The Real Thing (Midnight Oil album)

The Real Thing
Live album by Midnight Oil
Released 8 July 2000
Recorded (see track listing)
Genre Rock
Length 62:20
Label Sprint Music / Sony Music
Producer various / Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil chronology

Redneck Wonderland
(1998)		 The Real Thing
(2000)		 Capricornia
(2002)

The Real Thing is a compilation of studio and live acoustic recordings by Midnight Oil, and includes a cover version of Russell Morris's classic "The Real Thing". It was initially issued in Australia with a bonus disk of interview material listed as containing 2 tracks ("Interview" and "Track by track") but the CD was divided into 30 tracks, dividing the interview up so that past albums and each track on "The Real Thing" gets a short discussion followed by snippet from the album or song being discussed. Later international releases had a bonus disk with videos of "Cemetery In My Mind" and "Redneck Wonderland".

Track listing

  1. The Real Thing (J. Young)
  2. Say Your Prayers (Moginie)
  3. Spirit of the Age (Garrett, Moginie)
  4. Feeding Frenzy (Garrett, Moginie) – The Metro Theatre, Sydney (October 1994)
  5. Tell Me the Truth (Garrett, Moginie) – The Metro Theatre, Sydney (October 1994)
  6. The Dead Heart (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) – The Metro Theatre, Sydney (October 1994)
  7. Tin-legs and Tin Mines (Garrett, Gifford, Moginie, Rotsey) – The Metro Theatre, Sydney (October 1994)
  8. Short Memory (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) – The Metro Theatre, Sydney (October 1994)
  9. In the Valley (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) – Sony Studios NYC (April 1993) for MTV Unplugged
  10. Blue Sky Mine (Garrett, Hillman, Hirst, Moginie, Rotsey) – The Metro Theatre, Sydney (October 1994)
  11. US Forces (Garrett, Moginie) – The Metro Theatre, Sydney (October 1994)
  12. Warakurna (Moginie) – Sony Studios NYC (April 1993) for MTV Unplugged
  13. Truganini (Hirst, Moginie) – Sony Studios NYC (April 1993) for MTV Unplugged
  14. The Last of the Diggers (Hirst)

Personnel

Midnight Oil

Additional personnel