Sins Of Omission An atmospheric build up leads into a raw thumping rock at a moderate to slow pace. This song works pretty well and you can see why a reviewer would say this album has a more stripped back rock sound. It works pretty well .
One Too Many Times This song starts sort of like an Irish Folk song. It becomes a fairly good little song and has a feel like the guys are sitting around a camp fire knocking it out. Not a bad change of style here.
This is probably as good a time to ask as any: WTF is the cover art of "Breathe" supposed to represent?
Bring On The Change Starts off with a fairly busy and quite cool sounding Bass. This isn't a bad song.
Home (featuring Emmylou Harris) It would be hard to imagine Emmylou doing vocals on anything before and including Red Sails, but after that, not so much. This is a nice reflective little song.
This is my favorite song off of Breathe. The production is a bit odd, but it's a great rocking song! Wish they would've played it on the recent tour. My thoughts on Breathe as a whole are less positive, but I do believe that it was a case of the band (or at least some members of the band from what I've read) chasing their artistic muse, not trying recapture their successful past or keep up with current trends. It's an artistic album that I can enjoy when I am in the mood. Unfortunately, I'm not often in the Breathe mood. It's interesting and it may have been the album Midnight Oil needed to make, but it doesn't necessarily capture what the band is best at, that thing that no other band can do. But like the previous album, there are plenty of individual moments I like, while not being completely enamored with the whole thing. And for some reason, I really love the closing instrumental track Gravelrash. Absolutely horrible album cover. Looks cheap and generic. Very much of it's time design wise. I'm sure it did them no favors.
Had to duck in quickly to say that I must buck the trend in really liking Earth and Sun and Moon but for one song; Truganini. A turgid slog of a song. The rest of the album is really good but then I'm a sucker for anything with a hint of psych in it and E&S&M does have a lot of psych touches. This album has to be Midnight Oil's most underrated.
Easy album and song guide Midnight Oil - 1978 Midnight Oil - the album thread track 1 Powderworks Midnight Oil - the album thread track 2 Head over heals Midnight Oil - the album thread track 3 Dust Midnight Oil - the album thread track 4 Used and Abused Midnight Oil - the album thread track 5 Surfing with a spoon Midnight Oil - the album thread track 6 Run by night Midnight Oil - the album thread Run by night live 1981 - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 7 Nothing lost ... nothing gained Midnight Oil - the album thread Head Injuries - 1979 Midnight Oil - the album thread track 1 Cold cold change Midnight Oil - the album thread track 2 Section 5 (bus to Bondi) Midnight Oil - the album thread track 3 Naked flame Midnight Oil - the album thread track 4 Back on the borderline Midnight Oil - the album thread track 5 Koala sprint Midnight Oil - the album thread track 6 No reaction Midnight Oil - the album thread track 7 Stand in line Midnight Oil - the album thread Stand in line live 1981 - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 8 Profiteers Midnight Oil - the album thread track 9 Is it now? Midnight Oil - the album thread Bird Noises EP 1980 Midnight Oil - the album thread track 1 No time for games Midnight Oil - the album thread track 2 Knife's edge Midnight Oil - the album thread track 3 Wedding cake island Midnight Oil - the album thread track 4 I'm the cure Midnight Oil - the album thread Live at the Melbourne Show Grounds 1980 - Midnight Oil - the album thread Place Without A Postcard 1981 Midnight Oil - the album thread track 1 Don't wanna be the one Midnight Oil - the album thread don't wanna be the one live - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 2 Brave faces Midnight Oil - the album thread Brave faces live in 1982 - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 3 Armistice day Midnight Oil - the album thread Armistice day live 1982 - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 4 Someone else to blame Midnight Oil - the album thread track 5 Basement Flat Midnight Oil - the album thread track 6 Written in the heart Midnight Oil - the album thread track 7 Burnie Midnight Oil - the album thread track 8 Quinella holiday Midnight Oil - the album thread track 9 Love's on sale Midnight Oil - the album thread track 10 If Ned Kelly was King Midnight Oil - the album thread track 11 Lucky country Midnight Oil - the album thread 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 - 1982 - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 1 Outside world Midnight Oil - the album thread track 2 Only the Strong Midnight Oil - the album thread Only the Strong Live Midnight Oil - the album thread track 3 Short Memory Midnight Oil - the album thread Short Memory live Midnight Oil - the album thread track 4 Read About It Midnight Oil - the album thread Read About It Live Midnight Oil - the album thread track 5 Scream in Blue Midnight Oil - the album thread track 6 U.S. Forces Midnight Oil - the album thread track 7 Power and The Passion Midnight Oil - the album thread track 8 Maralinga Midnight Oil - the album thread track 9 Tin Legs And Tin Mines Midnight Oil - the album thread track 10 Somebody's trying to tell me something Midnight Oil - the album thread Red Sails In The Sunset 1983 - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 1 