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Medieval Death LP and free DVD + Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP. Official videos, audio, info.

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Medieval Death LP and free DVD + Mordicus “Rights ‘n Trials” LP. Official videos, audio, info.

The Oils first official live album was released as a stopgap while the band had a well earned break from touring and recording.

Midnight Oil – Scream In Blue – Live
Label: Columbia – COL 471453 4, Columbia – 471453 4, Sprint Music – 471453 4
Format: tape Cassette
Country: Europe
Released: 1992
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock

1. Scream In Blue
2. Read About It
3. Dreamworld
4. Brave Faces
5. Only The Strong
6. Stars Of Warburton
7. Progress
8. Beds Are Burning
9. Sell My Soul
10. Sometimes
11. Hercules
12. Powderworks
13. Burnie

BAND: Jim Moginie GTR KYBDS, Peter garrett VOX HARP, Bones Hillman BASS VOX, Rob Hirst DRUMS VOX, Martin Rotsey GTR, Gary Morris BUSINESS, Peter Gifford BASS VOX

Scream in Blue is a live album by Midnight Oil that was released in May 1992 under the Columbia Records 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. 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 Phil Fontaine.
Critical reception of Scream in Blue (Live) was mixed. For instance, Allmusic’s review by Roch Parisien was entirely 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) – Horden Pavilion, Sydney, 1984
“Read About It” 3:52 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 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) – Exxon Protest, 6th Ave, N.Y., N.Y., 1990
“Beds Are Burning” 4:05 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) – Our Common Future Concert, Darlinghurst, 1989
“Sell My Soul” 4:10 (Garrett, Moginie) – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990
“Sometimes” 3:29 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) – Our Common Future Concert, Darlinghurst, 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