The aborigines plight came to the fore on 1987s Diesel and Dust, the Oils breakthrough record; sparked by the hit single Beds Are Burning, the album reached the U.S. Top 20 and made the band a household name. After bassist Dwayne Bones Hillman (ex-Swingers) replaced Gifford, Midnight Oil returned with 1990s Blue Sky Mining, which they followed with a concert outside of the Exxon corporations Manhattan offices in protest of the companys handling of the Alaskan oil spill. (A film of the performance titled Black Rain Falls was later released, with profits going to Greenpeace.) The album Earth and Sun and Moon appeared in 1993, followed three years later by Breathe. Midnight Oil next resurfaced in 1998 with Redneck Wonderland. The Real Thing, only available in Australia, followed in 2001. It was a solid collection of new songs and live tracks from Midnight Oils magnificent run at the Metro Theatre in Sydney. Capricornia, issued on Liquid 8 in spring 2002, marked the bands 14th album of their career. In December, Peter Garrett announced his split from the band after 25 years. Garrett, who left Midnight Oil on good terms, wished to pursue other challenges.
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