Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil was an Australian rock band, formed in 1971 under the name Farm. In 1976, the name was later adopted, derived from the English phrase "burning the midnight oil" which means something like "until late evening to keep working." The group around singer Peter Garrett was in the 80s of the twentieth century international fame, thanks to the single "Beds are Burning '.

Their involvement in various political issues, in addition to their raw rock style trademark. This appealed to include the themes of the album "Diesel and Dust '. The aforementioned 'Beds are Burning' of the LP has been in the Dutch charts and drew attention to the position of the original inhabitants of Australia, the Aborigines .Another example of their commitment to the political problems in Australia can be heard in the song "Blue Sky Mine" which deals with the consequences of the formerasbestos mining in the Australian town of Wittenoom. Garrett and other band members became involved in organizations like Greenpeace and the Movement Against Uranium Mining. In 1984, Peter Garrett leader of a political party, the Nuclear Disarmament Party. Later he was active for the Australian Labor Party , on whose behalf he sat in parliament since 2004. When Labor won the election in November 2007, he was appointed by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appointed as Minister for the Environment.

As a result of his political activities Garrett left the band in late 2002, which thus ceased to exist. The other band members continued to work, though no longer under the name Midnight Oil. On 15 March 2009, the band came together once for a benefit concert in Melbourne for victims of the large forest fires that have ravaged Australia early this year. In 2010, "Diesel and Dust" in the book "The 100 Best Australian Albums" named best Australian album.

Midnight Oil played including in the Belgian festival Torhout-Werchter in 1990.

Contents
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 * 1 Discography
 * 1.1 Albums
 * 1.2 Singles
 * 1.3 Radio 2 Top 2000