10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

Rock · 1982 · 8 tracks

10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

A jagged, high-tension fusion of post-punk energy and political fury. Bone-dry guitars and explosive drumming capture the anxiety of the early eighties.

This is the record where the Oils turned their political anger into a jagged, post-punk masterpiece.

Relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness and nuclear-age anxiety.

10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 · vs · Midnight Oil

Dynamic Range+1.2σ

The production is pushed notably harder into dynamic range than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks

01

Outside World

4:46

02

Only the Strong

4:36

03

Short Memory

4:54

04

Read About It

3:50

05

Scream in Blue

5:42

08

Maralinga

4:46

09

Tin-Legs and Tin Mines

4:51

10

Somebody’s Trying to Tell Me Something

4:00

Moments Worth Waiting For

the frantic, claustrophobic build-up of the phone ringing in the final track

the sudden, explosive transition from the somber piano intro to the jagged riff of Only the Strong

the haunting, echoed vocal delivery during the bridge of Maralinga describing the poisoned ground

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