Midnight Oil
Blue Sky Mining
Columbia
CK 45398
(1990)
Rock/Pop
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CD, 10
Tracks, 46:45
Length
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| 01 |
Blue Sky Mine |
Peter Garrett; Dwayne "Bones" Hillman; Rob Hirst; Jim Moginie; Martin Rotsey |
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04:15 |
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| 02 |
Stars of Warburton |
Peter Garrett; Jim Moginie |
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04:54 |
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| 03 |
Bedlam Bridge |
Rob Hirst |
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04:27 |
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| 04 |
Forgotten Years |
Rob Hirst; Jim Moginie |
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04:21 |
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| 05 |
Mountains of Burma |
Rob Hirst |
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04:56 |
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| 06 |
King of the Mountain |
Rob Hirst; Jim Moginie |
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03:51 |
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| 07 |
River Runs Red |
Rob Hirst; Jim Moginie |
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05:22 |
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| 08 |
Shakers and Movers |
Peter Garrett; Jim Moginie |
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04:28 |
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| 09 |
One Country |
Peter Garrett; Jim Moginie |
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05:53 |
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| 10 |
Antartica |
Peter Garrett; Rob Hirst; Jim Moginie; Martin Rotsey |
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04:18 |
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| Packaging |
Jewel Case |
| Spars |
DDD |
| Sound |
Stereo |
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| Bass |
Dwayne "Bones" Hillman |
| Guitar |
Martin Rotsey |
| Drums |
Rob Hirst |
| Vocals |
Peter Garrett |
| Guitar |
Jim Moginie |
| Musician |
Midnight Oil |
| French Horn |
Jeremy Smith |
| Producer |
Midnight Oil |
| Engineer |
David Nicholas |
| Cover by |
Gunther Deichmann |
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| Index |
#
2192 |
| Owner |
Dave |
| Tags |
Alternative Rock, Pop Rock |
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Success didn't change Midnight Oil with their 1990 album Blue Sky Mining. The Australian band had finally broken through with their previous record, Diesel and Dust, but chart accomplishments didn't temper the group. Blue Sky Mining found lead singer Peter Garrett and the boys singing about familiar themes with their usual passion. The songs aren't quite on par with those from Diesel and Dust, but there's still enough here to make it a worthy follow-up. The lead track "Blue Sky Mine" deals with the oppression of the lower working class within the context of a mining company. The immediately catchy cut managed to find mid-chart success. Other notable tracks are the driving "Forgotten Years," which also managed a bit of airplay, and the menacing "Mountains of Burma." The band stumble only once, on the clumsy love song "Shakers and Movers." -- Tom Demalon (allmusic.com)
[bomb] -- Robert Christgau
