Performer Notes

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.
Personnel: Peter Gifford (vocals, bass voice); Peter Garrett (vocals, harp); Rob Hirst (vocals, drums); Bones Hillman (vocals); Dwayne "Bones" Hillman (bass voice); Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboards); Martin Rotsey (guitar); Dave Clarringbold (acoustic guitar); Jeremy Smith (French horn, horns); Jeremy Holland-Smith (French horn); Glad Reed (trombone, horns); Kathy Wemyss (horns).
Recording information: 6th Ave., NY, NY (1982-1990); Brisbane Boondall Centre (1982-1990); Capitol Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1982-1990); Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1982-1990); N.Y.N.Y. 6th Ave (1982-1990); Our Common Future, Darlinghurst (1982-1990).
Editor: Bruce Brown .
Photographers: Keith Walker; Susan Alzner; Brian Bielmann.
Scream in Blue Live is a worthy addition to the group's catalog. 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 frontman 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

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (7/9/92, p.104) - 3.5 Stars - Good Plus - "..this is real guitar nirvana: crisp, catalytic agit-twang, pregnant with steely menace, erupting in enraged screams of icepick feedback...the first Oils album devoted to the band's sheer, stampeding force...the noise is contagious.."

Spin (8/92, p.83) - Recommended - "..the music is as hard-driving as ever...fans of the band won't be disappointed.."

Entertainment Weekly (5/22/92, p.74) - "..every song here testifies that the group is politically committed and eminently capable of putting on corrosive live performances.." - Rating: B

Q (6/92, p.100) - 3 Stars - Good - "..an incredibly tight live outfit...the commitment is palpable and ultimately disarming.."

Album: Scream in Blue Live
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Scream in Blue
2)	Read About It
3)	Dreamworld
4)	Brave Faces
5)	Only the Strong
6)	Stars of Warburton
7)	Progress
8)	Beds Are Burning
9)	Sell My Soul
10)	Sometimes
11)	Hercules
12)	Powderworks
13)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)

Album: Scream in Blue Live
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Scream in Blue
2)	Read About It
3)	Dreamworld
4)	Brave Faces
5)	Only the Strong
6)	Stars of Warburton
7)	Progress
8)	Beds Are Burning
9)	Sell My Soul
10)	Sometimes
11)	Hercules
12)	Powderworks
13)	(Untitled) - (hidden track)