Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] songwriting

Erin Oneill Erin.Oneill@newcastle.edu.au
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 11:25:22 +1100


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Hi all,

for vocals, I would have to say scream in blue.  Out of all that (not so =
chaotic) racket comes a beautiful vocal line.  It's one of the few times =
we actually hear Peter sing (as opposed to rant, rave, belt, or scream) =
for more than a few bars.  Concrete has a similar effect in the 'no =
wild...' section, but not as powerful.  As the years have gone by, Peters =
voice has matured and has greater flexibility, eg the shift to the =
falsetto in the under the overpass chorus is smooth and keeps a warm tone. =
 Bushfire for its instrumentation - almost baroque in its construction - =
lyrically it has wonderful imagery.  The burnie on scream in blue for is =
gorgeous all over.

Cheerio,

Erin.

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<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D3>for vocals, I would have to say scream in blue.&nbsp; =
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all that (not so chaotic) racket comes a beautiful vocal line.&nbsp; It's =
one of=20
the few times we actually hear Peter sing (as opposed to rant, rave, belt, =
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scream) for more than a few bars.&nbsp; Concrete has a similar effect in =
the 'no=20
wild...' section, but not as powerful.&nbsp; As the years have gone by, =
Peters=20
voice has matured and has greater flexibility, eg the shift to the =
falsetto in=20
the under the overpass chorus&nbsp;is smooth and keeps a warm tone.=20
&nbsp;Bushfire for its instrumentation - almost baroque in its construction=
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lyrically it has&nbsp;wonderful imagery.&nbsp; The burnie on scream in =
blue for=20
is gorgeous all over.</FONT><FONT size=3D3></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Cheerio,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Erin.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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