Editing Scream in Blue

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Scream in Blue
| type       = live
| artist     = [[Midnight Oil]]
| cover      = MidnightOil_ScreamInBlue.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = May 1992
| recorded   = 1982–1990
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length     = 59:59
| label      = Sprint Music / [[CBS|Columbia Records]]
| producer   = Midnight Oil & Keith Walker
| prev_title = The Green Disc
| prev_year  = 1990
| next_title = [[Earth and Sun and Moon]]
| next_year  = 1993
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Scream in Blue
 | type        = live
 | single1     = Sometimes
 | single1date = April 1992
 | single2     = Beds Are Burning
 | single2date = July 1992
}}
}}

'''''Scream in Blue''''' is a live [[album]] by [[Midnight Oil]] that was released in May 1992 under the [[Columbia Records]] label.  It contains songs carefully culled from 5 live concerts recorded over a 9-year period.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Scream-Blue-Midnight-Oil/dp/B0000028OQ Amazon.com: Scream in Blue: Midnight Oil: Music<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  The audiences sound quite large, but also included is material from a 1990 protest concert held on the street in front of Exxon headquarters in New York City.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/scream-in-blue-live-r59613/review Scream in Blue Live – Midnight Oil | AllMusic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  The album is mixed so as to sound like one continuous concert.

The album starts with a scathing, nearly atonal electric guitar solo and never lets up (until the final, more subdued studio bonus track "Burnie"), careening through a hooky hard-rock minefield of clever, socially conscious lyrics sung with passion over a rip-roaring but very tight band.<ref>[http://www.epinions.com/review/musc_mu-125674/content_343906422404 Scorching Live Anthems from Australian Rockers – Scream In Blue: Live by Midnight Oil – Epinions.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  The tracks were evidently recorded through the sound systems of the various concerts, then mixed to a clear and well-balanced sound in the style of audio verité.  Also, at the end of "Only the Strong", a short sound sample is inserted containing some chanting taken from "The Drum Song" with permission from [[Phil Fontaine]].<ref>[https://midnight-oil.info/discography/album/Scream-In-Blue Scream in Blue Album, Notes]</ref><ref name=autogenerated1 />

==Reception==
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r59613|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = [[Rolling Stone]]
|rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071103105224/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/midnightoil/albums/album/210802/review/5944808/scream_in_blue_live link]
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Allmusic's review by Roch Parisien<ref name=autogenerated1 /> is in praise of the album, saying that it perfectly captured the edge and power of Midnight Oil's live performances, which consistently outshone the popular studio versions of the same material.

==Track listing==
# "Scream in Blue" 2:56 <small>(Garrett, Moginie, Rotsey)</small> - [[Hordern Pavilion]], [[Sydney]], 1984
# "[[Read About It]]" 3:52 <small>(Garrett, Hirst, Moginie)</small> - [[Brisbane Entertainment Centre]], 1990
# "[[Dreamworld (Midnight Oil song)|Dreamworld]]" 3:42 <small>(Garrett, Hirst, Moginie)</small> - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990
# "Brave Faces" 5:00 <small>(Garrett, Moginie)</small> - [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney|Capitol Theatre]], Sydney, 1982
# "Only the Strong" 5:41 <small>(Hirst, Moginie)</small> - Capitol Theatre, Sydney, 1982
# "Stars of Warburton" 5:04 <small>(Garrett, Moginie)</small> - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990
# "Progress" 6:17 <small>(Garrett, Moginie)</small> - [[Exxon Valdez oil spill|Exxon]] Protest, 6th Ave, [[New York City]], 1990
# "[[Beds Are Burning]]" 4:05 <small>(Garrett, Hirst, Moginie)</small> - [[Our Common Future]] Concert, [[Darlinghurst]], 1989
# "Sell My Soul" 4:10 <small>(Garrett, Moginie)</small> - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990
# "[[Sometimes (Midnight Oil song)|Sometimes]]" 3:29 <small>(Garrett, Hirst, Moginie)</small> - [[Our Common Future]] Concert, [[Darlinghurst]], 1989
# "Hercules" 4:57 <small>(Garrett, Hirst, Moginie)</small> - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 1990
# "Powderworks" 5:50 <small>(Garrett, Hirst, James, Moginie, Rotsey)</small> - Capitol Theatre, Sydney, 1982
# "[[Burnie]]" 5:04 <small>(Garrett, Moginie)</small> - Bonus Track, [[Acoustic music|Acoustic]] Recording - Albert Studios, Sydney, 1992

==Charts==
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!scope="col"| Chart (1992)
!scope="col"| Position
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{{album chart|Australia|3|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Scream in Blue|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 November 2018}}
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{{album chart|Austria|30|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Scream in Blue|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 November 2018}}
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{{Album chart|Canada|60|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Scream in Blue|chartid=2150|access-date=1 December 2021|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|Germany4|37|id=1429|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Scream in Blue|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 August 2024}}
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{{album chart|Netherlands|73|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Scream in Blue|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 November 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|28|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Scream in Blue|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 November 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|42|artist=Midnight Oil|album=Scream in Blue|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 November 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|artist=Midnight Oil|141|rowheader=true|access-date=15 August 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|artist=Midnight Oil|141|rowheader=true|access-date=15 August 2024}}
|-
|}

==Certifications==
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Midnight Oil|title=Scream in Blue|award=Platinum|certyear=1992|certref=<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>|access-date=31 December 2014}}
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==Personnel==
* [[Peter Garrett]] - lead vocals
* [[Peter Gifford]] - bass, vocals (tracks 1, 4, 5, and 12)
* [[Bones Hillman]] - bass, vocals (tracks 2, 3, 6-11, and 13)
* [[Rob Hirst]] - drums, vocals
* [[Jim Moginie]] - guitars, keyboards, vocals
* [[Martin Rotsey]] - guitars, vocals

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.midnightoil.com Midnight Oil]

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