I am sure that there will be many more moments of joy that grant mclennan will donate to my life, but it is hard to imagine that he will ever match this high water mark. In addition to his work with the gobetweens he issued four solo albums, watershed, fireboy, horsebreaker star and in your bright ray. Grant mclennan radio shows tracks 110 1st july 1995 roskide festival. They cover all periods of his career, from his time with the gobetweens, partnered with robert forster, to his solo career, to his jack frost project with the churchs steve kilbey. Mclennan s solo career began with watershed in 1991. Ranking grant mclennans horsebreaker star humanizing. I find mclennan a sexier motherfucker than many readers, i imagine, and i credit the breathy burr in put you down, on which he and straw do a little.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. In addition to his work with the gobetweens 197789, 200006 he issued four solo albums, watershed 1991, fireboy 1992, horsebreaker star 1994. All s belong to respective owners, no infringement inte. Listen online songs from watershed 1991 grant mclennan. Find grant mclennan discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Songs by grant mclennan by allister thompson, released 20 february 2020 1. Grant mclennan australian rock singer acclaimed for his literate, subtle songs garth cartwright. Mclennan cut horsebreaker star by getting off the plane in georgia and in nine days recording 30 songs, every damn one he had, with musicians hed never met.
The top ranked albums by grant mclennan are horsebreaker star, watershed and fireboy. Grant mclennan download all alternative songs grant. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from grant mclennan at the discogs marketplace. Main artists list charts genres last added lyrics artistgroup album song song lyrics advanced search. Grant was my favorite half of the duo that founded and led aussie collective the gobetweens.
Mclennan didnt get the chance to add to his solo catalogue after the gobetweens reunion in the. Lets hear how grant touched your life in the comments. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Listen to your favorite songs from horsebreaker star by grant mclennan now. Providence this album contains 11 new arrangements of songs written or cowritten by the late australian singersongwriter grant mclennan 19582006. I would like to thank grant, robert forster, lindy morrison, amanda brown, robert vickers, steve kilbey, and. Songs by grant mclennan, features thompson performing 11 songs written by mclennan from his time in the australian band, his solo career and his jack frost collaboration with the churchs steve kilbey.
Horsebreaker star by grant mclennan on amazon music. Horsebreaker star is the third solo album by grant mclennan, a member of the gobetweens. The album is largely acoustic based recorded with musicians from athens, ga including producer john keane with excellent use of strings and subdued keyboards and the melodies flow. Mclennan recorded the album in athens, georgia with american musicians. As a solo artist, he recorded four albums the early ones as g. Grant mclennan 19582006 was one half of the creative team that made up the gobetweens. After soaking up all the wonderful go betweens records and starting on my discovery of the subsequent solo careers with grants warm and excellent in your.
Open invitation by grant mclennan lyrics damnlyrics all. Mclennan recorded the album in athens, georgia with american. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. It was also the only ever double album associated with the gobetweens. The production and backing is perfection itselfthe athens, georgia crowd really do grant proud. Grant mclennan, of gobetweens fame if you can call it that has put out four masterful solo cds, and horsebreaker star is the cream of that excellent crop.
Mclennan, grant mclennan on allmusic 1995 having successfully collaborated with dave dobbyn. In a 1995 interview he said the album had been a lot of work. They cover all periods of his career, from his time with the gobetweens, partnered with robert forster, to his solo career, to. Horsebreaker star studio album by grant mclennan 1994. Horsebreaker star by grant mclennan album, pop rock. Some hipsters know his 1995 album horsebreaker star, which received mountains of positive. Grant mclennan horsebreaker star 1995 lyrics at the lyric. It is a 24 track double album so lets get the cliches out of the way quick namely that the album must have filler and that with sensible editing and quality control this could have made for a classic single disc. Buy and download grant mclennan music at mp3caprice. Horsebreaker star by grant mclennan on amazon music unlimited. I actually thought they made reasonable choices with the edit of disc 2, but they should have retained the cover of ballad of easy rider and omitted the repeat of lighting fires from his previous album.
