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Mid-tempo Complaint Rock? On this Podcast? Never! Robin and Darren listen to four more tracks from Midnight Oil's 2022 album, We Resist... no, Resist! See what happens when you name the title track similar, but not the same as the album title? You confuse the Canadians. Have a Merry Christmas as the Couch-Sitters dissect Nobody's Child, To The Ends Of The Earth, Reef and We Resist.

Sit back down on the Couch and listen to Resist some more with Robin and Darren. Having come to grips with the fact that they just go long when talking about Midnight Oil, the couch sitters enjoy The Barka-Darling River, Tarkine and At the Time of Writing this episode. Better late than never.

Let's have a Show of Hands for everyone who LOVES Midnight Oil's 2022 album, Resist! The couch-sitters cue up the Oils' last album and spend close to two hours talking about it and they only listen to one song! I think they just want to make it last forever.

The Makarrata Project spins for a second night as Darren and Robin play Midnight Oil's 2020 mini-album. The couch-sitters listen to early versions of some of this albums songs and answer the question, "Is this a real* Midnight Oil album?"

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 2020 album, The Makarrata Project. Plenty of First Nations friends collaborate with the Oils for an album of strummy, back-porch ballads and sunset acoustic sway, along with some far-out synth, hypnotic groove, and rap! We've "been away too long" and it's great to be back on the Couch!

Warne Livesey joins Darren and Robin on the Couch to talk about recording Midnight Oil's 1990 album, Blue Sky Mining. How did all those hooks make it into Blue Sky Mining, what is Warne's favourite track from BSM, what is the story behind King of the Mountain? Warne tells some stories!

Warne Livesey takes a virtual seat on the Couch to speak with the boys about recording the best Australian album of all time: Midnight Oil's Diesel and Dust! Hear how creating an album, built to have the strongest songs on it as possible, comes together. Warne tells how the hits are made, how the sounds were captured and how the whole album was refined and crafted. Find out his opinions on the weakest songs and what recording in the mid-80's in Sydney was like.

Malcolm Burn joins Darren and Robin to talk about his experience recording 1996's Breathe with Midnight Oil. Why did the Oils mix up their instruments so much on Breathe? Why did Malcolm play and write? How did EmmyLou Harris get involved? What about the friction during the recording sessions? And how did the album turn out? Malcolm tells some great stories, sets the record straight, makes us laugh and shares his philosophy on recording.

Robin and Darren enjoy a lovely summer evening going through listener email, discussing Midnight Oil theories, answering questions, making corrections, going deep into favourites from the Oils' solo projects and dreaming of fantastic covers the Oils could do. It's summer, so it's time to talk about that time that Midnight Oil played an outdoor concert in Thunder Bay again.

Nick Launay joins Darren and Robin on the virtual couch to share more stories, this time they get into Red Sails in the Sunset. Chapman stick, Japanese Engineers, Martin Rotsey and the mystery that is Bakerman are discussed. Nick tells some great stories and gives at least one enigmatic answer. Then, he promises to return.

Producer Nick Launay is back to tell stories of his time recording Midnight Oil's Earth and Sun and Moon. Join Darren and Robin as the three talk about what shakes, grooves, evokes and moves. Nick tells new stories that these couch-sitters haven't heard or read before about the making of Truganini, building Megaphon recording studios and backwards slide guitar.

The boys are joined on the couch by Nick Launay, producer of Midnight Oil's albums, 10-9-8, Red Sails in the Sunset and Earth and Sun and Moon. Nick shares stories from meeting the Oils, to working at Townhouse studios with them and talks about how he and the band produced some of the most important Oils records of the 1980s.

Midnight Oil's Kingdom of Flaunt, Smash the Wobbleboard, and their cover of And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda are listened to as Darren and Robin record a Comfortable Place on the Couch episode for the first time NOT on the couch! They also take a quick listen to Echo Beach and find a couple neat connections to songs on the actual Breathe album (all without making too much fun of Malcom Burn.)

