Johnny Diesel

Johnny Diesel

Johnny Diesel (real name Mark Lizotte ; born May 31, 1967 in Fall River , Massachusetts , USA ) is an Australian rock musician and guitarist . He has made records under the name Mark Lizotte as well as under the stage name Johnny Diesel.

youth

Although born in the United States, Mark Lizotte's parents moved to Perth, Australia shortly after their child was born . Mark grew up playing a variety of musical instruments, but he was particularly fond of the electric guitar. Mark Lizotte played in the bands The Kind , The Innocent Bystanders and Close Action . Together with the group The Innocent Bystanders he recorded his first record in 1983. In June 1986 he left the band.

Johnny Diesel and the Injectors (1987-1990)

Mark Lizotte took on the stage name Johnny Diesel in 1987 and formed the band Johnny Diesel and the Injectors .

The album of the same name Johnny Diesel and the Injectors was recorded in Memphis, Tennessee , produced by Terry Manning and recorded in March 1989. The band won two ARIA Awards for Best New Talent and Best Selling Album of the Year . More than 280,000 copies of the debut record were sold.

Diesel (1991–1998)

At this point he broke up the band, only to reappear in July 1991 under the name Diesel and the single Love Junk . In 1992 the record Hepfidelity followed with the additional releases Come To Me , Tip of My Tongue , Man Alive and One More Time . The record sold more than 200,000 copies. Diesel won two ARIA Awards for Best Album and Best Male Artist in 1992.

The Lobbyist followed in August 1993 and consisted of a mix of new songs, reworked pieces from the Hepfidelity record and a few cover versions. Again, this record won an ARIA Award for Best Male Artist.

In 1994 Solid State Rhyme was released with the singles All Come Together , Fifteen Feet of Snow and Get It On . This record has also been awarded platinum several times.

Diesel then changed his style for a record with Short Cool Ones , an album with blues cover pieces and a new track by Diesel. He recorded this record with Australian blues musician Chris Wilson . In 1996 he released his best of record Rewind - The Best Of . In the same year he moved to New York City with his family .

At this point in his career, Diesel had sold over 800,000 records.

Comeback as Mark Lizotte

Diesel returned to the music business in 1999 under his real name Mark Lizotte with the record Soul Lost Companion . The single releases from this record were the songs Dig and Satellite .

2002 until today

Diesel returned to Australia from New York in 2002 and released the record Hear in October 2002 . In 2004 the acoustic record Singled Out was released .

Discography

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

Tip Of My Tongue   DE 77 05/24/1993 (7 weeks)

CDs

• 1988: Don't Need Love (single)
• 1988: Soul Revival (single)
• 1989: Johnny Diesel and The Injectors
• 1989: Lookin 'For Love (single)
• 1989: Cry In Shame (Single)
• 1989: Live In London EP
• 1990: Please Send Me Someone To Love (single)
• 1991: Love Junk (single)
• 1991: Come To Me (single)
• 1992: Tip Of My Tongue (single)
• 1992: Hepfidelity Australian 11-Track Edition
• 1992: One More Time (single)
• 1993; Man Alive (Single)
• 1993: Never Miss Your Water (single)
• 1993: Hepfidelity European 12-Track Edition
• 1993: The Lobbyist
• 1993: Master plan (single)
• 1993: I've Been Loving You Too Long (Single)
• 1994: All Come Together (single)
• 1994: Solid State Rhyme
• 1995: 15ft Of Snow (single)
• 1995: Get It On (single)
• 1996: Short Cool Ones
• 1996: I Can't Stand The Rain (Single)
• 1996: Strange Love (single)
• 1996: Other Man (Single)
• 1996: Rewind - The Best Of
• 1999: Dig (single)
• 1999: Soul Lost Companion (released as Mark Lizotte )
• 1999: Satellite (single)
• 2002: Battleworn (single)
• 2002: Getta Kick (single)
• 2002: Hear
• 2003: Angel Face (single)
• 2003: Faith & Gasoline (single)
• 2004: Singled Out
• 2005: Postcards From The Moon (EP)
• 2006: Savior (single)
• 2006: Crazytown (single)
• 2006: Coathanger Antennae (CD / DVD)
• 2008: Days Like These
• 2009: Saturday Suffering Fools
• 2011: Under The Influence
• 2013: Let It Fly
• 2016: Americana

vinyl

• 1988: Don't Need Love (7 "& 12")
• 1988: Soul Revival (7 "& 12")
• 1989: Johnny Diesel & The Injectors
• 1989: Cry In Shame (7 "& 12")
• 1989: Lookin 'For Love (7 "& 12")
• 1989: Live in London EP
• 1989: Live - Since I Fell For You / Comin 'Home (7 ")
• 1990: Please Send Me Someone To Love (7 "& 12")
• 1991: Love Junk (12 ")
• 1992: Tip Of My Tongue (7 ")
• 1992: Come To Me (7 ")
• 1993: Man Alive (7 ")
• 1994: All Come Together (12 ")
• 1996: Short Cool Ones

Video albums

VHS

• 1989: Johnny Diesel & The Injectors (6-Track Video Clips)
• 1993: Hepfidelity & more (14-Track Video Clips & Footage)

DVDs

• 2004: The First Fifteen '89 -'04 Live
• 2006: Diesel + Strings: Live at the Vanguard (DVD / CD)

Prices

• ARIA for Best Male Artist (1992, 1993, 1995)
• ARIA Award for Best Album : Hepfidelity (1992)

swell

1. ↑ Charts DE