8N+Midnight+Oil


 * __Midnight oil__ **
 * ** A brief biography of the band **
 * Midnight Oil are a legendary rock band from Australia with a career that lasted for about three decades. Their fans even have a devoted name 'The Oils'. Renowned for their unequalled live performances, the band released 14 albums and 2 EPs of exceptional quality.


 * ** A complete analysis of one song by the band (refer back to the analysis of She's Not There on the front page if you don't know how)...make sure you embed a copy of the song on your page **
 * Beds are burning


 * ** A list of their successful songs **
 * Beds are burning
 * Blue sky mine
 * The dead heart
 * Power and passion
 * King of the mountain
 * Truganini
 * Forgotten years


 * ** What style of music they sing/write and a list of the characteristics of that style **
 * Rock and roll
 * Characteristics **
 * A few electric guitars
 * Instruments played very loudly
 * The strumming pattern on guitars are quick and constant with usually full strumming patterns and not tab.
 * Vocalists voices are loud and strong
 * Not many wind instruments are ever used in rock and roll
 * A common structure of a band is a 4 piece band with two electric guitars, bass and drums along with vocalists on that.
 * Rock and roll also will generally have 4 beats per bar.
 * Sounds like a minor song not major.


 * Roles of midnight oil: **

- Rob Hirst – Drums + Vocals - Martin Rotsey – Guitar - Peter Garrett – Lead Vocals - Jim Moginie – Guitar, Keyboards + Vocals - Bones Hillman – Bass + Vocals - Andrew James – Bass (Founding member to 1980) - Peter Gifford – Bass + Vocals (1980 to 1986)

__** Beds are burning **__


 * ** What is the structure of the piece? **
 * intro - verse 1 - pre chorus - chorus - link - verse 2 - pre chorus - chorus - chorus - outro (coda)


 * ** What are the instruments that are playing in the piece? **
 * Electric guitar
 * Bass
 * Drums
 * Vocals
 * Lead vocals
 * Trumpet
 * Trombone
 * Baronton saxophone


 * ** How would you describe the tempo of the piece? **
 * 150 beats per minute


 * ** Does the tempo change or is it the same throughout? **
 * Stays same throughout the entire song


 * ** Describe the dynamics of the piece. Is it loud or soft? Is it always loud or soft or does it change? **
 * The intro is quite loud before it goes a bit softer for verse one
 * The pre chorus more vocals are added creating a bit more sound
 * The chorus more vocals again and the instruments are played louder so overall loudest sections of the piece.
 * The link fades to softer before going into the verse 2


 * ** If it changes, does it change suddenly or gradually? **
 * It changes quite gradually except going into the chorus where there is quite a dramatic change in dynamics making the sound go a lot louder.


 * ** Do all the instruments play all the time? Are there some sections that have more or less instruments that others? **
 * No, the instruments do not all play at the same time, and in the link instrument are used that aren’t used in the rest of the piece.


 * ** Do any of the instruments have any effects? Maybe the guitars? **
 * Distortion on the electric guitar.


 * ** Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice? **
 * Yes the voice of the vocalist isn’t the everyday voice you would here. It is very specific with its style rock and roll and the voice sounds like an outback australian voice which makes the song special.


 * ** Are there backup vocals? Do they sing the whole way through or just in certain sections? **
 * They do have back up vocals and a few are added for the pre chorus before many more added for the chorus but the verse is sung by one vocalist.


 * ** Is there an instrumental solo? What instrument plays the solo? **
 * No there isn’t.


 * ** Can you identify how many beats per bar? **
 * Four beats per bar - common time.


 * ** Would you say that the song is major (happy sounding) or minor (sad/angry sounding)...don't think about the lyrics, think about the music. **
 * The music appears the song to be loud, angry and aggressive making the song a minor.


 * ** Can you make a comment on the texture (texture is all about the layers of sound)...are there many layers or only a few? Is the texture constant throughout or does it change? **
 * The texture varies quite a bit throughout the song, with quieter sections such as the verse with not as many layers as the chorus where there is many more.


 * ** Are there any repeated patterns used in the piece? What instrument plays them? **
 * The riff is the repeated pattern used and played on the electric guitar and trumpet combined.
 * A very constant and steady drum beat is used throughout the chorus as it is the same. It changes for the pre chorus and verses which is repeated for each individual section.


 * ** If you were to look your song up on [|__www.ultimate-guitar.com__] and look at the chords, is there a different chord pattern between the verse and the chorus (and the bridge) or is it the same?  **
 * Throughout the verses and the bridge, guitar is not used.
 * Throughout the Pre-Chorus the chord pattern follows E, D, A, E, E, D, A, F#, E, G, A. But as we continue through the song to the Chorus. It is obvious that the chord pattern changes. For the chorus the chord pattern changes to Em, C, G, Em, C, D x2

All these points show that the chorus is the most interesting section of the song
 * ** Think about where the piece reaches its high point? Which section is it? What happens to make you think that this is the high point of the song? **
 * The high point of the song is the Chorus.
 * It is obvious it is the highest point as:
 * More vocalists are added with the most voices out of the whole song
 * More instruments are also added to make it the highest point.
 * The chorus is the loudest section of the song
 * The lyrics also are very catchy and are the most remembered section of the song.

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 * Jasmine, Sophia, Ella, Eliza**