AL NOBLE HITS ANOTHER HOME RUN WITH 'HITMAN'

We have been delighted to have had, over the past fifteen months, the opportunity to work with Al Noble as we knuckle down and craft his songs into finished PBGB ensemble recordings.

His latest offering, Hitman, is the eighth song he has brought to us.

Al spent part of the 1980s in Sydney, and for a while, he drove a cab. One night while cruising the Eastern suburbs he picked up a dodgy looking fare who uttered the words "You think you know what goes on in this town ?"

Sydney was a pretty wild town in the 80s, a period in which the city was awash with hard drugs, gangland shootings, organised crime, and a police force infected by renegade cops. Think of Roger Rogerson, Warren Lanfranchi, Neddy Smith, the murder of Sallie-Anne Hucksteppe, and the memories of those lawless days come flooding back.

It is the Sydney of those days that gave Al the inspiration to write Hitman. In it, Al tells of a small time crook and hitman named Manny, who, like many such, ended up shot dead by who knows who. And who cared ?

Like many of Al's songs Hitman sets an intriguing scene. Al's songs are often poignant reflections on times, places and people that bring to mind scenes that conjure up both the dark and light sides of life.

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to work with you on your great songs Al............we look forward to many more !