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Midnight Oil...wow I forgot how great they are

hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Posts: 4,898
edited July 2008 in Other Music
Midnight Oil is one hell of a band. Talk about Politically charged!

Diesel and Dust is amazing- Beds Are Burning still one of the best songs of the 80's

Dreamworld, The Dead Heart....man some great tunes. Really sad lyrics about Australia being pillaged by modern man
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Yeah and then Petey shafted everybody by joining the Labour party. :rolleyes: :mad:

    Can't listen now without feeling completely ripped off and scammed, always with the mixed emotions now.

    Great songs though and doing my best to focus on the other band members who didn't sell out. :)

    Oh and I probably should add that US Forces, Power and The Passion, Hercules, Armistice Day and One Country are my favorites. :)
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    aah yes one of my fondest gig memories is being covered in peter garrett's sweat in 1982 at the capitol theatre in sydney. :D

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    my focus shifted after red sails, but i never lost respect for them.
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    catefrances wrote:
    aah yes one of my fondest gig memories is being covered in peter garrett's sweat in 1982 at the capitol theatre in sydney.

    :D Seems to be and Occupational Hazard at an Oils gig. :p

    catefrances wrote:
    dont wanna be the one
    read about it
    short memory
    when the generals talk

    Ooh!! Ta cate! :) Forgot about these. They'd be in my top 10 too. :)

    catefrances wrote:
    my focus shifted after red sails, but i never lost respect for them.

    I still love the music and admire what Midnight Oil achieved but Petey, well yeah, Petey has definitely lost my respect. :(
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  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    One of the greatest bands of all time. I only got to see them once back in '93 when they toured Canada with The Tragically Hip on the "Another Roadside Attraction" tour. To this day it still stands as one of the most powerful rock shows I've ever experienced. I wish they would reunite just so I could see 'em live one more time.
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  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    Never listened to a lot of them, but the song "one country" is a great, great song. I'm not even sure what album its from.
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,334
    catefrances wrote:
    aah yes one of my fondest gig memories is being covered in peter garrett's sweat in 1982 at the capitol theatre in sydney. :D


    I was once covered in the sweat of Ed from live. it is a strange moment, you don't know whether to be grossed out, or like 'it kinda cool'
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Igottago wrote:
    Never listened to a lot of them, but the song "one country" is a great, great song. I'm not even sure what album its from.

    Great film clip too. :) It's from the Blue Sky Mining (1990) album btw. :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTpGgItl4hI
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    pjfan31 wrote:
    I was once covered in the sweat of Ed from live. it is a strange moment, you don't know whether to be grossed out, or like 'it kinda cool'

    yeah it is a strange moment. but being that close, youre so delirious that its totally cool. :D:D
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  • g under pg under p Posts: 18,196
    Jeanie wrote:
    Great film clip too. :) It's from the Blue Sky Mining (1990) album btw. :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTpGgItl4hI

    Great album, great song.

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  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    Jeanie wrote:
    Great film clip too. :) It's from the Blue Sky Mining (1990) album btw. :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTpGgItl4hI

    Thanks for the link. I really love that song.

    Isn't the lead singer guy in Australian parliament now or something? I know they were always extremely socially aware.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    Igottago wrote:
    Thanks for the link. I really love that song.

    Isn't the lead singer guy in Australian parliament now or something? I know they were always extremely socially aware.

    yes peter garrett is now federal minister for the environment. he tossed his green credentials on the scrap heap to join the labor party. many many people saw his joining the labor party as a sell out and were outraged that such a staunch activist would become a part of the evil empire he was so vocally opposed to.
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  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    catefrances wrote:
    yes peter garrett is now federal minister for the environment. he tossed his green credentials on the scrap heap to join the labor party. many many people saw his joining the labor party as a sell out and were outraged that such a staunch activist would become a part of the evil empire he was so vocally opposed to.

    I'd like to think he's simply infiltrated the evil empire to try and change things from within the system. The dude has always been a staunch environmentalist, so what better way to get things done than to become the minister for the environment? Makes sense to me. Although, I don't live in Australia, so you probably know a lot more about the situation than I do.
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    direwolf74 wrote:
    I'd like to think he's simply infiltrated the evil empire to try and change things from within the system. The dude has always been a staunch environmentalist, so what better way to get things done than to become the minister for the environment? Makes sense to me. Although, I don't live in Australia, so you probably know a lot more about the situation than I do.

    I don't know anything about this band, or this guy, but I'd see it the same way. Surely the best way to change something is to get inside it and work on it from the inside? There's a pretty prevalent attitude these days that if we don't agree with something, we just disassociate ourselves and bow out. It's apathy, not activism.
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  • jeff's_the_manjeff's_the_man Posts: 660
    direwolf74 wrote:
    I'd like to think he's simply infiltrated the evil empire to try and change things from within the system. The dude has always been a staunch environmentalist, so what better way to get things done than to become the minister for the environment? Makes sense to me. Although, I don't live in Australia, so you probably know a lot more about the situation than I do.

    if only this was true....

    but its not. i had hoped initially that this was going to be the case, but no. he's become a standard run of the mill politician. its a absolute shame.
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    direwolf74 wrote:
    I'd like to think he's simply infiltrated the evil empire to try and change things from within the system. The dude has always been a staunch environmentalist, so what better way to get things done than to become the minister for the environment? Makes sense to me. Although, I don't live in Australia, so you probably know a lot more about the situation than I do.
    harmless little fuck wrote:
    I don't know anything about this band, or this guy, but I'd see it the same way. Surely the best way to change something is to get inside it and work on it from the inside? There's a pretty prevalent attitude these days that if we don't agree with something, we just disassociate ourselves and bow out. It's apathy, not activism.

    when one infiltrates the machine, one becomes a part of that machine. here in australia, the labor party is no different from the Liberal party. in fact the term opposition has lost all meaning when it is applied to either of these political parties depedent on who is in power.

    when he was in midnight oil peter garrett was a staunch opposer of uranium mining and the export of such. now he supports both these actions. is this rotting the machine from the inside?
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  • IGotShit76IGotShit76 Posts: 768
    jeff's_the_man wrote:
    if only this was true....

    but its not. i had hoped initially that this was going to be the case, but no. he's become a standard run of the mill politician. its a absolute shame.

    Australia ratified the Kyoto protocol on environment last year, right ? I think this is a positive change and believe Peter Garrett has something to do with that. But then it's just my outsider opinion.

    Anyway, this thread just inspired me and I listened to "Diesel and Dust" and "Blue Sky Mining" again. Great albums !
  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    IGotSh#t-76 wrote:
    Anyway, this thread just inspired me and I listened to "Diesel and Dust" and "Blue Sky Mining" again. Great albums !

    I hear ya! This afternoon I was in a bookstore reading Paste Magazine and I came across a review of the new Legacy reissue of "Diesel and Dust", which inspired me to walk straight over to HMV to buy it. I've been listening to it for the past couple of hours. The remastering job is fantastic, and of course the album is still awesome from start to finish. These songs are timeless. It also comes with a bonus DVD documentary of the "Black Fella/White Fella" tour from 1986. If you're a hardcore Oils fan like myself, I highly recommend picking this up.
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    IGotSh#t-76 wrote:
    Australia ratified the Kyoto protocol on environment last year, right ? I think this is a positive change and believe Peter Garrett has something to do with that. But then it's just my outsider opinion.

    Anyway, this thread just inspired me and I listened to "Diesel and Dust" and "Blue Sky Mining" again. Great albums !

    you'd like to think he did? you mean you dont know for sure? australia would have ratified the kyoto protocol with or without garrett as federal environment minister. that is my inside opinion. also as i said previously garrett totally flipped on his stand on uranium mining. there is no excuse he could give for this that i would have respect for.
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  • bladworth116bladworth116 Posts: 344
    Most fans know "Blue Sky Mining," "Deisel & Dust", "10,9,8,7,ect but can anyone recommend the group's later stuff like "Breathe" or "Redneck Wonderland?"
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,538
    great band had the pleasure of seeing three times ..

