Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mining

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Album Details

Title: Blue Sky Mining
Artist: Midnight Oil
Release Date: 2/1990
Re-Released On: 3/1/2008
Label: Columbia, Sony Music Distribution, Sbme Special Mkts.
Duration: 46:52
Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto
UPCs: 074644539820, 886972459929, 074644539844, 5099746565329
Genre: Rock
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Album Rock, Aussie Rock, College Rock
Moods: Aggressive, Cerebral, Earnest, Literate, Passionate, Rousing, Urgent, Visceral, Confident, Confrontational, Energetic, Fiery, Intense, Uncompromising
Total Copies: 41
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

Blue Sky Mine
Stars of Warburton
Bedlam Bridge
Forgotten Years
Mountains of Burma
King of the Mountain
River Runs Red
Shakers and Movers
One Country
Antarctica

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
2008	CD	Sbme Special Mkts.	724599
1993	CD	Sony Music Distribution	4656532
1990	CD	Columbia	CK-45398

Other Editions

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Album Review

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, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Brendan Morley	Engineer
David Nicholas	Engineer
Dwayne "Bones" Hillman	Vocals, Bass
Felix Kendall	Engineer
Jeremy Smith	French Horn
Jim Moginie	Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Martin Rotsey	Guitar, Vocals
Midnight Oil	Producer
Peter Garrett	Vocals
Phillip Hartl	Strings
Rob Hirst	Vocals, Drums
Warne Livesey	Producer, Keyboards

Member Reviews

Charles M. wrote on 4/18/2007...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This was a wanderful effort from the Austrailian group. One has to remember that Midnight Oil's music runs heavy with social issues, and this album is no exception. The first cut "Blue Sky Mining" deals with the corruption and heartache of the opal mining industry, and the rest of the music offered runs the same gambit. I found it terrific. The lyrics, the tempo, and the polish of all the cuts were all top notch. It is too bad that Midnight Oil has not gotten the credit that I feel that it is due. If you want to take in a well made album, check this one out.