Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil er et australsk rockeband fra Sydney, Australia. Gjennom en lang karriere, ble bandet kjent for sin drivende hard-rock sound, intense live opptredener og politiske aktivisme, spesielt til støtte for miljøsaken og urfolkenes rettigheter.

Medlemmer
 Rob Hirst – Trommer, Vokal
 Jim Moginie – Gitar, Keyboard
 Peter Garrett – Hoved vokal, munnspill
 Martin Rotsey – Gitar
 Andrew 'Bear' James (1975 – 1980) – Bass
 Peter Gifford (1980 – 1987) – Bass, Vokal
 Bones Hillman (1987 – 2002) – Bass, Vokal
 Gary Morris – Manager

Diskografi

Album og EP
 Midnight Oil (1978) 
 Head Injuries (1979)
 Bird Noises (EP) (1980)
 Place without a Postcard (1981) 
 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (1982) 
 Red Sails in the Sunset (1984)
 Species Deceases (EP) (1985) 
 Diesel and Dust (1987)
 Blue Sky Mining (1990) (
 Earth and Sun and Moon (1993) 
 Breathe (1996) 
 Redneck Wonderland (1998) (#7)
 Capricornia (2002) 
 The Makarrata Project (2020)
 Resist (2022)

Samlealbum og konsertalbum
 The Green Disc (1990) (Promo)
 Scream in Blue (Live, 1992) 
 The Best of the B Sides (1997) (Promo)
 20,000 Watt R.S.L. (1997) 
 The Real Thing (2000)
 Best of Both Worlds (2004) 
 Flat Chat (2006)

Singler 

 a Sluppet i 1988 i USA/GBR
 b Sluppet igjen i 1989; opprinnelig havnet den som nr 48
 c Sluppet igjen i 1989; opprinnelig havnet den som nr 68

Videoer
 Black Fella White Fella (1987) – Australian Broadcasting Corporation documentary on the Black Fella White Fella tour of Indigenous communities with the Warumpi Band which inspired the writing of the album Diesel and Dust
 Black Rain Falls (1990) – Footage of the 1990 Exxon Valdez protest
 20,000 Watt R.S.L. (1997) – Live footage, video clips and band interviews
 Best of Both Worlds (2004) – Footage from two live shows including the Triple J 10th anniversary performance on Goat Island, Sydney Harbour

Referanser

Eksterne lenker 
 
 
 
  Midnight Oil - the J-Files Archive - profile of the band from Triple J
  The Deadheart - fan website
  Midnight Oil French Site - French fan website
  Powderworks  - Midnight Oil Yahoo group
  www.midnight-oil.info - Comprehensive Midnight Oil information website
  Detailed discography
  Extensive Biography including chart positions etc.

Australske rockegrupper
Band etablert i 1971