Discography
Graeham Goble has recorded with the groups The Silence, Travis Wellington Hedge, Allison Gros, Drummond, Mississippi, Little River Band and Birtles Shorrock Goble.
In February 2009, The Silence released a CD of their songs commemorating the 42nd anniversary of their music. All songs were written by Graeham. The CD is found here on Graeham's website.
The following albums represent his personal recording projects.
| Album | Track Listing | Review |
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1) Lonely Lives |
"After the successful release of 'First Under The Wire', Beeb Birtles and Graeham Goble had composed so many songs that had not been used by LRB and were very keen to be put out as a duo. They decided to produce this album, opening with the fantastic Lonely Lives. The album comes quite romantic and slow, so in my opinion it was a good decision not to have these songs released as LRB material. There is a special quality between Beeb and Graeham only heard on this recording and on the song I Don't Worry No More from the 'Backstage Pass' release. In the meantime the album was re-released on CD in 1997. LRB members such as David Briggs on guitars, George McArdle on bass and Derek Pellicci on drums joined the two in the studio, together with other session musicians." |
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1) Lessons Of Love |
"Broken Voices seems to be a side project from Little River Band leader Graham Goble. But it appears to start from a reference point of LRB's best albums "Playing to Win" and "No Reins". In Lessons of Love the LRB connection from the "No Reins" period is clear but there's something more to it as well. While being vaguely poppy it's more overtly AOR than LRB. The production also reeks of quality and sounds big budget while also being layered in the same way that Trevor Rabin's solo work is. Every sound is big, but there's still lots of space around the individual instruments. Halls of Justice shows you what that something else is, as it gets closer to Rick Springfield rather than LRB. These qualities of being poppy yet powerful, and direct yet engaging continue throughout the whole album and it's very hard to find a poor song anywhere. Vocalist Susie Ahern is a real find and has superb range to the point where she sounds like a genetically engineered combination of John Farnham and Pat Benatar! Overall luscious textured, very melodic, dynamic, enthralling and completely uplifting with its huge depth..." |
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1) Can't Eat, Can't Sleep |
"Let's take a rare excursion into ex Little River Band guitarist Graham Goble's solo career. As with his previous outfit, the material here is as melodic as it comes. Graham plays nearly all of the instruments, though he gets some specific help from the gifted singer Steve Wade. The songs on 'Nautilus' have been given the superlative production 'treatment'. Airy, full of atmosphere, and musical drama. 'Exquisite' is a good choice of word I think, with the whole thing produced in Graham's own studios in Melbourne. You can detect that Graham has spent many hours getting this album 'just right' and it shows. The musical arrangements on their own would sound great, but with Wade adding his John Farnham/Jack Jones (Southern Sons) flavored vocals, the songs literally spring to life. Can't Sleep Can't Eat is a bright start to the album, happy and uplifting. Full Circle is a stop/start affair, with staccato keyboard passages through the middle, while the pairing of Into The Silence and My Hearts Desire are ensconced in the land of AOR, the latter in particular is a superb track. Two 'must listen to' tracks are the lyrical anguish of She Tells You, You Tell Me, (a song about cheating and lying), and the subtle drama of You Never Cry, a song about relationship struggles. Both tracks despite the lyrical content, are gloriously rich arrangement-wise. Any follower of quality melodic rock would do well to invest some time trying to track down Goble's albums." |
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1) Two Emotions |
"Nice to see one of the mainstays from the Little River Band (LRB) find his niche in the melodic rock world, and in true accomplished style too! Goble, along with stalwarts Beeb Birtles, Glenn Shorrock, Derek Pellici, etc really was a rock icon in Australia for many years. With LRB's changing of the guard through the years, Goble moved his focus into production, and has so far released some rather great stuff while on his own. The LRB connection is quite strong with contributions from ex and current members. Goble released his 'Nautilus' album in 1993, and it was a great atmospheric slice of melodic rock, with well produced keys and programming, and vocals from the rather awesome Steve Wade. If you heard songs like Til Tonight, She Tells You, You Tell Me, and You Never Cry you'll understand the atmospheric tag. The tradition continues with this album 'Stop' released two years on (funnily enough on a German label). The style is pretty much the same as the predecessor album 'Nautilus', well crafted melodic rock with