Midnight Oil

Trashy, ballsy and bold, Midnight Oil's debut displays the dynamic, populist appeal that the group had tooled to perfection for a couple of years on Sydney's bar circuit. They're still finding their feet a bit here, throwing in a prog-ish vocal on "Head Over Heels" (in which Oil singer Peter Garrett sounds quite like Styx stratospheric harmonizer Tommy Shaw) alongside the mostly pub-pop guitar jams.