Earth and Sun and Moon

Midnight Oil

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 1993)
• Original Release Date: April 20, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000294N
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,545 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The hurricane-force Aussies reign in their primal power with a varied, gentle, and remarkably tuneful progression on what's come before. "Truganini" is the icebreaker while hardluck charmer "In the Valley" and the retro psychedelia of "Renaissance Man" are standouts. Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Finest Oils Album!, August 5, 2000

By	Doc Sarvis - See all my reviews

I don't make the above claim lightly...I've been listening to Midnight Oil for years, have all their albums, and consider myself a serious fan. Picking a "best" album out of such surpassing body of work is difficult, but if pressed I come back to this one.

Why? Of everything they ever recorded, ESM simultaneously represented the most refined playing, the most intelligent lyrics, and the best production...all without losing any of the edge that made them a Sydney surf band of the 70s. The political rhetoric is less strident here, but still packs a powerful punch...the band is more mature here, finally reconciling their deep love for the land and people of Australia with their deeply-felt concern about its problems. All this...and some wonderfully catchy tunes!

No, this is not the angry bar band of the early albums, and for that some fans might disagree with my choosing it as one of the Oils' best. But as a complete package from this stage in the band's evolution, this work equals and usually surpasses anything they've ever done.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It all comes together, February 25, 2002

By A Customer

Midnight Oil is one of the greatest bands out there, whether their music blazes high and wild or gets softer but no less intense. It's a mystery why, at least here in the US, this album wasn't given more of a push by the label. It's a winner; in fact, it's probably a contender for being their best release. The songs are all uniformly excellent, from defiant anthems like "My Country," "In The Valley" and "Truganini" to the more esoteric qualities of "Outbreak Of Love" and "Bushfire." The title track and the album closer, "Now Or Never Land" are as optimistic in lyrical bent as this usually dour group gets, and NOTHING here sounds or feels heavyhanded, which, much as I like the Oils, has not always been true of some of there other CDs. Visionary, raw, fearless, constantly on the mark....EARTH AND SUN AND MOON is all of these things and one of the finest works by Midnight Oil or anyone else.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every song's a hit, July 21, 2001

By	SOH "SOH" (Bowie, MD USA) - See all my reviews

Before this album, "Diesel and Dust" was one of my all time favorites, and I didn't think Midnight Oil could outdo themselves.

They did. "Earth and Sun and Moon" is one my all time favorite albums. Every single song is strong. This is definitely a rock band with a brain. Intriguing political controversy combined with personal issues.

The biggest surprise is probably "Now or Never Land", which is a great, fun catchy poppish song that they saved for the last cut.