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the triffids live in belgium , 1985 . http://www.thetriffids.com the and the bad seeds blackeyed susans , red ponies , nick cave 1978 -- 1989 lawson square infirmary hot , rough trade , island , mushroom the triffids
 see members list below group_or_band rock , alternative , folk rock , country thetriffids belgium1985.jpg perth , western australia , australia the triffids
the triffids

the triffids were an australian alternative rock and pop band , formed in perth in western australia in may 1978 with david mccomb as singer-songwriter , guitarist , bass guitarist and keyboardist .
they achieved negligible success in australia , but greater success in the uk and in scandinavia in the 1980s before disbanding in 1989 .
some of their best-known songs include `` wide open road '' -lrb- february 1986 -rrb- and `` bury me deep in love '' -lrb- october 1987 -rrb- .
sbs television featured their 1986 album , `` born sandy devotional '' , on the `` great australian albums '' series in 2007 , and in 2010 it ranked 5th in the book `` the 100 best australian albums '' by toby creswell , craig mathieson and john o'donnell .
the australian recording industry association -lrb- aria -rrb- recognised the triffids ' importance on 1 july 2008 when inducting them into the hall of fame .
music historian ian mcfarlane declared , `` the triffids remain one of australia 's best-loved , post-punk groups -lsb- ... -rsb- mccomb was an authoritative singer and accomplished songwriter -lsb- ... -rsb- he infused his melancholy songs with stark yet beautiful and uniquely australian imagery .
few songwriters managed to capture the feeling of isolation and fatalistic sense of despair of the australian countryside . ''
the triffids and the go-betweens -lrb- from brisbane -rrb- were two of the most literate and evocative australian bands of the 1980s , both formed outside the mainstream sydney-melbourne pop/rock nexus .
