[Powderworks] Re: Origins of Midnight Oil (fwd)
Serandipitey@aol.com
Serandipitey@aol.com
Sat, 10 Nov 2001 22:44:52 EST
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I've heard that PG is 6'5" and that he is 7' (as mentioned in this article).
Which is it???
Varina
Here is what the All Music Guide (www.allmusic.com - very cool site if
you've never been) says about Oily beginnings:
The band formed in Sydney in 1971 as Farm, and originally comprised
guitarists
Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey, drummer Rob Hirst and bassist Andrew
"Bear"
James; Garrett, a law student known for his seven-foot-tall stature and
shaven
head, assumed vocal duties in 1975, and the group soon rechristened
itself
Midnight Oil. After months of sporadic gigs, they began making the rounds
to
area record companies; following a string of rejections, the group formed
its own
label, Powderworks, and issued their self-titled debut -- a taut,
impassioned
collection of guitar rock which quickly established the Midnight Oil
sound -- in
1978.
There's more to the description on the site - didn't want to flood the
list.
Cheers,
Judy
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>I've heard that PG is 6'5" and that he is 7' (as mentioned in this article). Which is it???
<BR>
<BR>Varina
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>Here is what the All Music Guide (www.allmusic.com - very cool site if
<BR>you've never been) says about Oily beginnings:
<BR>
<BR> The band formed in Sydney in 1971 as Farm, and originally comprised
<BR>guitarists
<BR> Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey, drummer Rob Hirst and bassist Andrew
<BR>"Bear"
<BR> James; Garrett, a law student known for his seven-foot-tall stature and
<BR>shaven
<BR> head, assumed vocal duties in 1975, and the group soon rechristened
<BR>itself
<BR> Midnight Oil. After months of sporadic gigs, they began making the rounds
<BR>to
<BR> area record companies; following a string of rejections, the group formed
<BR>its own
<BR> label, Powderworks, and issued their self-titled debut -- a taut,
<BR>impassioned
<BR> collection of guitar rock which quickly established the Midnight Oil
<BR>sound -- in
<BR> 1978.
<BR>
<BR>There's more to the description on the site - didn't want to flood the
<BR>list.
<BR>
<BR>Cheers,
<BR>Judy</FONT></HTML>
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