Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Capricornia review in the Hartford Courant

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Fri, 5 Apr 2002 00:44:23 EST


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In a message dated 4/4/2002 8:25:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
sporto219@worldnet.att.net writes:


> The following review appeared in the Hartford Courant on 4/4/02.  It doesn't
> even sound like this guy even really listened to the CD or made an effort 
> to
> understand the meanings behind some of the songs.  Arghhhh... 
> frustrating...
> 
> If anyone would like to provide Mr. Danton some feedback on his critique,
> his e-mail address is:
> danton@courant.com
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> CAPRICORNIA
> 
> Midnight Oil
> 
> Liquid 8 Records
> 
> With "Diesel and Dust," Midnight Oil struck a balance between catchy
> pop-rock and political awareness. The album sold reasonably well and 
> spawned
> two singles, "Beds Are Burning" and "Deadheart."
> 
> But that was 15 years ago. Since the Australian band's 1987 breakthrough in
> this country, eight subsequent albums have gone nowhere on the American
> charts or, for that matter, in the American musical consciousness.
> 

It also sounds like he doesn't know much about Midnight Oil.  Diesel and Dust
pretty much first put the Oils in the American musical consciousness, where 
they stayed for at least the next six years (through the E&S&M album and 
tour).  


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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2>In a message dated 4/4/2002 8:25:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, sporto219@worldnet.att.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">The following review appeared in the Hartford Courant on 4/4/02.&nbsp; It doesn't<BR>
even sound like this guy even really listened to the CD or made an effort to<BR>
understand the meanings behind some of the songs.&nbsp; Arghhhh... frustrating...<BR>
<BR>
If anyone would like to provide Mr. Danton some feedback on his critique,<BR>
his e-mail address is:<BR>
danton@courant.com<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
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CAPRICORNIA<BR>
<BR>
Midnight Oil<BR>
<BR>
Liquid 8 Records<BR>
<BR>
With "Diesel and Dust," Midnight Oil struck a balance between catchy<BR>
pop-rock and political awareness. The album sold reasonably well and spawned<BR>
two singles, "Beds Are Burning" and "Deadheart."<BR>
<BR>
But that was 15 years ago. Since the Australian band's 1987 breakthrough in<BR>
this country, eight subsequent albums have gone nowhere on the American<BR>
charts or, for that matter, in the American musical consciousness.<BR>
</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BR>
It also sounds like he doesn't know much about Midnight Oil.&nbsp; Diesel and Dust<BR>
pretty much first put the Oils in the American musical consciousness, where <BR>
they stayed for at least the next six years (through the E&amp;S&amp;M album and <BR>
tour).&nbsp; <BR>
<BR>
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