Midnight Oil - Brave Faces (triple j Live At The Wireless

Midnight Oil - Brave Faces (triple j Live At The Wireless - Capitol Theatre, Sydney 1982)

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Midnight Oil perform 'Brave Faces' live from Capitol Theatre, Sydney in 1982, presented by triple j's Live at the Wireless.
'Brave Faces' comes from the band's 1981 album 'Place Without A Postcard'.
Midnight Oil will embark on their 'Resist' Tour in 2022 with supports from William Crighton, Emily Wurramara, All Our Exes Live In Texas and more.
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LYRICS:
I've seen faces in the window
I've seen faces in the street
They walk and talk of nothing
I've known many restless summers
The sand dunes I imagine
A place without a postcard
Flower people were so beautiful
But straight and loud's the way
Good luck the beatnik spirit
The talk of politicians
The sentences of cynics
Are the sentences of childhood
They're all talking shit to me
Out-talked by the mass media
To pay the bills it lies
And the lies we eat for breakfast
Brave faces face the boardroom
The oak stained walls fall silent
They leave lined with defeat
And they got those tears in their eyes
Well it makes no sense to me
Why don't they understand
We're so ordinary too
I saw the exits closing now
Pain and passion's my point of view
Well there's nothing like the truth
I've seen men that have been marked out
Ruled out by grim assassins
They fell hard on instant replay
And I'm never going there
Well the place I see so much better
Cos it makes no sense to me
I saw the exits closing now
Burning mountains, burning paper
Burning all around and later
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Пікірлер: 17

@NateButlerFresnoCA Жыл бұрын

I love that the guitars are separated in stereo; it makes it easier to examine the brilliant interplay of these two great guitarists, whose styles are so well-integrated that it's sometimes difficult for me to discern which one's playing what. Thank you!

@mattmid7012 Жыл бұрын

One of the best guitar duos of all time for me. Jim Moginie is a brilliant songwriter. Like you say so many of their songs have this fantastic guitar interplay between them.

@user-kj3ch3ke8m 9 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more! What Keith Richards called the ancient art of weaving, which he practised with Mick Taylor. No lead guitarist here - Moginie and Rotsey were/are the perfect duo, as you both have said.

@Vpmatt 6 ай бұрын

Yes very true mate, and great comment, listen through headphones and you can hear which guitar legend is playing what. Very few bands have two lead guitars equally as good as each other. One of many reasons why the Oils are so great.

@jocargua Жыл бұрын

One of the most important bands in the Universe. By Farrrr... !!

@mickleberry Жыл бұрын

i always loved this song, haven't listened to it for 30 years... Coming back to this live version, it's an incredible piece of music, even better than i remembered. Many layers, powerful lyrics, it goes through all these different stages... plus the stage chemistry of that band. Thanks ABC and triple J for this (i missed the line tho, "They're all talking *** to me")

@nongthip Жыл бұрын

If I/We/You dig deep there is/are a load/lot of Oil vids and concerts in the archive. Never too late to appreciate some of the best Aussie rock of our time. Listening to some of their interviews of the time it's like they just loved jamming in studios or garages or wherever and determined this was the best of the best, and didn't want to ever suck up to the industry, just write, play and perform. Cumulative result spoke/speaks for themselves. Oils = honest pure music and messages.

@brookt3497 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant...

@MyMusic-cd3do 9 ай бұрын

I bought a lot of albums (300+) in my teens and early twenties (the 80s) and the only ones I still play regularly are early Oils, Chisel, and Floyd. (early Weddings, Parties, Anything sometimes get a look in, too.) Although, some Ozzie bands were not that big overseas, they were world-class acts and great live shows. Back then, I don't think Ozzie bands could make it if they couldn't deliver a great live show. After all these years, I am still finding gems in the arrangements, chord progressions, song structures, and drumming of early Oils. Truly one of the most talented bands on the planet.

@steviejohn9502 Жыл бұрын

this is the kind of song i like the real old school oils yep

@igavehimadollar3354 Жыл бұрын

Dam I miss these days. I was bowling some of the dodgiest leg spin ever,boxing,playing footy,being a delinquent and doing my best to meet girls lol but no idea when I did

@igavehimadollar3354 Жыл бұрын

But I was fuckin good at it

@Vpmatt 6 ай бұрын

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@Vpmatt 6 ай бұрын

The desperate emotion of this song is one of the main reasons I love Place Without a Postcard so much, probably my favourite Oils record, The band was running out of money and running on empty. The desperation is clear to hear on this album, and encapsulated by this brilliant song. Desperation drove them to new creative peaks with 10-1, and their last chance at a hit sent them into the musical and creative stratosphere...

@masteryoda498 4 ай бұрын

What I can’t understand is how the useless commercial radio stations never promoted Midnight Oil masterpieces like Place Without A Postcard, there was not one weak song, they are all bangers.