Lolita Nation 2

Damn! Tough day at work. Need beer. Mmmmm. OK, back to the past we go. Do you get the feeling I like the past? I think my brain constantly revises history to make it all better than it was. But anyway, this is really a good record, and I'm glad to be back there for a moment or two.

Nothing New: Love the lead in with the guitar hook hinted at the end of Waist and the Knees. I doubled the snare drum on this and I'm not sure if that was a Mitch-ism or a Scott-ism.I know it wasn't a Gil-ism. Who needs digital delay when you can just make your drummer play it twice? I think it works ok.

The World's Easiest Job: Not only do we get the word "retard", we also get a "Goddamned"! Go Scott! Lot-o-friends helped sing on this. The drum sound was definitely NOT my idea, but I guess in context it works ok. Mike Garson (Bowie) inspired piano part by Angie Carlson.

Look Away: OK...here we go. A Donnette song. You know, I think it rocks. I'm aware that some critics and fans were horrified that anyone's songs aside from Scott's, were on this record. Live, it kicked ass. I wish I hadn't done the hi-hat and cymbal ride in 16th notes because that was a bitch and at the end of the song, I was plum outta gas. Gui would always walk back to me on stage and roll his eyes when we played this one. I'm glad it's on the record.

Slip: Peppy! Pretty great Gil vocals if I do say so myself! What! You can hear 'em! Some very cool keyboards going on here. The screwed up drums at the beginning is most assuredly a Scott idea.

The Real Sheila: The biggest hit we never had! What a song! We did a video for this and it's pretty cool. Talk about thinking you're a rock star! The video was very Kubrick like, and I still have a nasty scar on the back of my shoulder from that shoot. (hit it on a fire extinguisher box). I believe Donny came up with the some of the very cool guitar parts. Great harmonies that I had nothing to do with. Bunch of chords! Great performances by all of us and this may be the best GT song Scott ever put on record. Love the big-ass drum sound.

Andy In Ten Years: I think we did about a million takes on this bastard! It took us FOREVER to get the feel right on this one. Mostly because of ME!. It has to have the perfect balance of being laid back, but without a feeling of dragging. I remember Mitch told me not to hit too hard. It's a pretty song that maybe goes on one verse too many. Great vocals by Scott and Donny. (Robert! I always thought it was Donnie, not Donny, but I got an e-mail from her a while back and she signed it "Donny")

Side three coming up.
Thanks, Gil