Midnight Oil
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia
Monday 6 November 2017
Recorded by eckythump from stalls row S in front of left speaker stack
Source: Nokia Lumia 930 (called Lumia Icon in North America) w/built-in HAAC mics > Audio Recorder Pro app > 16bit/48 KHz PCM/WAV
Encoding: Audacity (High Pass Filter @ 200 Hz to reduce bass boominess + wav split) > Trader's Little Helper > FLAC (Level 8)

Track List:

00 - Intro
01 - Read About It
02 - Don't Wanna Be The One
03 - Truganinni
04 - Peter talks
05 - Hercules
06 - Section 5 (Bus to Bondi)
07 - Peter talks
08 - Dreamworld
09 - Safety Chain Blues
10 - No Time For Games
11 - My Country
12 - When The Generals Talk
13 - Short Memory
14 - US Forces
15 - Kosciusko
16 - Now Or Never Land
17 - Warakurna
18 - The Dead Heart *
19 - Peter talks
20 - Blue Sky Mine
21 - Beds Are Burning *
22 - Forgotten Years *
23 - Encore Break
24 - Peter talks
25 - Power And The Passion *
26 - King Of The Mountain
27 - Encore Break
28 - Peter talks
29 - Best Of Both Worlds *

Robert Hirst - Drums
Jim Moginie - Guitar & Keyboards
Peter Garrett - Vocals & Harmonica
Martin Rotsey - Guitar
Bones Hillman - Bass
Jack Howard - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, keyboards, percussion *
Jeremy Smith - French Horn *
Michael Waters - Trombone *

Show Notes: I've been waiting 17 years to see Midnight Oil again, and they didn't disappoint! What more needs to be said about this band, they sound as good as I remember them in the 90's, 2 hours of amazing music. Jack Howard was joined by his fellow Hunters and Collectors members Jeremy Smith and Michael Waters on the songs marked * - Jack probably played on others as well but those ones all 3 of them played on. Probably the only point during the show they lost the crowd was during Safety Chain Blues, which clearly most of the crowd wasn't familiar with, and you'll hear a rather drunken guy in front of me exclaim at the end of the song 'what the fuck was that?' to anyone around him who wanted to listen to him. Maybe you shouldn't drink so much and talk thorugh the whole song it's destroying your brain cells dude. Apart from that the crowd was captivated from start to finish. Here's hoping for more Midnight Oil to come after this year, the world still needs this band!

Recording Notes: My first time recording in the Myer Music Bowl, and the recording came out a bit bass boomy because it's an amphitheatre with a roof covering 3/4 of the seated section and row S where I was located is right on edge of the roof. After a bit of experimenting I applied a High Pass Filter at 200 Hz and it sounds much better for it. A little bit of audience chatter (drunk dude in front of me, but he was ok for the most part), and of course a lot of singing - people have been waiting a long time to sing these songs! I think it sounds really good though and any Oils fan will enjoy listening to this one!