Goodbye mr mackenzie s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. When i found the selftitled album in a cutout bin at a local record store a few years back i wasnt sure what to expect and i was plesantly surprised at how good it was. The mackenzies left behind the most complex and fascinating footprint of any scottish band. Goodbye mr mackenzies profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Mackenzie lyrics wake it up dust now we are married you generous thing you open your arms tonguetied goodwill city sick of you face to face amsterdam related goodbye mr. Goodbye mr mackenzie are one of those bands that i know the name but have never heard any of their tracks.
Buy tickets for goodbye mr mackenzie concerts near you. Mackenzie was a late 1980s and early 1990s band which hailed from bathgate, near edinburgh, scotland. My house in budapest my hidden treasure chest golden grand piano my beautiful castillo oh, to you oh, oh, id leave it. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Normally bonus tracks are a good thing but the original lp was so strong every track could have been a single that i cant help feeling that the extra songs dilute its impact slightly. At the bands commercial peak, the lineup consisted of martin metcalfe on vocals, john duncan on guitar, fin wilson on bass guitar, shirley manson and rona scobie on keyboards and backing vocals, and derek kelly on drums the band came to prominence in the. Mackenzie later featured on the bands debut album good deeds and dirty rags which was released the following year. In 1991, after goodbye mr mackenzie had signed to gary kurfirsts radioactive records, goodbye mr. Mackenzie known informally as the mackenzies were a scottish 1980s and 1990s rock group formed in bathgate, near edinburgh, scotland.
My house in budapest my hidden treasure chest golden grand piano my beautiful castillo oh, to you oh, oh, id leave it all my acres of a l. At the bands commercial peak, the lineup consisted of martin metcalfe on vocals, john duncan on guitar, fin wilson on bass guitar, shirley manson and rona scobie on keyboards and backing vocals, and derek kelly on drums. Mackenzie good deeds and dirty rags open your arms, goodbye mr. Goodbye mr mackenzie listen and stream free music, albums. It featured martin metcalfe as lead vocalist, john duncan on guitar, rona scobie on keyboards, fin wilson on bass guitar, derek kelly on the drums and most notably, shirley manson later of garbage as a keyboard player and background vocalist.
Goodbye mr mackenzie musicians ready for perth daily record. It was their debut major label single, recorded for emis capitol records, following a string of wellreceived independent releases. In addition to the promos there are 7 tracks recorded live at the big day festival in glasgow 1991. The rattler by goodbye mr mackenzie published on 20190814t10. Red pony still remains my favorite track out of all the ones i know. Mackenzie may be best known for the fact that garbages shirley manson was once a member, but there is more to the groups story, including chart successes and record read full biography. Chuck parker replaced drysdale within a matter of months. So, on this weeks naughty but nice show were heading back to 1988 for two hours of forgotten hits other shows cannot reach, plus tracks from three exceedingly good albums, a look at the days super soaraway headlines. Some goodbye mr mackenzie albums will cost you a lot of money if you can find them these days. Remixed and remastered by martin metcalfe, the mackenzies main man. Goodbye mr mackenzie, open your arms, dust and goodwill city. Mackenzie goodwill city im sick of you capitol uk clx 538. Mackenzie is a 1988 single by scottish alternative rock group goodbye mr mackenzie.
Disc two is a reissue of the bands day of storms album, recorded at glasgows barrowlands, also in 1991. Jul 23, 2011 goodbye mr mackenzie are one of those bands that i know the name but have never heard any of their tracks. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Cdest 2089 comes in a standard jewel case, with 4 bonus tracks. Mackenzie setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other goodbye mr. Most of the songs from the selftitled album are here on hammer and tongs. This is the blokshok productions official web page, blokshok was formed in 1993 by members of goodbye mr mackenzie.
Mackenzie and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Albums include good deeds and dirty rags, the rattler, and goodbye mr. The bands first lineup comprised singerguitarist martin metcalfe, drummer derek kelly, bassist jamie waterson, and keyboardist ewan drysdale. Supported by the band performing the single live on national music show the tube, goodbye mr. Mackenzieblood unclesnirvana live, one show onlythe square paggin goblinspetrol3 big john duncan was allegedly kicked out of the exploited because he was gay. Jun 14, 2010 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
You might notice some product placement on this weeks edition of off the chart, but well try to keep it to a minimum. Goodbye mr mackenzies nirvana connection also stretched to big john duncan, who played with the band live during the mid90s and was at one time rumoured to be joining them permanently. My eyes have seen the glory you coming to me now, your fingers long and slender pull me to you now my eyes, the talk t. Normally bonus tracks are a good thing but the original lp was so strong every track could have been a single that i cant help feeling that. Load up the covered wagons the children and their clothes were heading to where the sun sets the whole towns on. Mackenzie music cd album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. On 16 february 2016 18 january 2017 by markosgigarchive in uncategorized leave a comment i came across this much under rated and alas not to commercially successful band sometime in early 1989. Former members of scottish indie legends goodbye mr mackenzie are stopping off in perth on their latest tour. Load up the covered wagons the children and their clothes were heading to where the sun sets the whole towns on the move the breeze drew seeds and summer. The principal songwriting team behind goodbye mr mackenzie, metcalfe and kelly, are now part of the isa and the filthy tongues project, alongside portland. Mackenzie performing the rattler, from the album good deeds and dirty rags 1989 you can order it here on amazon. At the bands commercial peak, the lineup consisted of martin metcalfe on vocals, john duncan on guitar, fin wilson on bass guitar, shirley manson and rona scobie on keyboards and backing vocals.
The rattler and face to face were originally released on independent labels, the rattler sounding quite different to the later release. Gmm released 4 lps and 4 singles on blokshok records. Stream tracks and playlists from goodbye mr mackenzie on your desktop or mobile device. Mackenzie formed in 1981 out of the ashes of the clan, which itself was created from the lineups of lipstick and irrelevant. Disc one is various radio forth and radio clyde sessions from 1991. But there are also lots of rare tracks hidden away on b sides, sometimes still only available on vinyl.
Listen to goodbye mr mackenzie soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 3 tracks. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Mackenzie, from the album good deeds and dirty rags 1989 you can order it here on amazon. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Jims killer demo version good deeds are like dirty rags 87 indie version queen christina.