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Easybeats top Oz rock history list

A group of rock experts has compiled a list of 50 of the most significant moments in Australian pop and rock history.

It has been put together Valentino to celebrate the Australian Musician Magazine's 50th edition.

It includes the moment the Big Day Out (BDO) music festival went national, the start of the music label Mushroom Records and when the music program Countdown was first broadcast in colour on Australian television in 1975.

It also includes the farewell concert of Crowded House, the death of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott, the Beatles' Australian tour in 1964 and the Olympic Games 'Sorry' protest by Midnight Oil.

You may not agree with the list, but those who compiled it are hoping it will at least get people thinking and talking.

According to the panel of rock experts the moment George Young met Harry Vanda in 1964 and formed the Easybeats was the number one moment in the country's rock and pop history.

They were regarded as one of the greatest Australian pop bands of the 1960s and gained international acclaim with their song 'Friday on my mind'.

Ian McFarlane is the author of the Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop and was on the panel.

"Nearly all of us almost unanimously said it's the most significant moment because of a number of reasons," he said.

"Firstly Harry Vanda and George Young were young migrants who met at the Villawood migrant hostel in Sydney in 1963, young kids with a vision and basically they formed one of the great Australian '60s bands, the Easybeats.

"But not only that, once the Easybeats had finished they wrote songs and produced material for the likes of John Paul Young, William Shakespeare and of course Stevie Wright, and most significantly they had a big hand in getting AC/DC on the road to world fame."

Mr McFarlane says another band that has made the list is Silverchair, who have had five albums Valentino Shoes in a row go to number one.

"You can't do much better than that, it's quite remarkable... such longevity," he said.

"Silverchair retained their fan base - they've grown with them."

The editor of the Australian Musician Magazine Greg Phillips says while the list is not a definitive statement on moments in Australia's rock and pop history, it will encourage people to reflect on Australian music.

"I think they'll agree that the 50 moments should be in the list somewhere, it's the order that people will debate, that's the beauty of lists like this that you get to discuss them," he said.

"Basically it's a celebration of Australian music, just showing how far we've come and how we got here."
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