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Midnight Oil's second international release found them ambitiously taking on a variety of lyrical causes in a variety of musical styles.
Their basic approach, with its martial rhythms, chanted vocals, and guitar textures, served as a jumping-off place, but they always sounded more assured when they stuck to that, rather than trying other things.
And the unrelentingly judgmental tone of the lyrics, sung with dead seriousness by Peter Garrett, tended to douse the album's potential enjoyment, too.
(It's hard to dance when you're being lectured to.) It wasn't much of a surprise when Garrett decided to run for the Australian Senate shortly after this album's release.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When the Generals TalkPeter Garrett, Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey | Midnight Oil | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Best of Both WorldsRob Hirst, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | SleepPeter Garrett, Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | Minutes to MidnightPeter Garrett, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Jimmy Sharman's BoxersRob Hirst, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 07:24 | 16 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | BakermanRob Hirst | Midnight Oil | Play | 00:54 | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| 7 | Who Can Stand in the WayPeter Garrett, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | KosciuskoRob Hirst, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | Helps Me Helps YouRob Hirst, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | HarrisburgKevans, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | Bells and Horns in the Back of BeyondMidnight Oil | Midnight Oil | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 12 | Shipyards of New ZealandPeter Garrett, Jim Moginie | Midnight Oil | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 289 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary "Rocket" Fox | Engineer |
| 2 | Peter Garrett | Composer, Vocals |
| 3 | Peter Gifford | Bass |
| 4 | Rob Hirst | Composer, Drums |
| 5 | Ronnie James | Lighting |
| 6 | Yoshi Yuki Kaneko | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Yasutaka Kato | Cover Design, Design, Graphic Design |
| 8 | Kevans | Composer |
| 9 | Tsunehisa Kimura | Artwork, Cover Art |
| 10 | Nick Launay | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 11 | Stephanie Lewis | Office Coordinator |
| 12 | Michael Lippold | Live Production |
| 13 | Charlie McMahon | Didjeridu |
| 14 | Midnight Oil | Composer, Group, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 15 | Shigeo Miyamoto | Assistant Engineer |
| 16 | Jim Moginie | Brass Arrangement, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, String Arrangements |
| 17 | Gary Morris | Business Consultant |
| 18 | Kazufumi Ohhama | Brass Arrangement, String Arrangements |
| 19 | Martin Rotsey | Composer, Guitar |
| 20 | Neil Thompson | Tour Manager |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |