Thanks, John! Great to hear from you! Well, you've taught me something about those art colours... cool idea for a vid. Love Madder Lake's first album, need to get a copy. Yes, let's make Robert an honorary Aussie! Appreciate the sub. Cheers, Bryan! 🙏

I don't have their second, but I've heard it's a helluva good album! Cheers! 🙏

Now you have me totally intrigued! Do I have to wait (happy to do so) until you drop your Tag to find out the common record? 😋 Thanks so much for watching! 🙏

Cool! Thanks a million! Will definitely check out Dereck’s channel, thanks for the tip. Cheers! 🙏

Totally agreed! Looking forward to seeing your tag, Steve! All the best, B 🙏

G'day, Peter! Ah, dead right, thanks for the correction, I remember that now! Wow, I am so jealous! I never got a chance to see The Aztecs way back then, it must have been incredible! Thanks for the sub and I'm looking forward to checking out your channel and Tag. Cheers, mate! 🙏

@TheInstituteofPop maybe a misunderstanding as I didn't get to see Aztecs at the Opera House but did catch them at the Hordern Pavilion... Damn loud... Lol

All good, I misread it...🤪 Still, now jealous about the Hooks gig, and the Aztecs at the Pav. Too good, absolutely priceless! Cheers, mate!

Cheers and thanks so much! We seem to have similar music tastes. Thrilled that you love the Savs... Killer album! Looking forward to checking out your channel and Tag! 🙏

@ I saw Savoy Brown live once - Dave Walker was on lead vocal - they were fantastic - Kim killed it on guitar. Cheers

@7BobbyGaylor7 Jealous! How cool!!! 😎

@@GeeAitch-r1r Cheers from Australia! I can also really recommend his album Goodbye Tiger’. Thanks for joining in! 🙏

@@RobertFithen An absolute pleasure, and so cool to hear from you! I totally recommend The Clouds (I’d go with the Futura album as a starting point). I’m not a huge one for drum sounds, but Living Colour kind of leapt into my mind, so I went with it…😎 Thanks again for everything you bring with each video! 🙏

@@johncassvision1 Well said! Ashley was on fire and added new life and sounds to those brilliant lines. Plus, astonishing new ideas in the You Took instrumental section. Bring on a new album and tour… long may they reign! Thanks enormously 🙏

Great to hear from another 'Stay While The Night Is Young' fan! Thanks for your comments, just subbed to your channel. Looking forward to having a deep dive! Cheers! 🙏

Thank you, and good to find another excellent Aussie channel. Ben Rankins in Melbourne is a regular visit for me. See you again on yours 🎵

@ Appreciate the tip on Ben’s channel, will most definitely check it out! Cheers! 🙏

Hi Edwin, thanks so much for providing the gateway for my first VT! Glad you like The Clouds, awesome band. Yes, we seem to have a lot of music in common. Can I champion either The Blurred Crusade or Priest=Aura by The Church for you? All the best for the holidays and, once again, thanks! 🙏

Thanks! Glad you share the love for Bull of the Woods...so good! Looking forward to checking out your tag tonight. Cheers! 🙏

Thanks so much! Futura, what an album, wish I had have been at that show. Cheers! 🙏

Thanks for the welcome! I must admit that I have neglected Underworld's first two albums, but I often see them reasonably priced when I'm out and about. Must pick them up. Totally agree with you about Rupert Hine! Cheers! 🙏

@TheInstituteofPop definitely seek them out underneath the radar is definitely a product of it's time however Rupert Hine's production makes it awesome change the weather is definitely the one to go for it's much more upbeat and rockier

@georgemathie8123 Thanks for the recommendation!

@@TheInstituteofPop anytime at all thanks to your channel I'm discovering some truly amazing Australian bands that I never even heard of and I'm totally enjoying it

Thanks so much, it’s great to be on board! Looking forward to watching your Tag. Cheers! 🙏

When I saw you had picked Eno, and mentioned The Church, I figured we were going to have so many double-ups! But I loved your selections and will be checking out some of those bands I’m not familiar with. And if you get an opportunity to see the latest incarnation of The Church, I thoroughly recommend not hesitating to get your tickets. Thanks a million! 🙏

@@TheInstituteofPop We saw the Church just late last year and every time they've come to the states, even without Marty and Peter, which we of course miss, they still rock the house every time!

