Released 18 March 2013 Label Fairfield Records Eclectic Warrior Krugerrands Release date 18 March 2013 | Length 61:50 Genre Rock music | |
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Recorded January - February 2013 Similar Little Episodes, Merseybeast, Head Like a Rock, Truth and Beauty, Great Things | ||
Ian mcnabb stone my soul at london album launch of eclectic warrior 20 march 2013
Eclectic Warrior is Ian McNabb's tenth solo album, released on Monday, 18 March 2013. The album features backing band Cold Shoulder, formed from previous Liverpool bands The Black Velvets and The Aeroplanes.
Contents
- Ian mcnabb stone my soul at london album launch of eclectic warrior 20 march 2013
- Ian mcnabb fire inside my soul at london album launch of eclectic warrior 20 march 2013
- PledgeMusic and release
- Post release and reception
- Track listing
- References
Ian mcnabb fire inside my soul at london album launch of eclectic warrior 20 march 2013
PledgeMusic and release
The album was marketed as a PledgeMusic project, asking fans to 'pledge' for different rarities, concert tickets and versions of the album. Anyone making a pledge on the site would receive a minimum of a "New Full Band Electric Album download + updates". 5% of any money raised after the goal is reached would go to Teenage Cancer Trust. The album was originally scheduled to be released on Monday, 4 February 2013, after the pledge threshold was reached on 27 October 2012, two days after its launch. Before the original release date however, Ian wrote an apology to tell fans the release date had been postphoned until 18 March 2013 (due to the unavailability of the planned recording studio). Ian described the unusual release of the album as a "little way of saying thank you... as well as a great charity cause." As of late December 2012, the Album was confirmed, via McNabb's Facebook page, to be titled 'Eclectic Warrior'.
Post-release and reception
The album was released digitally on 18 March 2013, the pledge project reaching 304% of its goal with a total of 905 pledges. The album received a good critical reception. Dave Jennings of LouderThanWar.com gave the album a positive review, stating "This is a tour de force of an album with the power to take the roof of many a venue".
Track listing
- Smirtin' (3:15)
- No Hero To Me (3:51)
- They Couldn't Hear The Music (5:50)
- My Life To Live Again (7:36)
- (I Just Wanna) Rock n Roll My Life Away (4:53)
- She Don't Let Nobody (4:44)
- Woman Killed By Falling Tree (6:35)
- Fast Approaching Land (6:20)
- The House Always Wins (4:56)
- Memory Be Good To Me, Memory Come Back To Me (9:14)
- Right On Time (4:42)
Note: The tracks 'She Don't Let Nobody' and 'Right On Time' had previously released as demos before inclusion on Eclectic Warrior, 'She Don't Let Nobody' as a promotional single and 'Right On Time' on the album Boots
- Woman Killed By Falling Tree
- Memory Be Good To Me, Memory Come Back To Me
- She Don't Let Nobody
- My Life To Live Again
- They Couldn't Hear The Music
- Fast Approaching Land
- Smirtin'
- No Hero To Me
- Right On Time
- (I Just Wanna) Rock n Roll My Life Away
- The House Always Wins