Spiderbait are Australia's number 1 "alternative" rock band!!!! Just returned from a successful tour of Canada and the U.S. - 'Ivy & The Big Apples' is their 3rd full length album. As part of Australia's new breed of r... more »ockers - like Regurgitator, Spiderbait are difficult to categorize but include elements of thrash fuzz rock, jungle, reggae and jazz!!It's heavy, it's grooving, it's pop, it's techno, it's 70's fusion..it's gutsy..it's Spiderbait!!« less
Spiderbait are Australia's number 1 "alternative" rock band!!!! Just returned from a successful tour of Canada and the U.S. - 'Ivy & The Big Apples' is their 3rd full length album. As part of Australia's new breed of rockers - like Regurgitator, Spiderbait are difficult to categorize but include elements of thrash fuzz rock, jungle, reggae and jazz!!It's heavy, it's grooving, it's pop, it's techno, it's 70's fusion..it's gutsy..it's Spiderbait!!
CD Reviews
This is it.
Emily Reynolds | US | 04/19/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"For everyone out there wondering if this is the CD that includes the infamous "Bell Jar" song from 10 Things That I Hate About You, this is it. The title of the song is "Calypso", and it is amazing. It starts off something like, "sunshine on my window....makes me happy...like I should be....but outside ... all around me..." Definitely a must listen to song!"
Diversity + attitude + brains = a smash!
Bruce Peter | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | 03/14/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This disc is amazing. I was introduced to the band via a chat room and have since become their unofficial #1 Canadian fan. Too bad more people aren't aware of their greatness... whenever I sample these guys to my friends they love it, and 'Calypso' has become an underground hit amongst the people I hang around... if you love these guys and no one knows who they are, TELL THEM! I'm a big fan of every song on this disc."
Top Band... There's Just Gonna Get Bigger
Bruce Peter | 10/20/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I was first introduced to Spiderbait after reading a recomendation on a webpage.. complete luck that i found it.. otherwise i could be sat at home now listenig to my old stuff - bored. Being from England i'd never heard of the band. The originality and diversity is what's going to make them a huge INTERNATIONAL success. I love songs such as buy me pony, but also the instrumental ones too"
These guys should be more famous than they are!
Michael J Harrington | Phoenix, Arizona USA | 07/17/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This CD is just a sampling of the greatness that is Spiderbait. As stated in an earlier review, I would recommend checking out their other stuff (esp Grand Slam), however this CD really rocks - and not in an incessant bs 'alternative' way, but with songs of originality, power and attitude. THIS band is Australia's next great export - the Oils have made their mark, so let's make some room for SPIDERBAIT! This is 'alternative', but the best by far I have heard - and they leave a lot of US 'indie/alternative' bands for dead."
WE WANT MORE!!!!!
Michael J Harrington | 06/22/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"American music could use some of the life that this CD has in it. Why don't they tour here, they're better than 99% of the current US band slop. Love 'Buy Me A Pony'...no wonder it was voted #1 in the '97 Triple J Hot 100!"
Track Listings (16) - Disc #1