2-Steps from the Middle Ages
| You asked for it (sorta),
so I just got liquored up and gave it a spin and now you must indulge me. Twice. Room For One More: Best triangle part I ever recorded. I put triangle on lots of songs. Really helped establish us a power to be reckoned with. A really great song, with excellent Scott and Donny vocals. Imagine Scott in Vietnam. What The Whole World Wants: Think we sorta learned this one as we recorded it. Picture Of Agreeability: Agreeability does not look like it should be spelled that way. Probably my most subtle drumming. Amelia Have You Lost: Quintessential Scott chord progression. Quintessential Gil drum track wishing we could get to the next song. Rolling With The Moody Girls: 'Nother Scott progression but with a damned saxophone! I can't hear it today without visualizing Lisa Simpson. Thank god it was not a trumpet. Or a trombone. As I was recording this I was hoping this would be a hit so we could have more time recording the next record. Wyoming: Best Galloping Drums of 1988. No one gallops like Gil Ray gallops. Best vocal contribution Donnette made to GT. I think Rob Poor played bass on this. I think he also bent Scott's ear into dumping us and getting a real band. ;) In A Delorean: Damn snappy drums here. Gui could sing really well when he was sober. Makes me want a line of coke. You Drive: First experience with midi and a click track. My days with a disco band in the '70's really helped me here. I think my future tempo problems were born from the loins of this song. Leilani: My favorite drum track on the record. Best tambourine of '88. Tom tom part was a direct result of me listening to too many Jethro Tull albums. Big fat drums from little skinny kit. Very inspired Leslie-driven guitar part. Think Blind Faith. Wish I Could Stand Or Have: More Tull influence here as far as the drums go. I remember Mitch being impressed that I could sing the recorder parts. Yep. Lotsa early Tull here. Don't Entertain Me Twice: Damn. Pretty darn rockin' drums here. I was hitting the holy crap out of 'em. I think this was Steve Kilbey's favorite GT song. Cool maraca part. Shelley rocks out. Throwing The Election: It took Scott, Donny and Shelley to play the very cool organ part. One of my favorite Scott songs. There are some drumming fuck ups here! We didn't know the damn song! Initiations Week: Falsetto from Mars. Dogs can hear this song from 30 miles out. Thank you all for letting me blab. Over all this is a pretty good record. The line-up had been together for sometime and we played pretty well. Soon we would hate each other. ;) :0 :( Goodnite, |