Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] NMOC - Reeves Gabrels

mjbljb mgbljb@ids.net
Sat, 5 Jan 2002 00:57:24 -0500


The vibrator story has an Oz connection as told by Bowie on the Arsenio Hall
show.
When Tin Machine was recording Tin Machine II in Sydney, Reeves when looking
for
vibrators to use as a guitar effect. The way it works is the motor in the
vibrator
creates a magnetic field that effects the guitars magnetic pickups as well
as causing
string vibration (a la E-Bow). So Reeves armed with his batteries goes
around to all
the sex adult shops to fild the right device. He's in one shop an a guy is
sweeping up
and sees Reeves putting the vibrator up to his ear. He looks a Reeves and
says
"No way mate!". Well I saw Tin Machine up close and Reeves had 2 vibrators
on his mike
stand and used both of them during the show. And Tin Machine....the only
rock band
I've seen with the intensity of the Oils, they ******* smoked!

" white trash picking up nazi flags
while you were gone there was war,
this is the west get used to it,
they put a swastika over your door"
Under the God - Tin Machine