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by **n/a5** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 5:33 am

I say Hunters and Collectors. Sometime the songs can be too political. Hunters had a more far reaching and diverse sound. At ease rocking or doing a sensitive ballad.

I like Oil...don't get me wrong. That anger and intensity is amazing and the messages are powerful but they didn't mature like H&C.

by **unguarded moment** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 7:38 am

Midnight Oil, definitely. Although I admit that I haven't heard a lot of H & C's music what little I have heard is okay, but I found the Oils' music simply more catchy, i.e., more melodic.

by **red x red** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 7:52 am

I'm leaning toward Midnight Oil; they definately received more air time. However, I got a little tired of the political underpinnings that were always present with their music. Give me fluff or give me death[;)].

Bottom line: Hunters and Collectors

by **SwampThing** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:48 am

Midnight Oil. Diesel and Dust is a great piece of work.

by **scramjet** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:14 am

Midnight Oil has done too many great songs to list here over the course of their career, although all their albums but Diesel and Dust are pretty uneven.

I think I heard a H&C song once and kind of liked it, but I can't remember what it was.

by **n/a5** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:24 am

H&C are a bit obscure in this hemisphere...I can see that now. I am not up on the hub yet or else I would share in the great (to me at least) music that came from H & C.

Sadly in the end they imploded in on themselves.

Ask any Australian what thei

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:38 am

I have some Hunters and Collectors stuff but I would have to go with Midnight Oil overall if it were just between these two. I would take Hoodoo Gurus over both of them. And what about Blue In Heaven? Weren't they Australian? Whatever happened to them?

by **n/a5** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:49 am

I have heard of Blue In Heaven but don't have any stuff...damn I got to get on the hub.

I may have to start an Australian bands Post.

by **tenpole** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 7:17 pm

Think I'd go with H & C. Both great bands though.

I believe Blue in Heaven were from Ireland.

Cheers!

by **Rubbeet921** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:17 pm

Midnight Oil!!! I do have "Diesel & Dust" and also "Earth & Sun & Moon" (which I personally find equally superb!)[^] Even my non-NW pals love "Beds are Burning" to the core...

I've heard some HC songs before but heck, I couldn't even remember the song

by **human clone** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:21 am

Hunters and Collectors all the way!

by **MikeP** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:39 am

I think Midnight Oil have to win this one, with a stronger suite of classic songs, however H+C had some great ones as well. I love the raw energy of both of them in songs like "Read About It" and "Talking to a Stranger".

by **Jason²** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:59 am

Considering that from 10th grade through my first year in college I was an insane-crazed Midnight Oil fan I'm gonna have to go with The Oils for this one. This band, literally, changed my life. And I really was that crazy fan who had to have EVERY release

by **KYYX4ever** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:17 am

I'll go with Oil--I love 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 best of all....however, I LOVE "Talking to a Stranger" from H&C. It's such a cool song !

by **medication881** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:35 am

Midnight Oil, easily. Plus you get the bonus of a cueball-headed 7 foot tall lead singer. How can you go wrong with that?[8D]

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