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The Moodists
12+ albums
post-punkaustraliannoise rockmelbourneunderrated
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The Moodists were a post-punk band from Melbourne, formed in 1979 - Dave Graney - vocalist, Steve Miller - guitarist, Clare Moore - drummer, Chris Walsh - bassist, and Mick Turner - guitarist. During the 1980s, The Moodists were something of a well-kept secret. In fact, over six years of existence the band spent only half that time in Australia. In the UK, where the band based itself for three years, it was a different matter. There The Moodists were acknowledged as proto-grunge noisemakers. The band's name is often mentioned in the same breath as The Birthday Party, Laughing Clowns, The Go-Betweens, The Triffids and -Scientists when assessing Australia's contribution to 1980s British music. Nevertheless, The Moodists were an important band in the history of Australian rock, not least of all for giving us the wonderful Dave Graney. The nucleus of The Moodists grew out of Adelaide band Sputniks, which comprised Graney, Clare Moore, Steve Miller, Phillip Costello (guitar) and Liz Dealey (bass). Sputniks' contemporaries on the Adelaide independent scene included The Dagoes, Young Modern, The Accountants and Bad Poets. Sputniks issued one independent single, `Second Glance'/`Our Boys', in 1979 before relocating to Melbourne at the beginning of 1980. Graney, Moore , Dealey ( who soon left to return to Adelaide ) and Miller made the move to Melbourne, where they were joined by Chris Walsh (ex-Negatives, Fabulous Marquises) who replaced original bass player Steve Carmen. Walsh's
top songs
albums
Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-82
Thirsty's Calling
Two Fisted Art
Engine Shudder
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Can't Stop It
Creation Soup Volume Three
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Tales From The Australian Underground Singles 1983 -1989
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Creation Soup Volume 3
Double Life
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Live From London
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Tales From The Australian Underground - Singles 1976-1989 Disc 2
Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-82 (2025 Deluxe Edition)