The Day After The Sabbath 80 Goodbye Jane Aussie rock Download from [mf] or [ds] or [mg] pass: tdats I have been on the look-out for more Australian heavy-hitters ever since Vol21. It has been a long and enjoyable voyage of discovery and I have found an absolute ton of stuff. What has become very apparent is that after the new rock genre explosions of the 60s to early 70s, they moved with total gusto into the mid-late 70s with a prevailing hard rock / pub rock sound. Compare the number of bands like this to the number of Aussie progressive or psych acts and there is no doubt of it. Maybe the pioneering, farming and blue collar working man ethic of Australia has a lot to do with it, like in Detroit, guys just wanted to get down the pub after work, get drunk and rock out. Another factor is Sharpie Rock, a fashion, attitude and straight-forward punkish sound that arose in the early seventies. A definite influence is of course on...