So continuing this list of my fave albums, might as well stay with the Aussie “W” artists first but now it’s second and last one today. Yeah, if you missed the memo I’m doing my all-time albums as a backwards alphabet now, I’m going to see if and how much I can do in the last few months of 2018. I think, if I don’t side track to much which I’ve been known to do. I should say before yesterday’s 2008 Cellulite Soul by Witch Hats post I’ve already included two other “W” Aussie acts, well nope that’s wrong because with 1997 Where Joy Kills Sorrow by Various Artists that’s by the album title but I’m including VA albums by title anyway, you know it would be pretty shit having all those albums together under VA, right? What I was going to say was the other “W” Aussie band already done is 1985 Big Name, No Blankets by Warumpi Band.
I’m getting totally side tracked already before ever I’ve started today, not that I ever did say they’re the best blog posts and are far from it but maybe might intro some or maybe even if it’s just one to something that would be cool by me. Anyway today’s post is about Don Walker’s debut solo from 1995 with the album title of the plain old truth: We’re All Gunna Die.
So if you don’t know who Don Walker is? He was the piano player and songwriter for Aussie 70’s/80’s band Cold Chisel and then he worked under the name Catfish in 80’s/90’s which those couple under-rated gems and in the early 90’s formed a new trio simply under each of the three first given name Tex, Don & Charlie which they had three albums. But I can’t included everything here and it’s just my all-time faves so most would pick Cold Chisel or even the Tex, Don & Charlie but if I’m just choosing one album to showcase this great Aussie singer-songwriter it’s this one, OK?
I think, at this point Walker was well into his forties and was more known as sideman to singers like Jimmy Barnes and Tex Perkins and if you’ve seen Walker live he’s so much more lay back front-man than them but around this time in the mid-90’s he walked on stage with a snake rapped around his head. Now if you wanted to scare the shit of of your own crowd that’s come to see you, just put a snake on your head and it with do the trick!
BTW some genius in 2013 came up with the idea which got The Drones’ Gareth Liddiard to interview Don Walker for promo of his then new album. Now I was going to steal it all and post it up here on my blog but here’s just the links to it, part 1 and part 2 of that great interview which is one of the best interviews ever. Plus around this time The Drones did the ATP curated festival and got Walker to play it too!
Here’s Don Walker website where you can find the reissues all his old albums in a new vinyl box-set if you feel like buying his stuff now? That might be it for my Friday lunchtime post, who else loves Don’s debut album or any of his stuff?
We’re All Gunna Die track listing:
1. Party – 5:31
2. Eternity – 5:21
3. My Girl – 3:30
4. The Wedding – 5:07
5. The Good Book – 4:53
6. The Circus – 4:03
7. I Am The King – 6:05
8. Howl At The Moon – 4:53
9. In The End – 4:18
10. Careless In Isa – 5:18
11. We’re All Gunna Die – 6:47
12. Three Blackbirds – 17:58
So this list below are my 105 favorite albums, so far because I’m still counting them up. Now We’re All Gunna Die by Don Walker is the 106th album post today!
- Tales From The Australian Underground – Volume 1 & 2 by Various Artists
- Station To Station by David Bowie
- Unplugged In New York by Nirvana
- Rust In Peace by Megadeth
- Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins
- Henry’s Dream by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- Whatever You Love, You Are by Dirty Three
- Gala Mill by The Drones
- Black Monk Time by The Monks
- Ex Tropical by Lost Animal
- Work (Work, Work) by HTRK
- In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
- The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd
- Songs Of Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen
- Warm Leatherette by Grace Jones
- The White House by The Dead C
- Silence Is Sexy by Einstürzende Neubauten
- Lulu by Lou Reed & Metallica
- Kaira by Toumani Diabaté
- Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam And The Ants
- Drowning In The Fountain Of Youth by Dan Kelly And The Alpha Males
- Aerial by Kate Bush
- The Future by Leonard Cohen
- Rock For Light by Bad Brains
- Last Splash by The Breeders
- Sex by The Necks
- Emergency Ward by Nina Simone
- Paradise by My Disco
- Batman by Prince
- Sings Christmas Carols by Mark Kozelek
- What Are Rock Stars Doing Today by Magic Dirt
- Love Of Life by Swans
- Big Name, No Blankets by Warumpi Band
- Blue Valentine by Tom Waits
- In The Pines by The Triffids
- Where Joy Kills Sorrow by Various Artists
- TV Sky by The Young Gods
- King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime by Faith No More
- Jean Lee And The Yellow Dog by Ed Kuepper
- Law Of Nature by Laughing Clowns
- (I’m) Stranded by The Saints
- Super Ape by Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters
- The Soft ‘N’ Sexy Sound by Dave Graney ‘N’ The Coral Snakes
- Mutiny/The Bad Seed by The Birthday Party
- Bahdeni Nami by Omar Souleyman
- Ascension by John Coltrane
- The Definitive by Blind Willie McTell
- Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey
- Horses by Patti Smith
- Vespertine by Björk
- Hex Enduction Hour by The Fall
- Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood by DMX
- I’m New Here by Gil Scott-Heron
- Charcoal Lane by Archie Roach
- In My Own Time by Karen Dalton
- Stay Sick! by The Cramps
- Primary Colours by Eddy Current Suppression Ring
- Veedon Fleece by Van Morrison
- Trainspotting by Various Artists
- After School Session by Chuck Berry
- Body Language by Kylie Minogue
- Bricks Are Heavy by L7
- Trailer Park by Beth Orton
- Arular by M.I.A.
- Moon Pix by Cat Power
- White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
- Y by The Pop Group
- The Human Jukebox by Scientists
- The Shape Of Things by Pere Ubu
- Congotronics by Konono Nº1
- High Voltage by AC/DC
- Self-tilted by The Seeds
- His Best by Bo Diddley
- Embracism by Kirin J Callinan
- Benji by Sun Kil Moon
- Betty by Helmet
- Late Registration by Kanye West
- Under The Western Freeway by Grandaddy
- What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have by Sarah Blasko
- Regret Is An Inevitable Consequence Of Life by Ricaine
- Tu-Plang by Regurgitator
- Hourly, Daily by You Am I
- In A Bar, Under The Sea by dEUS
- Gurrumul by Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
- Twin Peaks by Angelo Badalamenti
- Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
- Adult Themes For Voice by Mike Patton
- Candy Apple Grey by Hüsker Dü
- This Is It by The Strokes
- To Record Only Water For Ten Days by John Frusciante
- How I Love You by The Angels Of Light
- Soaking Red by Tendrils
- Rock Action by Mogwai
- Rock And Rollin’ With Fat Domino by Fat Domino
- The Axeman’s Jazz by Beasts Of Bourbon
- This Is Not The Way Home by The Cruel Sea
- Black & White Self-titled by Primitive Calculators
- Still Life by The Paradise Motel
- Messenger by Jimmy Little
- Conatus by Zola Jesus
- Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
- It’s Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- At Home With You by X
- Dear God, I Hate Myself by Xiu Xiu
- Cellulite Soul by Witch Hats
Who else digs Don Walker debut solo album? Or do you just want to say something else now?
Cheers 🙂
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