A great Midnight Oil Album

The first song which has the same title as the album cover, 'Redneck Wonderland' is one of the best Midnight Oil songs I have ever listened too. This song is followed by the strong 'Cemetary in my Mind' song that has some powerful lyrics. Peter Garret again excels as lead vocalist and is on par.



The only two songs I felt were weak in this album was Return to Sender and Blot. The others were absolutely great. 'Seeing is Believing' and 'What Goes On' are another two strong tracks. Well worth listening to over and over. I know I will be.

A new forum for the Oils with hints of their old riffs

I have been listening to the Oils for close to 13 years now and am always pleased with their latest product. Redneck Wonderland is no exception. This album takes to a different palate - one very similar to the sounds of 10,9,....2,1. The album has a rough edge to it. Not the produced sound of Earth and Sun and Moon. It is a wonderful follow up to Breathe with the same heavy distorted power tunes. It reminds me of a dialed up Bird Noises. I am constantly celebrating the new and inventive directions this band takes with their music. You will not be disappointed with the same powerfully political and idealogical lyrics that we have come to count on from this band. Nice work boys. Goodonya mates.

A Redder Shade of Neck

Just when you thought Midnight Oil was the greatest group in the world, they release a lackluster album like 1996's Breathe. Thankfully, Redneck Wonderland forgoes the pseudo-country feel of Breathe and proves that Midnight Oil are still relevant. Songs like Concrete and Cemetary In My Mind shake you and almost force you to turn up the volume. This may be too intense for some. For Oil newbies, check out Earth & Sun & Moon, Blue Sky Mine, or Diesel and Dust first.



[DW]

Midnight Oil gets stoned. And Goes Heavy.

I heard songs like "beds are burning" and labelled them crap. And then this album comes out, it really seems to widen it's scope. It still talks about all the political issues that attract an older audience, and then it becomes heavy (and don't give me all that "this isn't heavy, i'll show you heavy (blah blah)" bullcrap. It's like a party in your ears. And even if it is a "save the kangaroos" party, it still rocks.