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Original band members Greg Arnold, Justin Brady and
Tony Floyd have been joined by
Hammond organ maestro Richard Tankard to create an album
that is surprisingly
cohesive considering it’s subject matter jumps
between the sad stories of office work
laments, a knife thrower’s girlfriend, and 70s
childhood reminiscences of Countdown,
Neil Diamond and family barbeques.
Since 1989, Things of Stone and Wood have successfully
toured the world and Australia, released two top ten
albums, six top fifty singles (including the top ten
Happy Birthday Helen and the top Four APRA radio play
Wildflowers), won an Aria and in 1993 Greg Arnold won
the prestigious APRA Songwriter of the year award. Over
the last couple of years they have released a compilation
album of their first ten years and have been touring
the country playing a series of fiery live shows to
their ever-faithful audience.
So a rollercoaster it is… from the Hammond and
melody-fest of “Lost and Found”, to
the jangling 60s acoustic pop harmonics of “Angeline
Forgive Me”, to the dark almostnightmarish string
laden “Foldaway Heart” to the emotional frankness
of “A lot of it Going ‘round” and “If
this was a movie”- Things of Stone and Wood have
never been
afraid to be heavy or light… imaginative or honest.
And they all sit happily side by side
on the one big ride.
And no… that isn’t a Wendy Matthews cover…
Greg wrote “Beautiful View” with long
time friend Cameron Mackenzie… and the band figured
if Wendy, Melbourne indy-band
Lucid and Irish singer Shonagh Daley could do it, and
it could even get a gig at Russ and Danielle’s
wedding, then they may as well have a crack it is well.
listen to excerpts from Rollercoaster......
"lost
and found" and "flat
by the water"
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