Oz Rock Rated

You might get a little confused when you hear Ben talking about PK in this episode, thinking he's talking about the delicious PK Gold or Peppermint chewies that you probably can't get anymore but what kind of Australian Rock n Roll podcast would this be if we sat around discussing delicious chewies all day? So we decided to tackle the other PK - Paul Kelly! And just as you can't eat a whole packet of PK Golds in one go (I've tried), we're going to cover Paul's prolific output in 3 goes!

Sunnyboys have been the number one requested band for us to cover here at Oz Rock Rated and as you, our dear friends, know: we're here for you! Sunnyboys were also the number one requested iceblock at the Cowra pool in the summer of 1986... not only because of their terrific flavour and icy texture, but they made a handy weapon say if some gangster was dissin' your fly girl while you were going off the board perfecting your horsies.

Johnny Diesel & the Injectors 1989 self-titled debut album is so ingrained in the Oz Rock Rated boys brains that they went into this without any notes! Talk about seat of your pants podcasting! Sit back and relax, have a listen, you cant watch this week because the stupid bloody video switcher didn't save the video file the bloody stupid bloody thing.

Part 2 of Men At Work is their second album Cargo! They're one of our all-time favourites here at Oz Rock Rated so we couldn't just do one album and be done with it; especially when it's a classic such as this. Stay tuned for a track by track ultimate showdown, THE SHOCKING RESULTS WILL SHOCK YOU!

Legendary Oz Rock band Men At Work had one really great album called Business As Usual.... now before you @ us @ozrockrated we realise they also had a second really great album called Cargo and because Two & Done is not a catchy title, we decided to do this as a two-parter. I mean, come on, it's Men At Work ffs!

Goannas are beautiful big lizards that like to scare the poop out of you when you go to lean on a tree and the bark starts moving. Goanna is a terrific Oz Rock band that Ben and Sam like to yarn about in front of microphones and in front of VIDEO CAMERAS nowadays! By all means please continue listening to Oz Rock Rated in podcast form but also head on over to our YouTube channel to watch it in YouTube form!

Welcome to Oz Rock Rated's bonus format - One & Done! Our usual format involves trawling through an Oz Rock band's entire catalogue; but what if a band only has a couple of albums? One & Done covers ONE album extensively along with the usual banter and trips down memory lane with your hosts Ben and Sam. Episode 1 - SKYHOOKS!

Late in 1983, Hunters & Collectors had briefly disbanded, but soon reformed. Mark Seymour's explanation as to why the group had reconvened: "we have something valuable to offer the Australian music scene". We here at Oz Rock Rated also feel we have something valuable to offer the Australian music scene so we're back after a brief 3-month break! We've rated The Hunnas 9-album catalog from least-best to most-best for your listening enjoyment!

Lismore NSW - aka "The City Of Sports" is one of the most flood-prone places in Australia; flooded with musical talent that is! (and water). From the swollen banks of Wilsons River at the foot of Jerusalem Mountain sprang this week's Oz Rock Rated's ratee: Grinspoon! Sit back and relax as Ben and Sam guide you on a journey through Grinspoon's terrific catalogue rated from least favourite to most favourite by us, Ben and Sam! Oz Rock Rated!!

You And I is a 24-hour Vietnamese restaurant in the middle of Northbridge, Perth WA's nightlife district. If you want a delicious Pho after a night out with friends, they're located on Francis Street. You Am I is the band we're talking about today. If you'd like to listen to two blokes talking about their music, tune in here. But for all your Pho needs, you'd be better off heading to You And I.

Front End Loaders in the heavy machinery world are purpose built to lift, carry and load solid materials. Front End Loader in the Oz Rock music world do the very same thing: Lift your spirits, carry you through your day and load your ears up with solid (musical) material! Join us as Ben takes you through his rankings while Sam listens on, adding bits and pieces where he can so you can be FULL BOTTLE on the mighty Front End Loader!

Do you pronounce them as Shihad or Shihad? We here at Oz Rock Rated pronounce it SHIHAD!!! with all capitals and several exclamation marks because how else you gonna pronounce Aotearoa's mightiest and most successful band? Join Ben and Sam as they get wild in the most CONTROVERSIAL episode yet!

From Newcastle hoons to worldwide rock n' roll megastardom, join us as we delve into the 5 albums from Oz Rock Royalty Silverchair! Listen in wide-eyed amazement as Sam recounts his brush with the early version of the soon-to-be global phenoms and Ben recalls the searing Silverchair-related jealousy that drove him to become the man he is today! Finally, the episode you've been relentlessly hounding us for!

For our milestone 10th episode we could very well have been talking about a band called Pretty Messy Apartment Dwelling but luckily Neil Finn, Nick Seymore and Paul Hester came to their senses and started Crowded House instead! Because 2/3 of the band are from Australia, that puts Crowded House firmly in the Oz Rock Rated wheelhouse and we hope you enjoy wading through their catalogue of 7 magnificent albums with us!

If you've ever been in a band then you'll relate to these wonderful words by The Fauves singer/guitarist/songwriter Andrew 'Coxy' Cox: "We learnt more about rock ‘n’ roll in that one night than the entire preceding 20 years. We sucked piss, made eyes at the cheap football tarts and bonded like four buckets of superglue. We also learnt how to compromise, how to sell out, and how to get fucked over. There was no rider, we were underpaid and no one got laid. It was a microcosm of an entire career." If you're not already a fan of The Fauves, we 100% iron-clad guarantee you will be after you join us as we go through 12 studio albums. If you are a fan, sit back and nod your head in agreement as we do what we do here at Oz Rock Rated!

Well it's been a while dear listeners but when you have a catalogue of amazing music that's 13 albums deep to trawl through, you take your time! This episode covers the iconic Midnight Oil, tune in to discover there's way more to them than a gigantic bald weird dancing loony... but there's also that lol! 

Prospect of reconciliation, memories of some funny conversation. Feel like taking a vacation, like going to the moon. I can't afford it, your mother with a bird's nest hairdo. Your brother with plenty of action, your father always thinking me a weirdo. I can't get no satisfaction. Now that you know what James Reyne is singing, read along as you play the song! It's terrific fun!

This week we take you on a journey through the suburbs to a time where if someone called you mental it meant you were terrific at dropping in at your local skateboard ramp... and the soundtrack to those long summer days was one of the best Aussie bands to have ever done it: Mental As Anything! Join Ben and Sam as they drop in on twelve wonderful albums from their 30+ year career here on Oz Rock Rated!

This time round we delve into South Australia's finest, The Angels! Ben and Sam take you into the seedy underbelly of King's Cross and into the gambling dens and opium lounges that they've never even been to but have experienced through Doc Neeson's wonderful lyrics. Plus we do our usual dive into what made them tick and most of all why they're bona fide Oz Rock legends!

This week we tackle our favourites: Cold Chisel! Ben discusses prose while Sam probably talks about snare drum reverb or some such... Enjoy!