We really were spoiled in the 90’s
The 50 best Australian songs of the 90s
Submitted 5 days ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to australia@aussie.zone
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Taleya@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Bluetreefrog@aussie.zone 4 days ago
The Hunters & Collectors - True Tears of Joy Southend with Nik Fish - The Winner Is… Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (featuring Kylie Minogue) - Where the Wild Roses Grow
Nath@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I gave them a pass for artists they included, even if I’d have selected different songs from that artist. For Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, I’d have selected Into my Arms. But yeah, the Kylie collaboration was a bigger song than either of the Nick Cave/Kylie tracks they did select.
kerr@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Great list. Might I humbly add Peachy Keen or Cinnamon Lip from Pollyanna.
Salvo@aussie.zone 5 days ago
After seeing TISM, MGF, Eskimo Joe, Ben Lee and The Mavis’s last nice, I would have to agree with this list.
Bluetreefrog@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Ah TISM. So much fun.
Salvo@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Still the best Award acceptance ever by Les Murray when they won their ARIA.
terraborra@lemmy.nz 5 days ago
What happened to The Living End? They always put on a great show at Big Day Out but we never really got them over in NZ for standalone gigs.
gazter@aussie.zone 4 days ago
They still tour, and they bring the vibe!
No1@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Found this:
Spotify Double J’s Best Songs of the 99s.
Dunno if it’s exactly the same, but expect a lot of overlap
Varyk@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
cool, thanks.
I’m really into tropical fuck storm and some other contemporary Australian bands, so I’m interested in their sound a few decades ago.
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 5 days ago
+1 for the Gurge, Single Gun Theory and Deadstar.
I’d have probably added some Paradise Motel to that list; perhaps Bad Light or German Girl.
Nath@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Some classics in this list. Such a list can’t exist without people pointing out who was missed, though. This reads like a top 50 of what JJJ had on high rotation. It’s missing several acts that were bigger than most of the names on this list. Off the top of my head (and only in the order I think of them), there’s:
How some of these names were left off the list is beyond me. Savage Garden are one of the only Australian Bands who have managed more than a single hit in the US charts. Farnsy and Barnsy are Australian staples. Even with some of the acts they did get right, I’d have picked different songs.
In the making of this list, I learned that Torn by Natalie Imbruglia and The Horses by Daryl Braithwaite are covers and don’t count. Also, an honorable mention to The Waifs and John Butler Trio who were pretty popular around the Perth pub scene of the 90s, but didn’t really crack the national consciousness until 2000 or later. This shocked me, I’m normally behind the trends, but I liked these bands before they were charting. Does that make me a hipster?
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Criminal there isnt a single savage garden song in there! I’d also like a nod to Killing Heidi.
Nath@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Yes! We’re going to end up with a definitive 90s Aussie music play list, and I’m all on board with it!
zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I had no idea this was Australian! Now you’ve mentioned it, though, there’s a noticeable lack of hard ‘r’ in some lines (for reference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-mRcnF5tSc).
Agreed - and thanks for making your list of things it omitted - but the list was compiled by a poll of Double J staff, so it was always going to be biased towards deep-cuts, and it’s a good thing to bring lesser-known and forgotten music to attention (so long as people don’t take the list to be authoritative).
Nath@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I’m all about showcasing local talent. I love most of the bands in the list. But don’t call it the “best Australian songs of the 90s” if you’re going to leave out so many of the best songs of the 90s.
I loved Ratcat, but I’d have selected That ain’t bad. Frente’s Accidentally Kelly Street and Custard with Funky again to really introduce a new generation to their music (because Dave’s voice is really recognisable to the kids in this track).
StudChud@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I was looking for a vast majority of these and was disappointed. Like, one of the blurbs was about how the dude saw the band play the song once at a festival in the 90s?
What about Oh Ah… Just A Little Bit - Gina G? That was 1996! She was in Eurovision! How is that not on there 😭
No1@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Jonny Diesel was doing OK too