Midnight Oil ARIA Hall of Fame Induction 29 10 06

[@pvkoz8698]

You can say what you want but I saw this band thousands of times in the late 70s and early 80s and they were the best live act I've ever seen and yep I learnt a lot from their politics even if I was 17 and just wanted them to play Borderline. Best live act I've seen. Incredible incendiary band. Don't care what people say about their politics (which by the by has so much resonance now), whether Bono should have done his piece to camera, or whether Silverchair should have done Don't Wanna Be The One. The Oils were untouchable in the 70s and 80s and take that from someone who was there.

[@reversalstudio]

people who have a problem with dont wanna be the one are not real fans...i would add people who criticize redneck wonderland come on this album is a masterpiece...its harsh its too noisy the mix is too loud oh my god...ive seen midnight oil start the montreal show with redneck wonderland and it was loud but it was delicious i wish i was there again!!

[@creepingnet]

14:56 "Maybe Complaint rock is still being written, but being ignored largely by get famous fast TV shows" - He hit the nail right on the head.

[@abercrombie1416]

Midnight oil ,we were there at about 1979 crystal ballroom st Kilda Melbourne right at their peak!!!!

[@bigpapadrew]

"the great south land can be as great as the one it could have been"..... shivers... every fucking time.

[@jimsmowingofficial]

4:34, someone needs to properly listen to the lyrics on the blue album, head injuries and bird noises, pretty political songs there

[@matthewburrows4359]

Sadly the world is not full of The Oils, Rage Against, Bragg...its full of Maroon 5 and Mily Cutus.

[@andysmith6218]

I know that he probably wasn’t particularly interested, but Giffo SHOULD have been there💕

[@paulperlstone1739]

Saw them the first time at the Bondi Lifesaver and in San Francisco.

[@Rikitocker]

Silverchair? Gimme a f'n breakkkkk!

[@Jiv_Ing57819]

'Midnight oil could only have been an Australian band, and there will only be one Midnight Oil.' Gee, that is a bit exclusive. : )

[@Jiv_Ing57819]

Ehhh, this seems pretty silly now, didn't see this but it seems silly.

[@mrt8058]

Bono, silverchair and Midnight Oil... *looks at label on the bottle of wine

[@Jiv_Ing57819]

We have Silver Chair and Midnight Oil and Bono, we go all night and we do not stop the party. :-D

[@BassByTheBay]

Thanks so much for posting this, but what happened to the sound when the Oils took the stage? And did the other band members not speak after Garrett?

[@thesighcompany]

Silverchair? Even Bono laughed.

[@weburnitatbothends]

Ha okay fucknut, guessing you don't respect the Chair? That's okay, just asking

[@Electricshrock]

Bono was a Silverchair fan actually - he used a few interviews to try to get some attention for the 'Diorama' album.

[@rs-zt9em]

The only criticism I have of Silverchair is the beat to Don't Wanna be the One was way slow 🤣

[@edchester1773]

And now 'The Era of trump' and that's fucked up man...we need more Midnight Oil..................................

[@erickleefeld4883]

Was the camera operator for Bono drunk?

[@cherylstait8091]

Noone someone.

[@matthewshellshear7063]

Is that the original bAss player Andrew James standing next to rob hirst?

[@kiersey732]

Manager Gary Morris. Bear was in the building that night but not on stage.

[@gabriel222]

The manager shouldn’t have been on stage.

[@rogergomez1]

I really hope silverchair reform

[@Electricshrock]

Never gonna happen sadly... Daniel Johns has declared he's never performing live again.

[@louisjantzen7141]

too b.d they h.d to include w.nker bono's comments...

[@endzmeetmusic9053]

Dont know what the massive fuss about U2. Yeah they can produce decent music but they're songs aint like WOWWWW

[@BassByTheBay]

Well, I love the Oils, and like millions of others, I'd say there are certainly a good number of great U2 songs. It's all opinion, of course, but people all over the world feel that U2 have more than a few great songs.

[@weburnitatbothends]

Thanks Bono, history shows the only obstacle was Tony Abbott, Australia has lost a decade, so sad and disappointing, oh and very embarrassing to be Australian