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1988 Countdown #69: Midnight Oil, “Beds Are Burning”

  Consulting the Midnight Oil entry in my ever-handy Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop, I learn (1) “underneath the radical politics and lean, driving guitar rock, Midnight Oil remained an honest and compassionate group of optimists with a strong pride in their own country” (2) it only takes 35,000 units sold to certify a […]

posted 3 June 2009 in 1988. 5 comments