''Petrolhead'' is the third

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by Australian musician

Ian Moss Ian Richard Moss (born 20 March 1955) is an Australian rock musician from Alice Springs. He is the founding mainstay guitarist and occasional singer of Cold Chisel. In that group's initial eleven year phase from 1973 to 1984, Moss was recorded ...

. 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.”

Reception

Australian musicologist

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declared it was "his best-ever album ... ya down'n'dirty blues-rock outfit ... with gritty, hard-edged tracks ... ndfinely honed guitar work". ''

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'' 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."

Track listing

Personnel

*Ian Moss - Vocals, Guitar *Ian Rilen - Bass *

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- Drums *Don Walker - Keyboards, Producer *Trent Williamson - Harmonica *Shauna Jensen - Backing Vocals *Maggie McKinney - Backing Vocals *Jerome Smith - Backing Vocals

Charts

References

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