[Powderworks] It took the most powerful rock band in the world to save my soul.
Rusty Shock
rustyshock@alltel.net
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 19:41:18 -0500
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Greetings Powderworkers.
My name is Rusty and I'm new to the list, but I've been a Powderworker =
since Diesel and Dust. Just some quick background on how I discovered =
the Oils. The group released Diesel when I was a lonely 17 year old kid =
in a tiny, racist little place called Stamps, Arkansas. I went up to =
Little Rock one weekend and buy the album, only to discover that =
Midnight Oil already had 6 previous albums. I bought them all.
As you can guess, my eyes were opened wider than they had ever been =
before and I learned through this tough, genuine, angry, articulate =
music that there's nothing funny about thinking that the world is a fine =
place and worth fighting for. Not only did the Oils open my mind, they =
touched my heart and awoke my spirit, which was in terrible peril at the =
time.
14 years later, I'm 31 years old and I feel that I am a better person =
for having been "annointed by the Oils" :-) And Midnight Oil is, =
without a doubt, still the Most Powerful Rock Band in the World.
Anyway, I discovered the list from online research I was =
doing--specifically, looking for information on an Oils song that we'll =
be performing in church (I'm not a Christian, in case anyone was =
wondering. I'm a Unitarian Universalist) on Oct 13. I'll let you guys =
know how that turns out!
Now, a couple of questions:
I once heard that Midnight Oil turned down an opportunity to do the =
soundtrack album for Terry Gilliam's movie adaptation of Alan Moore's =
classic graphic novel "The Watchmen". Since that project never went =
forward, whether or not this is true is a moot point, I guess, but if =
the Oils were to do a big-budget movie soundtrack, is that something =
that we as fans could live with? I myself think that it would be really =
cool.
And can anyone think of any American rock band or artist that can =
compare with the Oils in terms of power, true patriotism, and giving a =
damn? I can't. What my country needs is an "American Midnight Oil" =
American Powderworkers, pray for it.
It's really good to be here!
Rusty
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Greetings Powderworkers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>My name is Rusty and I'm new to the list, but I've =
been a=20
Powderworker since Diesel and Dust. Just some quick background on =
how I=20
discovered the Oils. The group released Diesel when I was a lonely =
17 year=20
old kid in a tiny, racist little place called Stamps, Arkansas. I =
went up=20
to Little Rock one weekend and buy the album, only to discover that =
Midnight Oil=20
already had 6 previous albums. I bought them all.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>As you can guess, my eyes were opened wider than =
they had ever=20
been before and I learned through this tough, genuine, angry, articulate =
music=20
that there's nothing funny about thinking that the world is a fine place =
and=20
worth fighting for. Not only did the Oils open my mind, they =
touched my=20
heart and awoke my spirit, which was in terrible peril at the =
time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>14 years later, I'm 31 years old and I feel that I =
am a better=20
person for having been "annointed by the Oils" :-) And Midnight =
Oil is,=20
without a doubt, still the Most Powerful Rock Band in the =
World.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Anyway, I discovered the list from online research I =
was=20
doing--specifically, looking for information on an Oils song that we'll =
be=20
performing in church (I'm not a Christian, in case anyone was =
wondering. =20
I'm a Unitarian Universalist) on Oct 13. I'll let you guys know =
how that=20
turns out!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Now, a couple of questions:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I once heard that Midnight Oil turned down an =
opportunity to=20
do the soundtrack album for Terry Gilliam's movie adaptation =
of Alan=20
Moore's classic graphic novel "The Watchmen". Since that project =
never=20
went forward, whether or not this is true is a moot point, I guess, but =
if the=20
Oils were to do a big-budget movie soundtrack, is that something that we =
as fans=20
could live with? I myself think that it would be really =
cool.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>And can anyone think of any American rock band or =
artist that=20
can compare with the Oils in terms of power, true patriotism, and giving =
a=20
damn? I can't. What my country needs is an "American =
Midnight=20
Oil" American Powderworkers, pray for it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>It's really good to be here!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rusty</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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