26-04-2016, 06:56
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MIDNIGHT OIL "diesel and dust" cd/vinyl 1987
career stats:
studio albums........11
singles..................39
this album.................#1 AU...#1 NZ...#19 UK...#21 US
singles:
"the dead heart"................#4 AU..#14 NZ...#62 UK...#53 US
"beds are burning".............#6 AU....#1 NZ....#6 UK...#17 US
"put down that weapon"....#32 AU...#9 NZ
"dream world"..................no chart action
the band's sixth and biggest selling album, 7 times platinum here in Australia...
as with the majority of their albums its songs follow a theme, conceptual if you will...
this one deals with the displacement of Australia's Aboriginal people from 'their land' for big business
and the effects on the land environmentally speaking...
personally, I don't side with their political messages, their views to me are those of leftist-extremists to say the least,
but hey, others believe in their political messages, that's their choice, we live in a democracy and free speech is a right here!
that said, they've made some very good songs over the years and a couple of them can be found on here,
the main problem I have with listening to their albums is that they try to force their ideology too much but that's okay too.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: sell my soul
best track: beds are burning
[video=youtube;ejorQVy3m8E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejorQVy3m8E[/video]
tracks:
1...beds are burning ***
2...put down that weapon **
3...dream world **
4...arctic world *
5...warakurna *
6...the dead heart ***
7...whoah *
8...bullrourer **
9...sell my soul *
10.sometimes ***
11.gunbarrel highway *
3s=3
2s=3
1s=5
rating: 1.8
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.