Brave Faces is a brilliant breakneck Oz-Rocker because Peter Garrett holds the politicians accountable for their inaction and wrongdoing. Midnight Oil fought the good fight even when and it is still unpopular to do so. Oils Forever!
This album has a poor rating among the Oils early albums, on Allmusic.
Why? I really liked "Back On The Borderline" from Head Injuries, but the entire Place Without A Postcard album is in that same vein. Stripped back, punk influenced, heartfelt, well written, lean and mean alternative rock.
Diesel And Dust has nothing on this album. I think this one and Earth And Sun And Moon are my two Oils favourites.
@Polyfusia the sound however is atrocious, and was made even worse by a poor conversion to CD, the remastered tracks that appear on "20,000 Watt RSL" and "Flat Chat" sound pretty damn good but the album itself is seriously lacking
@Greatfox200 There could be something in that. My original vinyl copy sounds massive, but the tracks roar to life on stage that they perhaps didn't as much on record.
@adam872 poor sound production plagues the first three albums, the live versions of the songs from these albums are just miles ahead of the studio versions. There was a plan to release all the albums with the sound remastered, which would have fixed the sound on the early albums to make them comparable to live, but this has fallen through, at least on CD. There are supposedly 'remastered' versions available for download on iTunes but I just don't trust mp3 to be as good as CD
@Greatfox200 I have the Place Without A Post Card remaster from iTunes and it sounds pretty good. You could certainly make the complaint that the original recording sounds a little thin, which is surprising given that the mighty Glyn Johns produced it (he also did Who's Next, one of the greatest sounding albums ever made). I reckon Head Injuries sounds absolutely fine and for me captures the energy of the band at that time. It's all good though, the songs are still great.
@adam872 Apparently Glyn Johns was testing out his new home studio with the Oils, and the results aren't particuarly encouraging! You do raise a good point about Head Injuries though, I've only heard the original CD recording, again a physical remastered release would sound amazing!
@Polyfusia I don't understand why they don't rate it. It's easily their second best album after 10..1 for me. Every song is a stone cold classic, especially this one.
Plac without a postcard is the best oil's album on my opinion, apart from the opening track, which is juts horribly out of place. love this song, and the rest of the album, though!
To people who only got on to the oils when they released Dead Heart and Beds are burning really missed out on their best,the early stuff was just AWESOME.I saw countless oils concerts and always felt they put in 110% effort.Check out ebay sites for their early albums,it was a class above the stuff that recieved air play around the world,but that music was excellent too!! OILS OILS OILS
Incredible. Where do they get this from? Does anyone realise how difficult this music is? Migod they probably needed a month to just compose something like this much more to actually chop it out. There's no one ever anywhere who ever put as much music theory, sophistication, and power in rock - and showed how all these things made it only better. When these guys play they really play - they really work at it. Fuck Hollywood rock - Aussie rock all the way. Oil! Fucking wow. Fucking wow.
As a fan since I snuck into the Narrabeen Antler in 1978 with a few schoolmates, I have always been impressed with the songwriting + the amazing stage energy. I used to do this song as an acoustic version in a duo I was in for a while, and its a bugger to learn let alone play! I was actually down near the front at this concert at the Capitol in 1982. It was definitely one of the best I ever saw. Its so wierd to see Garret now as the Environment Minister of the Australian Parlaiment.
A rock band cannot perform or sound better than this. Pure emotional energy amplified.
Larrus2007 1 month ago
Martin Rotsey is so vastly underrated, the silent backbone of the Oils for more than 20 years.
snubianvideo 1 month ago
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how great is this
TheWheels777 2 months ago
Brave Faces is a brilliant breakneck Oz-Rocker because Peter Garrett holds the politicians accountable for their inaction and wrongdoing. Midnight Oil fought the good fight even when and it is still unpopular to do so. Oils Forever!
hoprabbitbunny 5 months ago
To truly experience The Oils is to get up the front and not leave until you are wringing wet and truly exhausted!!
TheDazza1969 5 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Midnight Oil
I have to say that Martin Rotsey's guitar at 03:36 is the most insanely superb sounding guitar I have ever heard.
jerryfalwellsociety 8 months ago
Rotsey and Moganie were the best two guitar attack this country has ever produced and this clip shows exactly why....
Place Without A Postcard is my favourite Oils album - loved it when it came out and love it still :)
neile2001 9 months ago 2
This album has a poor rating among the Oils early albums, on Allmusic.
