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Scobie:
They were huge in Australia, one of if not the biggest band of the 70's here. Like a lot of Aus acts they couldn't quite crack the US market, but did have a top 5 hit in the UK with "Howzat". They did make the odd appearance in the Billboard top 200, but I think "We Ride Tonight" was as high as they got.

They changed their name to "The Sherbs" from "Sherbet" which is what they were known as here.

The lead singer Daryl Braithwaite had quite a successful solo career and is still very popular with the classic rock set and plays shows all the time.

antenna:
> Like a lot of Aus acts they couldn't quite crack the US market

At times I wish I knew the reason for that.

drmimosa:
Could make a great Cloudplay playlist if you have the tracks...

antenna:

All I have for The Sherbs are the "Defying Gravity" and "The Skill" albums, the latter I've digitized but have not yet broken out the songs.  (aside: when I digitize a vinyl album, I usually just do it as "side 1" and "side 2" because that is how I used to listen to the albums, i.e., whole sides at a time.  So many of the albums that I've digitized are still in that format.)

I'll poke around and see if I can come up with some other Australian bands and put together a playlist. It may be a while before I cna get to it, though.  :)

 

Scobie:
The Aussies broke through eventually in the 80's with ACDC, INXS, Savage Garden, Rick Springfield, Midnight Oil. I guess we could also claim ONJ and maybe even the Bee Gees.

But the big 70's bands like Sherbert (The Sherbs) Skyhooks, The Sports, The Saints even Cold Chisel could never break though.

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