DOM MARIANI
Popsided Guitar - Anthology 1984-2002
Label: Citadel Records (Australia)
Catalogue No: (CITCD559)
Format: Double CD (jewel case)
Released: June 2003
Price: $ 25.00
Catalogue No: (CITCD559)
Format: Double CD (jewel case)
Released: June 2003
Price: $ 25.00
Associated: Dom Mariani (Solo): Various
DM3: Various Releases
DomNicks: Various
Majestic Kelp: Various
Stems: Various
The Stems, the Stonefish, the Someloves, DM3, the Majestic Kelp: five easy steps on Dom Mariani's endless quest for the ultimate, radio-sized guitar pop masterpiece.
Popsided Guitar is Dom's first career overview, a 2CD sprawl that handpicks 38 of the brightest jewels from a pop craftsman who has long defined a certain uncompromising passion in the Australian rock underground.
His work is a distillation of rock'n'roll energy, sunstreaked melodies, ringing guitar work and headlock chorus hooks, fine-tuned with alchemical precision over 20 years of performance.
"These bands represent a progression with the same goal, really," says the Perth-based, internationally revered singer, songwriter and master rock guitarist. "I always wanted to write great pop tunes in a rock'n'roll context, record them the best way I could and have a band do justice to them on stage."
Yeah, he's always made it sound that easy. Like the most memorable tunes on the Top 40 radio he grew up with, Dom's greatest songs exude an effortless, timeless lustre that masks a true attention to detail:
Check the cascading brilliance of DM3's Foolish; the '60s jangle of the Stems' At First Sight; the impeccable pop glow of the Someloves' Melt or Know You Now; the wry, retro-twang of classic surf instrumental by the Stonefish and the loungy soundtracks of Majestic Kelp ... different strings, same impeccably strung bow.
Decades before Jet, the Hives and the Strokes, he also drew inspiration from the esoteric US garage punk scene of the '60s ... one he revisited last August when Little Steven Van Zandt asked the Stems to play his Underground Garage Rock Festival in New York. The Stooges, New York Dolls, Bo Diddley and Nancy Sinatra were among the other invited legends.
Long a regular drawcard on the rock stages of Europe and Scandinavia, it was Dom's latest quiet achievement on the international stage. In a sense, his more modest profile back home suits a temperament more attuned to the ongoing pursuit of pop perfection than the distractions of stardom.
Then again, Popsided Guitar could change all that. From the euphoric rush of Sunshine's Glove to the ominous melancholy of Something Heavy; the old school organ vibe of For Always to the brassy swing of Homespun Blues (from his 2004 solo album Homespun Blues and Greens), these are songs internally wired to light up a room ... For Always.
Popsided Guitar is Dom's first career overview, a 2CD sprawl that handpicks 38 of the brightest jewels from a pop craftsman who has long defined a certain uncompromising passion in the Australian rock underground.
His work is a distillation of rock'n'roll energy, sunstreaked melodies, ringing guitar work and headlock chorus hooks, fine-tuned with alchemical precision over 20 years of performance.
"These bands represent a progression with the same goal, really," says the Perth-based, internationally revered singer, songwriter and master rock guitarist. "I always wanted to write great pop tunes in a rock'n'roll context, record them the best way I could and have a band do justice to them on stage."
Yeah, he's always made it sound that easy. Like the most memorable tunes on the Top 40 radio he grew up with, Dom's greatest songs exude an effortless, timeless lustre that masks a true attention to detail:
Check the cascading brilliance of DM3's Foolish; the '60s jangle of the Stems' At First Sight; the impeccable pop glow of the Someloves' Melt or Know You Now; the wry, retro-twang of classic surf instrumental by the Stonefish and the loungy soundtracks of Majestic Kelp ... different strings, same impeccably strung bow.
Decades before Jet, the Hives and the Strokes, he also drew inspiration from the esoteric US garage punk scene of the '60s ... one he revisited last August when Little Steven Van Zandt asked the Stems to play his Underground Garage Rock Festival in New York. The Stooges, New York Dolls, Bo Diddley and Nancy Sinatra were among the other invited legends.
Long a regular drawcard on the rock stages of Europe and Scandinavia, it was Dom's latest quiet achievement on the international stage. In a sense, his more modest profile back home suits a temperament more attuned to the ongoing pursuit of pop perfection than the distractions of stardom.
