Midnight Oil - Live at the Capitol - Power and the Passion

[MrBlacklorre]

WTF is a pine gap?

[muzmuz73]

Rock n Roll!

[kinseymilkbone]

Cheers to Rob Hirst, one of the greatest drummers ever!

[godnmyhands]

genius

a true world leader

[godnmyhands]

genius

[belgiumSteve]

tis is SO outrageously TOTALLY awesome !!!

[ThisIsACoulsonPerson]

Voldemort on crack....

[ThisIsACoulsonPerson]

How tall is Peter Garrett? He looks huge!

[acidm0nkey]

@ThisIsACoulsonPerson I stood next to him a couple of times.... he would be close to 7 feet tall.

[CarolusKlipp482]

DL the audio from this vid at speedyconversion doht cohm.

[jim30775]

Oh My god Peter Garrett is my local federal member...

[veebeeOz]

Again - similar story ! We were there too, all of us just old enough to drive. I had six of us (inc me) in my two door Cortina, my mate had 7 in his big Falcon 500.

Never forget at the start of the concert...music starts eerily and down from within the "roof", comes Peter Garret curled up like a giant parrot inside this triangular frame... fucking awesome !

The drunk race home to 'nulla was epic , made better only by me beating Johnny D in his big Falcon, RIP Bear - one of our great nights out

[bronsdog]

Was he dancing, or possessed?

[gregmc315]

I was at this concert, if it was the Sunday night gig. Anyway, I went with 3 friends when we were 16. We had no tickets and somehow built up enough courage to start asking people outside the venue if the had spare tickets to sell. This was quite intimidating for a bunch of 16 year olds. Anyway, we ended up getitng six and selling two for a profit, our "seats" were 10 feet from the stage. It was the first real concert for us and it was pretty mind blowing. Left with ears ringing and very sweaty.

[karizma8175]

@gregmc315 awesome story dude - mine is similar, but 20 years ago, and it was the Easter Show with Brain Teaser and Hoodoo Gurus. Then I saw them live at the Ent Centre. Would have caught one of the sticks had it not stuck me in the side of the head during the drum solo........ Welcome to real live music.

[furakkueroru]

AUSSIE RULES!

[SinoIrishAussie]

How awesome would it be to be at that concert... Bloody love the Oils!

[guyleclairemusic]

Fucking Amazing!

[PCRKing]

This would have to be the greatest concert in the history of music. I love the versions of "Lucky Country" and "Don't Wanna Be The One". Have seen them many times but really wish I had've been at this one.

[rooseveltrockers]

the coolest rock band since the who!!

[muwaadin18]

he is honest

[surreal99]

yeah what about it

[mirusfeles]

♥

[ryno99]

Peter Garret takes it in the arse from Obama and Rudd. Fucking sellout.

[darzen69]

ryno99 you are a cock !

[ryno99]

Thanks. Must mean Im right. Better a cock than a pussy like you. Go hug a tree

[malibumut]

Have seen them at least 22 times live!!, Started at 15 at the first Noosa Aussie Hop, supporting the Skyhooks, last ever concert, , Far out, could never look back... That was it for me!!

[Mudgrove]

Oils could have been bigger than U2....

Aussie Complaint rock but with a MESSAGE...Bono is Piss Weak

Garret is the Lord

[poutybean]

what is the drummer's name?

[micmoomil]

rob hirst

[fitzroy7777777]

Rob Hirst

[melodyfoxdj]

@poutybean Rob Hirst...

[karizma8175]

@melodyfoxdj One of Australias best l"live" drummers - also check out Ben Walsh.



[pinkofuzz]

Anyone who has not been in Peter Garrett's position the one he is now, would find it difficlut to understand the demands someone of that position gets he has to please a lot of people and what he did in midnight oil and now is not really that different.

[rafalweb]

One of the greatest bands. Saw them a Jones Beach one year, awesome show.  Garrett is an awesome presence.

[theswatter]

Guys guys guys. Screw the politics and what Peter Garrett does now. When I first saw the Oils I was living in Germany. I'm from Canada but we were stationed overseas and a friend had gotten a tape of videos and on it was the Oils playing Best of Both Worlds. I was hooked. They had raw energy, sound, passion and Peters stage presence was great. I must have watched that clip 100 times over. One of Australia's greatest exports!

[AydanW]

let me just say this. politics isnt for the weak and peter garrett is not weak. he is a good poli but a fuckin awesome singer. i respect anyone who can be both

[tomelifeisjustonebig]

Yes folks, this man is a MINISTER in the Australian Government. And no, not the Minister for the Retarded.

[wombatpoo1961]

they were good in melbourne tonight he might be a pollie but they still rock go oils

[brennaxxoo]

@wombatpoo1961 i happen to adore your name.