Midnight Oil's "A Sunburnt Sky" and "I See You," and demo and one b-side are enjoyed on the couch as Darren and Robin make a good effort to keep the podcast rolling. There is plenty of Business as Usual to take care of in this episode. Of course, we'll touch on "A Love So High" as well as paying tribute to Ginger Baker and Neal Peart.

Big Midnight Oil News in 2020 and Robin and Darren are excited to talk about it!

From Timor to Canada to 1993, it's a second round of Earth and Sun and Moon era bonus material! We listen to KoLele Mai, Land (with friends from Canada and Ireland) and is Nick Launay trying to prank us with Glitch Baby Glitch?

Been away too long? I just can't wait! Your favourite Canadian Couch jockeys are back with a long overdue Oils Chat! Robin and Darren talk about the newest Oils Original: Tarkine, open the mailbag and just chit-chat for a bit.

It's time to listen to ESM era bonus material on the couch as Darren and Robin listen to Wharf Rat, 21st Century Human, Red Indian and Ships of Freedom. And in a stunning twist of events, they can't agree on a favourite track! Maybe you can help!

Robin and Darren listen to more bonus material from the BSM era: Wreckery Road, The Band Played the Last Melody, You May Not Be Released and the cover of Instant Karma. Can you guess what song they think would be the best addition to BSM?

In this bonus episode, the Couchsitters visit Big Thunder Nordic Centre to celebrate and reminisce on the 25th anniversary of the great Midnight Oil, Tragically Hip touring festival: Another Roadside Attraction. Come and hang out in the majesty of the Ontario wilderness as your hosts talk about school buses, mosh-pits and merchandise tents. This was the first Oils concert the Couchsitters saw, and it was in their home town.

The Couch Sitters listen to: Doghead, Can’t See Reason, Love Life and Heart is Nowhere, all from the Blue Sky Mining era. And the boys open some lovely packages sent in by listeners and spend about a half hour chatting about mostly Oils related stuff before getting to the tunes.

Listening to the scant material from Midnight Oils' early years, the Couch-Sitters listen to Moose calls on the Farm, Ghost of the Roadhouse and Peace Love and Understanding.

The Couch-Sitters open up the spreadsheets and crunch the numbers as they analyze the 2017 Listener Survey. It's riveting stuff. As well, they plan the kind of material they want to cover for Series Two of Comfortable Place on the Couch: A Midnight Oil Podcast. And they make some funny noises.

Join the Couch-Sitters as they spin the "other side" of Midnight Oil's 2002 CD, Capricornia. In this final episode of the 2017 Comfortable Place on the Couch podcast project, Robin and Darren will trot out old chestnuts such as, King of the Mountain, unsuccessful comparisons with The Beatles and Pete noises. They'll also unnecessarily discuss yodelling and generally outstay their welcome.

Join the Couch-Sitters as they spin Midnight Oil's 2002 CD, Capricornia (at least, the first half.) And, so you're aware, Sony got it wrong when they released the album on vinyl, and Robin sets them straight. Listen as Robin and Darren politely disagree over the Back of your hand, wreck a car during Too Much Sunshine, and try to figure out why the crocodile was so sad. Darren rains on plenty of parades and Robin accuses Jim of being a dirty rotten cheat and thief, multiple times.

Join the Couch-Sitters as they talk about Midnight Oil's 2002 CD, Capricornia. In an effort to be reasonable, the first episode consists solely of non-song "fluff." Catch up on Business as Usual, get into details of the lead-up to and recording of the album and then (with plenty of warning for those who might not be interested) spend a half-hour or so talking about the Xavier Herbert novel which informed and inspired much of the content of the album. So sit back and enjoy, it's a free ride.

Join the Couch-Sitters as watch 1982's performance Saturday Night at the Capitol. Yes, it's a bit of a fashion show rundown, but really, with all Pete's costume changes, what did you expect the boys to comment on? The music? Oh yeah, they do a bunch of that too. Bass chorus, organs, flat rack-toms, computery-noises and all the great stuff from this iconic Oils concert!

