Powderfinger, so named after the Neil Young song, came together in Brisbane (Australia) in 1989. After 10 years struggling in what lead singer (and more recently: solo artist) Bernard Fanning refers to as the ‘dark times,’ broke through with the album ‘Internationalist’ in 98.‘Passenger’ was released in ’99 and featured out of tune guitars (by accident,) which guitarist Darren Middleton laughed off in an interview with Massive, saying they had no regrets. The single was nominated for an Aria which it didn’t win, and it only made #30 on the Aussie music charts. What it did do is linger on in radio play lists, where it remains today. How many top 10 songs lack that kind of staying power?
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