Blue Sky Mining
Midnight Oil
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Blue Sky Mine | Midnight Oil | 4:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Stars of Warburton | Midnight Oil | 4:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Bedlam Bridge | Midnight Oil | 4:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Forgotten Years | Midnight Oil | 4:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Mountains of Burma | Midnight Oil | 4:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | King of the Mountain | Midnight Oil | 3:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | River Runs Red | Midnight Oil | 5:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Shakers and Movers | Midnight Oil | 4:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | One Country | Midnight Oil | 5:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Antarctica | Midnight Oil | 4:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
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."
Recent Customer Reviews
Probably their best, though not most popular album...
by Mr. WidFinally got to see these guys live on their final tour for Capricornia in a bar in Vermont... Well worth the trip!
'Blue Sky' is definitely my favorite disc of their whole catalog. 'Movers & Shakers' is unfairly maligned by the big brother reviewer: "Tomorrow's child takes concrete first steps and they'll drink champagne or be damned..."
Really? That's a great couplet... especially for the Reagan aftermath... it stands the test of time.
The entire album is solid and better production than it's more celebrated predecessor 'Diesal & Dust'... Midnight Oil was often chalked up as a one hit / anthem wonder of the 80's. Many missed the boat, but this was the album that solidified them for me... 'Earth & Sun & Moon' as a whole is well worth the time also... but for me, 'Blue Sky Mining' was the peak of that three album period... and if I remember right, the 'Forgotten Years' video holds up far better than most from that era.
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Awesome Album with memories
by Kat's PickI bought this album (cassette tape) 90s... in 1990 and loved it. Great tunes. I am glad to have another copy of it. I forgot how good the songs were...
Biography
Formed: 1975 in Sydney, Australia
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Midnight Oil
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beds Are Burning | Diesel and Dust (2007 Remastered) | 4:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | The Dead Heart | Diesel and Dust (2007 Remastered) | 5:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Blue Sky Mine | Blue Sky Mining | 4:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Forgotten Years | Blue Sky Mining | 4:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Dreamworld | Diesel and Dust (2007 Remastered) | 3:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.90
- Genres: Rock, Music, Alternative, College Rock, Adult Alternative, Arena Rock, World, Australia
- Released: Feb 1990
- ℗ 1990 Midnight Oil
