Year : 2017
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Canada
Audio : 320 kbps + front + Video
Size : 152 mb
Bio:
Big Wreck is a Canadian-American rock band formed by Ian Thornley in Boston, Massachusetts in 1994. They disbanded in 2002 and Ian Thornley went on to a solo career with his own band Thornley. In 2010, Ian Thornley and Brian Doherty reunited for a cross-Canada tour, playing both Big Wreck and Thornley songs.In 2012, under the name Big Wreck, the band released their third studio album, Albatross. The band's latest album Ghosts was released on June 10, 2014.Big Wreck was formed in Boston, Massachusetts by lead vocalist Ian Thornley, guitarist Brian Doherty, bassist Dave Henning and drummer Forrest Williams while they were students at the Berklee College of Music.After a few years of gigging in the Boston area, the band signed to Atlantic Records and released their debut album In Loving Memory Of.... In the US, their single "The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted)" reached the top ten on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart in early 1998.Four months later, their follow-up single "That Song" reached the top 40 on that same chart. The band found even bigger commercial success in Canada, scoring 4 top 40 hits on the Canadian Singles Chart. The band went on a 17-stop tour to publicize their releases.Big Wreck released their second album The Pleasure and the Greed in June 2001; a number of singles were released, but failed to chart in both the US and Canada.In October of that year, the band played a special show at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall accompanied by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Uzume Taiko Ensemble of drummers, guitarist Eric Johnson and The Tragically Hip's Paul Langlois and Robby Baker.The band broke up in 2002. Ian Thornley moved back to Toronto and formed the band Thornley. Brian Doherty moved to Camlachie, a small community near Sarnia, Ontario, where he taught guitar and prepared students for University or Conservatory entrance requirements.Doherty also went on to form the indie band Death of 8.In 2010, Dohertly filled in as guitarist at a Thornley show, and that led to Doherty joining the band as a permanent member. A tour promoted as "An Evening with Thornley and Big Wreck" followed, and as a result of the tour's success, the band assumed the Big Wreck moniker, including the existing members of Thornley in the new Big Wreck.In November 2011, Big Wreck released their first song in ten years "Albatross" as the lead single of their 2012 album of the same name. The song achieved chart success in both the US and Canada.On February 5, 2012, Big Wreck performed at the Sound Academy in Toronto for Canada's Official Super Bowl XLVI party. They also completed two tours that year, touring Canada from British Columbia to Ontario from April to July, then accompanying Theory of a Deadman for their Jingle Bell Rock tour from November to December.In 2014, the band released their fourth studio album, Ghosts. The album was released in the US and Canada on June 10, 2014. The album reached #5 on the Top 200 SoundScan chart in Canada, hit #25 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart and was nominated for "Rock Album of the Year" at the Juno Awards of 2015.In November 2016, Big Wreck released a new single "One Good Piece Of Me" off of their upcoming album Grace Street. Grace Street will be released on february 2, 2017
Album:
Canadian rockers BIG WRECK are getting ready to release their 5th studio album "Grace Street" on February 3rd. The band was created in the Nineties, disbanding in 2001 and reuniting in 2012 with three albums in a row since then. Despite of being a Juno Award-nominated band, honestly, I never heard about them. Until now.Big Wreck is a fascinating band conducted by frontman and lead songwriter Ian Thornley's tremendous guitar skills and powerful vocals, showing why he is one of rock’s most under-appreciated talents.As Guitar Player Magazine proclaimed, 'All of Canada is not big enough to contain Thornley's talent.'Big Wreck's music is a little lesson in stretching rock’s boundaries with adventurous songwriting and a clever use of instrumentation. However, on "Grace Street" we found an organic sounding record at times channeling classic acts from hard rock's history with progressive yet accessible arrangements combined with their own unique style."Grace Street" is an exhilarating and refreshing rock album, one that is already one of the year’s best.The disc opens beautifully with Thornley’s shining voice over delayed guitars on 'It Comes As No Surprise'. The counter-play with the barrage of heavy guitars and subdued chorus makes for a powerful album opener and leads in perfectly to the late Seventies AOR-FM radio single “One Good Piece of Me”, which is the group’s most commercial sounding track since their debut album. The track actually fits better within the album format than as a single.The earlier part of the album is very rock guitar-oriented, highlighted with the melodic rocker “You Don’t Even Know”. The groove here is undeniable and you cannot help but hum this song after it’s done.“Useless” is a gorgeous acoustic ballad, where Thornley does a great job on vocals over what sounds like a chorus of guitars. One of the album’s most interesting tracks is the almost indescribable 7 and a half minute “A Speedy Recovery”. The drum beat here is killer and the bass line tremendous. The acoustic riff over this rhythm section could go on for days and not get boring while the break in the middle is another genius stroke of writing. Even the guitar solo here is unreasonably smooth. Then there is the mid-tempo psuedo-ballad “Motionless”, another highlight. Once again the drums and bass create the backdrop for Thornley to present another great verse and chorus, with an emotive middle section that lifts the entire song. From there the album returns to more rock driven material like the album’s second single “Digging In”, the Zeppelin-esque “The Receiving End”, the uplifting “Floodgates”, and the killer jam “Skybunk Marche”, another track unlike anything the band have recorded before."Grace Street" is an always intriguing, surprising, varied album that will appeal fans from all genres. Big Wreck's music is quite rocking, a bit progressive, commercial and catcthy, all in one package resulting in a delicious cocktail.An album that refuses boundaries. Check it out, you will be glad you did.
Line Up:
Ian Thornley - vocals, guitars, keyboards
Brian Doherty - guitars
Chuck Keeping - drums
Dave McMillan - bass
Tracklist:
01. It Comes As No Surprise
02. One Good Piece Of Me
03. Tomorrow Down
04. You Dont Even Know
05. Useless
06. A Speedy Recovery
07. Motionless
08. Digging In
09. The Receiving End
10. Floodgates
11. The Arborist
12. Skybunk Marche
13. All My Fears On You
+ Video "One Good Piece Of Me" (Official Video)
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