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Background information. Origin. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Watch The Campaign Online (2017). Genres. Alternative rock, hard rock, new wave[1](early)Years active.

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Labels. Powderworks, Columbia. Associated acts. Rock Island Line, Farm, Huntress, Facts, Ross Ryan Band, Ghostwriters, Present History. Websitewww. midnightoil. Members. Peter Garrett. Rob Hirst. Jim Moginie. Martin Rotsey. Bones Hillman.

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Past members. Andrew James. Peter Gifford. Midnight Oil (also known informally as "The Oils" to fans), an Australian rock band, originally performed as Farm from 1. Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie.[2][3] While vocalist. Watch Resident Evil: Retribution 4Shared.

Peter Garrett was studying at Australian National University in Canberra,[2] he answered an advertisement for a spot in Farm,[4][5] and by 1. Australia.[2] By late 1.

Garrett moved to Sydney to complete his law degree,[2][5] and Farm changed its name to Midnight Oil by drawing the name out of a hat.[6]Important to their development was manager Gary Morris, who successfully negotiated favourable contracts with tour promoters and record companies and frustrated rock journalists.[2][5][need quotation to verify] Guitarist Martin Rotsey joined in 1. Midnight Oil, with Morris, established their own record label, Powderworks,[3] which released their debut eponymous album in November 1. Watch Churchill HDQ. Run by Night" followed in December.[2][5] Founding bass guitarist James, forced to leave due to illness in 1. Peter Gifford. Gifford was himself replaced by Bones Hillman in 1. Through a long and distinguished career, the band became known for its driving hard- rock sound, intense live performances and political activism, particularly in aid of anti- nuclear, environmentalist and indigenous causes.[7]Midnight Oil's albums which peaked in the Australian Top Ten were: [8][9]1. Red Sails in the Sunset.

Species Deceases. Diesel and Dust. Blue Sky Mining. Scream in Blue (Live)Earth and Sun and Moon. Breathe. 20,0. 00 Watt R. S. L. Redneck Wonderland. The Real Thing. Capricornia.

Flat Chat. Australian Top Ten singles were: [8][9]Aside from chart success, both "Power and the Passion" and "Beds Are Burning" were listed by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) in the Top 3. Australian songs of all time in 2. Midnight Oil are the only artists to feature twice. In December 2. 00. Garrett announced that he would seek to further his political career and Midnight Oil disbanded. But they would reform for two warm- up shows in Canberra leading up to their performance at one of the "Sound Relief" charity concerts, in honour of the victims of the 2. Black Saturday" fires in Victoria and floods in Queensland.

Midnight Oil won eleven Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards during their career,[1. Hall of Fame in 2. At the induction, ARIA chairman Denis Handlin described Midnight Oil as true legends who always led by example in a uniquely Australian way with music that is powerful, uncompromising, inspiring, entertaining and enduring.[6]In 2.

Diesel and Dust ranked no. The 1. 00 Best Australian Albums by Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell.[1. Contents. 1Farm: 1. Fans, music industry, media. Rise to fame: 1. 98. Red Sails in the Sunset.

Goat Island Triple J concert. International success and activism: 1. Dissolution and reunion. Personnel. 10. Discography. See also. 12. References. External links. Farm: 1. In 1. 97. 1, drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James, and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie were performing together.

They adopted the name "Farm" in 1. Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Led Zeppelin songs.[5] They placed an advert for a band member[4] and Peter Garrett (ex- Rock Island Line) became their new vocalist and synthesizer player, and began introducing progressive rock elements of Focus, Jethro Tull and Yes, as well as their own material.[2][5] Garrett was studying at Australian National University in Canberra, so Farm was only a part- time band.[2][5] They played for the northern Sydney surfing community, and by 1. In late 1. 97. 6, Garrett moved to Sydney to complete his Law degree.[2][5] Farm then became a full- time group and changed its name to "Midnight Oil" by drawing a name out of a hat, leaving behind "Television," "Sparta," and "Southern Cross."[6] Midnight Oil came from the Jimi Hendrix song, "Burning of the Midnight Lamp."[5]1. Martin Rotsey, Midnight Oil guitarist, at the Souths Leagues Club in Brisbane, 2. After changing its name to Midnight Oil, the group began to develop an aggressive, punk- hard rock sound for their pub rock audiences.[5] Guitarist Martin Rotsey joined in 1. Midnight Oil, with their manager Gary Morris, established their own record label Powderworks.[3] In June 1.

Alberts Studio in Sydney with producer Keith Walker, from local radio station 2. JJ, to record their debut eponymous album, Midnight Oil, which was released by Powderworks in November 1. No. 4. 3 on the Australian albums charts.[8] Midnight Oil's first single "Run by Night" followed in December,[2][5] but had very little chart success, peaking at No. 1.

The band built a dedicated fan base, initially restricted to Sydney, which was extended to other Australian cities through constant touring – performing some 2. They became known for their furious live performances, which featured the two guitarists Moginie and Rotsey, the drumming and vocals of Hirst and the presence of the towering, bald Garrett as lead singer.[2][5][7]The Midnight Oil. LP disappointed some critics as it did not capture their powerful live performances, with undemanding playing and Garrett's vocals sounding stilted.[2] Their second album Head Injuries, released on Powderworks in October 1.

Supercharge member Leszek Karski.[3] It mixed solid guitar rock with progressive flourishes and was an improvement by highlighting the group's strengths and growth.[2][5] It peaked at No. 3. In April 1. 98. 0 founding bass guitarist Andrew James left because of ill- health and was replaced by Peter Gifford (ex- Huntress, Ross Ryan Band).[3] Further interest in Midnight Oil was generated by the popular Bird Noises. EP, also produced by Karski, which peaked at No. 2. Australian singles charts.[8] One of its four tracks was the surf- instrumental "Wedding Cake Island" named after the rock outcrop in the ocean off Sydney's Coogee Beach.

The band's third LP Place without a Postcard, released by CBS Records in November 1. Sussex with English producer Glyn Johns (The Rolling Stones, The Who).[3][5] Creative tensions between the band and Johns plagued the recording and the group were not totally happy with the outcome. Johns had an arrangement with A& M Records and they asked Midnight Oil to return to the studio to record material suitable for an American single release – they refused and returned to Australia.[5]Place without a Postcard peaked at No. 1. Don't Wanna be the One" and "Armistice Day" reached the Top 4. Australia.[8]Fans, music industry, media[edit]Driven largely by commercial pressures to stay with reliable chart- toppers and teenage pop sensations, the Australian music industry in the mid- 1. Although consistently championed by Sydney alternative rock station Double Jay and its FM band successor Triple J, Midnight Oil was almost totally ignored by Australia's mainstream commercial radio stations in their early career. Manager Morris developed a reputation as one of the toughest managers and became notorious for banning critics or journalists, who were usually given free admission to concerts, for writing unfavourable reviews.

Writer and critic Bruce Elder, in a mid- 1. Midnight Oil were: a kind of antipodean pub rock version of Queen [..] life- denying, sexist, secular and bigoted [..] endless touting of Australia and all things Australian.[1.

Bruce Elder quoted in Crème de la Phlegm: Unforgettable Australian Reviews (2. Angela Bennie. ISBN 0- 5. In retaliation, Morris banned Elder from Oil's shows permanently.