Joseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to a solo career. His 1984 single,"Go for Soda",was his only charted song on the US Billboard Hot 100,reaching number 86. Several other singles such as "Patio Lanterns","Rock and Roll Duty",and "Rockland Wonderland",reached the top 20 in Canada.
Max Webster was a Canadian hard rock band formed in Toronto in 1972. The band was relatively successful in Canada,with several best-selling albums,and had some minor success in the UK,before dissolving in 1981. The band's founder,Kim Mitchell,subsequently enjoyed a long and successful solo career in his native Canada. In 2023,the band was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Pye Dubois is a Canadian lyricist and poet. He has worked mainly with Kim Mitchell and Max Webster,and occasionally Rush.
High Class in Borrowed Shoes is the second album by Canadian rock band Max Webster. The album was released in 1977 and has been certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.
Max Webster was the first record released by Canadian rock band Max Webster. The record was released in 1976 on Taurus Records,a short-lived label created by Rush manager Ray Danniels. The album was re-issued in January 1977 by Anthem Records in Canada and on Mercury Records in the US,with the title Hangover and different artwork.
Mutiny Up My Sleeve was the third album by Canadian rock band Max Webster. The record was released in 1978 in Canada by Anthem Records and in the United States and Europe by Capitol Records. The album was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.
A Million Vacations is the fourth album by Canadian rock band Max Webster. The record was released in 1979 in Canada by Anthem Records and in the United States and Europe by Capitol Records. The hit songs "A Million Vacations","Let Go the Line",and "Paradise Skies" remain as Canadian Classic rock radio station staples. The lead track "Paradise Skies" was released by Capitol-EMI Records Britain as a picture disc single that featured "The Party" from their previous album Mutiny Up My Sleeve.
Universal Juveniles was Max Webster's fifth and last studio album,released in 1980 in Canada by Anthem Records. It was released internationally on the Mercury Records label outside of Canada. The album was produced by Jack Richardson who was best known for producing The Guess Who's biggest hit records. It features a guest appearance by friends and fellow Canadian rockers Rush on the song "Battle Scar",recorded live in studio on July 28,1980. It is also the only Max Webster album to not feature Terry Watkinson as a member,though he makes a guest appearance on "Battle Scar".
Live Magnetic Air is a live album by Canadian rock band Max Webster. It was recorded on 13 September 1979 at the Lyric Theatre in Kitchener and 14 September 1979 at War Memorial Hall in Guelph,with two shows played at each venue each night. The album was released on 22 October 1979 in Canada by Anthem Records and has been certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.
Diamonds,Diamonds is a "Greatest Hits" album by the Canadian rock band Max Webster. It was released in 1981 after the band had broken up,and features two new tracks:"Hot Spots" and "Overnight Sensation",which were recorded in 1975 during the debut album sessions. No songs from the band's fifth album,Universal Juveniles,are included on this album. An alternate version of "On the Road" from the High Class in Borrowed Shoes sessions was slated for release but pulled at the eleventh hour.
Kim Mitchell is the first solo effort from Canadian singer and guitarist Kim Mitchell. Mitchell was the former lead singer and guitarist for Max Webster. This extended play was recorded and released right after the band's break-up.
Shakin' Like a Human Being is the second solo album by Canadian rock musician Kim Mitchell,released in 1986. This album was released in Canada on Alert Records and on Atlantic Records in the US. The album won the Juno Award for Album of the Year in 1987. It features the hit single "Patio Lanterns".
Rockland is the third solo album by Canadian rock musician Kim Mitchell,released in 1989. The album was the fourth-best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1989. "Rock n Roll Duty" was second-most played Cancon song in Canada of 1989,while "Rocklandwonderland" was the ninth-most played Cancon song in Canada that year. The album was certified double platinum in Canada. Rockland was released internationally on the Atlantic Records label.
I Am a Wild Party (Live) is a live album by Canadian musician Kim Mitchell and his fourth solo release. It contains six live tracks;five of which were performed at The Oshawa Civic Auditorium in Oshawa,Ontario,and "Go For Soda" performed at The KEE to Bala,on Lake Muskoka,in Bala,Ontario. The album also contains two new studio tracks titled "I Am a Wild Party" and "Deep Dive",recorded live at rehearsal.
Aural Fixations is the fifth album from Canadian singer and guitarist Kim Mitchell. The album was released in 1992 and is certified gold in Canada. This is the first Kim Mitchell album that does not include songs co-written with Pye Dubois.
Itch is the sixth album from Canadian singer and guitarist Kim Mitchell. The album was released in 1994. This would be the last album to date that Mitchell would collaborate with lyricist Pye Dubois. Dubois didn't contribute any lyrics to Mitchell's previous album Aural Fixations,released two years before this album.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album from Canadian singer and guitarist Kim Mitchell. The album was released in 1995. The opening and closing tracks,"Transcendental Soda" and "Hare Soda",are instrumental intro and outro pieces,recorded live,with Mitchell playing the "Go for Soda" riff and the crowd responding.
Fill Your Head with Rock is a 2005 compilation album from Canadian singer and guitarist Kim Mitchell.
"Go for Soda" is a song by Canadian singer Kim Mitchell. Mitchell wrote the music for the song himself,while the lyrics were written by Pye Dubois. The song's narrator,frustrated at his contentious relationship with his lover,opts to relax and forget about his troubles with a soda. "Go for Soda" was released in 1984 as the lead single from Mitchell's first full-length solo album,Akimbo Alogo. The song reached number 22 in Canada and was Mitchell's only charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States,reaching number 86. It remains his best-known song outside of his native Canada.
Georgie Fab is a Canadian rock musician,guitarist,singer songwriter,and producer.
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