Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] clutch cargo/pontiac/detroit show

Darren Goddard daznsam@webone.com.au
Tue, 21 May 2002 19:57:40 +1000


Lucky country eh....lucky bastards more like, that's probably my favourite
Oils tune.  Damn.  As long as they keep it in the set next time they play
Canberra I'll be a happy camper (including Basement Flat and Jimmy
Sharaman's would be even better - well if they also included......) ;-)

Cheers

Dazza
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Worth" <kworth@engin.umich.edu>
To: <powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:33 PM
Subject: [Powderworks] clutch cargo/pontiac/detroit show


> I went to the show last night, it was great.  The sound was a little
> off, but I think that's because I was so close the speakers were
> behind me.  I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
>
> Will Hoge was ok, most of the songs were generic but a couple of good
> ones.  My friend thought he sounded like Bryan Adams.  They did a
> detroit tribute, "Chantrelles through MC5" a rocking version of "will
> you still love me tomorrow." (if I remember that right)
>
> I don't have the set list, but I do have a drumstick.
>
> Capricornia songs played:
> Golden Age
> Luritja Way
> Tone Poem (opener - great choice)
> Mosquito March
> Been away too long
> Under the overpass (my friend - not an MO fan- loved this one)
> World that I See
> Poets and slaves (open the encore, good placement for this)
>
> It looked like they were going to do another encore, the stage crew
> set everything back up for it, but they never came back out.  I think
> there were some sound problems all night, Peter kept going over to
> the sound guy and pointing to his ear like his earpiece wasn't
> working.  He also switched mics halfway through.
>
> Highlight of the night was definitely Lucky Country.  that song is
> incredible.  The crowd went nuts after it, and I don't think it was
> because the crowd knew it before, it just simply rocked.  The band
> seemed quite surprised by the reaction.  Other new songs for me (as
> in never seen them live) E-beat, Now or never land, renaissance man,
> drums of heaven.
>
> Another surprise was no stars of warburton.  They always had played
> that in Michigan, (I assume since the word "Michigan" is in the song)
>
> that's it.  Awesome show.
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