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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

- Our backswere literally to the wall and we were going to tryanything and everything to...

[indistinct chatter]
-[introspective music playing] [Peter] Our backs
were literally to the wall and we were going to try
anything and everything to make
the best record imaginable

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-[indistinct chatter] -[introspective music playing]
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[Peter] Our backs were literally to the wall
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and we were going to try anything and everything
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to make the best record imaginable.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:40
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.
They put their pub-rock sound in the hands of Nick Launay, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:11
They put their pub-rock sound in the hands of Nick Launay,
[expectant music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:14
[expectant music playing]
[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]