Powderfinger

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Australia (1989 – present)

Powderfinger are one of the most successful Australian rock bands of the past decade. Formed in 1989 in Brisbane, Australia, the band has managed to keep the same lineup since they hit the big time, Bernard Fanning (Vocals, guitars), Darren Middleton (guitars), Ian Haug (guitars), John Collins (Bass) and Jon Coghill (drums). Powderfinger are winners of nearly every major award in Australia – including the ARIA (Australian Record Industry Awards) for Album of the Year, Best Rock Album and Song of the Year.

Their musical style would simply fall into the Rock catagory, guitar driven rock featuring radio friendly hooks and enigmatic vocals. The band has featured prominently in Australian premier youth station, Triple J, winning the most popular song of the year on a number of occasions.

The band has released six studio albums and a “best of” collection, despite being a still functioning band, having released their most recent album “Dream Days at the Hotel Existence” in 2007. They are set to release another album in 2009. Despite their overwhelming popularity in native country Australia, Powderfinger have yet to take the world by storm. Frequent tours across Australia are sold out rapidly and live shows do not disappoint the large number of fans who share the passions of a passionate group.

They toured with Silverchair on the “Across the Great Divide” Concert, from August to October 2007, raising awareness for the indigenous people of Australia.

1	My Happiness full track	432
2	These Days full track	269
3	Waiting for the Sun full track	249
4	Sunsets full track	230
5	Lost And Running full track	210
6	Passenger	186
7	I don't remember full track	182
8	My Kind of Scene full track	180
9	Love Your Way full track	178
10	(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind	169
11	Since You've Been Gone	149
12	The Day You Come	146
13	Stumblin' full track	144
14	Like a Dog full track	141
15	The Metre full track	138

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Odyssey Number Five
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Dream Days at the Hotel Existence
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amifterbifty wrote:
2 hours ago

"Similar artists aren't all that similar are they? It's weird that Australian bands seem to be similar to other Autralian bands on last.fm no matter what.." i don't feel the same ... what do you mean dude? are ya saying that Australian artists generally don't sound the same, but last.fm puts them into a category of artists which do sound the same?? what's the craic

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jroliv wrote:
Wednesday morning

I like every song of this band. It's so cool!

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adamdude wrote:
Tuesday morning

internationalist is the only album i like, but its a killer album

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chantalrao wrote:
Saturday morning

feel the same, scott_sea

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scott_sea wrote:
Saturday morning

Similar artists aren't all that similar are they? It's weird that Australian bands seem to be similar to other Autralian bands on last.fm no matter what..

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maikvandyk wrote:
14 days ago

one of my favourites

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cav0909 wrote:
20 days ago

Anyone seen them in DUblin???? Wat a show!

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stoneparade wrote:
25 days ago

Love the Finger!!!!

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bexter2 wrote:
last month

I'm from the UK and i love powderfinger but have never actually seen them live because non of my friends like them :-(

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-maikeru- wrote:
last month

Why does hardly anyone in the UK know who Powderfinger are? Admittedly, I got into them through a friend who travelled to Australia, but it's incredible that a band of such a high standard can be almost completely unheard of in a country that supposed to "know" about music?? I saw them live last december in birmingham and again at the o2 wireless the other week, and whilst they were amazing, nearly everybody I spoke to at both events was Australian!! :D We need to start bombarding UK radio stations with Powderfinger requests, because frankly I'm sick to death of hearing a loop of Rihanna, Wiley, Tings Tings, etc, for 8 hours every day at work! :@

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tehkellays wrote:
last month

Mmmm, Powderfinger :) I love Powderfinger.

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cricket_mstr wrote:
last month

Whenever I listen to this band I think of the Aussie summer :D

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Alexsbryant wrote:
last month

Saw them at 02 Wireless Festival in London yesterday, and they were awesome. I never knew their stuff really but I am getting into it a lot more after seeing their great performance. I think about 50% of the audience were auzzie, most of the Australians from London seemed to go haha! Good times.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
June 2008

Wow, I was expecting more plays than this... when I saw them at the Great Divide tour with Silverchair, the punters seemed like they were only there for Powderfinger. I'm a casual fan I suppose.
Dookiac wrote:
June 2008

Join the Australian and New Zealand Rock Artists League and support Powderfinger! To vote for them, go here (:

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PirateXxEsque wrote:
June 2008

Yay! I'm going to the 11th June concert up in sydney and I'm freakin' pumped! And there's also a live version of Rita on These Days, Low Key. Which is better than the studio one from the Sunsets B-side. And they went in minutes of being on sale, so I'm not surprised you missed out Teno.

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vnv1980 wrote:
May 2008

I'm going to be blunt: @haupassia: You're fucked, mate. They're not over rated, I don't know how you can say that, they've done alot to get where they are. I can appreciate Powderfinger, and alot of the stuff you listen to, I think you should have respect for other peoples tastes.

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Tenozuma wrote:
April 2008

Aye. same. I forgot how popular they were in Australia, ie: one of the biggest bands. I was so used to people not knowing them because of last.fm.

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smurf373 wrote:
April 2008

missed out on tickets :( i didnt think there would be that many fans on the sunshine coast, guess i was wrong. it wasnt even an hour after they went on sale :(

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Tenozuma wrote:
April 2008

Whole of Vulture Street is free to listen... that's incredibly cool. Generosity indeed.

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