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Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil (also known informally as "The Oils" to fans), were an Australian alternative rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie. While vocalist Peter Garrett was studying at Australian National University in Canberra, he answered an advertisement for a spot in Farm, and by 1975 the band was touring the east coast. By late 1976, Garrett moved to Sydney to complete his law degree, and Farm changed its name to Midnight Oil by drawing the name out of a hat.
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Armistice Day: Live at the Domain, Sydney [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Armistice Day | 5:01 |
| Read About It | 3:59 |
| Hercules | 4:27 |
| Section Five (Bus to Bondi) [Live] | 3:11 |
| Beds Are Burning | 5:12 |
| Warakurna | 4:50 |
| Us Forces | 4:29 |
| Blue Sky Mine | 4:16 |
| Stand in Line | 5:55 |
| Power and the Passion | 6:58 |
| Forgotten Years | 4:39 |
| Redneck Wonderland | 3:13 |
| Don't Wanna Be the One | 3:00 |
| Put Down That Weapon | 4:27 |
| Kosciuszko | 4:47 |
| Only the Strong | 5:17 |
| The Dead Heart | 7:51 |
| No Time for Games | 6:13 |
| Short Memory | 5:52 |
| Truganini | 4:45 |
| Dreamworld | 4:03 |
| Golden Age | 3:28 |
| Sometimes | 5:00 |
| King of the Mountain | 4:14 |
Chiko Locallo (B Sides & Rarities) [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cemetery in My Mind | 5:47 |
| The Last of the Diggers | 4:18 |
| Spirit of the Age | 3:09 |
Live At the Wireless, 1978 - Studio 221 [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Dust | 3:45 |
| Surfing With A Spoon | 5:10 |
| Powderworks | 5:30 |
| Run By Night | 4:11 |
| Used and Abused | 3:42 |
Live on Air [2017]
Punter Barrier BPM [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Stand in Line | 5:54 |
| Brave Faces | 4:40 |
| Lucky Country | 4:21 |
| No Reaction | 2:56 |
| Back on the Borderline | 2:58 |
| Koala Sprint | 5:56 |
| Don't Wanna Be the One | 2:50 |
| Powderworks | 6:56 |
| Pictures | 2:49 |
| E Beat | 4:43 |
| What Goes On | 2:34 |
| Concrete | 3:41 |
| Redneck Wonderland | 3:42 |
| Burnie | 5:11 |
The Complete Vinyl Box Set [2017]
The Overflow Tank [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Last of the Diggers | 4:18 |
| Spirit of the Age | 3:09 |
| Dreamworld | 4:47 |
| River Runs Red | 7:36 |
| Progress | 6:07 |
| Sometimes | 8:42 |
| King of the Mountain | 5:43 |
| The Dead Heart [Video] [Multimedia Track] | 5:07 |
| Beds Are Burning [Video] [Multimedia Track] | 4:30 |
Essential Oils [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Run By Night | 3:57 |
| Cold Cold Change | 3:30 |
| Back On the Borderline | 3:11 |
| No Time For Games | 4:34 |
| Don't Wanna Be the One | 3:06 |
| Armistice Day | 4:31 |
| Lucky Country | 4:53 |
| Only the Strong | 4:34 |
| Short Memory | 3:53 |
| Read About It | 3:54 |
| Us Forces | 4:07 |
| Power and the Passion | 5:40 |
| When the Generals Talk | 3:33 |
| Best of Both Worlds | 4:05 |
| Kosciusko | 4:41 |
| Progress | 3:55 |
| Hercules | 4:29 |
| Beds Are Burning | 4:16 |
| Put Down That Weapon | 4:40 |
| Dreamworld | 3:37 |
| The Dead Heart | 5:12 |
| Warakurna | 4:39 |
| Blue Sky Mine | 4:16 |
| Forgotten Years | 4:28 |
| King of the Mountain | 3:51 |
| One Country | 5:54 |
| Truganini | 5:09 |
| My Country | 4:55 |
| In the Valley | 4:42 |
| Surf's Up Tonight | 3:07 |
| Redneck Wonderland | 3:09 |
| White Skin Black Heart | 4:03 |
| Say Your Prayers | 4:26 |
| Golden Age | 3:43 |
| Luritja Way | 4:00 |
Songs from the 100 Best Australian Albums [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Beds Are Burning | 4:16 |
| Power and the Passion | 5:40 |
Flat Chat [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Only the Strong | 4:34 |
| Progress | 3:57 |
| Don't Wanna Be the One | 2:59 |
| Dreamworld | 3:35 |
| Hercules | 4:28 |
| Read About It | 3:56 |
| Section 5 (Bus to Bondi) | 3:00 |
| Cold Cold Change | 3:29 |
| Redneck Wonderland | 3:08 |
| Tell Me the Truth | 4:03 |
