GONE WILD - GONE WILD

GONE WILD - GONE WILD
(Released January 2007)
Released by Polar Music New Zealand / GONE WILD Productions
Produced by Rob Smith @ Polar Music New Zealand Studio's, Ratapiko, Taranaki, New Zealand
Mastered by Rob Smith @ Polar Music New Zealand Studio's, Ratapiko, Taranaki, New Zealand

- Rob Smith (Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming)
- Richard Anderson (Vocals, Narrations)
- Nils-Ole Finbak (Norske Narration, Piano, Keyboards, WILD Guitars)
- Matt Sturgess (Bass)
- Carol Smith (Harmonica - "Don't Need Them Blues")
- Chris Szkup (Lead Guitars - "Montage")
- Robin Wellaway (Sax - "The Good Ole Boys", "Heavens Above" & "Don't Need Them Blues")

1. Don't Wanna Be A Star (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess)
2. Escape (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)
3. The Good Ole Boys (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)
4. Gone Wild (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)
5. Heavens Above (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)
6. Achilles (Instrumental) (R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)
7. War Of Words (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)
8. Don't Need Them Blues (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)
9. Montage (Richard Anderson, Rob Smith, Matt Sturgess, Nils-Ole Finbak)
10. El Pronto Mofo (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)
11. Ditto (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)
12. Comfort Within (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)
13. Introspective/Outrospective (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)
14. Turn Off The Lights (R.Anderson, R.Smith, M.Sturgess, N.Finbak)

GONE WILD are essentially a studio band built around the songwriting talents of Rob Smith & Richard Anderson. Originally Rob and his wife Carol had encouraged Richard Anderson to pursue writing and recording some rockier material in the form of a solo album but he wasn't having a bar of it, eventually it was mooted that seeing as there were collaborations already in the making with Nils-Ole Finbak (forever known as Nilsy) he was brought into the fold to add his piano and keyboard talents as well as his characteristic 12 string and electric guitar playing. Matt Sturgess the bass player from Quadraphonic was added to bring out that different dynamic. "GONE WILD" worked really quite well, especialy when on paper all the original band members brought so many different things to the mix.