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Political band
By HAL MILLARD
Staff writer
Midnight Oil, those angry
Aussies, are on the prowl again
with their second and newest
release in America, "Red Sails In
The Sunset." It has been a long
time since their last effort,44
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,"
which set out to fill the need of
hungry new-music fans waiting
for a change.
^ Those fans were fully satisfied.
w On a wider scale, however, all
Midnight Oil was able to do was
to establish the hit "Power and
the Passion" featured in alternative
dance clubs across the
nation.
Only a few new-music bands
have transcended and managed
? usually by a small yet significant
change of style ? to cross
over to pop acceptance. Among
these are The Talking Heads,
Blondie and recently. Tpnrc fnr
i/ Fears. But not Midnight Oil.
It is possible to reach people on
a large scale without compromising
the music or the message.
These two elements are what
Midnight Oil is all about.
On your first hearing of "Red
Sails In The Sunset," the message
they purvey is made strikingly
clear whether or not the words
are concrete renderings or
metaphorical messages.
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Mna Marie.
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Garrett is an imposing figure,
6-foot-5, lean yet very muscular,
a bald head, and a menacing
scowl on his face that highlights
the thick, hard veins in his neck,
and this further enhances his
image.
His message is: something is
wrong with the world, I don't like
it and the idiots who messed it up
better do something quick or else.
Undoubtedly, Midnight Oil is a
political band. There arc no love
songs on their albums. They deal
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sarcastically, and much of their
disillusionment is with the United
States and its seemingly twofaced
approach to diplomacy.
Midnight Oil lets the listener
know their political sentiment
toward slavery, Indian genocide
and nuclear holocausts.
The first song, "When The
Generals Talk," is basically a
stab at the Western world's
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"sit on their fence with their ears
to the ground."
The message is clear but it is
probably the worst song on the
album in that Garrett sings
sporadically, leaving the rest of
the band to make up for him.
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song can be flat.
Garrett's voice is the highlight
of the band because of its unique
and interesting tone.
*4 Best of'Both Worlds," the
only single released, is a frenetic
and highly charged song. Garrett
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Teena Marie
From staff reports
Disgruntled Teena Marie fans
refunds Friday when she failed to sho
the Kool and the Gang concert.
Following the opening 15-minute a
Jesse Johnson Revue, the audience si
get restless. The Coliseum staff an
that anyone who purchased a ticket S{
ly to see Teena Marie could receive a
provided they leave before The New
performed.
Approximately 1,000 people left
cert after the announcement. The b<
was open for 30 minutes during wh
approximately $15,000 were refu
ticketholders.
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tells us that from out in space our
world looks peaceful, safe and
healthy ? until you get closer
and closer to it. This song, even
though it is extremely powerful,
seems like a sad lament on our existence
as Garrett sings:
The real world is not as
safe as it appears from here
The real world is not as
calm as it appears to be
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jrom nere
The old world is not as
safe with the new world
closing in
Our world is not as great
as the one that could have
been
As far as musical ability is concerned
Midnight Oil is not a
group of three-chord punksters
wno sing on Key. 1 neir music nas
so many dynamics and subtleties
mixed in together that they form
an eclectic band that produces
original and interesting music.
This combination leads us to
the best song on the album,
"Jimmy Sharman's Boxers."
The song is about traveling boxers
who go from town to town to
fight people who want to take a
chance on getting their head
smashed up in order to get a little
bit of money.
The song is a haunting one that
grips you at the onset when this
surreal carnival auctioneer is introducing
Sharman's boxers.
Then Garrett, along with a haunting
guitar and a thunderous
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As part of their J
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w up for New Edition, The Je
Teena Marie. The {
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tarted to concert to refund diss
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Edition ing act not to show. 1
ticket is the headliner
the icing on the
the con- maiketing director
3x office She said the Colis
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This song is like most songs th<
band plays. It mixes many dif
ferent sounds, producing i
sometimes chaotic yet beautifu
vitality and passion. Thrashinj
electric guitars combine with <
powerful and clean acousti*
guitar, further pushing the musii
to its aural edge.
It breaks into orchestratioi
with violins, cellos and evei
oolvDhonic kevboards am
pushes it into yet another powe
surge-Midnight Oil style. Th
powerful lyrics and the surge o
aural intensity are Midnight Oil'
trademark.
Midnight Oil also likes to pu
some surprises at times. Th
culmination of the album's firs
side reaches its apex in "Jimm
Sharman's Boxers."
The second side of this albui
is a treat. The first few songs ai
fast-paced and full of action. Or
narticular sono. "Horns an
Bells In The Back of Beyond,
starts as a slow song.
Suddenly there is a flash <
guitar as the band, featuring 01
of the most dynamic and gift<
new-music drummers, Rob Hirs
kicks into "Ventures meet Serg
Leone at the O.K. Corral."
. .Midnight Oil is often naii\
cynical, but at the same time th
seem to care about what they s
and how they say it.
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Summerfest 1985 tour, the bill; if
vas to appear with The headline ac
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iromoter, A.A. Enter*ss.,
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atisfied patrons because Kool and I
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and the opening acts are Milsap an
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s Corrections
" Monday's Spotlight story
on Kool and the Gang
reported that Teena Marie was
y replaced with the Jess&
Johnson Revue when she failed
to appear for the concert.
11 In fact, all four bands, Kool
re and the Gang, The New EdiK
tion, the Jesse Johnson Revue
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scheduled to appear as part of
. their Summerfest Tour 1985.
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