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There are at least 3 Bands named “The Drones”:
1) The Drones are a group from Australia that rose to prominence during the early 2000’s. Artists that have been said to influence the band include: Neil Young, Bad Brains, Suicide, Green on Red, The Birthday Party, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and Nina Simone.
Musically the band does not fit easily into conventional rock music categories. While some of their material is based on conventional rock sounds and song structures, they also venture into the noisy, atonal, blues-based music that Tom Waits brought to a wider audience. The Drones also explore the music of the Australia bush made popular in Australia by Weddings Parties Anything. Like other Australian bands such as The Triffids, The Go-Betweens, Nick Cave and The Dirty Three, The Drones left Australia in 2005 to concentrate on the European market, where a larger market would make it easier to support their unconventional sound. However they eventually returned to Australia to find a ground swell of interest in them - generated by acclaim and publicity both at home and abroad.
The first incarnation of The Drones formed in Perth in 2000. Rui Pereira and Gareth Liddiard had previously played together in the Gutterville Splendour Six, and in early 2001, they relocated to the east coast to accelerate their progress. Initially they met with little success and endured tough conditions including an extended stay in a decrepit Victorian caravan park.
1) The Drones are a group from Australia that rose to prominence during the early 2000’s. Artists that have been said to influence the band include: Neil Young, Bad Brains, Suicide, Green on Red, The Birthday Party, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and Nina Simone.
Musically the band does not fit easily into conventional rock music categories. While some of their material is based on conventional rock sounds and song structures, they also venture into the noisy, atonal, blues-based music that Tom Waits brought to a wider audience. The Drones also explore the music of the Australia bush made popular in Australia by Weddings Parties Anything. Like other Australian bands such as The Triffids, The Go-Betweens, Nick Cave and The Dirty Three, The Drones left Australia in 2005 to concentrate on the European market, where a larger market would make it easier to support their unconventional sound. However they eventually returned to Australia to find a ground swell of interest in them - generated by acclaim and publicity both at home and abroad.
The first incarnation of The Drones formed in Perth in 2000. Rui Pereira and Gareth Liddiard had previously played together in the Gutterville Splendour Six, and in early 2001, they relocated to the east coast to accelerate their progress. Initially they met with little success and endured tough conditions including an extended stay in a decrepit Victorian caravan park.
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Gala Mill
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Here Come the Lies
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Nail It Down
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Cold And Sober
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Careful As You Go
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The Drifting Housewife
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I Am The Supercargo
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Luck In Odd Numbers
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Your Acting's Like The End Of The World
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Penumbra
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This Time
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Shoutbox
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RogerHayn wrote:
Just listened to these guys for the first time now, and I really like what I heard.
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BlackCoffeeDuck wrote:
The Drones are starting to work on new album!!!
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Killerdwarf wrote:
only the punk band !!!
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Jontybloom1 wrote:
The Drones join Pavement ATP line up http://www.neonfiller.com/page2.htm#atppavement
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LukeFM wrote:
I think these guys are the best live oz performers since midnight oil....great songs too..
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MotherBuzz wrote:
The Drones' Shank Fin Blues is the number 1 song in Triple J's GREATEST AUSSIE SONGS EVER!!! in jmag this month, check it out here: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/jmag/
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AresAndEnyo wrote:
The Drones SUCK big time!
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aaronarmo wrote:
oh my! what gr8 music!
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grampish wrote:
which means it can be bought... (or uploaded somewhere)
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BlackCoffeeDuck wrote:
But it's only on itunes!!!!
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grampish wrote:
what a kick ass new live album
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danski88 wrote:
cant wait !
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dum_i_huvudet wrote:
just saw them live in Malmö... I didnt expect it to be one of the best gigs of my life, but it was! totally MIND-BLOWING!!!
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chameleonbuoy wrote:
The Drones (AUS)
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WhoaObamaWon wrote:
Nail it Down!!!
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BlackCoffeeDuck wrote:
Say it with an Aussie accent: THE DRONES!!!
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LiamGallagher wrote:
who the fuck are these turnips? the Manchester punk band are the real Drones
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BlackCoffeeDuck wrote:
It's the Official image!! and off course The Drones from AUSTRALIA!!!
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digweed7 wrote:
CHANGE THIS STUPID FUCKEN PIC
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Kieran0411 wrote:
here we go again, people saying "here we go again" ...fuck it! The Drones from AUSTRALIA bitches!
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Events
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Dec
29
The Pyramid Rock Festival 2009
Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island, Melbourne, Australia
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| 63 attendees
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Dec
31
Paul Dempsey
The Esplanade Hotel, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia
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| 2 attendees
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Mar
5
The Lost Weekend
Ivory Rocks, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
15 shouts
| 35 attendees
News
AIR Awards 2009
5 Nov 2009 | from thedrones.com.au
The Drones have received two nominations in this years AIR Awards (Australian Independent Record Labels Association). The winners will be announced in Melbourne on Sunday November 22nd. The categories they are nominated in include:
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AIR Awards 2009
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The Drones ‘Shark Fin Blues’ Voted The Greatest Australian Song Ever
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ARIA Awards
2 Nov 2009 | from thedrones.com.au
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Recent Activity
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venusinfurs999 and lbarrosjr added The Drones to their libraries. Saturday morning
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KommanderKosh added The Drones to the lineup of Falls Festival at Erskine Falls Road. Friday afternoon
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burtpatarach wrote about The Drones in 2009, Not To Be Confused With Siddig. Friday morning
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Dezza1 tagged The Drones with ‘garage rock’. Thursday morning
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artful35, ephabren, sigould and 5 other people added The Drones to their libraries. Wednesday evening
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BlackCoffeeDuck wrote about The Drones – Havilah in My Albums of 2009 with My Wishlist and a few other things by Me. 7 days ago
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BlackCoffeeDuck wrote about The Drones in My Albums of 2009 with My Wishlist and a few other things by Me. 7 days ago
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