Diesel

For Diesel, the blues are never far away, he’s always infused the spirit and the sound into his music.

Born Mark Lizotte, Diesel is one of Australia’s most gifted natural musicians. His talent marked him as special from the moment he first played on a stage and more than twenty years on, it continues to thrill and amaze audiences, as much as ever before.

First, there was Johnny Diesel & The Injectors – a bolt of lightning that struck the Aussie rock scene. Then he went solo – the dawn of the platinum-selling, ARIA-winning solo era. A blues album with Chris Wilson in 1996, “Short Cool Ones”, signalled changing times ahead followed by a New York interlude producing an album under his own name.

Returning to Australia, Diesel embarked on a solo acoustic journey releasing the ARIA nominated live album “Singled Out” which inspired him to return to a more live approach in the studio with albums“Coathanger Antennae”&“Days Like These” following. This period also spawned subsequent live DVD releases, “The First Fifteen”, “Diesel & Strings” and “The Four Corners Live”.

In 2009 Diesel dug deeper back into the music that has made an indelible mark, releasing “Project Blues Saturday Suffering Fools” – a family affair with his father Hank and brothers Mike & Brian joining him on horns. His new album in 2011 “7 Axes to Grind” a celebration of his most enduring muse – THE GUITAR.

With a library of releases, and a shelf of ARIA Awards, Diesel has been called “the musician’s musician”. Say no more.

Albums:

Johnny Diesel and The Injectors (1989) (#2 Australia)
Live in London (1989) (#27 Australia)
Hepfidelity (1992) (#1 Australia)
The Lobbyist (1993) (#1 Australia)
Solid State Rhyme (1994)(#10 Australia)
Short Cool Ones (1996) (Chris Wilson & Johnny Diesel) (#18 Australia)
Rewind – The Best Of (1996)
Soul Lost Companion (1999) (released as Mark Lizotte) (#18 Australia)
Hear (2002)
Singled Out (2004) (#78 Australia)
Coathanger Antennae (2006) (#23 Australia)
Days Like These (2008) (#17 Australia)
Project Blues Saturday Suffering Fools (2009) (#50 Australia)
Hits & Blues (2009) Project Blues & Singled Out packaged together
The 4 Corners Live (2009)
Greatest Hits Live (2011)
Under the Influence (2011) (#57 Australia[24])
You Get There From Here (2012)
Let It Fly (2013) (#31 Australia)

Singles
as JOHNNY DIESEL & THE INJECTORS:

"Don't Need Love" (1988) (#10 in Australia (AMR #11))
"Soul Revival" (1989) (#9 in Australia (AMR #8))
"Cry In Shame" (1989) (#10 in Australia (AMR #8))
"Lookin' for Love" (1989) (#28 in Australia (AMR #29))
"Since I Fell for You" (1989) (#83 in Australia)
"Please Send Me Someone to Love" (1990) (#11 in Australia)
as JOHNNY DIESEL
"Love Junk" (1991) (#19 in Australia)
as DIESEL
"Come to Me" (1991) (#8 in Australia)
"Tip of My Tongue" (1992) (#4 in Australia)
"Man Alive" (1992) (#20 in Australia)
"One More Time" (1992) (#59 in Australia)
"Never Miss Your Water" (1993) (#12 in Australia)
"Masterplan" (1993) (#42 in Australia)
"I've Been Loving You Too Long" (1994) (#41 in Australia)
"Still Got a Long Way to Go" (1994) (with Jimmy Barnes) (#57 in Australia)
"All Come Together" (1994) (#17 in Australia)
"15 Feet of Snow" (1995) (#29 in Australia)
"Get It On" (1995) (#75 in Australia)

as WILSON/DIESEL:

"I Can't Stand the Rain" (1996) - duet with Chris Wilson\

as MARK LIZOTTE:

"Dig" (1999) (#18 in Australia)
"Satellite" (2001)

as DIESEL:

"Getta Kick" (2002)
"Faith & Gasoline" (2003)
"Crazytown" (2006) (#39 in Australia)
"Saviour" (2006)
"Steal My Sunshine" (2007 - promo CD single)
"Days Like These" (2008 - promo CD single)
"Last Shower" with Tim Chaisson (2013 - EP)

DVDs:

The First Fifteen '89-'04 Live (2004)
Diesel + Strings: Live at the Vanguard (2006)
The 4 Corners Live (2009)

Awards:

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

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