It’s a long way from Midnight Oil’s self-titled debut album to 2022’s Resist, the release accompanying the band’s self-imposed retirement from touring the same year (and purportedly not the last of
It is an ever-so-fitting sign of circular closure that Midnight Oil’s final world concert tour concludes right around the three-and-a-half-decade milestone of Diesel and Dust (released 8/2/87). With the exception
Australian rock legends Midnight Oil kicked off their final tour together last night (June 1) at the Malkin Bowl in Vancouver, BC. It was announced that this will be the
One CD might have done the job, but there’s little bloat here and more than enough to entice die-hards and new listeners with a proper reflection on the group’s genesis, process and closure. Essential Oils draws from all 14 of their recordings between 1978 and 2002. At 36 songs, the album traces a journey of demanding social justice through song, ones that evolve from polished punk to textured pop to industrial mayhem.
Midnight Oil never made rock and roll more anthemic than that contained on Diesel and Dust and the exaltation permeates the DVD as well as the CD included in this double-disc reissue.
