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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

Meeting Nick was terrific because we just knewfrom the stuff he was playing us with Kate...

[expectant music playing] [Jim] Meeting Nick was terrific because we just knew
from the stuff he was playing us with Kate Bush and the stuff he was doing
was much more out there than anyone in Australia
was capable of producing at that time

Full Transcript

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[Jim] Meeting Nick was terrific
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because we just knew from the stuff
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he was playing us with Kate Bush
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and the stuff he was doing was much more out there
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than anyone in Australia was capable of producing
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at that time.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:02
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Blink TV,Beyond Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Contrary. Passionate. Outspoken. Over 45 years Midnight Oil helped shape modern Australia. This is their trailblazing story for the first time on film.
[Rob] Nick was sort of like this hyperactive stick insect, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:15
[Rob] Nick was sort of like this hyperactive stick insect,
To this day, I'm not a musician, but I am a huge fan of music. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
To this day, I'm not a musician, but I am a huge fan of...
And I'm really into sounds, and I thought, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
And I'm really into sounds, and I thought,
"I can basically fuck this up." - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
"I can basically fuck this up."
"In a good way." - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:12
"In a good way."
"If you play the hi-hat, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:20
"If you play the hi-hat,
We actually used a drum machine, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
We actually used a drum machine,
[upbeat music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[upbeat music playing]
...at one point rushed off to hospital - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
...at one point rushed off to hospital
[camera whirring] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
[camera whirring]
In my case, I think combination - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:11
In my case, I think combination
[eerie music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
[eerie music playing]
[Rob] I'd gone for a big run directly before - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
[Rob] I'd gone for a big run directly before
And so I just threw myself, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
And so I just threw myself,
[Rob] But when I hear back to the album, I hear me - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
[Rob] But when I hear back to the album, I hear me
[drum kit and drum machine playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
[drum kit and drum machine playing]
["Power and the Passion" playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:33
["Power and the Passion" playing]
["Power and the Passion" playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
["Power and the Passion" playing]
[Richard] I got to see the first shows - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
[Richard] I got to see the first shows
-[guitar playing] -[audience cheering] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
-[guitar playing] -[audience cheering]