Aural Fixations
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Aural Fixations is the fifth album from Canadian singer and guitar
ist Kim Mitchell
. The album was released in 1992 and is certified gold in Canada. This is the first Kim Mitchell album (including the five Max Webster
studio albums) that does not include songs co-written with Pye Dubois
.
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist Kim Mitchell
Kim Mitchell
Joseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian guitarist. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to lead a solo career. He is currently a radio show host for CILQ-FM in Toronto....
. The album was released in 1992 and is certified gold in Canada. This is the first Kim Mitchell album (including the five Max Webster
Max Webster
Max Webster was a Canadian rock band of the 1970s and early 1980s.-Career:The band was formed in 1973 in Toronto, Ontario and originally consisted of guitarist and vocalist Kim Mitchell, keyboardist Terry Watkinson, bassist Mike Tilka and drummer Paul Kersey. Mitchell and Pye Dubois would write the...
studio albums) that does not include songs co-written with Pye Dubois
Pye Dubois
Pye Dubois is a Canadian lyricist and poet. He has worked with a number of bands, including Rush and Max Webster, with whom he was considered an unofficial fifth non-performing member. Dubois would accompany the band in the studio and wrote lyrics for each of their albums. Dubois was given lyric...
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Track listing
- "World's Such a Wonder" (Kim MitchellKim MitchellJoseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian guitarist. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to lead a solo career. He is currently a radio show host for CILQ-FM in Toronto....
, Chevalier) – 4:57 - "Pure as Gold" (Mitchell, Berg) – 5:13
- "Big Smoke" (Mitchell, Curran) – 6:08
- "America" (Mitchell, Chevalier) – 4:27
- "Some Folks" (Mitchell, Chevalier) – 4:40
- "Find the Will" (Mitchell, Chevalier) – 4:53
- "There's a Story" (Mitchell, Chevalier) – 4:37
- "Dreamer" (Mitchell, Chevalier) – 4:11
- "Dog and a Bone" (Mitchell, Curran) – 4:44
- "Flames" (Mitchell, Chevalier) – 5:13
- "Hullabaloo" (Mitchell, Chevalier) – 4:06
- "Honey Forget those Blues" (Mitchell) – 2:28
Personnel
- Kim MitchellKim MitchellJoseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian guitarist. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to lead a solo career. He is currently a radio show host for CILQ-FM in Toronto....
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Greg Critchley - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Spider SinnaeveKen SinnaeveKen "Spider" Sinnaeve is a Canadian musician, best known for playing bass with Tom Cochrane and Cochrane's earlier band Red Rider.He was a founding member of the band Streetheart prior to playing with Cochrane, making amongst others a live cover of "Under my Thumb"...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - John WebsterJohn Webster (musician)John Webster is a musician, engineer and producer who primarily plays keyboards. He was a member of Tom Cochrane's Red Rider from 1984 until they disbanded in 1989...
- keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:... - Peter Fredette - background vocals
- Rob Bertola - background vocals
- Orest Sushco - dulcimerAppalachian dulcimerThe Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings. It is native to the Appalachian region of the United States...
- Bobby Edwards - guitar (track 12)
- Jim Taite - guitar (track 12)
- Mike Francis - guitar (track 12)
- Rob Piltch - guitar (track 12)
- Bernie LaBargeBernie LaBargeBernie LaBarge is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter.-History:Bernie LaBarge began studying guitar at age 11, shortly after seeing The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964. Bernie has been playing professionally since 1967...
- guitar (track 12)