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Powderfinger
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Few bands defined Australian rock ānā roll in the late ā90s and early 2000s as potently as Brisbane five-piece Powderfinger. It wasnāt, however, always that way. Forming in 1989, and borrowing their name from the 1979 Neil Young song, Powderfinger solidified their classic line-up around 1992, when guitarist Darren Middleton joined singer Bernard Fanning, guitarist Ian Haug (who had been on vocal duties before Fanningās appointment), bassist John āJCā Collins and drummer Jon Coghill.
1994ās grunge-indebted debut album Parables for Wooden Ears earned the band a cult following, but theyād have to wait until 1996ās Double Allergicāon which they streamlined their sound into a more radio-friendly concoction of classic rock riffing and the emotive vocals of frontman Fanningāfor real mainstream success. Slow-building single āPick You Upā kick-started a six-album, 13-year run of hit songs, peaking with 2000ās Odyssey Number Five, on which the band added widescreen acoustic flourishes to the likes of āMy Happinessā and āThese Days.ā
With their elevated profile, Fanning took the opportunity to shine a spotlight on bigger issuesāāThe Day You Comeā from 1998ās Internationalist, the groupās first overtly political track, alluded to the rise of nationalism and Pauline Hansonās One Nation Party in Australia. He didnāt, however, completely abandon his knack for distilling relatable everyday emotion into songā2003ās āSince Youāve Been Goneā (inspired by the 2002 passing of Fanningās brother) and 2009ās āBurn Your Nameā, when married with the bandās knockabout image, contributed to their widespread appeal.
Powderfinger bid farewell with an extensive 2010 Australian tour, in which they performed to over 300,000 fans, but their legacy was such that an album of unreleased tracks issued 10 years laterā2020ās Unreleased (1998 - 2010)ādebuted at No. 2 in the Australian charts.
1994ās grunge-indebted debut album Parables for Wooden Ears earned the band a cult following, but theyād have to wait until 1996ās Double Allergicāon which they streamlined their sound into a more radio-friendly concoction of classic rock riffing and the emotive vocals of frontman Fanningāfor real mainstream success. Slow-building single āPick You Upā kick-started a six-album, 13-year run of hit songs, peaking with 2000ās Odyssey Number Five, on which the band added widescreen acoustic flourishes to the likes of āMy Happinessā and āThese Days.ā
With their elevated profile, Fanning took the opportunity to shine a spotlight on bigger issuesāāThe Day You Comeā from 1998ās Internationalist, the groupās first overtly political track, alluded to the rise of nationalism and Pauline Hansonās One Nation Party in Australia. He didnāt, however, completely abandon his knack for distilling relatable everyday emotion into songā2003ās āSince Youāve Been Goneā (inspired by the 2002 passing of Fanningās brother) and 2009ās āBurn Your Nameā, when married with the bandās knockabout image, contributed to their widespread appeal.
Powderfinger bid farewell with an extensive 2010 Australian tour, in which they performed to over 300,000 fans, but their legacy was such that an album of unreleased tracks issued 10 years laterā2020ās Unreleased (1998 - 2010)ādebuted at No. 2 in the Australian charts.
I membri di Powderfinger includono, o hanno incluso, John Andrew Collins.
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