Love of Will
| Love of Will | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by David McComb | |
| Released | March, 1994 |
| Recorded | June - August, 1993 at Platinum Studios - Melbourne, Australia |
| Genre | Rock / Folk rock |
| Length | 55:15 |
| Label | White Label Records (Mushroom Records) |
| Producer | Nick Mainsbridge |
Love of Will is the debut album by David McComb, released in March 1994. The album was recorded and mixed between June and August, 1993, at Platinum Studios with additional mixing at Metropolis and Sing Sing Studios. McComb selected 13 songs out of a pile of 35 and recorded them at Platinum Studios, Melbourne with producer Nick Mainsbridge, together with freelance musical directors Graham Lee and David McComb, and assistant engineers Kalju Tonuma and Phil Jones.
Videos were made for the singles from the album, "Setting You Free" and "Clear Out My Mind".
Reception
Reviewed in Rolling Stone Australia at the time of release, it was given a rating of three and a half from a possible five. McComb's first solo release is described as, "worth hanging around for." The review states the best moments, "are in its quieter gospel-inflected songs, such as the beautiful, textured, "Leaning"." Producer Nick Mainsbridge is said to have, "eschewed even the pretence of studio trickery." [1]
Juice gave the album the same rating, but said the album, "often sounds amateurish. There has always been a sense with McComb that he is a non-musician who has somehow managed to make decent music." It concluded that the album would please, "critics and Triffids fans."[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by David McComb[3] unless otherwise noted.
- "Clear Out My Mind" - 3:57
- "Setting You Free" - 4:04
- "Day of My Ascension" - 3:24
- "Deep in a Dream" - 5:42
- "Nothing Good" (David McComb, Will Akers) - 4:19
- "The Lord Burns Every Clue" (David McComb, Will Akers) - 2:35
- "Lifelike" - 4:12
- "Lover Sister #1" (David McComb, Graham Lee) - 3:40
- "Heard You Had a Bed" - 4:25
- "Inside of Me" - 4:26
- "Leaning" (David McComb, Will Akers) - 4:52
- "I Want To Conquer You" (David McComb, Adam Peters) - 6:01
- "Pack Up Your Troubles" - 3:35
Personnel
- David McComb - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Martyn P. Casey - bass
- Peter Luscombe - drums, percussion
- Bruce Haymes - piano, organ
- 'Evil' Graham Lee - guitar, vocals, pedal steel, lap steel
- Daniel Denholm - programming
- Warren Lee Ellis - violin
- Barry Palmer - guitar
- Phil Kakulas - double bass
- Rob McComb - whistling
- Lisa Miller - backing vocals
- Joanne Alach - backing vocals
- Rob Snarski - backing vocals
References
- ↑ Shaun Carney. "Recordings". Australian Rolling Stone. Sydney, NSW: Tilmond Pty Ltd (February 1994): pg84.
- ↑ David Messer (April 1994). "discs". Juice. Terra Plane Press Pty Ltd. pp. 88–89.
- ↑ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2007-12-03.