Honey Steel's Gold
| Honey Steel's Gold | ||||
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| Studio album by Ed Kuepper | ||||
| Released | November 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length |
43:48 74:43 (2000 re-release) | |||
| Label | Hot | |||
| Producer | Ed Kuepper | |||
| Ed Kuepper chronology | ||||
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Honey Steel's Gold is the fifth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1991 and released on the Hot label.[1] The album was re-released in 2000 with six bonus tracks, four from Kuepper's No Wonder EP, and early recordings of "The Way I Made You Feel" and "Everything I've Got Belongs To You".
Reception
The album spent 12 weeks in the Australian charts in 1992 peaking at number 28.[2] Honey Steel's Gold was nominated for an ARIA for the Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 1992.[3]
Reviewed in Rolling Stone Australia at the time of release, it was said, "Much of this album seems to be about the conjuring of mood rather than unfolding songs in a narrative manner." The reviewer particularly noted the contribution of Chris Abrahams, and predicted the song "Everything I've Got Belongs to You" would be a hit if released as a single.[4]
The Allmusic review by Ned Raggett awarded the album 4½ stars and states "Honey Steel's Gold is Kuepper in many ways at his most dramatic and expansive".[5] In October 2010, it was listed in the top 50 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[6]
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| Rolling Stone Australia |  [4] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Ed Kuepper except as indicated
- "King of Vice" - 9:53
- "Everything I've Got Belongs to You" - 4:15
- "Friday's Blue Cheer/Libertines of Oxley" - 8:03
- "Honey Steel's Gold" - 5:23
- "The Way I Made You Feel" - 5:20
- "Not Too Soon" - 3:12
- "Closer" - 4:16
- "Summerfield" - 3:41
- "Indian Reservation" (John D. Loudermilk) - 3:10 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Steamtrain" (Ray Davies) - 7:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "No Wonder Medley: No Wonder/Built for Comfort/Cypress Grove Blues" (Kuepper, Mark Dawson/Willie Dixon/Skip James) - 8:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Milk Cow Blues" (Sleepy John Estes) - 2:08 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "The Way I Made You Feel 2" - 5:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Everything I've Got Belongs to You 2" - 4:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Electric Avenue, Sydney, Australia in Winter 1991.
Personnel
- Ed Kuepper - vocals, guitar
- Mark Dawson - drums, percussion
- Sir Alfonso -bass
- Chris Abrahams - piano
References
- ↑ The Kuepper Files: Discography accessed 4 July 2010
- ↑ Australian Charts entry accessed 4 July 2010
- ↑ 6th Annual ARIA Awards accessed 8 July 2010.
- 1 2 Encarnacao, John (March 1992). "Honey Steel's Gold Ed Kuepper". Rolling Stone Australia. No. 468. Sydney, NSW: Tilmond Pty Ltd. p. 84.
- 1 2 Raggett, N. Allmusic Review accessed 4 July 2010
- ↑ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.