A strong release by Midnight Oil

This CD is somewhat slower in pace from other Midnight Oil releases, but this does not detract from the quality of 'Earth and Sun and Moon'. This CD was released in the period when Midnight Oil was enjoying its success and limelight.



Four songs on this release are standouts, they are 1. Renaissance Man 2. Truganini 3. In The Valley and 4. Tell me the Truth. What really appealed to me was the style and depth that all songs had with thought-provoking lyrics. Again, a strong release from Midnight Oil that will keep being listened to frequently by myself.

Very good, but lacking some creativity

Following a few years after the fantastic Blue Sky Mining, Earth and Sun and Moon represented a change in course for the band, with some good results and some not-as-good.

On the positive side, Earth and Sun and Moon has a bold and dynamic sound quality to it. Listening to the album, it's almost as if you at one of their rehearsal practices. The production is very live and upfront, and you can hear the instruments very well. There's also a nice amount of acoustic guitar mixed in.

On the down side, the songs lack the variety and creativity of the previous albums. It's good to have a consistency between the songs, but it also makes the album sort of bland.

Earth and Sun and Moon is a really good album. It just would have been better and more interesting if they expanded and explored their songwriting a bit. The individual songs don't really stand out (like on previous albums).

yikes...5 stars, people? really?

i mean, this is good, but not nearly perfect. granted, this band is a whole lot cooler than most people tend to believe. "oh yeah, they did that 'burning beds' song, right?" and yes, they did, but they're also australia's very own version of bruce springsteen: the band is made up of fiesty political activists who honestly put U2 to shame...because they actually DO things for the greater good. the frontman, peter garrett, all 7+ feet of him, even ran for the australian senate once. and came surprisingly close to winning. read their allmusic.com listing to get an idea of how tireless they've been on that front. anyway, their music conveys a palpable sense of the outback, of australian culture, then and now. the music is hardnosed, catchy, and distinct. they're really much better than they've gotten credit for. this album i have bad associations with, because it's what was playing in my car a couple months ago when i got in a wreck. nonetheless, it's one of their better offerings.