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Spirit of Place by Goanna
Spirit of Place is an album by Goanna, released in 2003. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Solid Rock”, on 2 lists with a best position of #13.
Spirit of Place was Goanna's debut, first issued in November 1982 and brought back in 2003 as a remastered, expanded edition. Led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Shane Howard, the Australian folk rock band had been going since 1977, when they started out in Geelong as The Goanna Band, and this record took them to No. 2 on the Kent Music Report albums chart and double platinum by May 1983.
The sound was something new: it was the first charting rock record to put a didgeridoo in the mix, and on "Solid Rock" that drone rumbles underneath the whole song like the ground itself. That track takes on land rights for Indigenous Australians, and the rest of the album keeps its protest edge, with "Razor's Edge" staring down rural despair. Oceania came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Spirit of Place on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solid Rock | 2 | #13 | – | 2018–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.