Even our own Midnight Oil who I followed and watched live from their pub rock underground days, ended up 'selling out' after Diesel and Dust. All the music afterwards was sadly, a mess. Sure, bands have to evolve, but they went from songs like US Forces, Power and the Passion, Read about it, to love songs for goodness sake. It was just wrong. They were angry young head banging anti-war, anti nuke protesters who suddenly became dads or soft in the head- not sure which. The lead singer ran for parliament, got elected and that was it- the band disbanded.
Sorry and with respect, but this is complete and utter hogwash. Seems like you stopped listening 30 years ago.
Which love songs did they release post Diesel and Dust? Are you referring to "Outbreak of Love"?
Did you actually listen to albums such as "Redneck Wonderland" from 1998? It's harder than anything from their earlier days.
They just released a brilliant new album (Resist) a few months ago with the same lyrics themes they've been banging on about for many decades.
Sample lyrics
The Barka-Darling River
"Who left the bag of idiots open?
Who drank the bottle of bad ideas?
Who drew the last drop from the bottom?"
...
The sky is a mirror
The sea and the breeze
The sky is a mirror
Of self-interest and greed"
Reef
"It really fits with our brand
Lumps of coal in our hand
Welcome to tomorrowland
Environmental injury
Trashing our ecology
So simply valedictory
Coral reefs are history
Bring on the artillery yeah"
Here is them playing 2 months ago (their final tour) not bad for almost 70 year olds, still seriously rocking hard. (What a performance of "stand in line"!)