Tunes from home

I like being Australian and am proud to have been born and raised in this country, a patriot? Yeah I'd say so.

There's a lot to like about living in Australia, it's a beautiful place.

Sure, there's a lot of stuff that can kill a person like snakes, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, box jellyfish, deadly octopus and so on...it's a brutal place really. But it's free from a lot of the problems that plague other countries, is affluent, has a reasonable health system, low unemployment (for those who actually want to work), quaint small towns and vast modern cities like Sydney pictured above, Melbourne and Brisbane. Yep, there's a lot to like.

But what does this all have to do with music?

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Confession - I am not much into Australian music

That's a generalisation though really; there's some I like, just not much and almost none comes from recent times. There's some very successful Australian bands and artists, no doubt about it, but there's few I genuinely like and even then, it's only a song or two usually.

I'm not sure what it is about Australian music that doesn't hold my interest but I have almost none in my Spotify playlists. The following three artists are three of them as is Keith Urban, the The Wolfe Brothers and one or two others and that's about it.

Track 1 Hunters and Collectors - Holy Grail

Track 2 Missy Higgins - They weren't there

Track 3 Cold Chisel - When the war is over

✳️ Here's a link to YouTube where you'll find all three in a single playlist.

I've been told the link to the Missy Higgins track doesn't work in South Africa or America, but this one does despite it not working here in Australia and here's a link to Spotify.

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I've said a time or two that I'm less interested in following a particular genre, artist or band; it's about the actual music itself, on a case by case basis, and if it makes me feel something, moves me, or just sounds good to my ears I'm into it. The same could be said for Australian music; I'm selective.

I'm certainly not saying there's no talent in Australia and that the many artists that make music are not legitimate song writers, singers and musicians; they are of course. It's just that rarely do I find enough in it to capture my interest. Unfortunately these days, made-for-television shows like Australian Idol and The Voice manufacture artists, most of which have no longevity or substance and great bands who are out there grinding it struggle to make an impact in the industry and general marketplace. It's a shame, but it's probably the same around the world I guess.

Anyway, if you listened to the three tracks I linked feel free to comment on them and if you have any general comments feel free to leave them below; I'm responsive to commenting.

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