I know CSN are touring this year but no Y.

No Y?  NO way!

Gideon,

Midnight Oil bootlegs

I will have a look around for you, mate. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a Midnight Oil bootleg for sale. On the official Oils site Link there is a big list of different bootlegs. Frankly, I was surprised. Australia really doesn't have the population to support a large bootleg market, but the Oils certainly have a few. I want to try and find out if some of them are available. I was actually at at least one of the shows on the bootleg list, if not a few (oh, the early 80's are a blur now).

As for Genesis, does it still get a 'bleeeaaagggghhh' if their fronted by Peter Gabriel??

Still no, I'm afraid. I would pay to see Peter Gabriel by himself, but I've no interest whatsoever in seeing Genesis. Phil and Mike have absolutely no appeal to me at all.

I forgot a few antipodean bands I'd like to see: Midnight Oil (thanks Gid), Hunters & Collectors, The Models, Australian Crawl, The Chills (NZ) and Straightjacket Fits (NZ).

Also (I'm surprised I forgot them), I'd love to see Sublime. The Stranglers, XTC and Killing Joke would be good too.

Maso,

Somehow I figured you for a fellow Midnight Oil fan. While I don't agree with all of their politics, they have put out some great music over the years (although, admittedly, I "accidentally" discovered Blue Sky Mining only recently, and as a former miner, I appreciated the sentiment of the title track), and they put on a hell of a show in concert!

Although Peter Garret has always reminded me of a "Mad Max" character, yanno?

Maso,

I'm glad we got into the discussion. I was unaware of the genesis of the song "Forgotten Years" until I was doing a little research on Peter Garrett as a result of our discussion. Interestingly enough, the topic of that song fits in well with my continual fight against the CPS movement.

(for those who aren't following, the song refers to "the Stolen Generation"; Australian aborigines who were removed by the state from their families to get them to blend into Australian society.)

OMG, Maso, I looked on the "bootleg" list, and they have the bootleg from "my" concert: Tinley Park, 1993. That's definitely a must have!

As if we didn't do that here . . . oh wait. We did. With the Navajos - they were all shipped up to the Indian School in Brigham City, Utah, and "taught to be a white man".

Sad.

Yup...and we continue to steal children from the poor...all in the name of "humanitarianism"

Gid,

Yeah, I'm a big Midnight Oil fan. I remember first seeing them way back in the late 70's (the mighty Royal Antler Hotel at Narrabeen). I saw them many times over the years, first at small pubs and venues then at larger concert halls and stadiums. They never disappointed me, not once. They were always consumate, confident professionals who believed in the power of music to inform and educate.

Peter Garret is now a politician, the Federal Member of Parliament in the area I live. He regularly appears at the hospital where I work. He is a good man and he continues to have my support, though in a different way from years ago.

Mark,

It always surprised me Midnight Oil wasn't bigger here in the States, especially being such a great live band.



In the city I live in now they absolutely love Sublime. Walk into any bar here and within 15 to 30 minute you will hear a Sublime song.

I thought Killing Joke played a few shows in Europe last year. I know they are one of the bands rumored to play together again this year.

I'm always looking up music festivals all over just to see who's playing in them. There's an Isle of Man TT Festival in late May/ early June, and The Stranglers are scheduled to play. I don't know if it's the full band, though.

Come to think of it, I'd forgotten I had read recently Killing Joke were getting back together to play a few festivals but I had no idea about The Stranglers. I'd really like to see them.

All the bands I'd like to see re-unite can't because of death getting in the way. Zeppelin, the old AC/DC, Thin Lizzy...   

But just so you all know, the best band in the world (IMESVMFHO) . . . (I just made that up; it stands for In My Ever So Very Mother Frakkin' Humble Opinion) is still together!

Rush, duh!

New album, Snakes and Arrows, May 1st. Can you tell I'm excited? I'll probably start spamming every "Music" article in the entire forum as the date gets closer . . .

Shovel,

Would you see Zep without Bonham? I bet a lot of people would.


San Chonino,

Have they announced dates already? When people start talking about concerts is when I start missing the city I use to live in. I was right in the middle of all the cities that got all the concerts. The place I live in now only gets a few concerts a year. How 'bout where you are?

The tour dates aren't up yet . . . but I'm pumped. They always play Salt Lake, because they get a crazy crew of pumped up fans like me out . . . so I'm almost sure they'll come, and I'll blow large wads of cash on a good ticket . . . and it'll be one hundred percent worth it.