Thanks, Al! Appreciate the clue as to its placement in your ranking! Can’t wait for the video. All the best, Bryan.

I'm sure a lot of people feel the same way. Her first album wasn't on my radar for ages and my entry point was Never for Ever, so I guess I approached the first two albums differently to most. Thanks for joining in! 🙏

Cheers, Steve! That’s what it’s all about, sharing the music. Happy to give back to someone who’s given so many new sounds to me. Thanks! 🙏

That's so cool. Thanks for sharing! 🙏

Yes, definitely check out Pel Mel and The Reels! I also really love The Eurogliders' first album, Pink Suit Blue Day. Great call on No Restrictions! Thanks for sharing! 🙏

Glad you enjoy Starfish! I always recommend their second album, The Blurred Crusade, as a great doorway to the band (if you're not already familiar with it). Cheers! 🙏

Thanks for sharing your journey with the band. Glad you love the album, it has some amazing songs on it! Yes, so thankful we have KZbin to catch up on all of this good music! Cheers! 🙏

Wow, such a thrill to hear from you! Your channel has been an incredible source for all things Insects. I can't believe they haven't been rediscovered over the years. Looking forward to watching your next stash of greatness! Appreciate the offer, cheers! 🙏

I hope you noticed my shout out to your channel in the description of the video... 😋

@ I would love to send more info if you want it. And you probably don’t have their 12” single of Trouble Understanding Words. I feel so superior!!! 😂 Happy to send you an email.

I bow down before your superiority! And there I was thinking I was a completionist... Yes, feel free to send me an email. Thanks! [email protected]

Love 'Van Halenize' them. Cool! Thanks for joining in! 🙏

Brilliant album, it’s been too long since I’ve listened to it! Thanks for suggesting! 🙏

I'm sure there's a lot of people who share your view. There's probably not a day that goes by that I don't thank Marty and Peter for their unbelievable talent and contribution to the fabric of the sound of my favourite band. Still, I'm enjoying the music of the current lineup. Thanks for joining in! 🙏

I so totally get that, it's an unbelievable song Thanks for sharing! 🙏

Cool suggestion! Thanks for sharing! 🙏

@@jamesr6569Sorry, missed this one. I'm a huge fan of Kilbey/Kennedy, especially (off the top of my head) Glow and Fade, and You Are Everything. And, in regard to SK's memorable lyrics, sometimes one needs to 'strike while the irony is hot'! Cheers! 🙏

@@TheInstituteofPop I think the MK/SK collaborations are rather fine too. When people are pleasurably wobbly around me I will sonically cosh them with 'The law of the jungle.' As for earlier collabs, as much as I like Grant Mcllenan's output, I don't think 'Jack Frost' works terribly well. Or 'Gilt trip'; they're both a little brittle in my opinion. Solo wise, 'The slow crack' works, and is definitely part of the essential canon, but I feel he is possibly all the better for bouncing ideas off others. I think I possess nearly all the stuff apart from the 'Shriek' soundtrack (do you recommend it?) and I seem to remember reading a very negative review of something he put out a long time ago called 'Dabbling'?. I only do physical music (round music), don't do compressed crappy streaming, so if I don't own it, it may as well not exist. Viva vinyl!!

@ I’ve not tried too hard with ‘Shriek’ as it doesn’t do much for me. I agree with you about Jack Frost. I like the second album more, but it wasn’t released on vinyl. Remindlessness is my fave of his solo albums on record - a challenging, listen but a rewarding one. I really wish that Narcosis (my absolute favourite) would be released on vinyl… stunning. Have you heard Hex with Donnette Thayer? It’s available as a ‘fuzzy warble’ at a reasonable price and it’s quite chilling and beautiful at the same time.

