''Scream in Blue'' is a live

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Midnight Oil Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 by ...

that was released in May 1992 under the

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label. It contains songs carefully culled from 5 live concerts recorded over a 9-year period. The audiences sound quite large, but also included is material from a 1990 protest concert held on the street in front of Exxon headquarters in New York City.Scream in Blue Live – Midnight Oil , AllMusic
/ref> The album is mixed so as to sound like one continuous concert. The album starts with a scathing, nearly atonal electric guitar solo and never lets up (until the final, more subdued studio bonus track "Burnie"), careening through a hooky hard-rock minefield of clever, socially conscious lyrics sung with passion over a rip-roaring but very tight band. The tracks were evidently recorded through the sound systems of the various concerts, then mixed to a clear and well-balanced sound in the style of audio verité. Also, at the end of "Only the Strong", a short sound sample is inserted containing some chanting taken from "The Drum Song" with permission from

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Reception

Allmusic's review by Roch Parisien is in praise of the album, saying that it perfectly captured the edge and power of Midnight Oil's live performances, which consistently outshone the popular studio versions of the same material.

Track listing

# "Scream in Blue" 2:56 (Garrett, Moginie, Rotsey) -

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, 1984 # " Read About It" 3:52 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) -

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, 1990 # " Dreamworld" 3:42 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990 # "Brave Faces" 5:00 (Garrett, Moginie) - Capitol Theatre, Sydney, 1982 # "Only the Strong" 5:41 (Hirst, Moginie) - Capitol Theatre, Sydney, 1982 # "Stars of Warburton" 5:04 (Garrett, Moginie) - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990 # "Progress" 6:17 (Garrett, Moginie) -

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Protest, 6th Ave,

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, 1990 # "

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" 4:05 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) -

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Concert,

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, 1989 # "Sell My Soul" 4:10 (Garrett, Moginie) - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990 # " Sometimes" 3:29 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) -

Concert,

, 1989 # "Hercules" 4:57 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990 # "Powderworks" 5:50 (Garrett, Hirst, James, Moginie, Rotsey) - Capitol Theatre, Sydney, 1982 # "Burnie" 5:04 (Garrett, Moginie) - Bonus Track, Acoustic Recording - Albert Studios, Sydney, 1992

Charts

Certifications

Personnel

Peter Garrett Peter Robert Garrett (born 16 April 1953) is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and former politician. In 1973, Garrett became the lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil. As a performer he is known for his sign ...

- lead vocals *

Peter Gifford Peter Gifford (born 5 April 1955), sometimes known as "Giffo," is an Australian musician. From 1980 until 1987, he played bass guitar, Chapman Stick and sang backing vocals for Australian rock band Midnight Oil. Midnight Oil Gifford is credi ...

- bass, vocals (tracks 1, 4, 5, and 12) *

Bones Hillman Wayne Stevens (May 1958 – 7 November 2020), known by the stage name Bones Hillman, was a New Zealand musician best known as the bass guitarist for the Australian alternative rock band Midnight Oil, which he joined in 1987 and remained with un ...

- bass, vocals (tracks 2, 3, 6-11, and 13) *

Rob Hirst Robert George Hirst (born 3 September 1955) is an Australian musician from Camden, New South Wales. He is a founding member of rock band Midnight Oil on drums, percussion and backing vocals (sometimes lead vocals) from the 1970s until the band t ...

- drums, vocals *

Jim Moginie James Moginie (born 18 May 1956) is an Australian musician. He is best known for his work with Midnight Oil, of which he is a founding member, guitarist, keyboardist and leading songwriter. Career In addition to Midnight Oil, Moginie has work ...

- guitars, keyboards, vocals * Martin Rotsey - guitars, vocals

References

External links

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