I know it’s not the same for everyone, but music has always played an important role in my life. Neither of my parents seemed particularly bothered by what they listened to, even if they did prefer some things more than others. I do remember, however, that we would sit around as a family and watch Countdown. 1980’s Australia. It was the best way, as far as I was concerned at a young age, to discover new music. I remember generally liking the bands more than solo artists. Saturday morning Rage would play the charts. My sisters, particularly my eldest sister, were more than happy to listen to the top 40. As the 90’s approached and I got closer to my teens, it was bands like Transvision Vamp and Ratcat that really caught my attention. Music that didn’t seem as safe as the other stuff that I heard. Rock music. I got into Guns n Roses. Through one of my sisters and her cool friends I discovered The Doors and Led Zeppelin and Iron Maiden
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I had tried to learn the keyboards when I was younger. My mother played and taught the piano. I enjoyed it somewhat, but I’m not sure if it’s always a good idea for parents to teach their kids these kinds of things. My sister played the keyboards pretty well though, so my parents arranged for her to have a different teacher so that she could better learn the instrument. She could sing as well. We also had an acoustic guitar lying around the house. I don’t remember when it was bought, but it was bought for my sister, so that she could go busking. So, I took music as a subject at high school, with only my beginner level of keyboard playing skills to help me along. Most of the other boys played the guitar, and eventually I managed to pick up a few chords from some friends. That was fun.
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At some point our music teacher wanted to get the whole class to play a song together. A bass player was needed, and I happily put my hand up. I had discovered my instrument! I even got lessons for a while through the high school. At around the same time, grunge happened. Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden caught my attention. This was great, something that somehow really spoke to me. I also discovered Aussie bands, in particular, Front End Loader. They never got really successful, but they made music that I enjoyed, and showed me that you can do this, even in Australia. I showed them to my friends, and my friends showed me Tumbleweed and You Am I. Then, via compilation records I discovered Pollyanna and Big Heavy Stuff. Recovery became a thing, and I could see all of these band doing live performances on the tele, while also learning about bands like Frenzal Rhomb and The Avalanches. We could even go to concerts and see these bands live for relatively little money.
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Front End Loader were pretty good.
I was a big fan of Tumbleweed and Pollyanna.
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@SeanHawley yeah, I was pretty disappointed when Pollyanna wrapped up. Matt's solo album was a real gem as well! He did a tour for that record, which I was lucky enough to catch at The Cambridge Hotel. Rayke was even on bass, which gave me some hope that they might play as Pollyanna again some time. Obviously, that didn’t happen.
The support band there was a little band called Tigermoth. That was their last ever show. They were giving away the last of their CDs, so I grabbed one of them. It was during the week, so unfortunately, the venue was only maybe 1/3 full.
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