Following the massively successful Double Allergic, Powderfinger returned in 1998 with a new album titled Internationalist.
Powderfinger's high profile in Australia meant that the album was sure to be a success, and the release of the haunting "The Day You Come" as a single served to increase the interest surrounding the album.
Unfortunately, the rest of the album didn't measure up to "The Day You Come." While there were some fine tracks on Internationalist (the rocking "Don't Wanna Be Left Out" and the melodic "Already Gone" are two such examples), much of the album was a mix of styles and ideas that didn't quite sit right as a whole.
Some of Powderfinger's uniqueness also seems to have been lost, with tracks like "Good-Day Ray" appearing to have been heavily influenced by the Foo Fighters, and "Hindley Street" by the Verve Pipe.
Internationalist was not a bad effort by any means, but it seemed as if Powderfinger had just overstretched themselves musically.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindley StreetPowderfinger | Powderfinger | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | BelterPowderfinger | Powderfinger | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | The Day You ComePowderfinger | Powderfinger | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Already GonePowderfinger | Powderfinger | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | PassengerPowderfinger | Powderfinger | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Don't Wanna Be Left OutPowderfinger | Powderfinger | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 7 | Trading PlacesPowderfinger | Powderfinger | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Private ManPowderfinger | Powderfinger | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Celebrity HeadPowderfinger | Powderfinger | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | Over My Head | Powderfinger | Play | 01:36 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 11 | CapoicityPowderfinger | Powderfinger | Play | 05:44 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 12 | Lemon SunrisePowderfinger | Powderfinger | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 13 | Good-Day Ray | Powderfinger | Play | 01:58 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 306 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Bartley | Mastering |
| 2 | Lou Bennett | Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Jon Coghill | Drums, Handclapping, Heys |
| 4 | John Collins | Bass, Heys, Organ |
| 5 | Sally Dastey | Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Nick DiDia | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 7 | Bernard Fanning | Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals |
| 8 | Andrew Hammond | Trombone |
| 9 | Ian Haug | Guitar, Handclapping |
| 10 | Sophie Howarth | Photography |
| 11 | Michelle Lewit | Violin |
| 12 | Mark McElligott | Engineer |
| 13 | Darren Middleton | Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals |
| 14 | Powderfinger | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 15 | Gareth Skinner | Cello |
| 16 | Lucy Walker | Design |
| 17 | Kevin Wilkins | Art Direction |
Powderfinger
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |