Australian rock legends Midnight Oil to launch career retrospective documentary ... trends now
Australian rock legends Midnight Oil are set to star in a new film that looks back at their astonishing 45-year-long career.
The two-hour documentary, called The Hardest Line will open the Sydney Film Festival in June, with a cinema release to follow later in the year.
And the movie's creators have teased that the film will focus as much on Midnight Oil's uncompromising views on politics as their music.
Made by Australian filmmaker Paul Clarke, the title of the film is taken from the chorus of the 1982 song Power and the Passion, one of Midnight Oil's biggest hits.
Formed in Sydney in 1972 by drummer Rob Hirst, 68, and guitarist and keyboard player Jim Moginie, 67. Midnight Oil went on sell over 20 million albums since releasing their first record in 1978.
Australian rock legends Midnight Oil are set to star in a new film that looks back at their astonishing 45-year long career. Pictured: Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett and drummer Rob Hirst playing in Sydney's Domain in 2017
After Peter Garrett, 71, joined the outfit in 1976 as singer and frontman they became a pub rock favourite and were famed for their loud, raucous sound and ferocious stage act.
Their long term lineup also included guitarist Martin Rotsey and bass player Bones Hillman. The band's other members included original bass guitarist Andrew James, who was replaced by Pete Gifford.
Just as well known for their outspoken views on social issues as much as their hard driving tunes like U.S. Forces and Beds are Burning, the film will look at the band's controversial politics.
