Midnight Oil - Used & Abused (1977)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1977:

Midnight Oil performing live the track 'Used & Abused', which would later appear on the 1978 album 'Midnight Oil' (aka 'The Blue Meanie').

Note: This is Midnight Oil's first television appearance on a short-lived ABC-TV program titled Flashez, which was screened during 1976 and 1977. This clip captures the fledging unsigned band and was it was filmed at War and Peace in Parramatta, Sydney (thanx Consie for info). Although difficult to see, Peter Garrett actually has hair on his head.

Band Origin: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Track: Used & Abused
Album: Midnight Oil
Composed By: Rob Hirst - Jim Morginie
Produced By:
Label: Powderworks
Chart Position:
Release Date:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Oil
- http://www.midnightoil.com/
- http://www.howlspace.com.au/en/midnightoil/midnightoil.htm

Line-up:

Peter Garrett -- Vocals
[ Farm (1973-1976) -- Midnight Oil (1976-2002) ]

Rob Hirst - Drums
[ Schwampy Moose-- Farm (1973-1976) -- Midnight Oil (1977-2002) -- Ghostwriters (1991-1992) -- Backsliders -- The Angry Tradesmen -- Hirst and Greene -- The Break ]

Andrew James - Bass
[ Farm (1973-1976) -- Midnight Oil (1976-1980) ]

Jim Moginie - Guitar
[ Farm (1973-1976) -- Midnight Oil (1976-2002) -- solo (2007) -- The Break ]

Martin Rotsey - Guitar
[ Midnight Oil (1976-2002) -- Angry Tradesmen -- The Break ]

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NZOZ NZOZ1977 1977 Australia Late Seventies 1970's 1970s 70's 70s

Extended Tags: Peter Garrett, Rob Hirst, Jim Morginie, Martin Rotsey, Andrew 'James' Bear, Gary Morris

Musical Terms: Rock, Pub, Aussie, Old Australian Band

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Midnight
• Oil
• 1977
• Australia
• Late
• Seventies
• Surf
• Pub
• Punk
• Rock

[tonks7000]

Where's Rotsey in this one??

[nzoz1977]

@tonks7000 the guy with the beared

[missionpants]

Wow, I don't even know what to say...!

From a midwestern gal from the States (Chicago/Minn USA), all I can say is THANK YOU for bringing this AWESOMENESS back to my heart...

Now I remember why I was interested in the early 80's punk/new wave scene...

Tho there was no name for the AWESOMENESS that was Midnight Oil (New Wave? MEH), but I didnt care....

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! nzoz!

THANK YOU!

[nzoz1977]

No worries... glad you've enjoyed it! I might re-post this video in the future seeing as it's slightly out of sync.

I don't think the Oils slip into the New Wave category like the Knack nor punk like the Sex Pistols. They were another fine example of the great amount of originality that came out of Australia during the late 70's which sadly ceases to exist today. This film was found buried deep in the Australian Broadcast Corporation's archive, a couple of years ago.

[SumnerMurrayRedstone]

MIGOD what a dummer. This is over 30 years ago and look at him. The one instrument you're not supposed to hear and only stay in the background. This guy (Hirst) looks like he's going to fall asleep and listen to what he does. Can anyone else do that? Has anyone else? I doubt it. This guy is so totally rhythm and his drums. Unparalleled. No wonder he was voted best drummer in Oz for something like 20 years. Every musician in the world wants to have him in their group. The guy's unbelievable.

[dabble778]

You can really hear the surf music influence (Dick Dale, not Beach Boys :-) First album quite under-rated IMO.

[WolfTotem64]

Rotsey has a beard!



[SouthernCross33]

check out the hippies lol. i remember seeing the oils in Adelaide and there was 50 ppl max there, but they weren't looking like this, it must have been 1980 i reckon. But the beards were gone, thankfully

[fayza999]

Just love this. Thank you.

[DelDuio]

This is AWESOME!! What a find!

I love how right after Pete says "The main who's gonna' make a deal" he then gives said man the finger hahaha. Also love how Martin looks like Kurt Russel's Macready from The Thing.

[spediteur84]

Oh no, I should stayed at school, :D

[trotshot]

thats Mick Fanning

[trotshot]

i didnt know Mick Fanning could sing

[Flowerbranche]

Cool to hear this slower version of the song, compared to the "original" video. It's my favourite song from their first album, I especially like Jim's solos.

[admeer70]

Fuck me! Grew up in Australia and was a huge fan of the Oils (especially this era) but never saw any footage this early (original lineup) or Garrett with hair. Thanks a lot. And one can NEVER over state how good a drummer Rob Hirst is/was. Hope he's still playing.

[velomanmtl]

Peter Garret had hair??? Strange to see that...