The 50 Most Influential Australian Albums

[Mark Bassett]

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... public_rss

How many of these artists have you worked with Rick?

The full list is:

1. ACDC - Back in Black

2. The Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever

3. Saints - I'm Stranded

4. The Birthday Party - Junkyard

5. Easybeats - Absolute Anthology

6. The Avalanches - Since I Left You

7. Cold Chisel - East

8. Scientists - Blood Red River

9. Crowded House - Crowded House

10. Silverchair - Young Modern

11. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - The Good Son

12. Kylie - Kylie

13. Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust

14. INXS - Kick

15. Radio Birdman - Radios Appear

16. Reels - Quasimodo's Dream

17. Yothu Yindi - Tribal Voice

18. You Am I - Hourly Daily

19. Go Betweens - Liberty Bell and the Black Diamond Express

20. Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls - Gossip

21. The Church - Starfish

22. Dead Can Dance - Dead Can Dance

23. Hummingbirds - Love Buzz

24. Split Endz - True Colours

25. The Loved Ones - Magic Box

26. Triffids - Calenture

27. Richard Clapton - Girls on the Avenue

28. The Cruel Sea - The Honeymoon Is Over

29. Renee Geyer - It's a Man's Man's World

30. Died Pretty - Doughboy Hollow

31. Dirty Three - Sad and Dangerous

32. Divinyls - Divinyls

33. Augie March - Sunset Studies

34. Flash and the Pan - Flash and the Pan

35. Goanna - Spirit of the Place

36. Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes - The Night of the Wolverine

37. Hoodoo Gurus - Mars Needs Guitars

38. Hunters and Collectors - Human Family

39. Icehouse - Primitive Man

40. The Johnny's - Highlights of a Dangerous Life

41. Spiderbait - Grand Slam

42. Models - The Pleasure of your Company

43. Men at Work - Business as Usual

44. Regurgitator - Unit

45. Savage Garden - Savage Garden

46. Rick Springfield - Working Class Dog

47. Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs - Aztecs Live! At Sunbury

48. Underground Lovers - Leaves Me Blind

49. Various Artists - Countdown Silver Jubilee

50. Various Artists - Cannot Buy My Soul (A Kev Carmody Tribute)

[Thirteen]

I wonder what they mean by "influential"? Don't they mean popular?

[walding]

Err Savage garden :P

I wonder if they worked with Rick.....

[chris p]

Nice to see that Split Enz and Crowded House, to name just 2, are "Australian"

[Thirteen]

Nice to see that Split Enz and Crowded House, to name just 2, are "Australian"

Most of Australia's best artists from the 70's and early 80's seem to have been Kiwi's.

Should I duck?

[PeterR]

would've liked to see a powderfinger album in there somewhere.....maybe? double allergic? internationalist?

I think Frogstomp was more 'influential' than young modern from the chair. It certainly rocked my 16yo world...

[Chris H]

Nice to see that Split Enz and Crowded House, to name just 2, are "Australian"

Most of Australia's best artists from the 70's and early 80's seem to have been Kiwi's.

Should I duck?

Mostly an overlooked fact that has always had me scratching my head a bit because so many are from NZ..... would be interesting to list.
I'll start.
Mick Rudd
Max Merrit and the Metiors
Kevin Borich / The La De Das
Mark and Todd Hunter / Dragon

[Thirteen]

Mi-Sex?

[rick]

i did a bunch of those albums
i did not even nearly do most of them no one guy did , and lots are before my time really :)
thoses artists ? over the years i have worked most of them
what is this list 50 ways to waste time arguing?
i hate lists

[astrovic]

The Flowers - Icehouse.

Rick, you seem listless. You ok?

[rick]

hey astrovic
what about the list of the first cd where they actually printed my name in the mastering credits !

1.the flowers / icehouse

short enough list ?
:)

[astrovic]

ooh nice work, it's a killer sounding album. I am currently besotted with that album. The analog synths sound so huge!!!

[chris p]

I saw them live in Brisbane when they were still Flowers - and 20 years later I run into Iva at a music store. Geez I feel old.

I remember the story that David Bowie popped into the studio when they were recording, and Iva saying how they all suddenly lifted a gear knowing he was in the control room.