Redneck Wonderland

by Midnight Oil

Redneck Wonderland cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1998
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Country: Australia
  • Length: 47:00
  • Community rating: 3.31/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Hope Csutoros, Warne Livesey, Magoo, Jeremy Smith, Helen Mountfort

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The veteran Australian rockers took a surprisingly aggressive and abrasive turn on their tenth studio album. Driven by Peter Garrett's furious political lyricism confronting the rise of right-wing populism, the record incorporates heavily distorted guitars and harsh, industrial-rock electronic textures, marking a stark departure from their stadium-rock prime.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, political, conscious, guitar-driven, protest

Tracklist

  1. Redneck Wonderland (3:09)
  2. Concrete (4:10)
  3. Cemetery In My Mind (3:58)
  4. Comfortable Place on the Couch (4:07)
  5. Safety Chain Blues (4:21)
  6. Return to Sender (3:31)
  7. Blot (3:24)
  8. The Great Gibber Plain (4:36)
  9. Seeing is Believing (4:28)
  10. White Skin Black Heart (4:01)
  11. What Goes On (2:55)
  12. Drop in the Ocean (4:15)

Credits

  • Helen Mountfort - cello
  • Bones Hillman - musician [midnight oil], bass, vocals
  • Rob Hirst - musician [midnight oil], drums, vocals
  • Martin Rotsey - musician [midnight oil], guitar
  • Jim Moginie - musician [midnight oil], guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
  • Peter Garrett - musician [midnight oil], vocals
  • Jones PR - public relations [publicity]
  • Hope Csutoros - violin

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