My armchair comparison of Powderfinger to a fellow yank is 'REM meets Collective Soul meets Bowie...and MUCH MORE!' They have a unique sound that I would not pidgeonhole into 'alternative' or some other category - it is just simply great music that is more reminiscent of the songwriting sensibilities of the 70's with a 90's 'sound and power' to the music. The 'hard' selections really rock, and the softer ones just sing to ya the way it should be sung...Bernard Fanning is simply one of the greatest rock singers today - full stop.

I hope that they get some US exposure real soon, as they deserve it (if they want it) just as much as AC/DC or Midnight Oil have enjoyed over the years. EVERYONE that has had a chance to listen to my Powderfinger CD's are blown away...


The Best   August 13, 2000
Mythico (NYC USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

From the first time I heard "My Kinda Scene", off the Mission Impossible 2 soundtrack, I knew I had found an incredible band. "Internationalist" is the finest studio recording to ever come out of Aulstralia and possiblY the whole world! This is a record that people will be talking about for years to come, and, like the Beatles before them, this band will continue to produce records that get better every time around. This record contains songs ranging from soft acoustic heartbreakers- to loud bonecrushing rock and rollers! There is something this band has that I have never heard before:a sound, a feeling, a talent. BUY THIS RECORD! You'll thank me!


The Quintessential Album in Australia in 1999   January 25, 2000
Simon Phin (About 10k's from Hindley St, Adelaide.)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

"Internationalist" is Powderfingers third Album. It is amazing in that it is actually better than "Double Allergic", hailed as one of the great Australian recordings over recent years. Just by reading the rest of the reviews should give you some idea as to just how big these guys are in the pubs. There is no weak link in this album, not one. As for the previous review stating Powderfinger as the new INXS, well, pretty close. Bernard Fanning on vocals is something else, find a female that does not drool at a gig ? Buy this album, you cannot go wrong. And while your at it, "Double Allergic" is just as good. I would give it 6 stars if I could.