[darnickle]

good song but peter garrett dances like a retard haha

[DarkonDozac]

Keep the bastards honest!

[kevinherbert]

This dude is the current Australian Minister for the Environment in 2008...go Pete!!!

[damosanchex]

Yeah, and?

He has completely backflipped on what all he stood for in these songs.

[kevinherbert]

damonsanchex: performance art is performance art...politics(i.e. the art of the possible)is not for the faint hearted...including armchair philosophers...many are called, but few have the guts to try to change the system from the inside....go Pete !!!!!!!

[YooToobCanSuckIt]

'Change the system'? Peter Garrett hasn't tried to change a damn thing since joining Labour. Damonsanchex is right, he doesn't stand for anything now.

[eyewrenchee]

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, looks like pete has been corrupted, case in point Whaling and the Gunns Decsion.

[bosunbilly]

I concur. Getting a room full of people to go along with your ideas is a lot like herding cats.

Politics is not for the weak.

[Trafa522]

.....herding cats.... what a classic line!! lol

[quicksquiz]

Well said mate.

[sasdans]

peter garret looks so funny

[YooToobCanSuckIt]

I love 1:40 where he shouts at the security for tackling the fan.

[killerrific]

and then the reverse angle of the crowd when his vocals kick back in...fucking love/miss these guys

[thierryman]

Yeah, it was great stuff! If he didn't talk to the security for that people might have though that they didn't give a damn.

[HumGuitar]

I'll bet the security guy was scared shi*less when Peter grabbed him. He's a big guy! He looks like Lurch from the old 'Adams Family' TV show.

[bosunbilly]

Peter's actually a very gentle and caring person...he wouldn't hurt a fly.

Nicest man you'll ever meet.

[melodyfoxdj]

@HumGuitar U R right! he does! hehe heeeeee (;o)))*

[furakkueroru]

Very underrated band. Better than many pink/metal bands!

[dingopinguino]

the best of AUSTRALIA, and THE BEST ROCK GROUP IN THE WORLD!

[theRabbitFighter]

You can see why Garrett went into politics, he could never sing.

But Rob Hurst is a God.

[rstar2008]

I love this track man!

[burpgal]

this is tha heavyiest shit eva man cradle of filth r posers this is where tha hardcore shit is at

[xjimix]

cradle of filth wouldn't get out of coogee, they'd get raped!

[waza1961]

excellent band i remember them playing at coogee - great performers

[couta64]

You kids should feel so ripped, in the 80's we could catch the Oils,Chisel,The Angels,Aussie Crawl,The Radiators and a plethora of less well known great live acts at local pubs like the Venue, the Espy the Corner etc for less than $10 .Get pissed , sometimes get layed have a great night. The Record Companies and the recession of the late 80's royally cruelled it for everyone.

[rufus102]

hunnas and dockers come to mind.

[Famsar]

yep saw the Oils at Coogee one afternoon...forget thename of the bar.. was on a tab and on a mission

[kenaik]

35 sec drum solo rob we miss you

[jamespoopoos]

i love there music im 17 years old and my dad loved this song he is dead but this song was great im going to online convert this video and put on my phone only takes 3min at the most so yea

[Bf109D]

This is how rock was supposed to be before the record companies sucked the life out of it.  Most top 40 bands couldnt do a live show that would be 5% of the Oils energy. Bring back Giffo !

[huaxteca13]

midnight oil still kicks ass after all these years ling live midnight oil

[xxCasper65xx]

I've been blessed to see the Oils live six times including one of thier last gigs at the Regent and they could come back tomorrow (wish they would )and still be on top.

[blitzmastermatt]

if no one from australia kwons midnight oil they r wacked

[kornandfoofighters]

this is tha heavyiest shit eva man cradle of filth r posers this is where tha hardcore shit is at

[PsychoDestroyer]

Australian rock

[PsychoDestroyer]

pretty good

[afteq]

LoL and he's Kevin Rudd environmental minister now.. lets hope he dones tblow ip by dancing.. and what was with him gowling at the guard?

[stagebat]

I don't know what "growling" (do you mean growling?) is but if you look at 1.30 you will see one of the road crew run across the stage and none too gently remove a punter (audience member) who was climbing up on stage, the removal was not a problem ,but it wasn't done in the way that the Oils liked their fans to be treated and Peter wasn't going to wait until after the show to make sure it didn't happen again

[sammysamsamtimmy]

lol at teh peter garret!!!!

[infana71]

greg oneill south africa 1989

[PhantomRandom]

why was Peter Garrett angry at the guard at 1:40?

