Earth And Sun And Moon

Is Midnight Oil's 1993 release Earth And Sun And Moon the best album of the 90s?  Maybe.  Maybe not.  In my mind, it definitely deserves consideration.

While largely ignored in America (as is the case with most of Midnight Oil's work, with Beds Are Burning probably being the only exception), this album reached #2 on the Australian Albums chart.  Like most of the other albums released by the Oils, the band sticks to themes that are close to their heart...  the environment, native peoples, and other social causes (lead singer Peter Garrett has served in a few positions in the Australian government).  But the biggest thing for me is the musical groove throughout the album...  the band is tight and had me hooked with the opening notes of the lead track on this album, Feeding Frenzy.

I won't bore you with other details, instead I'll urge you to give this great album a listen if you've not already heard it.

Midnight Oil: Earth And Sun And Moon

Enjoy!

And I'm thinking I'll be doing an "album of the week" feature for the blog, so let's consider this to be the first post in this series.