Why? I really liked "Back On The Borderline" from Head Injuries, but the entire Place Without A Postcard album is in that same vein. Stripped back, punk influenced, heartfelt, well written, lean and mean alternative rock.
Diesel And Dust has nothing on this album. I think this one and Earth And Sun And Moon are my two Oils favourites.
Best of the old, and the best of the new.
Polyfusia 2 years ago
@Polyfusia the sound however is atrocious, and was made even worse by a poor conversion to CD, the remastered tracks that appear on "20,000 Watt RSL" and "Flat Chat" sound pretty damn good but the album itself is seriously lacking
Greatfox200 2 years ago
@Greatfox200 There could be something in that. My original vinyl copy sounds massive, but the tracks roar to life on stage that they perhaps didn't as much on record.
adam872 1 year ago
@adam872 poor sound production plagues the first three albums, the live versions of the songs from these albums are just miles ahead of the studio versions. There was a plan to release all the albums with the sound remastered, which would have fixed the sound on the early albums to make them comparable to live, but this has fallen through, at least on CD. There are supposedly 'remastered' versions available for download on iTunes but I just don't trust mp3 to be as good as CD
Greatfox200 1 year ago
@Greatfox200 I have the Place Without A Post Card remaster from iTunes and it sounds pretty good. You could certainly make the complaint that the original recording sounds a little thin, which is surprising given that the mighty Glyn Johns produced it (he also did Who's Next, one of the greatest sounding albums ever made). I reckon Head Injuries sounds absolutely fine and for me captures the energy of the band at that time. It's all good though, the songs are still great.
adam872 1 year ago
@adam872 Apparently Glyn Johns was testing out his new home studio with the Oils, and the results aren't particuarly encouraging! You do raise a good point about Head Injuries though, I've only heard the original CD recording, again a physical remastered release would sound amazing!
Greatfox200 1 year ago
@Polyfusia I don't understand why they don't rate it. It's easily their second best album after 10..1 for me. Every song is a stone cold classic, especially this one.
adam872 1 year ago
Plac without a postcard is the best oil's album on my opinion, apart from the opening track, which is juts horribly out of place. love this song, and the rest of the album, though!
1234nool 2 years ago
Would love to hear the Short Memory they're about to play when this ends!
PghJake 2 years ago
One of my favourite Oils tracks. I think Place Without A Postcard has some of their best lyrics. Very Australian without sounding corny or cliched.
"The talk of politicians,
The sentences of cynics
Are the sentences of childhood.
Their all talking shit to me."
Couldn't agree more Pete, although I don't think you would agree so much these days. But anyway..........great song.
drew1974 2 years ago
the song isn't that hard I don't reckon. There are a lot of riff changes but Stand In Line is a pretty hard song to play though
Brohedia 2 years ago
FUCK YEAH!!
jamezheart 3 years ago
Check out Basement Flat sometime, that is another well thought out and arranged tune which flat out jams.
lorddrewski 3 years ago
Does anyone know what got thrown up onto the stage at 1:16? Peter, Giffo and Martin seemed to be pretty amused by it.
willrobertson 3 years ago
T'was a spliff mate.
TheGutMuncher 2 years ago
To people who only got on to the oils when they released Dead Heart and Beds are burning really missed out on their best,the early stuff was just AWESOME.I saw countless oils concerts and always felt they put in 110% effort.Check out ebay sites for their early albums,it was a class above the stuff that recieved air play around the world,but that music was excellent too!! OILS OILS OILS
lapalad 3 years ago
Incredible. Where do they get this from? Does anyone realise how difficult this music is? Migod they probably needed a month to just compose something like this much more to actually chop it out. There's no one ever anywhere who ever put as much music theory, sophistication, and power in rock - and showed how all these things made it only better. When these guys play they really play - they really work at it. Fuck Hollywood rock - Aussie rock all the way. Oil! Fucking wow. Fucking wow.
SumnerMurrayRedstone 4 years ago
As a fan since I snuck into the Narrabeen Antler in 1978 with a few schoolmates, I have always been impressed with the songwriting + the amazing stage energy. I used to do this song as an acoustic version in a duo I was in for a while, and its a bugger to learn let alone play! I was actually down near the front at this concert at the Capitol in 1982. It was definitely one of the best I ever saw. Its so wierd to see Garret now as the Environment Minister of the Australian Parlaiment.
jefffenech 4 years ago
Too right. Great compositions and arrangements. These guys are great musicians and the stuff is tricky indeed.
adam872 3 years ago
Coolness!
rivotrich7 4 years ago