Review – Midnight Oil at Lassiter’s Casino, Alice Springs 19Sep02

 

The Oils rocked!! Fkkn sensational! I don't think I've ever truly appreciated them before now. They're a great band. Peter Garrett aged (what, nearly) 50, up on a speaker stack singing Truganini. Classic!

 

I also liked the fact that they thanked the Casino for letting them play on the lawns - by reading out a statement regarding the significance of that piece of land for the local Arrente Aboriginal people, and then launching into Redneck Wonderland. Gold!

 

The band definitely don't look their age: except for Martin Rotsey who now bears an uncanny resemblance to Carl Wilson at the time when the Beach Boys all grew beards, wore baseball caps and untucked their Hawaiian shirts to disguise their increasing girth. He's a great guitarist though!

Glen Colley

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