Midnight Oil have made a significant contribution to the development of both Australian music and music in general, starting from punk creativity they have come a long way to form their own style, the uniqueness of their music is sometimes simply amazing, however, as well as the textual basis of the songs they carry great political and social significance. First of all, Midnight Oil, with the help of their songs, tried to convey to people those simple truths that we sometimes forget about in everyday life. Only an Australian band could record such songs, soaked in sun, sea and love for the world around..
To learn more about the music and life of Midnight Oil, as well as to enjoy watching the music video, you will be able to DVD disc 20,000 WATT R.S.L. THE MIDNIGHT OIL COLLECTION which was released in late 1998 by Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Limited. This disc contains more than three hours of video materials – video clips, concert performances, interviews with musicians. The entire discography of the band is presented, starting from the first album – the song Used And Abused – and ending with the composition White Skin Black Heart, which is on the 1998 album Redneck Wonderland.
side one:
01 US Forces
02 Power & The Passion
03 Read About It
04 Best Of Both Worlds
05 Pictures
06 The Dead Heart
07 Beds Are Burning
08 Dreamworld
09 Put Down That Weapon
10 Blue Sky Mine
11 Forgotten Years
12 King Of The Mountain
13 Bedlam Bridge
14 One Country
15 My Country
16 Outbreak Of Love
17 In The Valley
18 Underwater
19 White Skin Black Heart
side two:
01 Armistice Day
02 No Time For Games – Live
03 Lucky Country
04 Short Memory – Live
05 Read About It – Live
06 Harrisburg
07 Stand In Line – Live
08 Steep – Live 09 Hercules – Live
10 River Runs Red – Live 11 Sometimes – Live
12 Surf’s Up Tonight – Live 13 Sins Of Omission – Live
14 Opening Titles “Powderworks” 15 Used And Abused
16 Cold Cold Change 17 Opening Titles “Blackfella/Whitefella”
18 Blackfella/Whitefella/The Dead Heart – Live (with Warumpi Band)
19 Beds Are Burning – Live”