When the Generals Talk Midnight Oil - the album thread track 2 Best Of Both Worlds Midnight Oil - the album thread track 3 Sleep Midnight Oil - the album thread track 4 Minutes To Midnight Midnight Oil - the album thread track 5 Jimmy Sharman's Boxers Midnight Oil - the album thread track 6 Bakerman Midnight Oil - the album thread Bakerman demo, with vocals Midnight Oil - the album thread track 7 Who Can Stand In the Way Midnight Oil - the album thread track 8 Kosciuszko Midnight Oil - the album thread track 9 Helps Me Helps You Midnight Oil - the album thread track 10 Harrisburg Midnight Oil - the album thread track 11 Bells And Horns In The Back Of Beyond Midnight Oil - the album thread track 12 Shipyards Of New Zealand Midnight Oil - the album thread Oils On Water - Live On Goat Island 1985 - Midnight Oil - the album thread Best of both worlds Midnight Oil - the album thread When the generals talk Midnight Oil - the album thread Minutes to midnight Midnight Oil - the album thread Sleep Midnight Oil - the album thread Only the strong Midnight Oil - the album thread Short memory Midnight Oil - the album thread Kosciuszko Midnight Oil - the album thread US forces Midnight Oil - the album thread Jimmy Sharman's Boxers Midnight Oil - the album thread Back on the borderline Midnight Oil - the album thread Tin legs and tin mines Midnight Oil - the album thread Don't wanna be the one Midnight Oil - the album thread Power and the passion Midnight Oil - the album thread Read about it Midnight Oil - the album thread Harrisburg Midnight Oil - the album thread Stand in line Midnight Oil - the album thread Species Deceases 1985 - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 1 Progress Midnight Oil - the album thread track 2 Hercules Midnight Oil - the album thread track 3 Blossom and Blood Midnight Oil - the album thread track 4 Pictures Midnight Oil - the album thread Diesel and Dust 1987 - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 1 Beds are burning Midnight Oil - the album thread track 2 Put down that weapon Midnight Oil - the album thread track 3 Dreamworld Midnight Oil - the album thread track 4 Arctic world Midnight Oil - the album thread track 5 Warakuma Midnight Oil - the album thread track 6 The dead heart Midnight Oil - the album thread The dead heart - extended version - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 7 Whoah Midnight Oil - the album thread track 8 Bullroarer Midnight Oil - the album thread track 9 Sell my soul Midnight Oil - the album thread track 10 Sometimes Midnight Oil - the album thread Sometimes live - bootleg - Midnight Oil - the album thread Sometimes live 1989 - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 11 Gunbarrel Highway Midnight Oil - the album thread Blue Sky Mining 1990 = Midnight Oil - the album thread track 1 Blue sky mine Midnight Oil - the album thread track 2 Stars of Warburton Midnight Oil - the album thread track 3 Bedlam Bridge Midnight Oil - the album thread track 4 Forgotten years Midnight Oil - the album thread track 5 Mountains of Burma Midnight Oil - the album thread track 6 King of the Mountain Midnight Oil - the album thread track 7 River Runs Red Midnight Oil - the album thread track 8 Shakers and Movers Midnight Oil - the album thread track 9 One Country Midnight Oil - the album thread track 10 Antarctica Midnight Oil - the album thread track 11 You May Not Be Realeased Midnight Oil - the album thread Scream In Blue (Live) 1992 - Midnight Oil - the album thread Earth And Sun And Moon 1993 - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 1 Feeding Frenzy Midnight Oil - the album thread track 2 My Country Midnight Oil - the album thread track 3 Renaissance man Midnight Oil - the album thread track 4 Earth and Sun and Moon Midnight Oil - the album thread track 5 Truganina Midnight Oil - the album thread track 6 Bush Fire Midnight Oil - the album thread track 7 Drums Of Heaven Midnight Oil - the album thread track 8 Outbreak Of Love Midnight Oil - the album thread track 9 In the valley Midnight Oil - the album thread track 10 Tell me the truth Midnight Oil - the album thread track 11 Now or never land Midnight Oil - the album thread Breathe 1996 - Midnight Oil - the album thread track 1 Underwater Midnight Oil - the album thread track 2 Surf's up tonight Midnight Oil - the album thread track 3 Common ground Midnight Oil - the album thread track 4 Time to heal Midnight Oil - the album thread track 5 Sins of omission Midnight Oil - the album thread track 6 One too many times Midnight Oil - the album thread track 7 Star of hope Midnight Oil - the album thread track 8 In The Rain Midnight Oil - the album thread track 9 Bring on the change Midnight Oil - the album thread track 10 Home (featuring Emmylou Harris) Midnight Oil - the album thread Live on MUCH MUSIC Toronto Canada 1993 - Midnight Oil - the album thread Midnight Oil and Exxon - Midnight Oil - the album thread Peter Garret and Jimmy Barnes (live) - Dreams of ordinary men (Dragon) - Midnight Oil - the album thread - Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull) - Midnight Oil - the album thread Rob Hirst - Beatbox - Midnight Oil - the album thread
I agree have that and never got fooled again in the remaster games years back...if I did I kept the original always...
Mark, don't get me wrong, it's not 10-1 by any stretch of the imagination but it's actually quite a good album overall. I term it the last of the campfire trilogy (D&D, BSM and E&S&M). Liked all three albums but never loved them. I prefer my Oils albums with a little more piss and vinegar.
