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 (nemlig aboriginernes 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 

 År Tittel Liste plass humanfrailty.com.au  allmusic.com chartstats.com Album ARIA Charts Billboard Hot 100 Mainstream Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks UK Singles chart 1978 "Run by Night" 100 - - - - Midnight Oil 1981 "Don't Wanna Be the One" 40 - - - -Place Without a Postcard 1981 "Armistice Day" 31 - - - - 1982 "Power and the Passion" 8 - - - -10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 1982 "US Forces" 20 - - - - 1986a "The Dead Heart" 4 53 11 - 62cDiesel and Dust 1987a "Beds Are Burning" 6 17 6 - 6b 1987 "Put Down That Weapon" 32 - - - - 1988 "Dream World" - - 37 16 - 1990 "Blue Sky Mine" 8 47 1 1 66Blue Sky Mining 1990 "Forgotten Years" 26 - 11 1 97 1990 "King of the Mountain" 25 - 20 3 - 1990 "Bedlam Bridge" 46 - - - - 1990 "One Country" 51 - - - - 1992 "Sometimes" 33 - - 20 - Scream in Blue 1993 "Truganini" 10 - 10 4 29Earth and Sun and Moon 1993 "My Country" 52 - - - 66 1993 "In the Valley" 57 - - - 60 1993 "Drums of Heaven" - - - 10 - 1993 "Outbreak of Love" - - - 9 - 1996 "Underwater" 22 - - - - Breathe 2000 "The Real Thing" 48 - - - - Real Thing
 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.

Kategori:Australske rockegrupper
Kategori:Band etablert i 1971