Their debut album , '' Bad Hair Life '' appeared in September 1994 and was critically acclaimed . Barry Divola of '' Who Weekly '' ( November 1995 ) declared , " Vertessy has a delicious drawl of a voice ... Rail are world weary without being total boring losers . The refrain of ' Immune Deficiency ' is an irresistible sing-along rather than a dirge , while ' Rock Dreams ' is a scrawled tale of faded flannelette reading about rock stars . " '' Rolling Stone '' s yearbook for 1995 includes , " another triumph for the kind of pop songwriting which does n't rely on overdrive to make it 's point . These guys used their imaginations first , volume knobs second , and came up with one of the more interesting production jobs of the year as a result . " The album 's lead single , " Immune Deficiency " , was released in August 1995 , which received high rotation on radio and TV on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ( ABC ) , especially on national youth radio , Triple J . The lyrics , by Vertessy , are written from the point of view of a person with HIV/AIDS . It was listed at No . 72 in Triple J Hottest 100 , 1995 . At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 they were nominated for Best New Talent for '' Bad Hair Life '' , while " Immune Deficiency " was nominated for Breakthrough Artist – Single . Rail performed at the South by South West Conference & Festival in Austin , Texas in 1996
ARIA Music Awards of 1996
ARIA Music Awards of 1996
Rail (Australian band)