03-27-2010, 06:58 AM
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Music Addict
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Australia
Posts: 505
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Band Highlight:
The Whitlams
(1992-present)
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I absolutely love this band. All through school I listened to them, their piano rock/pop always saw me through everything...
Now I won't go into gritty detail about the band itself, if you want to know more about them then please click on one of the links above. I just want to share some of my thoughts and experiences that I've had from listening to their great music through the years.
The first time I ever heard The Whitlams was over the radio, suprisingly, as I never really bothered listening to the radio at all growing up. I was heading home from school, in a very bad mood after having such a horrible day. 'Thank You (For Loving Me At My Worst)' (I've put the amazing live performance here) was playing and I could feel myself listening and feeling instantly better. I waited in my Dads car to hear them say who they just played but they didn't say. I asked my Dad but he didn't know who they were either. I was a little bummed at discovering a song that really picked me up and then not even knowing the band it came from. I eventually rediscovered The Whitlams through a friend that played the song one day out of pure random luck, he told me who they were, and from that point on I was a devoted fan.
To my surprise, after buying a few of their albums, I found The Whitlams to be very versatile. One moment they would be happy-go-lucky with bouncy catchy songs, another moment they would have a beautiful ballad here and there. They also aren't afraid to be tongue in cheek with songs like 'I Make Hamburgers'. That song is about, well, making hamburgers... and scoring chicks because they like you making hamburgers  . Very comedic yes. Out of all their songs that I found I was the most shocked to hear 'The Road Is Lost' which actually has a fair bit of rapping. I normally don't like rap as a whole but when something as meaningful as that comes along I just can't ignore it. I love their versatility, their ability to evolve and change, trying new things.
I hope you like what I've provided (forgiving YouTubes quality), This is only a sample of a very impressive catalogue. Their albums are all gold, I only wish i could provide more videos for you all.
Let me know what you thought. 
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