Then again, Popsided Guitar could change all that. From the euphoric rush of Sunshine's Glove to the ominous melancholy of Something Heavy; the old school organ vibe of For Always to the brassy swing of Homespun Blues (from his 2004 solo album Homespun Blues and Greens), these are songs internally wired to light up a room ... For Always.
Track Listing - Disc 1: (72:26 m:s)
- Hold On (D Mariani) - from the album Garage Sale - Citadel 1997
- Foolish (D Mariani) - from the album One Time Two Times Three Red Light - Citadel 1993
- Can't Get What You Want (D Mariani / D Mather) - from the album Road to Rome - Citadel 1996
- Something Heavy (D Mariani) - from the album Road to Rome - Citadel 1996
- 1 Time 2 Times Devastated (D Mariani) - from the album One Time Two Times Three Red Light - Citadel 1993
- TV Sound (D Mariani / D Mather) - from the album Road to Rome - Citadel 1996
- Second Floor (D Mariani) - from the album Road to Rome - Citadel 1996
- Just Like Nancy (D Mariani) - from the album Garage Sale Vol 2. - Italian Style Citadel 2003
- Up In The Air (D Mariani) - from the album One Time Two Times Three Red Light - Citadel 1993
- Soultop (D Mariani) - from the album Road to Rome - Citadel 1996
- Show You (D Mariani) - from the album Road to Rome - Citadel 1996
- Far From Here (D Mariani) - from the album One Time Two Times Three Red Light - Citadel 1993
- Quicksand (D Mariani / J Matthews) - from the album Rippled Soul - Citadel 1998
- Lure (D Mariani) - from the album Rippled Soul - Citadel 1998
- Anyway That You Like (D Mariani) - from the album Rippled Soul - Citadel 1998
- Take It All (D Mariani) - from the album Garage Sale Vol 2. - Italian Style - Citadel 2003
- Homespun Blues (D Mariani / J Baker) - from the solo album Homespun Blues and Greens - Citadel 2004
- Rock 'n' Roll Boys Rock 'n' Roll Girls (D Mariani) - from the album Guilty As Sin - Off The Hip 2004
- Prove (D Mariani / J Baker) - from the solo album Homespun Blues and Greens - Citadel 2004
Tracks 1 - 16: DM3 • Tracks 17, 19: Dom Mariani (solo) •
Track 18: The Stoneage Hearts
Tracklisting: Disc 2: (71:40 m:s)
- For Always (D Mariani) - from the album At First Sight - Violets Are Blue - Mushroom 1987
- At First Sight (D Mariani) - from the album At First Sight - Violets Are Blue - Mushroom 1987
- Make You Mine (D Mariani) - single A-side - Citadel 1985
- Mr. Misery (D Mariani) - from the album At First Sight - Violets Are Blue - Mushroom 1987
- No Heart (D Mariani) - from the compile album Buds - Citadel 08/93 - originally recorded 1986
- Just Ain't Enough (D Mariani) - from the EP Love Will Grow - Rosebuds Volume 1 - Citadel 1986
- Running Around (D Mariani) - alternate mix of track found on the album At First Sight - Violets Are Blue
- Sad Girl (D Mariani) - Mushroom single 1987
- Know You Now (D Mariani) - Mushroom single 1988
- Melt (D Mariani) - from the album Something Or Other - Mushroom 1990
- Sunshine's Glove (D Mariani) - from the album Something Or Other - Mushroom 1990
- Another Happy Ending (D Mariani) - from the album Something Or Other - Mushroom 1990
- Girl Soul (D Mariani) - from the album Something Or Other - Mushroom 1990
- Don't Talk About Us (D Mariani) - Citadel single 1986
- Rome (D Mariani) - from the Lure CD single Citadel 1998
- Guitar Radiation (D Mariani) - from the EP From 20000 Fathoms - Citadel 1987
- The Golden Ones (D Mariani) - from the album Underwater Casino - Head 2003
- Indian N'Ocean (D Mariani) - from the album Underwater Casino - Head 2003
- Underwater Casino (D Mariani) - from the album Underwater Casino - Head 2003
Tracks 1 - 8: The Stems • Tracks 9 - 14: The Someloves •
Track 15: DM3 • Track 16: Stonefish • Tracks 17 - 19: The Majestic Kelp