e47 Warne Livesey on Diesel and Dust

About this episode

Warne Livesey discusses the creation and impact of Midnight Oil's iconic album Diesel and Dust.

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.

People in this episode

Guest: Warne Livesey

Topics covered

• Midnight Oil
• Diesel and Dust
• Australian music
• album production
• recording history

Keywords

• album creation
• music production
• 1980s Sydney
• hit songs

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Diesel and Dust

Books & works: Diesel and Dust

Places: Sydney

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