[Powderworks] Hirsty's Boys - a rare treat!
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson" <Thompsonr2@bigpond.com
Sun, 3 Mar 2002 15:48:15 +1100
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Greetings workers! I thought I would come out of lurk mode to offer this =
posting - and since it is now Sunday afternoon - and this event took =
place on Friday night and nobody else has posted about it - it maybe =
that I was the only worker who saw this brief appearance (three songs) =
of MO - without PG. On Friday there was a benefit night for the drummer =
from "Mental as anything" who lost his house in the bushfires on =
Christmas day. The night included appearances by Richard Clapton, Ian =
Moss, Johnny Diesel, Tim Friedman (Whitlams), The Cockroaches, Ganga =
jang, Machinations, Austentayshus and an unpublicised appearance by Rob, =
Jim, Bones and Martin (PG is/was over in Western Australia doing =
something else). Anyhow the fab four appeared on stage with Rob offering =
a quick explanation as to what they were doing there, then they lurched =
into an awesome instrumental version of Mosquito March, followed by =
Wedding Cake Island (played with Guitars only) and finished with Rob =
singing When the Generals Talk. It was quite awesome cos they just =
walked on stage - plugged in and away they went - a rare glimpse at the =
band without the big fellow up front.
On other matters - I'd like to add my two cents worth to the Capricornia =
discussion. Yes - I received mine early last week from Whammo - =
including the Golden Age Promo. The album is excellent and possibly even =
better than expected having heard the songs being played at all the gigs =
over the past 15 months or so. Listening to it, the thought comes to my =
mind that Jim was once quite famously quoted as saying that any album =
which a band produces is only a permanent record of what a band sounded =
like at that particular time. This is quite true when I think of all the =
discussions over the past months about RSITSS, RW, PWAPC or any other MO =
album - they are all different and all equally brilliant - no matter =
which one is your particular favourite. To me this album is like all the =
rest (and I have been listening and going to gigs since 1977), it is =
another fantastic group of songs written and recorded by the greatest =
rock and roll band ever. We can only wish that the album is the great =
success which it deserves to be and that it will then inspire the Oils =
to keep going - to record another album and another after that and =
another after that - there could never be too many - and in my mind - =
the best Midnight Oils song ever - is the one which has not been =
released yet!
Back to lurkin,
Cheers,
Richard
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Greetings workers! I thought I would =
come out of=20
lurk mode to offer this posting - and since it is now Sunday afternoon - =
and=20
this event took place on Friday night and nobody else has posted =
about it -=20
it maybe that I was the only worker who saw this brief appearance (three =
songs)=20
of MO - without PG. On Friday there was a benefit night for the =
drummer=20
from "Mental as anything" who lost his house in the bushfires on =
Christmas=20
day. The night included appearances by Richard Clapton, Ian Moss, Johnny =
Diesel,=20
Tim Friedman (Whitlams), The Cockroaches, Ganga jang, Machinations,=20
Austentayshus and an unpublicised appearance by Rob, Jim, Bones and =
Martin (PG=20
is/was over in Western Australia doing something else). Anyhow the fab =
four=20
appeared on stage with Rob offering a quick explanation as to what =
they=20
were doing there, then they lurched into an awesome instrumental version =
of=20
Mosquito March, followed by Wedding Cake Island (played with Guitars =
only) and=20
finished with Rob singing When the Generals Talk. It was quite =
awesome cos=20
they just walked on stage - plugged in and away they went - a rare =
glimpse at=20
the band without the big fellow up front.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On other matters - I'd like to add my =
two cents=20
worth to the Capricornia discussion. Yes - I received mine early last =
week from=20
Whammo - including the Golden Age Promo. The album is excellent and =
possibly=20
even better than expected having heard the songs being played at all the =
gigs=20
over the past 15 months or so. Listening to it, the thought comes to my =
mind=20
that Jim was once quite famously quoted as saying that any album which a =
band=20
produces is only a permanent record of what a band =
sounded like=20
at that particular time. This is quite true when I think of all the =
discussions=20
over the past months about RSITSS, RW, PWAPC or any other MO album - =
they are=20
all different and all equally brilliant - no matter which one is your =
particular=20
favourite. To me this album is like all the rest (and I have been =
listening and=20
going to gigs since 1977), it is another fantastic group of songs =
written and=20
recorded by the greatest rock and roll band ever. We can only wish =
that the=20
album is the great success which it deserves to be and that it will then =
inspire=20
the Oils to keep going - to record another album and another after that =
and=20
another after that - there could never be too many - and in my mind =
- the=20
best Midnight Oils song ever - is the one which has not been released=20
yet!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Back to lurkin,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Richard</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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