Join the Couch-Sitters as spin 2000's The Real Thing. Learn why the guys consider this combination of EP and Live album Oil's canon. They'll spend lots of time catching up on business as usual, talking about harmoniums, and close-imonies. Darren tries to give as much credit to Martin as he possibly can and Robin has to correct him more than once when he ascribes Mogenius to Rotsey.

Join the Couch-Sitters as they finally complete Midnight Oil's 1998 CD, Redneck Wonderland. In the end, Redneck proves to be not as much of an ear-assault as they may have thought it would be. But there are other factors, that Darren and Robin discover, that play into the overall feel of the album. Enjoy the Beatles-esq harmonies and horns, the strum-alongs, glockenspiel and other gentle tones with your Canadian Oils friends.

Join the Couch-Sitters as they spin Midnight Oil's 1998 CD, Redneck Wonderland. They talk a little bit about the state of Australia in the late 1990s that influenced the sonic and verbal assault that is Redneck. Is this album as aggressive as the Oils get? What about the strummy-strum songs on the disc? And surprise of surprises, they actually get to discussing the songs in this pod, the first four. Warne Livesey and Magoo too.

Join the Couch-Sitters as they finish spinning Midnight Oil's 1996 CD, Breathe. Didn't get enough Malcom and Ringo jokes last episode? Darren and Robin have more! As well, they listen to the Oils most rocking-est song since who-knows-when as well as some of the sweetest tunes they've set to tape. Listen along as they come to their decisions and play The Game. How will Breathe fare against ESM?

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1996 CD, Breathe. Six songs get the treatment this time, which is almost half. Listen as the Couch-Sitters enjoy the liquid-ESM sounds of the first two tracks and then listen to a couple more before they hear the first acoustic guitar (of note.) Is Emmylou singing uncredited on multiple songs? Does Malcom want to play your instrument? Better not stop for a bathroom break, he might take your place too.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they... well, they don't spin Midnight Oil's 1996 Album, Breathe. Not really. Your Couch-Sitters set aside the first podcast dedicated to Breathe to talk about the circumstances behind the making of the album what the band was up to prior to recording, the varied attitudes and reactions to working with producer Malcom Burn and some overall thoughts on the sounds and themes presented on the disc.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they put away Midnight Oil's 1993 album, Earth and Sun and Moon. Darren exhausts his supply of vinyl Oils albums, Robin changes his mind on how little he dislikes Now or Never Land and the two couch-sitters take some time to tackle the final four songs on a great album. But the big question is, does ESM have what it takes to win "the game" over Diesel or 10-9-8?

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they reflect on seeing Midnight Oil play in Minneapolis, on August 28, 2017 as part of the Great Circle Tour 2017. The Couch-Sitters reminisce on six glorious hours in line with some of the best people on the planet, gush over meeting the band and even talk about the concert, the music and the end of the Northern-Hemisphere portion of the Great Circle Tour, aka: the Summer of Oils!

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they continue spinning Midnight Oil's 1993 album, Earth and Sun and Moon. The Canadian Couchers get extra spaced-out on Jim's title-track lyrics, lament the total mishandling of Truganini (did it "ruin" the band's future?) and try to get the attention of Ground Control. Apparently, there's a man out in space and he's trying to reach you.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1993 album, Earth and Sun and Moon. Your Couch-Sitters make it all the way through the first three songs before calling it an episode, but in their defence, there was a lot of business arising and general album discussion to get through before tackling the songs. And of course, there are giggles. Did I mention one-and-a-half hours?

