Australian bands 5 - Tamam Shud

Tamam Shud were an Australian psychedelic and progressive rock band, formed in Sydney in 1967, which released two albums, Evolution (1969) and Goolutionites and the Real People (1970) before disbanding in 1972. They reformed in 1993 to release a third album, Permanent Culture in 1994 but disbanded again in 1995.

more info: http://www.theoriginaltamamshud.com/ and http://www.milesago.com/artists/tamam.htm

Australian bands 4 - Fraternity

Fraternity were an Australian rock band which formed in Sydney in 1970 and relocated to Adelaide in 1971. Former members include successive lead vocalists Bon Scott (who later joined AC/DC), John Swan (who also played drums and later had a solo career), and his brother Jimmy Barnes (Cold Chisel). Their biggest local hit was a cover version of "Seasons of Change" which peaked at No. 1 in Adelaide, but nationally it was over-run by the original Blackfeather version. The group won the 1971 Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds with the prize being a free trip to London. Fraternity went through various line-ups and was renamed as Fang, Fraternity (again), Some Dream and finished as Micky Finn in 1981.

more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternity_%28band%29

Australian bands 3 - Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs

Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were an Australian band from the mid-sixtees.
The Aztecs were formed from the combination of the Vibratones, an instrumental band from Sydney, and vocalist Billy Thorpe. This band didn't remain together for very long, but the entrepreneurial Thorpe quickly formed a new band under the same name.
The second incarnation of Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs comprised some of the best session musicians of the time, and played mainly middle-of-the-road rock and ballads.
After the break up of the second band, Thorpe spent some time mastering guitar, and thinking about the musical approach for his next band. In 1968, the Aztecs rose again, this time comprising well known musicians and with a blues/R&B sound. This band endured through numerous line-up changes until finally breaking up when Thorpe left to travel to the USA.

http://www.blues.org.au/bands/b/billythorpeaztecs.php

Australian bands 2 - The Masters Apprentices

The Masters Apprentices (or The Masters to fans) were an Australian rockband, which formed in 1965 in Adelaide, South-Australia, relocated to Melbourne in February 1967 and attempted to break into the United Kingdom market from 1970, before disbanding in 1972.

 

more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masters_Apprentices

Australian bands 1 - Pirana

Upcoming bands in are very unknown in The Netherlands. They're all from Australian I think these songs are excellent and need a little more attention.

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 Pirana. an early seventees band

Australian band Pirana was formed in 1970, founded by Stan White (keyboards), Jim Duke-Yonge (drums), Tony Hamilton (vocals, guitar) and Graeme Thompson (bass) as a new musical venture for the latter three following their tenure in pop band Gus & The Nomads. Their first recording were as a backing band for a solo album by Greg Quill, but in 1971 they were signed by legendary record label Harvest and soon got busy making their debut album. The band disband in late 1974.

more info: http://www.avmedia.com.au/Pirana/index.html