E-beat As I say, this is pretty much the first time I have heard this album and I certainly don't dislike it, but it has certainly moved well away from the Oils that I know. This song seems to be steeped in the sounds of the times, which is quite common for most bands. It kind of sounds like the style of songs we would get on diesel and dust with some modern sound additions (for the time) ... kind of a ballad with prosthetics. Pretty decent song.
Barest Degree The band definitely seem to be experimenting with sounds on this album. Again this song is very much in the moderate tempo Oils ballad style, with interesting adornments of sound to ... "bring it up to date"? Another decent song. This album seems like it may well be one of those where you here it and go back to it a few times before you "get it"
I too saw them in Vancouver on this tour and they played in a bloody sit down theatre, great sound but WTF for a rock and roll show. Still really enjoyed the show, but the commercial production and sound on Diesel and Blue Sky really soured me at the time. Time to revisit and reassess those two...
Gravelrash This is a fairly good instrumental. It follows a fairly basic melody and breaks down in the middle nicely. Not the most amazing thing you've ever heard, but a decent sound and feel.
Redneck Wonderland Studio album by Midnight Oil Released 3 November 1998 Recorded 1997 - 1998 Genre Alternative rock industrial rock techno rock alternative metal funk rock blues rock trip hop Length 47:01 Label Sprint Music, Columbia Producer Warne Livesey, Magoo, Midnight Oil Midnight Oil chronology 20,000 Watt R.S.L. (1997) Redneck Wonderland (1998) The Real Thing (2000) Redneck Wonderland is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 1998 under the Columbia Records label, which peaked at No.7 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[1] The title of the album was inspired by a wall graffiti, a picture of which can be seen in the promotional Oil Rag Vol. VI issued along with album release. The album was certified Gold in Australia in 2014.[2] Redneck Wonderland is the band's penultimate studio album to date. "Concrete" originally performed as "Free My Soul;" known to be played on 20,000 Watt R.S.L. tour.[6] "Cemetery in My Mind" known to be played on 20,000 Watt R.S.L. tour. "Comfortable Place on the Couch" originally performed as "Haulaway;" known to be played on 20,000 Watt R.S.L. tour.[6] "Safety Chain Blues" originally performed as "Warm Babies;" known to be played on 20,000 Watt R.S.L. tour.[6] "Return to Sender", "The Great Gibber Plain" and "Drop in the Ocean" may not have been performed live. "Blot" known to be played on 20,000 Watt R.S.L. tour. (video of 22 November 1997 performance) "White Skin Black Heart" & "What Goes On" both first released on 20,000 Watt R.S.L.; known to be played on 20,000 Watt R.S.L. tour. The tour is noted for the use of a wheel featuring the titles of 64 Midnight Oil tracks. Most tracks from Redneck Wonderland were not played after the tour ended; the title track was generally the only song played, often as the opening track to shows on the Capricornia tour. The track was later placed elsewhere in the set list; "Concrete" and "Comfortable Place on the Couch" occasionally reappeared. ------------------------------------- I actually can't say that I am overly familiar with this album at all. I remember the lead single and title song getting some decent radio play, and I thought it was pretty good, but i never got around to buying the album. I am going to be hearing this for the first time as we go through, so anybody that's reading along that is more familiar, please give us your input. If you have any background on the songs, or album, let us know. What are your feelings about this album? Tell us anything about the album that comes to mind for you and then tomorrow we'll get into the first couple of songs. Cheers
I like my Midnight Oil when they're very "produced" so I generally prefer those produced by Warne Livesey over, say, Nick Launay . ... But as I've popped in a few times on this thread, and have been into the band for 30 years or so, here's my album ranking... 1. Blue Sky Mining 2. Diesel And Dust 3. 10-1 4. Earth and Sun and Moon 5. Red Sails In The Sunset 6. Place Without A Postcard 7. Species Deceases (EP) 8. Redneck Wonderland 9. Capricornia 10. Breathe 11. Head Injuries 12. Midnight Oil
I guess for me (and please bare in mind my lack of familiarity with the later albums) my rankings would be something like 1. 10-1 2. Red Sails in the sunset 3. Diesel and dust 4. Head injuries 5. Place without a postcard 6. Blue sky mining 7. Species Deceases 8. Earth and sun and moon 9. Bird Noises 10. Midnight Oil I don't really feel familiar enough with Breathe, Redneck wonderland and Capricornia to put them in there.
Redneck Wonderland This is the only song that I know, I know of this album. I liked the song when it came out although it seemed to somewhat cater to the current trends in the music scene at the time. The quick drum machine hat and snare beat through the song and the bottom end two or three note guitar riff were plastered across a lot of music at the time. This was very good though and the sound kept the band current to some degree. Of course the title of the song was somewhat confrontational, which seemed to mean that the Oils weren't just making another batch of fairly sweet songs, with more subtle jabs at society. Anyhow, that was an impression and at the time I wasn't interested in getting the album, so what are those who got the album's opinions on this and what's to come... I'll need your help please folks
