abc online poll voted the best band in the world.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...08/3032792.htm

odd you just posted that. I just posted a favorite Australian music thread not having seen that. I think the fact that the voters were Australian had a lot to do with it. All the bogans were voting acca dacca

But where did Bananarama place??!

Best band? Australian bias . . . and not by a long shot.

What, no love for Hunters and Collectors? Or Frente?

Seems difficult to take this seriously when Hanson doesn't even make the top 10.

Very entertaining band but nowhere near the best in the world.

Are we talking early or later AC/DC?

Unfortunately the myspace survey (i did not no anybody still used myspace) there is know mention of what ac/dc music early or later was in this survey.

I like mid AC/DC, not too much from the early or the recent years. From say...Let There Be Rock through Fly On The Wall. With a handful of singles from outside that span.
A bell curve, and if the next album is as good as Black Ice maybe the curve will start going up again...

For me there best music High Voltage through For Those About To Rock!

cdollaz mentioned Hunters & Collectors in another thread. Not sure how I forgot to mention this band. "Human Frailty" is one of the best recordings of the 80's. Saw 'em live in London and it was a concert-going highlight. (edit... cdollaz mentioned them in THIS thread... I meant to post this in the Aussie thread, but I'll just leave it here).

Throw Your Arms Around Me

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Also love this tune (even with the Gang Of Four rip)

Betty's Worry Or The Slab

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no

I dunno about best in the world, but I do know it's hard not to do your best Brian Johnson impersonation while listening in the car.

Sometimes the public does have good taste!

I love that song they wrote. Maybe one day they'll write another, so they don't have to keep recording it over and over again.

You left out this part

Pink was named music's leading lady by Australian voters, leaving Lady Gaga, Madonna and Britney Spears in her wake.

Michael Jackson was heralded the best male artist ahead of Justin Timberlake, Bob Marley and Kanye West.

I sure hope not! That "song" is so perfect, why mess with it and record new songs!

Some things should never change: AC/DC, Motorhead, Jim Jones Revue, etc...

There's no need to change perfection.

And every single "artist" mentioned in your post are examples of why the public just doesn't know anything.

SOMEtimes they DO get it right. Like when they picked AC/DC as the best band.

You had me until the last sentence.

Actually, I'd vote for Pink if those are the only choices.

I wouldn't even consider Kanye one of the top 4 rappers of all time, let alone male artists.

I would like to think that your band would be #1 on your list!

Sure, and Midnight Oil is 2nd best.

Just stumbled onto this today and thought it was funny: