Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] OILS/Toad the Wet Sprocket

Jeff & Louise jefflou@bigpond.com
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 19:08:21 +1000


in 1985, the Oils played kooyong with the hunnas ( in the Human Frailty era)
The first and best Oils concert I have ever seen.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stephen Scott [mailto:stephenandeva@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, 13 April 2002 4:44 PM
> > To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
> > Subject: Re: [Powderworks] OILS/Toad the Wet Sprocket
> >
> > I can't believe
> > someone saw the
> > Oils and the hunnas in the same gig. Now that would be
> > heaven.
>
> We were lucky enough here in Oz to not only see the Oils & Hunnas together
> in one gig, but also Crowded House !!!
>
> It was on the Breaking of the Dry tour of the east coast in 1995. They
> played the Syd Ent Cent and totally blew us away. First the Hunnas, then
CH,
> followed by the Oils. Pretty decent line up huh ?
>
> The Oils & Hunnas have always had an affinity. On the final Hunnas tour in
> 1997, Jim  & Martin actually joined them on stage at Parramatta Leagues
for
> Know Your Product & Do You See What I See.
>
> Currently listening to Silverchair's new album Diorama. Now this is a
> "concept" album if there ever was one. And what an amazing album it is too
> !! A kind of morphing between rock'n'roll & a symphony orchestra (rock
opera
> perhaps ?). Daniel Johns has really matured in his composing & songwriting
> skills, which is a feat in itself considering he is only 22 !!
>
> He must have spent some quality time with Jim Moginie.....who contributes
> keyboard & piano on 2 tracks - The Greatest View & One Way Mule.
>
> Later,
> Vince
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