Big Wheel (Icehouse album)
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| Studio album by Icehouse | ||||
| Released | 25 October 1993 | |||
| Recorded | DIVA Studios, Whale Beach, Australia | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | dIVA/Massive | |||
| Producer | Iva Davies | |||
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Big Wheel is a studio album by Australian rock synthpop band, Icehouse, which was released by dIVA Records – founder Iva Davies' own label – and Massive Records. It was recorded at Davies' home in Whale Beach during 1993 with Davies on vocals, guitar, bass guitar and keyboards, David Chapman on guitar, keyboards and backing vocals, and Paul Wheeler on drums, percussion and backing vocals.Big Wheel peaked at #46 and was their first studio album not to reach the Top Ten on the Australian album charts. The album was digitally remastered by Davies and Ryan Scott with five bonus tracks added for the 2002 re-release by Warner Music Australia.
"Satellite" and "Big Wheel" were released as singles in 1993, "Invisible People" followed in 1994. Of those three only "Satellite" reached the Australian charts, peaking at 83. The "Big Wheel" single featured remixes by Bill Laswell (featuring fellow guitarist Buckethead) and General Dynamics (guitars by Jon Ingoldsby) as well as a demo version of the song and "Turn it Round".
Reviewed in Rolling Stone Australia at the time of release, Big Wheel was described as tougher-sounding and less commercial than the band's previous releases, and arguably their best recording to date. The reviewer noted the "early-Seventies glam and Enoesque atmospherics," and praised the "sonic immediacy" of the "largely live performances."
Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).
(**) Only available on the Australian 2002 remastered version.
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