Midnight Oil vs Powderfinger

[Anonymous]

Midnight Oil

First release: 1978 (Midnight Oil)
Genre: Rock

Key CD:

Diesel and Dust

Key Songs:
- King of the Mountain
- Beds Are Burning
- Blue Sky Mine

Powderfinger

First release: 1996 (Double Allergic)
Genre: Rock

Key CD:

Vulture Street

Key Songs:
- Already Gone
- Baby I've Got You On My Mind
- My Happiness

 

[Melstar]

I'm voting for Powderfinger, even though it is likely that they won't win this one. They're my fave Aussie rock act. Vulture Street is an awesome album

 

[brook]

ugghhh - is there any choice?

Powderfinger are simply Australias answer to matchbox 20 - bland radio-friendly generic rock

 

[Anonymous]

Not a big fan of the Finger. They always sound so depressed. A bit of improvement occurred with Vulture Street, but its still nothing special.

The Oils on the otherhand are crazy. Easily one of Aussies finest musical acts... and so many great songs. Hercules - one of the finest songs ever.

The Oils get my vote by a million percent.

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

GO THE OILS!!!!!!!!

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Chalk one up for the candidate for Kingsford Smith!

 

[SP]

i'll pass this one, :| :?

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

It says Powderfingers first cd was Double Allergic, when it was actually that 'Songs for Wooden Ears' or whatever it was called, back in 93' when they wanted to be Soundgarden.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm no expert on Powderfinger, and for that, I apologize. I'll fix it eventually...

 

[Phillips]

both great bands.....but Midnight Oil are a lot better and therefore get my vote and all there albums are great

 

[queenbee]

POWDAFINGER FO SHO

 

[Simo]

Ill take the finger becuase i really liked double allergic. Alot of there new stuff bores me though.

 

[Trollhammaren]

The Oils by the amount of hair free flesh on Garret's scalp!!!

 

[Melstar]

The first one was Parables for Wooden Ears. Pretty good cd actually. They havent changed all that much from their early days I dont think.
Their latest, Vulture Street, is actually a fair bit rockier than Odyssey No.5 and Internationalist.

I saw Powderfinger live late last year at the Roverstage and they were awesome. Played a lot of their new stuff as well as some of their old hits. Many of their songs are very emotive and that comes across realyl well when they're playing live.

 

[choc_soldier]

Oh, what! :twisted:

Geez, I'll have to go for... Midnight Oil. But only just.

I think that Vulture Street is good at best. Internationalist - now that's an album!

 

[greentooth]

Midnight Oil.

Powderfinger bores me to tears.

 

[Twizzle]

The Oils by a long way

 

[MILLWALL]

midnight oil cause of garrets brilliant danceing

 

[Red Bear]

Midnight Oil

 

[Evilgrowler]

Midnight Oil.