[rory36mafia]

becouse peter garret realised that his dancing makes steven tyler look like muchael jackson

[afteq]

lol

[JBJ999]

Oils are the best. I taped this back in 1983 off of USA Networks show "Night Flight", anyone remember that show?? Was pretty cool back in its day. Anyone know where I can get a dvd of the Oils concert at the Capitol? My tape is shot! Have the Oils dvd, but is not quite the same. Thanks

[farcarcus]

There's a DVD called 'Best of Both Worlds' which has this set from the Capitol Theatre and the Goat Island set. Easily the best Oils DVD of them all :)

[Coldstarbane]

Ha,ha, I forgot about Night Flight. I used to stay up to watch it all the time. It always had some great bands! I've seen the Oils twice, once at Merriweather Post Pavillion.

[saturatedFlowers]

omg I think I was at this show ...

[flackerrol]

What is Pine Gap???

[Smurfisnotblue]

Pine Gap is a US run Intelligence/Spy Base in the center of Northern Territory. Look at a map of Oz and the massive area is marked as a Restricted Area. Australia is a participating member of the US/UK led Echelon System, along with NZ & Canada. Sad but true!

I've lost count of how many times I've seen the Oils in concert, awesome gigs. Their lyrics have so much meaning!

[flackerrol]

Is this Heavy Metal or Punk!? Sure is fucking great!

[tazziiTROUBLE]

best song

[CharmBellydance]

Reminds me of my youth!!!

And Yay for politicians speaking their minds. Keating made Australian politics interesting.

[yobhead222]

great performance. rob nurst is a great drummer.

[arcadianmaximus]

Midnight Oil, fucking great performance, I have a great deal of respect for this band, they walk it like they talk it.

[wiccanxmagick]

FTW! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!

[ididjaustralia]

life is full of ironies... the question is, what would you do and how would you react when faced with dilemmas and contradictions?

[erorufurakku]

One of the better lyrics Its better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

[erorufurakku]

Too Underrated! Totemo Subarashii!

[erorufurakku]

Is this Metal or Punk?

[barlimanned]

It's a special new genre, where people play awesome guitars and shit and no one gives a flying fuck what box they 'belong' in...

;-)

[burleighbeachbum]

He had such power and passion....Recently I can't help thinking he sold himself out for the power with not much of the old passion left....I hope I'm wrong...its better to die on your feet than live on your knees

[funtommy]

i totally agree with you i mean on the topic on the new US base in Australia. I mean look at the song us forces that is such an awesome song. But now hes gone and shifted his beliefs and is in support of the base. I wonder what goes on in his head sometimes but i totally agree lots of power but no passion I MISS PETER!!!! he was better in the oils.

[funtommy]

I LOVE PETER i wish he would just go back to playing music instead of being the spokesman for the ALP i mean i see where he is coming from but he made way more of a difference with his singing in midnight oil and beside I MISS THEM!!!*little silly tear runs down face* *starts dance like peter*

[DoblyTufnell]

Yes. I loved him in the Oils too.. but if you want to see him kick butt again, see to it that it is the Federal Minister of Climate, Environment and ARTS!.. Then he'll have the Power to express his passion any way he sees fit.

[funtommy]

yeah did you hear about him changing his position on us military bases in australia he said than he was in support of the new base i just cant believe it i mean i never thought that he would do that. it makes me said.. to he that that is his position

[SauronsEye]

Sell out, like all politicians. He's nothing more or less than a slave to the machine which is the ALP....toe the lie or got "F" yourself.

Our way or the highway and he's toed the line..

[barlimanned]

Do you really think he would be Environment minister-in-waiting had he made a fuss about things he in all honesty can't affect at this time? I agree that it's sad that politicians can't be themselves, and instead strive for mediocrity (in the public arena at least) but the fact is the ALP wouldn't dare let him speak his full mind and frighten the general public...

The era of outspoken politicians in positions of power died out with Keating in 1996.

[iluvgib]

Its played the way it should be . FAST.

[daano1]

arguably the best live performance rock band.

[rotaryenthusiast]

top band

[Poseidon500]

Don't piss off Peter Garret!

[SauronsEye]

Seems true.

I've heard of him getting down into the crowd at some pub gig and breaking up a fight then challenging the brawlers that if ruin the show by fighting again he's going to give them what for.

[OnceWasRStrathfield]

somebody spat at him at an early gig; he gave them a belting and nobody missed with him again that night.

[Stefan242644]

good spelling

[OnceWasRStrathfield]

okay then MESSED! sorry for the fucking typo, you cunt!

[Suspiria99]

I remember seeing this on Night Flight years ago. There were killer versions of "Armistace Day" and "Short Memory" from this show also.

[tivaevae]

was this sped up?  classic aussie music!

[tidytracks]

yeah they played it quite quick!

[tendertrio]

thanksssssssssssssssssssss