
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@@TheThamesmen Sooo looking forward to it! Alex may want to come to The Land of Oz sometime to experience our culture. It's only approximately 13 hours flight from west coast USA to Sydney.
@@barnowl5774 My bro lives there so soon yep!!
Another great band, I first saw them as Flowers
Yes watch the version with Young Einstein video clip. Crazy, hey little girl, man of colours were all hits plus many more.
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Great version with the guitar solos.
The song they are named after "Icehouse", when they were flowers but they had a whole range of songs. I prefer their earlier work
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This band was originally called "Flowers" and their debut album was "Icehouse". In the late '70's early 80's, Disco had peaked, and mainstream music was at a crossroad. The Punk anti-disco movement started, as did Synth-pop and New Romantics. Iva Davies and Flowers produced an album that was probably classified as New Wave, but as is common, branding something doesn't come anywhere near describing it. "Icehouse" by Flowers, is one of the greatest albums of its time, and for me, all-time. It still holds up well now to any scrutiny. Icehouse, the band that followed, was much more commercial.
Good history thanks for sharing
@@TheThamesmen Hi Gents, wrote that stuff for the viewers, didn't expect you to see it too, thanks for the comment. I know there's only so many hours in the day but urge you to listen to the album to which I referred - and if you do, I firmly believe you'd find it interesting enough to do something a little different for the channel: an album review. To see that what was happening in Australia in the pubs around that time wasn't just our slant on rock/pop, there was this stuff as well. If you then trust my judgement would like to offer to curate as well. Enjoying your banter and reviewing style, so am a new sub. Cheers.
@@jvvoid Welcome aboard and will check out when I get time. Be well - Cheers Alex
Another couple of great bands from that era was “ the Triffids” and “Matt Finish”.
Much love from Down Under. Great Southern Land definitely one of their better known songs... but do prefer ones where they aren't so held back.
Crazy
Electric Blue
Hey Little GIrl
Street Cafe
No Promises
We Can Get Together
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Have a look at their early version of “Crazy” live at the Melbourne Showgrounds in the earl 80’s - probably their best live track.
Try Icehouse Man of Colours featuring Michael Paynter. Brilliant. Thank you. Touch the Fire is awesome also. Both Live
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love this song
So do I now!
So many great songs, Man of Colours, I Don't Believe Anymore (one of the best uses of Sax ever), Anybody's War, Walls, Sister, Crazy, Electric Blue and the list goes on.
They are way ore than a 1 song band. Still performing and though they are older they stil know how to entertain a crowd.
Thanks for this! Much appreciated. Also, thanks for being here and supporting us. ✌️ G&A
Other good pieces, Cross the Border, Nothing Too Serious, Man of Colours, My Obsession, the original track Icehouse, Taking the Town, Love in Motion, No Promises, Electric Blue...
It’s possible that either this song, Crazy or Electric Blue was their most iconic.
Their singles were all catchy and radio friendly, although I tended to prefer their earlier songs as they were a little more quirky like Walls, We Can Get Together and Can’t Help Myself, all Synth Pop but with an Aussie twist.
A fun fact (unless you were an Australian bass player in the early 80s) was that they imported Guy Pratt from the UK to be their bass player for the early to mid-80s. Guy is a fantastic bass player, having played on Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound Of Thunder and Pulse tours, Madonna’s Like A Prayer album, and a stack of other super high-profile artists both live and in studio.
The thing is, I saw him on a music-themed game show in Australia called Spicks And Specks and they queried why he was brought over here to play in Icehouse and he said that someone in the Icehouse band or management or their record company didn’t think that there were any sufficiently talented bass players in Australia (umm… ouch?). Not that this was Guy’s belief, he was just relating how he got the gig, but a comedian on the same show who was himself a weekend warrior bass player, pointed out that for pretty much any Flowers/Icehouse single you can think of, the bass parts consist of eighth notes that are lucky to change less than once per bar, and usually sat on the same note for two or four bars. So, having Guy join Icehouse as a bass player was sort of like getting Al Pacino to come and take a small part in your local community theatre’s production of Arsenic And Old Lace.
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Definitely looking forward to it.
I’ll be here, got my subscription and notifications all set. I’ve submitted a curated list for a themed week myself, and got another one planned. No problem if you don’t get to them, but I’m sure you’ll find the info interesting.
Awesome response on bass player!
Been watching Ice House when they were known as the Flowers, you should watch an earlier video of Great Southern Land, you wont be disapointed
It's again that weird but pleasant sound that is so typical for down under. Can't explain it.
I know...... Neither can we
Icehouse have a song where they let loose a little called "Nothing too serious". Try it.
Thanks for being here an checking the vid out. Be well. G&A
@@TheThamesmen I recommend this live version, very late in their career. The energy is lower, but the band is very tight. ruclips.net/video/_4pilL8H6fY/видео.html
@@davidgibbons693 thanks for this
Sky live at Westminster Abbey is a musical masterpiece.
Oh......
John Williams is the legendary Aussie / English classical guitar master, not the American composer of movie scores. lol