@@TheInstituteofPop I will give my cd copy of 'Hex' another spin. Don't come across many (if any) admirers over here on 'poverty rock'. My daughter loves the band but there are two names my wife will not allow me to utter: Robyn Hitchcock and Steven Kilbey, talents I admit to being something in awe of. Twenty years ago I randomly encountered a guy in west London wearing a 'Forget Yourself' T shirt. I struck up a conversation which proved very fruitful. Turned out he ran an online/mail business called 'Heyday' and had interesting links to the band. I was able to get my hands on stuff like 'Jammed' (hmm...) and 'Back with two beasts' (marvellous), to name just two. I actually only very recently discovered that my 'Block' splice cd single contains something I had not heard before, plus a slightly alternative take of the title track. I have Narcosis+; it's smack-smeared and dark. I can deceitfully slip 'Midnight in America (?) past my wife and not tell her who it is which is (I suppose) a minor triumph.

@ Great fan of Back with Two Beasts and I feel Forget Yourself is criminally underrated! I have never been able to ‘crack’ Robyn Hitchcock despite numerous attempts - what would you recommend as a key album? (Or might it be that your better half is half right? 😂) Cheers!

Superb, I hope you have a brilliant night, they're on fire! Thanks for sharing! 🙏

Cheers, man! It was something else... Next time! 😋🙏

Fantastic suggestions! If only I had them on vinyl! I used to have The Cure and New Order records, they will be repurchased one day... Love that Lowlife album too, which I was turned on to through Al on his excellent Dead End Street channel. I look forward to listening to the others. Thanks so much for sharing and contributing! Apologies for 'Strange' Lovers and Giants 😎, I also really struggle with Comset (sic) Angels 😩. Cheers and al the best! 🙏

@@TheInstituteofPop glad you expanded to Joe Jackson and pretenders as I never bought them but probably looked them over despite knowing the singles in favor of buying independent releases. Since you have an ear of the less travelled , I’d also recommend The Wake 2nd lp on factory. “Here comes everybody”. It’s been reissued and won’t have to spend too big to get it. Beautiful synth and new order structures from Scotland. “O Pamela” was the lead off track and sets the tone for a very consistent lp. Another too top consistent 2nd lp was Clan of Xymox Medusa (1986) on 4ad. That one is expensive now to get but maybe it gets reissued. Both Should have been massive but not to be…..😅

@tenorvossa Ah, more great choices! I have the debuts from both The Wake and Clan of Xymox, and love them, but haven't come across their follow-ups. Must check 'em out! Can really recommend the first two Joe Jackson albums to you. Thanks again for the suggestions! 🙏

Cheers! Thanks for sharing! 🙏

New to me, I’ll add them to the list! Appreciate the recommendations, cheers! 🙏

Absolutely, a total pleasure. Wonderful track! Thanks for sharing! 🙏

@@michelelamberti1327 Damn fine album. Thanks for sharing! 🙏

Some great suggestions there! Likewise, I’m a big fan of those James Gang and Nektar albums. Thanks for sharing! 🙏

I’m on the hunt for a reasonably priced replacement copy of Devo’s first album. Quite brilliant! The other Wilder cover is also very cool. Thanks for sharing, most appreciated! 🙏

Cool! Thanks for sharing! 🙏

Brilliant album! I need to listen to those other records more. Thanks for joining in! 🙏

What a cool album! Fantastic suggestion, love it... Thanks for joining in! 🙏

Fantastic suggestion! I was just talking with a friend about that album this week. Thanks for joining in! 🙏

I love his Modern Antiquarian doco on KZbin. I regularly return to it for a strange kind of comfort/ escape. Bravo on owning the books! His biographies are mighty fine reads also. I must do a deep dive video on one of his albums soon. As always, wonderful to hear from you! Cheers! 🙏

It's such a fun album...Perfect for any (rockin') party! Thanks for joining in! 🙏

Great suggestions! I do love Cat Food, though... 😻

@@TheInstituteofPop That's the best track!

Agreed! Cheers! 🙏