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  • IGotShit76IGotShit76 Posts: 768
    catefrances wrote:
    you'd like to think he did? you mean you dont know for sure? australia would have ratified the kyoto protocol with or without garrett as federal environment minister. that is my inside opinion. also as i said previously garrett totally flipped on his stand on uranium mining. there is no excuse he could give for this that i would have respect for.

    Well as I said I don't know all details since I'm not Australian ;)
    It's just that I recently saw a documentary on french television about Garrett and his new politician role ... never trust television :)
    I'm quite sure that any hardcore green activist will turn his jacket (wow that a complete french to english translation I'm not sure it's even right) or moderate his ideas once he becomes member of a government if he doesn't want to burn out completely.

    *listened again to Diesel and Dust today ... another blast*
  • suffragettesuffragette Posts: 253
    light years away

    another great song, as is "forgotten years". blue sky mining very overlooked album.
  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    bladworth116 wrote:
    Most fans know "Blue Sky Mining," "Deisel & Dust", "10,9,8,7,ect but can anyone recommend the group's later stuff like "Breathe" or "Redneck Wonderland?"

    Earth & Sun & Moon, Breathe, and Capricornia are all amazing albums. I've been trying to find a copy of Redneck Wonderland for a while. It's virtually impossible to find here in Canada. I'll probably have to order it online one of these days.
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,513
    They were one of the greatest live bands. I always liked how Peter started off with a few of his creepy dance moves, but as the show progressed, he'd just go crazy!

    I remember a show in L.A. where Paul Hester of Crowded House suddenly popped-out of a metal drum in the middle of a song and began playing percussion for the rest of the song.
  • ToneTone Posts: 1,206
    catefrances wrote:
    you'd like to think he did? you mean you dont know for sure? australia would have ratified the kyoto protocol with or without garrett as federal environment minister. that is my inside opinion. also as i said previously garrett totally flipped on his stand on uranium mining. there is no excuse he could give for this that i would have respect for.

    Did he really!? Holy shit!!! See, this is what happens when you move away... I mean, I knew he was the Minister for the Environment (and I knew many people were against that cause he didn't have the experience), but flipping his stance on uranium mining!? I was ready to leap to his defense... I'm not sure I can now. Very disappointing. The Oils were great and I saw his joining Labor as a way of trying to make a difference... affect a change. Whatever happens, IMO, Labor is a waaaaay better alternative to what we had, but I'm not quite sure how I feel about Garrett right now :S

    Without trying to sound like a total pessimist... I loved that the new government ratified Kyoto immediately... but that part's easy... actually cutting the emissions by the recommended levels is what matters!
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  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    One thing's for sure, regardless of his current political stance, the guy was by far one of the greatest rock n' roll frontmen ever. I'll never forget how crazy he was on stage when I saw them in '93. It was entertaining as hell.
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • northerndragonnortherndragon Posts: 9,851
    Pretty sure tour dates to be announced next week. Fingers crossed that they hit NA and I finally get to see them live again.
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  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Posts: 16,439
    northerndragon said:

    Pretty sure tour dates to be announced next week. Fingers crossed that they hit NA and I finally get to see them live again.

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  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,272
    direwolf74 said:

    One of the greatest bands of all time. I only got to see them once back in '93 when they toured Canada with The Tragically Hip on the "Another Roadside Attraction" tour. To this day it still stands as one of the most powerful rock shows I've ever experienced. I wish they would reunite just so I could see 'em live one more time.

    your wish came true. how cool is that?
    http://www.midnightoil.com/tour-dates/#usa-canada
  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,272
    i signed up for the presale password via the webiste an hour before tickets went on sale and now they are on sale! eek
    anyone want to share the presale password with me?
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