Black Ticket Day

by Ed Kuepper

Black Ticket Day cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1992
  • Label: Hot
  • Country: Australia
  • Length: 43:29
  • Community rating: 3.53/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his remarkably prolific solo career, the former guitarist for The Saints released another meticulously crafted collection of alternative rock. 'Black Ticket Day' balances his distinctively sharp, propulsive guitar work with surprisingly lush melodies and driving rhythm sections. The acclaimed album secured Kuepper an ARIA Music Award for Best Independent Release, highlighting his enduring status as an Australian underground legend.

Genres

Descriptors: literate, narrative, jangly, bluesy, powerful

Tracklist

  1. It's Lunacy (3:58)
  2. Blind Girl Stripper (9:02)
  3. Real Wild Life (3:52)
  4. All My Ideas Run To Crime (5:46)
  5. Black Ticket Day (4:42)
  6. Helps Me Understand (5:42)
  7. There's Nothing Natural (3:49)
  8. Walked Thin Wires (6:36)

Credits

  • Sir Alfonso - bass, arranged by [strings]
  • Cameron Undy - double bass [string bass]
  • Mark Dawson - drums, percussion
  • Peter Bull - piano, organ, flute
  • Tim Hopkins - saxophone
  • The Hub String Quartet - strings
  • Paula Punch - vocals

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