| Stand in Line | 4:48 |
| Pictures | 3:13 |
| Written in the Heart | 3:10 |
| Mosquito March | 3:07 |
| No Time for Games | 4:34 |
| Best of Both Worlds | 4:04 |
| Say Your Prayers | 4:25 |
| Run by Night | 3:55 |
Best of Both Worlds [2004]
Best of Both Worlds: Oils on the Water [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Best of Both Worlds | 4:06 |
| When the Generals Talk | 3:36 |
| Minutes to Midnight | 3:48 |
| Sleep | 5:06 |
| Only the Strong | 5:41 |
| Short Memory | 4:52 |
| U.S. Forces | 4:09 |
| Jimmy Sharman's Boxers | 6:28 |
| Back on the Borderline | 3:05 |
| Tin Legs and Tin Mines | 4:57 |
| Don't Wanna Be the One | 3:00 |
| Power & the Passion | 6:26 |
| Read About It | 4:10 |
| Harrisburg | 3:00 |
| Stand in Line | 5:59 |
Red Sails/Place Without a Postcard/10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| When the Generals Talk | 3:33 |
| Best of Both Worlds | 4:04 |
| Sleep | 5:09 |
| Minutes to Midnight | 3:07 |
| Jimmy Sharman's Boxers | 7:33 |
| Bakerman | 0:54 |
| Who Can Stand in the Way | 4:35 |
| Kosciusko | 4:40 |
| Helps Me Helps You | 3:48 |
| Harrisburg | 3:50 |
| Bells and Horns in the Back of Beyond | 3:27 |
| Shipyards of New Zealand | 5:53 |
| Don't Wanna Be the One | 3:04 |
| Brave Faces | 4:47 |
| Armistice Day | 4:27 |
| Someone Else to Blame | 2:47 |
| Basement Flat | 4:33 |
| Written in the Heart | 3:14 |
| Burnie | 4:43 |
| Quinella Holiday | 2:34 |
| Loves on Sale | 2:21 |
| If Ned Kelly Was King | 3:38 |
| Lucky Country | 4:49 |
| Outside World | 4:22 |
| Only the Strong | 4:35 |
| Short Memory | 3:53 |
| Read About It | 3:52 |
| Scream in Blue | 6:21 |
| US Forces | 4:05 |
| Power and The Passion | 5:39 |
| Maralinga | 4:44 |
| Somebody's Trying to Tell Me Something | 4:04 |
Capricornia [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Golden Age | 3:47 |
| Too Much Sunshine | 3:46 |
| Capricornia | 3:19 |
| Luritja Way | 4:03 |
| Tone Poem | 4:54 |
| A Crocodile Cries | 1:07 |
| Mosquito March | 3:06 |
| Been Away Too Long | 3:17 |
| Say Your Prayers | 4:28 |
| Under the Overpass | 4:07 |
| World That I See | 4:11 |
| Poets and Slaves | 5:48 |
The Real Thing [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Say Your Prayers | 4:27 |
| Spirit of the Age | 3:11 |
| Feeding Frenzy | 6:02 |
| Tell Me the Truth | 3:36 |
| The Dead Heart | 6:04 |
| Tin Legs and Tin Mines | 4:43 |
| Short Memory | 4:53 |
| In the Valley | 3:31 |
| Blue Sky Mine | 4:25 |
| Us Forces | 4:24 |
| Warakurna | 4:27 |
| Truganini | 4:37 |
| The Last of the Diggers | 4:19 |
Redneck Wonderland [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Redneck Wonderland | 3:09 |
| Concrete | 4:09 |
| Cemetery in My Mind | 3:57 |
| Comfortable Place on the Couch | 4:10 |
| Safety Chain Blues | 4:21 |
| Return to Sender | 3:31 |
| Blot | 3:24 |
| The Great Gibber Plain | 4:37 |
| Seeing Is Believing | 4:28 |
| White Skin Black Heart | 4:01 |
| What Goes On | 2:56 |
| Drop in the Ocean | 4:15 |
20,000 Watt R.S.L.: Greatest Hits [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Goes On | 2:56 |
| Power and the Passion | 5:41 |
| Dream World | 3:34 |
| White Skin Black Heart | 3:46 |
| Kosciuszko | 4:42 |
| The Dead Heart | 5:12 |
| Blue Sky Mine | 4:20 |
| US Forces | 4:08 |
| Beds Are Burning | 4:18 |
| One Country | 5:54 |
| Best of Both Worlds | 4:05 |
| Truganini | 5:11 |
| King of the Mountain | 3:49 |
| Hercules | 4:31 |
| Surf's Up Tonight | 3:06 |
| Back on the Borderline | 3:10 |
| Don't Wanna Be the One | 3:02 |
| Forgotten Years | 4:21 |
Breathe [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Underwater | 5:03 |
| Surf's up Tonight | 3:05 |
| Common Ground | 4:26 |
| Time to Heal | 3:55 |
| Sins of Omission | 4:33 |
| One Too Many Times | 3:29 |
| Star of Hope | 4:57 |
| In the Rain | 2:27 |
| Bring on the Change | 3:50 |
| Home | 4:29 |
| E-Beat | 4:31 |
| Barest Degree | 3:08 |
| Gravelrash | 3:27 |
Sounds of the Eighties: The Rolling Stone Collection, 1986-1987 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Beds Are Burning | 4:17 |
