Midnight Oil

Blue Sky Mining

Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mining

02/01/1990 | Sbme Special Mkts. 

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All Music Guide 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

Blue Sky Mining Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Blue Sky Mine
  • 4:16
  • Sound Clip for Blue Sky Mine from Blue Sky Mining


  • 2
  • Stars of Warburton
  • 4:54
  • Sound Clip for Stars of Warburton from Blue Sky Mining


  • 3
  • Bedlam Bridge
  • 4:27
  • Sound Clip for Bedlam Bridge from Blue Sky Mining


  • 4
  • Forgotten Years
  • 4:21
  • Sound Clip for Forgotten Years from Blue Sky Mining


  • 5
  • Mountains of Burma
  • 4:56
  • Sound Clip for Mountains of Burma from Blue Sky Mining


  • 6
  • King of the Mountain
  • 3:51
  • Sound Clip for King of the Mountain from Blue Sky Mining


  • 7
  • River Runs Red
  • 5:22
  • Sound Clip for River Runs Red from Blue Sky Mining


  • 8
  • Shakers and Movers
  • 4:28
  • Sound Clip for Shakers and Movers from Blue Sky Mining


  • 9
  • One Country
  • 5:53
  • Sound Clip for One Country from Blue Sky Mining


  • 10
  • Antarctica
  • 4:18
  • Sound Clip for Antarctica from Blue Sky Mining


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