strong hi-tech influences and a hint of acoustic guitar coming through as well. Proceedings kick off with the AOR anthem Two Emotions, bringing back immediate memories of LRB circa 'Playing To Win'. Most awesome. In fact, LRB do their own version of this very song on their 1990 album 'Get Lucky'. Things funk up a bit in a hi-tech sort of way with Dressed To The Best. Next up is the title track Stop, an AOR acoustic/organ flavoured workout. The harmony vocals on this song have to be heard to be believed! Steve Wade sings his proverbial a*** off on this one. Stunning to say the least. Please Don't Ask Me heads off in a direction similar to Alfie Zappacosta's 'Quick Don't Ask Any Questions' album from 1991, a sort of modern AOR jazz number. It works though. We kick into hi-tech overdrive with Magic Time Frame, with drum machines keeping the high stepping beat together, while radio friendly AOR reappears in the form of For The Love Of You and Wanted, the latter has a seventies feel to it, similar to early LRB material or Al Stewart and is quite nice though perhaps slightly out of sync with the rest of the album. We finish off with perhaps the most AOR track on the album, the pulsing Time And Eternity, where all the great names of melodic rock appear in the space of three minutes! Pick the comparisons on this one!! You'll have a field day. Great production, strong and interesting songs, and that voice ... Just to note, Steve Wade has also sung with LRB." |
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1) Can't Eat, Can't Sleep |
"Simply using his own name Graham Goble released this limited edition of his 1993 record. The song list is a little different to the initial CD release, the well-known LRB tune Full Circle and the song I've Been Broken were replaced by Restless Heart (a song that also appeared on the Broken Voices album) and I've Found You." |
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1) In The Beginning |
"This is easily Graeham's finest solo effort, as he returns to the simpler, guitar-dominant instrumentation that was a hallmark of early Little River Band. The true instruments, however, are the harmonies. On this record, Graeham himself handles the lead vocals--and while his voice isn't as powerful as Steve Wade's (or John Farnham's, for that matter), he can certainly hit the right notes, which in itself is an achievement considering Graeham writes such difficult harmonies. The finest example of this comes on the controversial final cut on the album, Someone's Taken Our History. As if to mock the vocal talent in Little River Band's current lineup, Graeham lays down the vocal gauntlet in the line "they can stand on the stage, but they don't have our DNA!" Whether or not you are a fan of the current LRB lineup, you'll find yourself playing this track over and over again, just so you can hear Graeham sing that one line (you'll hear Glenn Shorrock on backing vocals for this song also). Highly recommended... this album whets my appetite for a new album from Birtles, Shorrock, and Goble!" |
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1) Almost Here |
"When Graeham Goble says that the centrepiece of his new album Let It Rain, the Initiation Suite, is the most important piece of music he's ever written we should believe him. The ambitious sixteen and a half minute suite came to life when Graeham's own life was at the crossroads. The attempt to reunite Little River Band had come and gone. Graeham's endeavour to carry on by recording his songs with others had also come to nothing. He realised that the future of his music now depended entirely on himself. Also, at the same time, his marriage broke down. And yet, in the middle of all that, Graeham was so inspired by his spiritual journey he spent months writing and creating his Initiation Suite (Let It Rain). Unlike traditional suites which revolve around and rely on a repeating motif, Graeham's work is an astonishing ongoing flow of mini-songs. During the six months Graeham worked on the piece, he would sit and listen to what he'd written so far and wait for inspiration to take him to what should follow. Graeham Goble's first solo album, The Days Ahead, released in 2006, collected songs with which to face the new chapter in his distinguished career, the songs and sounds we might expect from this fine songwriter with a history of harmony vocals. Let It Rain puts all that behind him and with this latest album, he embarks on a brave and exciting adventure, the whole album a 'suite' of its own, where we meet The Boy Inside, and get our first real insight into this complicated, talented, dedicated human being. Crossfire is as good a rock song as we've ever heard from the man who caught the ears of the world with It's A Long Way There. Heart & Soul immediately adds itself to the long and famous list of heartfelt great love songs we've heard from Graeham Goble. And then there's the Initiation Suite (Let It Rain). Ultimately Graeham Goble's album Let It Rain is the journey of a lifetime. Listening to it takes us on an exceptional journey of our own." |
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