Capricornia (studio album) by Midnight Oil
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Midnight Oil bestography
Capricornia is ranked 11th best out of 28 albums by Midnight Oil on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Midnight Oil is Diesel And Dust which is ranked number 988 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,826.
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Capricornia track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Capricornia rankings
All 13 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | joathome | Top 52 Music Albums of 2002 | 4/52 | 5 |
| 2024 | fabm0 | List 2002 | 66/98 | - |
| 2023 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2023 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | mikepen | Top 55 Music Albums of 2002 | 22/55 | 3 |
| 2022 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2022 | Rovers | Top 23 Music Albums of 2002 | 8/23 | 3 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 2002 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2018 | Rovers | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2018 | joathome | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 28/100 | 15 |
| 2017 | bennyb | Top 87 Music Albums of the 2000s | 35/87 | 12 |
| 2017 | bennyb | Top 7 Music Albums of 2002 | 4/7 | 3 |
| 2017 | bennyb | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 93/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 56 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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55/100  | 10/03/2023 12:43 | fabm0 | | 59/100 |
70/100 | 02/09/2023 05:28 | Moondance | | 72/100 |
95/100 | 06/01/2022 19:28 | dhbarrett | | 65/100 |
75/100 | 04/25/2022 10:23 | LosWochos | | 75/100 |
50/100 | 10/20/2021 12:52 | adrenalinejunkie | | 82/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.2/100, a mean average of 68.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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Brad1770 01/06/2018 00:33
'Capricornia' shows Midnight Oil well past their best in a largely forgettable album.
After a couple of disappointing albums Midnight Oil came back strongly with the excellent album "Capricornia". Unfortunately, it seems that this will also be last from this great band.
The album oozes joy of playing and commitment and the songwriting is back at the level of the early 1990s with albums like "Blue Sky Mine" and "Earth and Sun and Moon".
Most songs are characterized by both edge and great sounding guitars and like always, strong vocals. On many of the songs again emphasis is put on melodic and catchy choruse. The band manage to combine lyrically serious themes specifically addressing the problems of modern lifestyle and thinking, with great melodic singing and playing.
Should individual songs be highlighted it must be the very catchy "Golden Age", which is a nice example of how the group has "rediscovered" their old sound. The same could be said of the title track, which also borrows a little from the old hit "Needles and Pins".
The more subdued "Under the Overpass" is also a very strong track that is likely to stick to your mind.
The final track "Poets and Slaves" is less accessible, but a song which, with its drama and at the same time melodic atmosphere, will capture the listener.
You can fret that group chose to stop here, but also note that they chose to stop while artistically at the top.
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