Hoodoo Gurus suggestion

2d mofi--the first two (stoneage and mars) are classics, the others less essential

Love the Hoodoos!
"Stoneage Romeos" is fun, but "Mars Needs guitars" is their best. "Bittersweet" from the Mars album is a rock and roll classic and a good one to wake up your neighbors. I have all of the Hoodoo releases and actually enjoyed their most recent "Purity of Essence" from last year.I would start with Mars and then maybe one of the greatest hits collections. Perhaps an Austrailian rock band post is in order.

Concur...Mars Needs Guitars is great 60s inspired gargage power pop...other Aussie/NZ acts to consider...the Scientists, Radio Birdman, B-day Party, the Saints, the Clean, the Bats, the Chills, the Church...list goes on...they have a strong history down under!

per phasecorrect, nz is home of some of the best music ever--the flying nun label in particular has (in addition to the above mentioned) great bands like the verlaines, talldwarfs/chris knox and garageland; also check out david kilgour (ex-clean). the label has put out a bunch of compilations which are well worth checking out. when i still collected vinyl, i frequently mail ordered from them and they were ridiculously pleasant to deal with.

Yoh, Agree on the Hoodoos/Church/etc-great bands--

Don't forget the Bostocks and early Richard Clapton.

Des