Midnight Oil: Peter Garrett (vocals, harp); Bones Hillman, Peter Gifford (vocals, bass); Rob Hirst (vocals, drums); Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboards); Martin Rotsey (guitar).
Additional personnel: Dave Clarringbold (guitar); Glad Reed (trombone);
Jeremy Smith (French horn); Jeremy, Jack, Michael, H & C + Garfield, Kathy Wemyss, Glad Reed (horns).
Engineers include: Dave Nicolas, Rocket, Keith Walker.
Recorded live at Hordern Pavilion and Capitol Theatre, Sidney, Australia; Brisbane Boondall Centre, Brisbane; Exxon Headquarters, 6th Ave, New York; and Our Common Future, Darlinghurst, between 1982 and 1990.
Scream In Blue Live is, thankfully, a very worthy addition to the group's catalogue. The Oils' music has always had more edge and power in a live setting, and this captures it perfectly. All that's missing is the visual dimension of frantic and imposing front-man Peter Garrett stalking the stage. Great songs that were delivered too tamely in their studio incarnations -- "Dreamworld" from Diesel and Dust and "Stars of Warburton" from Blue Sky Mining, for example -- erupt in full bloom live from the Brisbane Boondall Centre. Other highlights include "Progress," recorded in 1990 at a protest rally in front of Exxon head offices on 6th Avenue in New York, and a passionate plea for aboriginal rights that serves as an introduction to "Beds Are Burning." ~ Roch Parisien
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