I am sure that there will be many more moments of joy that grant mclennan will donate to my. A list of songs by grant mclennan, which albums they are on and links to where to. I love the gobetweens and both grant s and roberts solo output. You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time, and well still let you know when this product is available. Music profile for grant mclennan, born 12 february 1958. Mclennan grant mclennan cd, feb1995, beggars banquet at the best online prices at ebay. He cofounded the gobetweens with robert forster in brisbane in 1977. As the cofounder of australias beloved cult band the gobetweens, grant mclennan established himself among the. Mclennan and coled jack frost, a side project with steve kilbey of the church. Buy mp3 music online grant mclennan horsebreaker star. Grant mclennan horsebreaker star 1995 lyrics at the. This album contains 11 new arrangements of songs written or cowritten by the late australian singersongwriter grant mclennan 19582006. The album, with new arrangements of the material by thompson, is due out feb.
The reason i have set it at that instead of free download is that by entering 0 as. May 12, 2008 this is mostly in between fireboy and horsebreaker star, with some stuff after horsebreaker star. Canadian singersongwriter records full album of songs by. Horsebreaker star allister thompson originally by grant mclennan.
Grant william mclennan 12 february 1958 6 may 2006 was an australian alternative rock singersongwriterguitarist. Horsebreaker star, an album by grant mclennan on spotify. I wanted it to be the kind of record that could be played by anyone, but not too obvious. Below, check out the music video for the leadoff track, thompsons. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music by grant mclennan at mp3caprice. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apr 06, 2020 grant mclennan horsebreaker star download grant mclennan horsebreaker star download im about as big a gobetweens fan as you can be and not have the user name guy e, but i find the solo output a little hit or miss.
The best of the solo recordings 19901997, in your bright ray, in your bright ray, horsebreaker star, watershed, top tracks. Grant mclennan australian singersongwriter britannica. No reason to cry songs by grant mclennan year of release. His most critically lauded solo work was the sprawling horsebreaker star 1995, with in your bright ray.
Find the song lyrics for grant mclennan top tracks. Fantastic quality and includes an excellent interview. Simone and perry from horsebreaker star was playing on the ipod select as i heard the news this morning of grant mclennan s passing. He and partner robert forster formed the band in 1978 and continued off and on through 2005.
Feb 21, 2015 horsebreaker star grant mclennan horsebreaker star. You can buy latest album fireboy 1992 grant mclennan. In addition to his work with the gobetweens 197789, 200006 he issued four solo albums, watershed 1991, fireboy 1992, horsebreaker star 1994 and in your bright ray 1997. Grant mclennan, australian singersongwriter born feb. Allister thompson no reason to cry songs by grant mclennan. Ive got a few skeletons in my musical attic, albums that havent survived or aged well, but ill pat myself on the back over the go betweens. It was kind of interesting to try and get some metallica riffs in there in the short time we had.
Here you can buy and download music mp3 grant mclennan. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Grant mclennan horsebreaker star mp3 album download. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Providence this album contains 11 new arrangements of songs written or cowritten by the late australian singersongwriter grant. But 1994s countrified double album horsebreaker star is a masterclass of songwriting, even if it tends to blend together, and mclennan is one of my favourite songwriters, like a comforting blanket with his warm voice and melodic charm. Masterful songwriter who delved into lifes mysteries the irish times. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The indians wear those long kurtas, and i suggested we should do that too, to wear those long, floweryprinted dresses with beads and stuff, underneath the traditional sgt. Grant mclennans horsebreaker star 2cd version steve. Some with a band, but mostly solo and with a few songs unreleased. I have the 2cd version of horsebreaker star as well as the us edit of the album. The bar code on my cd, which is 7567925052, is connected with this amazon description but it is the 19 track version, not 2 disc. All grant mclennan lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings.
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