PUB ROCK AUSSIE STYLE
VA - Pub Rock Aussie Style (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1 + CD2
The emergence of the Australian version of the pub rock genre and the related pub circuit was the result of several interconnected factors. From the 1950's to the 1970's, mainly because of restrictive state liquor licensing laws, only a small proportion of live pop and rock music in Australia was performed on licensed premises (mostly private clubs or discotheques); the majority of concerts were held in non-licensed venues like community, church or municipal halls. These concerts and dances were 'all-ages' events—often with adult supervision—and alcohol was not served. During the 1960s, however, Australian states began liberalising their licensing laws. Sunday Observance Acts were repealed, pub opening hours were extended, discriminatory regulations — such as the long-standing ban on women entering or drinking in public bars — were removed, and in the 1970's the age of legal majority was lowered from 21 to 18. Concurrently, the members of the so-called "Baby Boomer" generation — who were the main audience for pop and rock music — were reaching their late teens and early twenties, and were thus able to enter such licensed premises. Pub owners soon realised that providing live music (which was often free) would draw young people to pubs in large numbers, and regular rock performances soon became a fixture at many pubs.
Pub rock is a style of Australian rock and roll popular throughout the 1970s and 1980's, and still influencing contemporary Australian music in the 2000's decade. The term came from the venues where most of these bands originally played — inner-city and suburban pubs. These often noisy, hot, small and crowded venues were not always ideal as music venues and favoured loud, simple songs based on drums and electric guitar riffs. The Australian version of pub rock incorporates hard rock, blues rock, and/or progressive rock. In the Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop (1999), Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described how, in the early 1970s, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Blackfeather, and Buffalo pioneered Australia's pub rock movement. Australian rock music journalist Ed Nimmervoll declared that "[t]he seeds for Australian heavy rock can be traced back to two important sources, Billy Thorpe's Seventies Aztecs and Sydney band Buffalo". (Wikipedia)
I saw every one of these bands live growing up and I have to say that Cold Chisel were amazing even when they weren't. There are some fantastic artists here and many stories to be remembered. Its funny how when I see these names on this list I can almost remember the taste of the rooms they played in and the fun I had listening to them. What never goes away is the enjoyment of seeing them master their craft.
Presented here are 60 tracks by 58 Bands that were all pub acts during the pub rock days. Of course, there were many more bands that could be included, so there should be another volume at some stage.
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Tracklist 1
01 Cold Chisel - Choir Girl 3:14 1980
02 Saints - Just Like Fire Would 3:25 1986
03 Cruel Sea - Better Get a Lawyer 3:01 1994
04 Masters Apprentices - Turn Up Your Radio 3:34 1970
05 Hunters & Collectors - Holy Grail 3:49 1992
06 Little Heroes - One Perfect Day 3:40 1982
07 Dingoes - Way Out West 3:50 1974
08 Loaded Dice - Groovy Sunglasses 3:46 1979
09 Levi Smith's Clefs - I Can Only Give You Everything 2:46 1970
10 Huxton Creepers - I Will Persuade You 3:11 1986
11 Australian Crawl - Errol 3:29 1981
12 Kush - All Right in the City 2:54 1974
13 Buffalo - Dead Forever 5:32 1972
14 Ferrets - Janie May 4:23 1977
15 Died Pretty - Ambergris 4:24 1986
16 Ed Kuepper - Also Sprach the King of Euro-Disco 3:20 1986
17 Skyhooks - Living in the 70's 3:42 1974
18 Arial - Worm-Turning Blues 2:56 1973
19 Ted Mulry Gang - Heart of Stone 3:40 1978
20 Screaming Jets - Better 4:39 1991
21 Midnight Oil - Back on the Borderline 3:11 1979
22 Chain - Black and Blue 3:53 1971
23 Badloves - Lost 3:31 1997
24 Zimmermen - What Realy Hurts 4:02 1989
25 Noiseworks - No Lies 3:54 1987
26 Sunnyboys - My Only Friend 3:26 1981
27 Dragon - Rain 3:28 1984
28 Angels - Marseilles 4:50 1978
29 Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs - Movie Queen 2:52 1974
30 Swanee - If I Were a Carpenter 3:33 1981
Tracklist 2
31 AC/DC - Have a Drink on Me 3:52 1980
32 Church - Almost With You 4:14 1982
33 Choirboys - Run to Paradise 4:08 1988
34 Blackfeather - Boppin' the Blues 3:14 1972
35 Taxiride - Get Set 3:13 1999
36 Madder Lake - 12lb Toothbrush 3:53 1973
37 Matt Finish - Short Note 3:57 1981
38 Lobby Loyde - Rock and Roll Sunset 1:58 1976
39 Elks - Party Girl 3:31 1981
40 Broderick Smith's Big Combo - Faded Roses 4:32 1981
41 Baby Animals - Painless 3:41 1991
42 Painters & Dockers - Die Yuppie Die 3:00 1988
43 Kevin Borich - Lonely One 4:10 1977
44 Rose Tattoo - Bad Boy for Love 3:07 1978
45 Kahvas Jute - Free 5:07 1972
46 Scientists - We Had Love 4:49 1986
47 Finch - Where Were You 4:07 1978
48 Sports - Who Listens to the Radio 3:16 1982
49 Divinyls - Back to the Wall 4:39 1988
50 Dallimore - We Are the Kids 4:00 1980
51 Beasts of Bourbon - Finger Lickin' 2:09 1990
52 Spectrum - I'll Be Gone 4:12 1971
53 Lime Spiders - Weirdo Libido 3:39 1988
54 Buster Brown - Something to Say 5:30 1974
55 Hoodoo Gurus - Bittersweet 3:48 1995
56 Carson - Boogie 6:55 1972
57 Richard Clapton - Down in the Lucky Country 3:42 1978
58 Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock 4:10 1971
59 Masters Apprentices - I'm Your Satisfier 3:16 1974
60 Cold Chisel - Goodbye (Astrid, Goodbye) 2:51 1978
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Hi Butterboy,
ReplyDeleteYes, as you say maybe 60 tracks aren't enough to cover pub rock but for sure they have been selected conscientiously :-)
Regards
Thanks.
DeleteEnjoy your weekend.
Cheers
BB
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see a track from The Elks on your compilation
Saw them many times in the West in the late '70s
Great band
Thanks for your ongoing work
Thanks g8rrick,
DeleteMany people may not know The Elks from western Australia, weren't around long 76-82. The Party Girl/Fast Buck single is great.
Cheers
No Radiators or Spy Vs Spy! You're breakin my heart! 😁 Seriously though, fantastic job, thank you for compiling and sharing. Lord knows there could be 6 volumes of this theme!
ReplyDeleteYou are right Ace. I could have included several more volumes of great Pub Songs and Artists. There is no Reels and Cockroaches or Mississippi....;(
DeleteSorry to break your heart. :)
Maybe next time.
Cheers
It's good to find you back again. Have you considered a Ed Kuepper related compilation? I live in the USA and he's sadly underappreciated here. The only time I've ever seen him onstage was with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. I think he's fantastic. Thanks for all your do to educate our ears!
ReplyDeleteany chance of a re-up since the original zippyshare went t*ts up?
ReplyDeleteHi jim,
DeleteNew link established, tested and working.
Cheers.