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February 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Rob Hirst + Sean Sennett: Driver Reviver (ep)

Rob Hirst + Sean Sennett Driver Reviver (ep) Rob Hirst & Sean Sennett Rob Hirst, erstwhile drummer for Midnight Oil, has kept busy in the wake (Ghostwriters, Backsliders) and is singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist too. But also he’s just a kick-ass rock drummer, really drives the songs – passionate in his playing, inventive and never […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Backsliders, Driver Reviver, Driver Reviver (ep), EP, Ghostwriters, Midnight Oil, Rob Hirst, Rob Hirst + Sean Sennett, Rob Hirst + Sean Sennett: Driver Reviver (ep), Sean Sennett, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Midnight Oil – 1984: Film

Midnight Oil: 1984 Director: Rob Argall Piccolo Films Pty Ltd./Madman In 1985 Tears For Fears sang that “Everybody” wanted “to rule the world” from their hit of the same name. In 1980s pop – certainly by the mid-80s – musicians were either aiming to be world-beaters or world-savers. The political climate was fraught, the threat […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1980s, 1984, Aussie, Australia, Australian, Concert, Concert Film, Doco, Documentary, DVD, Film, Gig, Jim Moginie, Live, Midnight, Midnight Oil, Midnight Oil - 1984: Film, Midnight Oil: 1984, Movie, Movie Review, Oil, Oils, Peter Garrett, Politics, Rob Argall, Rob Hirst, The Oils, Tour, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 22 – Giving The Drummer Some…

Drum Solos! – wait, come back! You don’t often hear people crying out for more drum solos, or any drum solos. Even a lot of drummers hate drum solos. But sometimes you see and hear something special. And sometimes the drum solo – or an extended break – is, I dunno, “musical”, and exciting. Well, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 3/4, Aja, Big Swing Face, Buddy Rich, Buddy Rich Big Band, Bugle Call Rag, Caravan, Dave Brubeck, Drum, Drum Solo, Drum Solos, Drummer, Drummers, Drumming, Drums, Five Songs, Five Songs For A Friday, Five Songs For Friday, Five Songs For Friday: 22, Five Songs For Friday: 22 – Giving The Drummer Some…, Friday, Give The Drum Some, Give The Drummer Some, Giving The Drummer Some…, Jo Jones, Joe Morello, Max Roach, Midnight Oil, Percussion, Rob Hirst, Solo, Solos, Steely Dan, Steve Gadd, Take Five, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Drum Also Waltzes, The Power and The Passion, Waltz ·

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September 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Midnight Oil (September 9; Akld)

Midnight Oil Spark Arena; Auckland Saturday, September 9 I’ll admit straight up it was always a dream to see Midnight Oil, they’ve a constant in my life since I was 10 years old, maybe younger even. But the first tape I ever bought was Diesel and Dust and from then I’ve forever been a fan. […]
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February 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 749

Midnight Oil, Place Without A Postcard (1981) I was writing the other day about how I prefer my record collection to have no order as such – just look for things and (hopefully) find them/find something else in the process…and then I stumbled upon this record, which is perfect because I’m reading Rob Hirst’s book […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, Big Blue Sky: A Memoir, Blog On The Tracks, If Ned Kelly Was King, LP, Midnight Oil, Place Without A Postcard, Record, Rob Hirst, Shelf LIfe, The Oils, The Vinyl Countdown # 749, Vinyl, Willie's Bar and Grill ·

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July 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Backsliders: Dark Side

Backsliders Dark Side (Independent) It’s easy to mock anything purporting to be the blues that doesn’t – accurately – reach back to embrace tradition or doesn’t – adequately – reveal its own voice. That’s no issue for Sydney-siders, Backsliders. Here, with the band’s 13th album, you have the kick-ass Midnight Oil rhythm section – one […]
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