The LP Has Landed
Wednesday December 7th, 2016 with DJ DesTrois
The full recordings of Toronto's HEAVY FRIENDS
Heavy Friends (T.O. supergroup) their output so far (Volumes 1 to 3)
Produced By Bernard Maiezza and Neil Exall
Engineered and Mixed by Bernard Maiezza
Recorded at Highfield Sound Studios Toronto Ontario
extensive track information below and/or check out:
http://theinwardspace.bandcamp.com/
| Neil Exall: "The original idea was hatched by Bernard Maiezza and I in 2001, but took a few years to reach full gestation. The original plan was to learn some “classic” 60’s garage type songs by bands we loved as a wood-shedding project for a band we were putting together at the time, obstensively with the end goal of making a record that was influenced by and even birthed from said group of songs. This band ultimately became The Inward Space, with Neal Arbic on vocals, Bernard on keys, Rob Taylor on bass, Graeme McCann on drums, and myself on guitars. We gigged around the Toronto area for a year and a bit, wrote a bunch of songs and started to record a CD. The band membership fluctuated and eventually this project morphed into something quite different and became the Outer Temple record, which was completed in 2012." (This can be found here if you haven’t heard it: https://theoutertemple.bandcamp.com/) |
| HEAVY FRIENDS Volume 1 (Recorded circa 2005-2008)
1. All Fall Down (Original Recording: The Standells) Geoff Marshall - Lead Vocals Neil Exall - B.Vox, All Guitars Bernard Maiezza - All Keyboards Brendan Canning - Bass J.D. Richardson - Drums 2. Sundown (Original Recording: Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood) Scott Bradshaw - Lead Vocals Kristin Huedeki - Lead Vocals Neil Exall - All Guitars Bernard Maiezza - All Keyboards, string arrangement Rob Higgins - Bass James Van Bouhils - Drums 3. Babylon (Original Recording: Aphrodite’s Child) Sir Ian Blurton - All instruments except keys Bernard Maiezza - All keys 4. Dark Side of The Mushroom (Original Recording: Chocolate Watchband) Neil Exall - All Guitars, Bass Bernard Maiezza - All keys J.D. Richardson - Drums 5. Octopus (Original Recording: Syd Barrett) Neil Exall - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Bass, All Vocals Sir Ian Blurton - Lead Guitar Bernard Maiezza - Handclaps, Glockenspiel, all Keyboards J.D. Richardson - Drums 6. 30th Century Man (Original Recording: Scott Walker) Acoustic Guitar, All Vocals – Neil Exall 7. I Can Hear The Grass Grow (Original Recording: The Move) Geoff Marshall - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar Neil Exall - B.Vox, Electric and Acoustic Guitars Marco DiFelice - B.Vox Bernard Maiezza - All Keyboards Brendan Canning - Bass Graeme McCann – Drums Tony O’Connor - Whistler 8. Urban Guerrilla (Original Recording: Hawkwind) Neil Exall – All Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bass Sir Ian Blurton - Lead Guitars Bernard Maiezza - All Keyboards Graeme McCann – Drums 9. I Am A Fish (Original Recording: The Monkees) Bernard Maiezza - Glockenspiel Neil Exall - Bass Graeme McCann – Drums Geoff Marshall - All other instruments and all vocals (“I Am A Fish” was written for a sequence in the movie “33 1/3rd Revolutions Per Monkee” which was cut from the final edit.) 10. Cosmic Wheels (Original Recording: Donovan) Neal Arbic - All Vocals Neil Exall - Acoustic and Electric Guitars Sir Ian Blurton - Lead Guitar Bernard Maiezza - All Keyboards Rob Taylor – Bass J.D. Richardson - Drums |
| HEAVY FRIENDS Volume 2 (Recorded circa 2008 – 2010)
1. Always Crashing In The Same Car (Original Recording: David Bowie) William New – Vocals Neil Exall – Guitars Ian Blurton – Lead Guitars Bernard Maiezza – Organ, Moog, Electric Piano, String Machine Tony Wing – Piano Rob Higgins – Bass J.D. Richardson – Drums 2. Blank Frank (Original Recording: Brian Eno) Neil Exall - Vocals, electric rhythm and lead guitar Ian Blurton - Lead Guitar Bernard Maiezza - Organ, Moog, Samples Nick Wszczek - Percussion J.D. Richardson – Drums, Bass, Organ 3. Magic Man (Original Recording: Heart) Soraya Rashid - Lead Vocals Leslea Keurvost - B. Vocals Neil Exall - Electric Guitar Ian Blurton - Lead Guitar Bernard Maiezza - Organ, Moog, Samples Rob Higgins - Bass Nick Wszczek - Percussion J.D. Richardson – Drums 4. Being Boiled (Original Recording: Human League) Neal Arbic - All Vocals Neil Exall - Electric Guitar Ian Blurton - Electric Guitar Bernard Maiezza - Moog, Drum Machine Rob Higgins - Bass J.D. Richardson - Drums 5. Just Dropped In (Original Recording: Kenny Rogers and the First Edition) Scott Bradshaw - Lead Vocal Neil Exall - Back-up Vocals, Electric Guitars Aaron Goldstein - Pedal Steel Bernard Maiezza – Organ J.D. Richardson – Drums, Bass, Back-up Vocals 6. Gypsies, Tramps, And Thieves (Original Recording: Cher) Leslea Keurvost - Vocals Neil Exall - Fuzz Guitar Andrew Beaton - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar Aaron Goldstien - Pedal Steel Tony Wing - Harpsichord John Borra - Bass J.D. Richardson – Drums, Glockenspiel, Sampled Strings 7. Strange Love (Original Recording: Mary Wells) Kristin Huedeki - Lead Vocals Neil Exall - Guitars, Bass Bernard Maiezza - Glockenspiel, Synth J.D. Richardson – Drums, Percussion 8. Queen of Dreams (Original Recording: The Strawbs) Geoff Marshall - All Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Neil Exall - Electric Guitar Bernard Maiezza - Organ, Prepared Piano, Synths Aaron Goldstien - Pedal Steel J.D. Richardson - Drums, Bass, Mellotron, Tamborine 9. Flower King of Flies (Original Recording: The Nice) Dave Kiner - Vocals, Electric Guitars Anna Coquette - Vocals, Bass Bernard Maiezza - Organ, Samples Tony Wing - Synth Darren Atkinson - Drums 10. Faust (Original Recording: Paul Williams’ “Phantom of the Paradise”) Geoff Marshall - All Vocals Tony Wing – Piano J.D. Richardson - Drums, Bass 11. Atomic Bongos (Original Recording: Lydia Lunch) Niva Chow - Vocals Neil Exall - Guitars Rob Higgins - Bass Nick Wszczek - Percussion J.D. Richardson - Drums 12. Where Evil Grows (Original Recording: Terry Jacks) Madame Hair - Vocals Neil Exall - Guitars, Electric Piano Bernard Maiezza - Synth Aaron Goldstien - Pedal Steel J.D. Richardson - Drums, Bass, Back-up Vocals, Keys 13. Mercy (Original Recording: Wire) Neil Exall - Vocals, Guitars, Bass Bernard Maiezza - Organ Martin Knox - Drums |
| HEAVY FRIENDS Volume 3 (Recorded circa 2010-2012)
1. The Porpoise Song (Original Recording: The Monkees’ “Head”) Paul Kehayas - Vocals, Electric Guitar Kevin Kane - Vocals, Electric Guitar Neil Exall - Vocals, Electric Guitar Dave Kiner - Vocals, Electric Guitar Anna Coquette - Vocals, Bass Bernard Maiezza - Keys J.D. Richardson - Drums 2. From Home (Original Recording: The Troggs) Anna Coquette - Vocals Paul Kehayas - Electric Guitar Dave Kiner - Electric Guitar Neil Exall - Electric Guitar, Bass Bernard Maiezza - Keys J.D. Richardson - Drums 3. Brainwashed (Original Recording: The Kinks) Neil Exall - Vocals, Bass, Keys, Horn Arrangement Crawford Teasdale - All Guitars J.D. Richardson - Drums, Back-up Vocals 4. Final Solution (Original Recording: Pere Ubu) William Bruce Gargarella - Lead Vocals Gord Lusty - Electric Guitar Neil Exall - Lead Guitar Bernard Maiezza - Bass Tom Tranter - Drums 5. Lucky Number (Original Recording: Lene Lovich) Leslea Keurvorst - Lead Vocal Neil Exall - Electric Guitars, Bass Bernard Maiezza - Keys J.D. Richardson - Drums, Percussion, Back-up Vocals 6. Spellbound (Original Recording: Siouxsie and the Banshees) Anna Coquette - Lead Vocals, Bass Leslea Keurvorst - Back-up Vocal Neil Exall - 12 String Acoustic and Electric Guitar Bernard Maiezza - Keys J.D. Richardson - Drums 7. Babys On Fire (Original Recording: Brian Eno) Helen Lee - Lead Vocals Bernard Maiezza - Synthesizers, Programming 8. Rocket #9/We Travel The Spaceways (Original Recording: Sun Ra) Leslea Keurvost - Vocals Anna Coquette - Vocals Neil Exall - Vocals, Guitars, Tenor Saxaphone, Bass Bernard Maiezza - Keyboards J.D. Richardson - Drums 9. The Nile Song (Original Recording: Pink Floyd) Anna Coquette - Vocals, Bass Paul Kehayas - Vocals, Electric Guitar Kevin Kane - Vocals, Electric Guitar Neil Exall - Vocals, Electric Guitar Dave Kiner - Vocals, Electric Guitar Bernard Maiezza - Keyboards J.D. Richardson - Drums 10. Dreaming (Original Recording: Blondie) Geoff Marshall - All Guitars and Vocals Tony Wing - Piano Neil Exall - Bass J.D. Richardson - Drums |
| extra tracks:
Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band - Blues For Cousin Alvin Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side - The Song Of Drowning Man Grey Delisle - The Bloody Bucket Reverend Glasseye & His Wooden Legs - Carnival Of Pills The Devil's Anvil - Isme Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section - Heavyweight Dub Einsturzende Neubauten - Sand Karen Dalton - Katie Gruel |
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