[Powderworks] oils news
Erin Oneill
Erin.Oneill@newcastle.edu.au
Mon, 09 Jun 2003 12:23:54 +1000
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The bald one recieved a Queens birthday honour thing today (AM, Member of =
the general division: Peter Robert GARRETT, Mittagong NSW. Service to the =
community and the music industry). I note that he hasn't said no to it on =
principle (as did Paul Keating a few years ago...).
There was a review of Rob's book by Iain Shedden in the Australian (can't =
find it on the website). It was quite negative and effectively said that =
it was too fragmented in its approach. It skipped across the surface of =
issues and did not delve deely enough into any one thing to be satisfying. =
More or less saying that as a novelist Rob makes a very good drummer. I =
can't remember who on the list wrote similar comments, but it was someone =
who wrote one of the first reviews of the book. Iain shedden is also a =
drummer and has written reviews for Oils albums as well as ghosties =
(fibromoon) for the Australian. He has always been honest in his =
appraisal of the efforts of the band.
As for the departure of Pete... for a long time I have suspected that =
there were significant tensions between rob and pete... certainly at the =
anu bar gig last year, pete had a go at french philosophy (which might =
have pissed rob off). In many ways those two are like chalk and chese. I =
think that Pete walking out just when they had such a strong album t =
promote and when there were so many european fans wanting to see them was =
a bit stupid and selfish (I am assuming that there was no family crisis or =
health problems) and it's a fair bet to say that Rob would have been =
really pissed off at that. Through other people I have been informed that =
pete could be a bit precious - they were certainly not impressed with his =
behaviour in their dealings with him. I suspect he was starting to =
believe his own press a bit too much. Of all the people in the band, Pete =
is the one I like least - he assumes too much and musically he is the =
least talented. - a showman, not a musician (but hey, they were great =
gigs and the music will live on for some time to come...!!!). I think =
that if the remainders could find another singer (female) I think that =
would work very well, although they shouldn't call themselves the =
remainders as that forever defines them as leftovers of midnight oil =
rather than being a new band producing music in its own name.
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The bald one recieved a Queens birthday honour =
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today (AM, Member of the general division: Peter Robert GARRETT, Mittagong =
NSW.=20
Service to the community and the music industry). I note that he =
hasn't=20
said no to it on principle (as did Paul Keating a few years=20
ago...).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>There was a review of Rob's book by Iain Shedden in =
the=20
Australian (can't find it on the website). It was quite negative =
and=20
effectively said that it was too fragmented in its approach. It =
skipped=20
across the surface of issues and did not delve deely enough into any one =
thing=20
to be satisfying. More or less saying that as a novelist Rob makes a =
very=20
good drummer. I can't remember who on the list wrote similar =
comments, but=20
it was someone who wrote one of the first reviews of the book. =
Iain=20
shedden is also a drummer and has written reviews for Oils albums as well =
as=20
ghosties (fibromoon) for the Australian. He has always been honest =
in his=20
appraisal of the efforts of the band.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>As for the departure of Pete... for a long time I =
have=20
suspected that there were significant tensions between rob and pete... =
certainly=20
at the anu bar gig last year, pete had a go at french philosophy (which =
might=20
have pissed rob off). In many ways those two are like chalk =
and=20
chese. I think that Pete walking out just when they had such a =
strong=20
album t promote and when there were so many european fans wanting to see =
them=20
was a bit stupid and selfish (I am assuming that there was no family =
crisis or=20
health problems) and it's a fair bet to say that Rob would have been =
really=20
pissed off at that. Through other people I have been informed that =
pete=20
could be a bit precious - they were certainly not impressed with =
his=20
behaviour in their dealings with him. I suspect he was starting to =
believe=20
his own press a bit too much. Of all the people in the band, Pete is =
the=20
one I like least - he assumes too much and musically he is the least =
talented.=20
- a showman, not a musician (but hey, they were great gigs and the =
music=20
will live on for some time to come...!!!). I think that if the =
remainders=20
could find another singer (female) I think that would work very well, =
although=20
they shouldn't call themselves the remainders as that forever defines them =
as=20
leftovers of midnight oil rather than being a new band producing music in =
its=20
own name.</FONT></DIV>
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