Earth and Sun and Moon [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Feeding Frenzy | 5:07 |
| My Country | 4:51 |
| Renaissance Man | 4:41 |
| Earth and Sun and Moon | 4:33 |
| Truganini | 5:11 |
| Bushfire | 4:36 |
| Drums of Heaven | 5:31 |
| Outbreak of Love | 5:14 |
| In the Valley | 4:41 |
| Tell Me the Truth | 4:06 |
| Now or Never Land | 5:22 |
Scream in Blue Live [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Scream in Blue | 2:55 |
| Read About It | 3:52 |
| Dreamworld | 3:41 |
| Brave Faces | 4:59 |
| Only the Strong | 5:40 |
| Stars of Warburton | 5:03 |
| Progress | 6:16 |
| Beds Are Burning | 4:04 |
| Sell My Soul | 4:10 |
| Sometimes | 3:28 |
| Hercules | 4:56 |
| Powderworks | 5:49 |
| Burnie |
Blue Sky Mining [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Blue Sky Mine | 4:16 |
| Stars Of Warburton | 4:54 |
| Bedlam Bridge | 4:32 |
| Forgotten Years | 4:21 |
| Mountains Of Burma | 4:56 |
| King Of The Mountain | 3:52 |
| River Runs Red | 5:22 |
| Shakers And Movers | 4:28 |
| One Country | 5:53 |
| Antarctica | 4:18 |
Diesel and Dust [1987]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Beds are Burning | 4:16 |
| Put Down That Weapon | 4:38 |
| Dreamworld | 3:36 |
| Arctic World | 4:21 |
| Warakurna | 4:37 |
| The Dead Heart | 5:10 |
| Whoah | 3:51 |
| Bullroarer | 4:58 |
| Sell My Soul | 3:37 |
| Sometimes | 3:52 |
Diesel and Dust [Australia Bonus Track] [1987]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Beds Are Burning | |
| Put Down That Weapon | |
| Dreamworld | |
| Arctic World | |
| Warakurna | |
| The Dead Heart | |
| Whoah | |
| Bullroarer | |
| Sell My Soul | |
| Sometimes | |
| Gunbarrel Highway [*] |
Diesel and Dust [CD/DVD] [1987]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Beds Are Burning | 4:16 |
| Put Down That Weapon | 4:38 |
| Dreamworld | 3:36 |
| Arctic World | 4:22 |
| Warakurna | 4:37 |
| The Dead Heart | 5:11 |
| Whoah | 3:50 |
| Bullroarer | 4:59 |
| Sell My Soul | 3:37 |
| Sometimes | 3:51 |
| Best of Both Worlds [DVD][Live][*] |
Red Sails in the Sunset [1984]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| When the Generals Talk | 3:33 |
| Best of Both Worlds | 4:04 |
| Sleep | 5:09 |
| Minutes to Midnight | 3:07 |
| Jimmy Sharman's Boxers | 7:33 |
| Bakerman [Instrumental] | 0:54 |
| Who Can Stand in the Way | 4:35 |
| Kosciusko | 4:40 |
| Helps Me Helps You | 3:48 |
| Harrisburg | 3:50 |
| Bells and Horns in the Back of Beyond | 3:27 |
| Shipyards of New Zealand | 5:53 |
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 [1983]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Outside World | 4:22 |
| Only the Strong | 4:35 |
| Short Memory | 3:53 |
| Read About It | 3:52 |
| Scream in Blue | 6:21 |
| US Forces | 4:05 |
| Power and the Passion | 5:39 |
| Maralinga | 4:44 |
| Somebody's Trying to Tell Me Something | 4:04 |
Place Without a Postcard [1981]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Wanna Be the One | 3:04 |
| Brave Faces | 4:47 |
| Armistice Day | 4:27 |
| Someone Else to Blame | 2:47 |
| Basement Flat | 4:33 |
| Written in the Heart | 3:14 |
| Burnie | 4:43 |
| Quinella Holiday | 2:34 |
| Loves on Sale | 2:21 |
| If Ned Kelly Was King | 3:38 |
| Lucky Country | 4:49 |
Bird Noises [1980]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| No Time for Games | 4:36 |
| Knife's Edge | 3:35 |
| Wedding Cake Island | 3:12 |
| I'm the Cure | 3:52 |
Head Injuries [1979]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cold Cold Change | 3:27 |
| Section 5 (Bus to Bondi) | 3:00 |
| Naked Flame | 3:27 |
| Back on the Borderline | 3:08 |
| Koala Sprint | 5:10 |
| No Reaction | 2:57 |
| Stand in Line | 4:48 |
| Profiteers | 3:45 |
| Is It Now? | 4:23 |
Midnight Oil [1978]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Powderworks | 5:35 |
| Head Over Heels | 4:05 |
| Dust | 3:20 |
| Used and Abused | 3:12 |
| Surfing with a Spoon | 5:22 |
| Run by Night | 3:57 |
The Real Thing [Australian Bonus Interview Disc]
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