[Tim Clausz]

I agree that you must take the listener's musical tastes into account when 
you lend them some Oils...

I was putting together a few CDs (really just a compilation of some great 
songs) for a friend of mine who always claimed not to like the Oils.  He 
joked with me and told me not to put any Midnight Oil on them.  I knew that 
my friend would like the sounds on Redneck Wonderland, so I put Cemetery in 
My Mind on there.  He did like it, but didn’t make a big deal out of it.  
However, when I showed him the video for Redneck Wonderland, he told me that 
he really loved the video AND the song.

One thing that has always bugged me is that they didn’t fare better/become 
more popular.  I guess most of their songs contain messages that aren’t 
particularly popular, but even if you don’t listen to the words (sorry to 
even SUGGEST that!), their songs are very catchy.  I am continually amazed 
at how they make socially-conscious songs with great hooks and beautiful 
harmony vocals.

_________________________________________________________________
Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com