Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] rambling

Kate Parker Adams kate@dnki.net
Sat, 04 Jan 2003 14:40:44 -0500


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Return to Sender is notable not just for Pete's vocals but for the rather 
wonderful interplay of vocal texture and pitch and style that comes from 
Bones and Pete mixing it up on the tracks.  Pete growls, Bones purrs as 
only he can and the resulting mix is powerful.  That rather sensual 
juxtaposition makes the song multidimensional and gives it a human life to 
balance its cooler technologic instrumental qualities.

At 02:24 PM 1/4/03 -0500, Beth Curran wrote:

>Pete M wrote:
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>My favourite track from Redneck Wonderland is 'Return to
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>Sender', another one of Jim's that didn't quite make it onto Breathe. Would
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>these tracks be as compelling if not for Peter's vocal?
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>Emphatically
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>Absolutely
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>Unquestionably
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>No.
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>  - Beth

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Return to Sender is notable not just for Pete's vocals but for the rather
wonderful interplay of vocal texture and pitch and style that comes from
Bones and Pete mixing it up on the tracks.&nbsp; Pete growls, Bones purrs
as only he can and the resulting mix is powerful.&nbsp; That rather
sensual juxtaposition makes the song multidimensional and gives it a
human life to balance its cooler technologic instrumental 
qualities.<br>
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At 02:24 PM 1/4/03 -0500, Beth Curran wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>Pete
M wrote:<br>
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<font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>&nbsp;<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>My favourite track from Redneck
Wonderland is 'Return to <br>
</font><br>
<font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>Sender', another one of Jim's
that didn't quite make it onto Breathe. Would <br>
</font><br>
<font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>these</font> tracks be as
compelling if not for Peter's vocal? <br>
<br>
<font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>&nbsp;<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>Emphatically<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>Absolutely<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>Unquestionably<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Courier New, Courier" size=5>No.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>&nbsp;<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Courier New, Courier" size=2>&nbsp;-
Beth</font></blockquote>
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