[Powderworks] Capricornia review in the Hartford Courant
Luke Blackbourn
lblackbourn@hotmail.com
Fri, 05 Apr 2002 19:26:20 +1000
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<P>If there is one thing we can all unite on, perhaps it could be to urinate on Mr Danton if he should show up at any Oils-related event, as I think his ignorance is permanently ingrained. I look forward to numerous emails from Hartford confirming the deed has been done.</P>
<P>PS they're not a quintet, they're a band. Maybe he is a frustrated high-brow composer.<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: "Chris Nelson" <SPORTO219@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
<DIV></DIV>>To: <POWDERWORKS@CS.COLORADO.EDU>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Powderworks] Capricornia review in the Hartford Courant
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 23:22:45 -0500
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<DIV></DIV>>The following review appeared in the Hartford Courant on 4/4/02. It doesn't
<DIV></DIV>>even sound like this guy even really listened to the CD or made an effort to
<DIV></DIV>>understand the meanings behind some of the songs. Arghhhh... frustrating...
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<DIV></DIV>>If anyone would like to provide Mr. Danton some feedback on his critique,
<DIV></DIV>>his e-mail address is:
<DIV></DIV>>danton@courant.com
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<DIV></DIV>>CAPRICORNIA
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<DIV></DIV>>Midnight Oil
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<DIV></DIV>>Liquid 8 Records
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<DIV></DIV>>With "Diesel and Dust," Midnight Oil struck a balance between catchy
<DIV></DIV>>pop-rock and political awareness. The album sold reasonably well and spawned
<DIV></DIV>>two singles, "Beds Are Burning" and "Deadheart."
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<DIV></DIV>>But that was 15 years ago. Since the Australian band's 1987 breakthrough in
<DIV></DIV>>this country, eight subsequent albums have gone nowhere on the American
<DIV></DIV>>charts or, for that matter, in the American musical consciousness.
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<DIV></DIV>>"Capricornia," the quintet's latest release, is destined for similar
<DIV></DIV>>obscurity. The fundamental flaw with the album is its tone. Midnight Oil's
<DIV></DIV>>political screeds have become increasingly humorless and shrill, and the
<DIV></DIV>>band's musical creativity is a nonentity throughout the dozen songs on
<DIV></DIV>>"Capricornia."
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<DIV></DIV>>Lead vocalist Peter Garrett still sings passionately with a Down Under
<DIV></DIV>>twang, but the lyrics consistently lack the urgency of his voice.
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<DIV></DIV>>The uptempo songs, like "Too Much Sunshine," aren't over quickly enough, and
<DIV></DIV>>the slower, ballad-style songs are strained. As a whole, "Capricornia" feels
<DIV></DIV>>like an album even the musicians didn't put their hearts into.
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<DIV></DIV>>-ERIC R. DANTON
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