Countdown

[rodl2005]

I'm sure McCainsh had a Ripper on a few clips.
Ppl seem to forget that Countdown had many god-awful acts on. ..as well as the few good ones. .. even b4 the 80s

[veebass]

I'm sure McCainsh had a Ripper on a few clips.
Ppl seem to forget that Countdown had many god-awful acts on. ..as well as the few good ones. .. even b4 the 80s

Yes Ripper in this one.

And yes, there was some of the awful ones on last night.

[rodl2005]

There was awful ones on every week. ..just some had more than others. ..and imo...once we got thru to the mid 80s. ..99% were.
But SOME -even some of the awful ones - were unforgettable. . Eg... ACDC's 1st appearance. ..Bon in the schoolgirl outfit with toof missin... & smoking yuk yuk!
As mentioned. ..Iggy.. doin I'm Bored.
Martha from The Motels. ... Say no more. ...

[rodl2005]

I'm sure McCainsh had a Ripper on a few clips.
Ppl seem to forget that Countdown had many god-awful acts on. ..as well as the few good ones. .. even b4 the 80s

Yes Ripper in this one.

And yes, there was some of the awful ones on last night.

That's one of my favourite Skyhooks songs btw... they had some beauties too

[RickG]

Sting's fretless Musician bass was a highlight for me last night (even if he barely played it )

[veebass]

Last night's highlights for me.
A older Les Paul Bass (Recording or Triumph) in the Scientists clip- Coronado Guitar also in that clip.
A TBird somewhere else.
Several Rics.
And the biggy an RD Artist Guitar being used by Chris Morrow from The Numbers. Oh yeah, Annalisse was a highlight too!

Watching these old clips I wonder whether we have since become more conservative in our choice of instruments.

[PilbaraBass]

70's... on the subject of Australian music...

Back in those days, living in America, I only knew two groups... Little River Band and AC/DC

Then the floodgates opened in the 80's beginning in 1980...
Air Supply, Men At Work, Air Supply, Midnight Oil, Crowded House, Hudu Gurus, Pseudo Echo, Jimmy Barnes (Chisel didn't really show up)... even Kylie made an appearance with "The Locomotion" ... MTV had a LOT to do with a whole lot of bands being exposed... there really was no time like it in music history, IMO...

[aphekgreg]

Watching these old clips I wonder whether we have since become more conservative in our choice of instruments.

I think it goes in waves. Bassists in particular always seemed more adventurous than guitarist, who were traditionally more conservative. It could be that we tried all the new things and decided they got it right the first time and went back?

[aphekgreg]

I'm enjoying the transition of instruments. There seems to be something new each year. More synths last night and Hamer and Ibanez guitars (+ Sting's Musician) for the first time.

[veebass]

The episode I watched a couple of weeks ago featured 3 Rippers, including a very rare cherryburst (and no, it wasn't Mark Evans')

Just saw Todd Hunter with one. There really were a few of them around.

[aphekgreg]

If that was an accurate summation of '81, it was a year of Precisions and Stingrays, with a couple of aluminum neck Kramers. Not a Gibson in sight.

[veebass]

If that was an accurate summation of '81, it was a year of Precisions and Stingrays, with a couple of aluminum neck Kramers. Not a Gibson in sight.

And very bad miming.

[rodl2005]

If that was an accurate summation of '81, it was a year of Precisions and Stingrays, with a couple of aluminum neck Kramers. Not a Gibson in sight.

And very bad miming.

And drums that sounded like (were). ..cardboard boxes. .. they had the live vocals in a lotta cases and the drummer's were sick of NOT hitting anything. ..so they bashed the kits and it'd spill into the vocal mics. .

[veebass]

The Cures basses can't go without mention.

[aphekgreg]

The Cures basses can't go without mention.

I was including those in the Precisions.

The matching black Ps were very cool.