Scream in Blue

Scream in Blue (Live) is a live concert album by Midnight Oil that was released in 1992 under the Columbia Records label. It contains songs carefully culled from 5 live concerts recorded over a 9-year period.^[1] The audiences sound quite large, but also included is material from a 1990 protest concert held on the street in front of Exxon headquarters in New York City.^[2] The album is mixed so as to sound like one continuous concert.

The album starts with a scathing, nearly atonal electric guitar solo and never lets up (until the final, more subdued studio bonus track Burnie), careening through a hooky hard-rock minefield of clever, socially conscious lyrics sung with passion over a rip-roaring but very tight band.^[3] The tracks were evidently recorded through the sound systems of the various concerts, then mixed to a clear and well-balanced sound in the style of audio verité. Also, at the end of Only the Strong, a short sound sample is inserted containing some chanting by unidentified American Indians^[2] which also sounds passionately rendered, although jarringly out of context.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Rolling Stone	link

Critical reception of Scream in Blue (Live) was mixed. For instance, Allmusic's review by Roch Parisien^[2] was entirely in praise of the album, saying that it perfectly captured the edge and power of Midnight Oil's live performances, which consistently outshone the popular studio versions of the same material.

Track listing

"Scream in Blue" 2:56 (Garrett, Moginie, Rotsey) - Horden Pavilion, Sydney, 1984
"Read About It" 3:52 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990
"Dreamworld" 3:42 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990
"Brave Faces" 5:00 (Garrett, Moginie) - Capitol Theatre, Sydney, 1982
"Only the Strong" 5:41 (Hirst, Moginie) - Capitol Theatre, Sydney, 1982
"Stars of Warburton" 5:04 (Garrett, Moginie) - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990
"Progress" 6:17 (Garrett, Moginie) - Exxon Protest, 6th Ave, N.Y., N.Y., 1990
"Beds Are Burning" 4:05 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) - Our Common Future Concert, Darlinghurst, 1989
"Sell My Soul" 4:10 (Garrett, Moginie) - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990
"Sometimes" 3:29 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) - Our Common Future Concert, Darlinghurst, 1989
"Hercules" 4:57 (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990
"Powderworks" 5:50 (Garrett, Hirst, James, Moginie, Rotsey) - Capitol Theatre, Sydney, 1982
"Burnie" 5:04 (Garrett, Moginie) - Bonus Track, Acoustic Recording

Personnel

Peter Garrett - lead vocals
Peter Gifford - bass, vocals (tracks 1, 4, 5, and 12)
Bones Hillman - bass, vocals (tracks 2, 3, 6-11, and 13)
Rob Hirst - drums, vocals
Jim Moginie - guitars, keyboards, vocals
Martin Rotsey - guitars, vocals

References

External links

Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil

Peter Garrett Rob Hirst Jim Moginie Martin Rotsey Bones Hillman Andrew James Peter Gifford

Studio albums	Midnight Oil Head Injuries Place without a Postcard 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Red Sails in the Sunset Diesel and Dust Blue Sky Mining Earth and Sun and Moon Breathe Redneck Wonderland Capricornia

Singles	"Power and the Passion" "Read About It" "US Forces" "The Dead Heart" "Beds Are Burning" " Put Down that Weapon" "Dreamworld" "Blue Sky Mine" "Truganini" "The Real Thing"

Compilations and EPs	Bird Noises Species Deceases 20,000 Watt R.S.L. Flat Chat Essential Oils

Live and other albums	The Green Disc Scream in Blue The Real Thing Best of Both Worlds

Videos and films	20,000 Watt R.S.L. The Midnight Oil Collection Best of Both Worlds

Related articles	Discography Ghostwriters Oil Rag

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