7 Axes

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7 Axes
7 Axes by Diesel.jpg
EP by
Released4 February 2011 (2011-02-04)
RecordedJune 2010, Blackfoot Sound
Genre
Length19:32
Label Liberation Records
Diesel chronology
iTunes Live From Sydney: Aussie Legends EP
(2009)
7 Axes
(2011)
Greatest Hits Live
(2011)
Singles from 7 Axes
  1. "Have Love, Will Travel"
    Released: January 2011

7 Axes is an extended play (EP) (or Mini-LP) by Australian singer songwriter Diesel. It was released in February 2011 and sees Diesel paying homage to the artists and musicians that have inspired him. [1] The EP follows a national tour which Diesel completed in November 2010. [2] Diesel toured this EP in March and April 2011. [3]

Contents

"Have Love, Will Travel" was released as the first and only single from the album on 4 January 2011. [4]

Background and recording

"It all stemmed from my live shows" Diesel said. He was doing shows in Sydney and Melbourne and performing covers; "Liberation Records heard about it and said, 'you've got to make a record like that'. So we have!" Diesel and his band recorded 18 songs live in the studio in 8 days. 6 of these appear on the 7 Axes EP. [5]

Reviews

Rod Whitfield from Beat Magazine said the EP was "standard" saying "[Diesel] does [the covers] well, with both his voice and guitar playing predictably shining through. Does he make them his own? No. That's the problem." [6]

Track listing

  1. "Cinnamon Girl" (Neil Young) - 3:12
  2. "Cross Cut Saw" (R.G. Ford) - 3:10
  3. "Have Love, Will Travel" (Richard Berry) - 2:36
  4. "Stone Free" (Jimi Hendrix) - 3:47
  5. "Satisfaction" (Keith Richards, Mick Jagger) - 2:34
  6. "Come On (Let The Good Times Roll)" (Earl King) - 4:13

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 71
Australian Artist (ARIA) [8] 18

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelCatalogue
Australia [9] [10] 4 February 2011 Digital download / Compact Disc Liberation Records LMCD0129

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References

  1. "Diesel - Seven Axes". www.sanity.com.au/. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. "Diesel 7 Axes to Grind tour". www.liveguide.com.au. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. "Diesel releases 7 Axes EP". thedwarf.com.au. February 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. "Have Love Will Travel - single". iTunes Australia. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  5. "Diesel 7 Axes EP release launch dates". mushroompromotions.com. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  6. "Diesel : 7 Axes". March 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. Ryan. "The ARIA Report Week Commencing ~ 14 February 2011 ~ Issue #1094" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. Ryan. "The ARIA Report Week Commencing ~ 14 February 2011 ~ Issue #1094" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  9. "7 Axes EP". iTunes Store Australia. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  10. "7 Axes EP". Sanity.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2016.