Rocking in the pub
I don’t know much about Newcastle music culture unfortunately, but I just give it a try.
One of the most important Australian music cultures is, I believe, live music in the pub.
Most of the live music in the pub is Rock or folk songs, actually Rock is the most…
There are a lot of famous pub rock songs in Australia and they are also sold as omnibus CDs.
Any professional musicians start playing in the pub or small studio.
The world-famous Hard Rock band AC/DC which formed in Sydney is also started playing in the pub. Maybe no one knows but their rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young started playing in Newcastle!!
Also Cold Chisel, Yothu Yindi, or The Church, they all started in local pub.
What is the meaning of pub rock in Australia? What does it call to people?
Well, playing in local place is very meaningful because they can share the local topic or local sub-culture in the place.
‘Place’ means a lot; space is a physical room that let you do something however ‘place’ is the room that involves your mental action, background, or cultural features. Playing local pub involves their things from everyday life and it calls a lot of sympathy from the local audience.
Australia had involved in to Vietnam war in early 70s and after that there were many depressed people and they put the unforgettable experience, loss of humanity or whatever, on to their songs and got sympathy in the pub where they share any feelings. Khe Sanh? Well, that’s heaps experimental song. Who can disagree to that song?
Even these days, pub music has a lot of meanings.
Why don’t you try to find out musicians’ background or feelings shared in the place when you go to the pub!
