Petrolhead

This article is about the album. For the TV panel game, see Petrolheads.

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Petrolhead
Studio album by
Ian Moss
ReleasedAugust 1996
Recorded1995–1996
StudioFestival Studios, Megaphon Studios
GenreHard rock, blues
Length46:35
LabelTWA Records
ProducerDon Walker
Ian Moss chronology
Worlds Away
(1991) 		Petrolhead
(1996) 		Ian Moss Live
(1997)
Singles from Petrolhead
  1. "Poor Boy"
    Released: October 1996[1]
  2. "All Alone On a Rock"
    Released: February 1997[1]

Petrolhead is the third studio album by Australian musician Ian Moss. The album was a departure from Ian's previous albums with Moss saying “it was a conscious decision to get back to something I was always happy doing. The result is tough, ballsy blues meets rock...plenty of heart, alive and kicking.”[2]

Reception

Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane declared it was "his best-ever album ... [by] a down'n'dirty blues-rock outfit ... with gritty, hard-edged tracks ... [and] finely honed guitar work".[3]

The Sydney Morning Herald said, "The irony of Petrolhead is while many of the songs seem forgettable on first listen, they are annoyingly difficult to forget. Just about everything is unoriginal, but is also done with enthusiasm and guitars turned up to 11."[4]

Track listing

TWAD107
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Petrolhead"Don Walker5:33
2."Two Seconds Too Long"Walker, Ian Rilen2:24
3."The Whole Way Down"Spencer Jones4:35
4."It Ain't Easy"Rilen3:54
5."Poor Boy"Walker, Andy Heggen3:47
6."Heaven"Walker5:50
7."Made Her Mine"Walker4:02
8."Albino Faye"Jones3:58
9."Mother Mercy"Heggen4:13
10."80 MPH Blues"Rilen4:06
11."All Alone On a Rock"Walker3:48

Personnel

  • Ian Moss - Vocals, Guitar
  • Ian Rilen - Bass
  • Paul DeMarco - Drums
  • Don Walker - Keyboards, Producer
  • Trent Williamson - Harmonica
  • Shauna Jensen - Backing Vocals
  • Maggie McKinney - Backing Vocals
  • Jerome Smith - Backing Vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Petrolhead
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 101

References

  1. ^ a b "Ian Moss ARIA peaks to September 2024, received from ARIA in September 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 28 September 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  2. ^ "Ian Moss". Cold Chisel. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. ^ McFarlane, "'Ian Moss' entry". Archived from the original on 28 June 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. ^ Steve Mascord (30 August 1996). "Sounds Right". The Sydney Morning Herald.(Subscription required.)
  5. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 10 February1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 11 February 2023.