Best of Both Worlds (Midnight Oil album)
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Best of Both Worlds is a DVD-Video
release of two significant concerts performed by Australian rock band Midnight Oil
. The featured concerts are Oils on the Water (from 1985) and Saturday Night at the Capitol (1982). Best of Both Worlds was released in 2004 by Triple J
as part of their Live at the Wireless
programme.
, Australia
's publicly owned youth radio network. This concert was performed on Sydney's Goat Island
for a small audience of competition winners, and was simulcast
on ABC-TV
and Triple J.
This concert is included on the DVD and also as a bonus audio CD.
, on 27 November, 1982 by ABC
radio station Triple J
.
DVD-Video
DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVD discs, and is currently the dominant consumer video format in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and a MPEG-2 decoder...
release of two significant concerts performed by Australian rock band Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...
. The featured concerts are Oils on the Water (from 1985) and Saturday Night at the Capitol (1982). Best of Both Worlds was released in 2004 by Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
as part of their Live at the Wireless
Live at the Wireless
Live at the Wireless is a radio show, and now a long standing tradition, of Triple J, an Australian radio station. Live music is one of the central philosophies of the station....
programme.
Oils on the Water
Oils on the Water was staged on 13 January 1985 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Triple JTriple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's publicly owned youth radio network. This concert was performed on Sydney's Goat Island
Goat Island (Port Jackson)
Goat Island is a rocky island in Sydney Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia. The island is some 400 m by 200 m in size and is located north-west of the Sydney central business district....
for a small audience of competition winners, and was simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
on ABC-TV
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
and Triple J.
This concert is included on the DVD and also as a bonus audio CD.
Track listing
- "Best of Both Worlds"
- "When the Generals Talk"
- "Minutes to MidnightMinutes to Midnight (song)Minutes to Midnight is the fourth track on the 1984 album Red Sails in the Sunset by Australian music group Midnight Oil. The song was written by band members Peter Garrett and Jim Moginie....
" - "Sleep"
- "Only the Strong"
- "Short Memory"
- "Kosciuszko"
- "US ForcesUS Forces (song)"US Forces" is the third single released by Australian rock band, Midnight Oil, from their fourth studio album, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.The song denounces the United States Armed Forces' involvement in foreign affairs...
" - "Jimmy Sharman's Boxers"
- "Back on the Borderline"
- "Tin-legs and Tin Mines"
- "Don't Wanna Be the One"
- "Power and the PassionPower and the Passion (song)"Power and the Passion" is the first single by Midnight Oil from their widely-acclaimed 1982 studio album 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The song is one of the band's most famous, and it appeared on every Midnight Oil tour since the issue of 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 as well as at the WaveAid...
" - "Read about ItRead about It"Read About It" is the second single released by Australian rock band, Midnight Oil, from their 1982 studio album, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. It was a favorite with the band and with fans, appearing at least once on every tour since its release and appearing at the WaveAid concert...
" - "Harrisburg"
- "Stand in LineStand In Line-Personnel:*Chris Impellitteri – guitar, production*Graham Bonnet – vocals*Phil Wolfe – keyboard*Pat Torpey – drums*Chuck Wright – bass*Bill Freesh – engineering, mixing*Mikey Davis – engineering*Brian Jenkins – engineering*Paul Winger – engineering...
"
Saturday Night at the Capitol
Recorded at the Capitol Theatre, SydneyCapitol Theatre, Sydney
The Capitol Theatre is a historic theatre building located at 13 Campbell Street, Haymarket, Sydney, Australia.-History:The Capitol Theatre is at the former site of the Belmore Markets. The latter were built in 1891 by George McRae, City Architect, and the structural engineer Norman Selfe, but were...
, on 27 November, 1982 by ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
radio station Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
.
Track listing
- "Only The Strong"
- "Brave Faces"
- "Short Memory"
- "Knife's EdgeBird NoisesBird Noises is an EP by Midnight Oil that was released in 1980 under Midnight Oil's Sprint Music independent label, and manufactured & distributed by the CBS record label.-Track listing:# "No Time for Games"...
" - "Power and the Passion"
- "Armistice Day"
- "No Time For Games"
- "Quinella Holiday"
- "Lucky Country"
- "Don't Wanna Be the One"
- "Burnie"
- "Powderworks"
Personnel
This applies to both concerts.- Jim MoginieJim MoginieJames "Jim" Moginie is an Australian musician. He is best known for his work with Midnight Oil, of which he was a founding member, guitarist, keyboardist and leading songwriter...
- Guitars, keyboards - Martin RotseyMartin RotseyMartin Rotsey is an Australian guitarist, and was a member of the rock band Midnight Oil from 1977 until the band's dissolution in 2002.In 2006, he joined fellow Midnight Oil member Rob Hirst's projects Ghostwriters and The Angry Tradesmen...
- Guitars - Rob HirstRob Hirst-External links:*******...
- Drums, percussion, vocals - Peter GiffordPeter GiffordPeter Gifford , sometimes known as "Giffo," is an Australian musician. From 1980 until 1987 he played bass guitar for Australian rock band Midnight Oil.-Midnight Oil:...
- Bass guitar, vocals - Peter GarrettPeter GarrettPeter Robert Garrett, AM, MP , is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and politician.Garrett was lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil from 1973 until its disbanding in 2002...
- Singing