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they flip over Midnight Oil's 1992 live album, Scream In Blue. Knocking off five tracks, an encore and bonus material, the couch-sitters still manage to ramble down some bunny-trails and set themselves to laughter. Perhaps there's even more disagreement on side two as your hosts cannot agree on what Bones is doing at the end of Progress, if Rob fails in Beds, the tempo of Burnie, and who's fault it is that they didn't dedicate an episode to the Capitol Theatre show.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1992 live album, Scream In Blue. As per the norm, the Couch-Sitters are taking their time and in this first episode, they butt heads on the effort (or lack thereof) the band put into Brave Faces, and the nothing-new-to-listen-to-here of Warburton. Apparently, this album has polarizing tracks unlike any before... Also, test your Midnight Oil trivia skills as Robin tries to win a prize.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they insert Midnight Oil's 1990 video Black Rain Falls into the VCR. Between nostalgic tangents and Siri's interruptions, the couch-sitter manage to enjoy this live performance and try to understand what made this guerrilla-action so memorable to their young eyes and ears that 27 years later, certain parts just snap back into memory like they've always been there.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they flip over Midnight Oil's 1990 album Blue Sky Mining. Taking a very reasonable fifty-odd minutes, the couch-sitters race through "King of the Mountain" so they can spend more time with the other side-two songs. Darren laments the use of pan-pipes and Robin gets excited about guitar explosions.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1990 album Blue Sky Mining. They welcome the Oils' longest bass-playing member, the man with the Golden Tones: Bones Hillman, learn about the hard time the band had putting together a follow-up to D and D and speculate on how some of the sound we hear on the blue vinyl reach back to the 10, 9, 8 and Red Sails era of recording. Finally, there's a special treat for listeners who would be curious as to what out hosts sounded like a quarter of a century ago. Here's a hint... they sounded worse.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they continue to spin Midnight Oil's 1987 album Diesel and Dust. In this hour-plus podcast, the couch-sitters talk with each other about the strengths and weaknesses of side two and if Sometimes makes for a better conclusion to the album than Gunbarrel Highway. The purple Kangaroo sweater makes a return, Robin almost gets killed by a plummeting piece of SkyLab and Peter Garrett walks on the heads of other Peter Garretts. This is what happens when the couch-sitters go long.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1987 album Diesel and Dust. The couch-sitters really take their time with D and D. This was their introduction to the Oils and despite thinking that they were tired of it, they manage to spend an hour and a half on the first side. They start by talking about the Blackfella/Whitefella tour and throwing in lots of stories about two nerdy teenagers getting into the Oils in the 80s.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1985 EP Species Deceases. Have you been practicing your counting? Because it's time to count along with the couch sitter. Count the fake endings. Count the radio-friendly hits! Count the pick-slides! Things get a little excited when the couch-sitters have a disagreement on what constitutes acappella singing. Maybe you can help them come to an agreement.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they pop in the Oils on the Water DVD and watch the famous Goat Island Concert... Darren for the first time (in it's entirety.) The couch-sitters offer up lots of fashion commentary in addition to reactions to the live performance of songs from the last couple albums they've been spinning for the podcast.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they reflect on seeing Midnight Oil play in Toronto, on May 20, 2017, as part of their Great Circle Tour 2017. The couch-sitters count their steps, visit with folks in line, enjoy listening to Boy Toy, and, oh, really enjoy their first Oils experience in over fifteen years.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's Red Sails in the Sunset from 1984. Things get a little silly this episode as the Couch-Sitters take their sweet time talking about the album in detail. Listen in as orchestra hits, disco beats and didgeridoos all get put under the audio-microscope while optimum glasses of Sake and the number of trumpets in Bakerman are counted.

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's Ten, Nine, Eight from 1982. They talk about every plucked piano string, gated drum, soaring note and even Peter Garrett's absolutely beautiful voice on Scream in Blue. Robin picks a safe favourite track while Darren goes for something a bit more divisive, and they eventually get around to playing that awful, awful game where they snap a record in half (not really.)

Join Robin and Darren on this special episode of UN-Comfortable Place on the Couch where they talk about Bedford Level Experiment's album Place Without A Computer.