Yep, you've probably heard some of these songs before. Hopefully you have, as Mikey and I are pretty proud of this batch, which dates back just a couple years. So here's the story....
I was rooting around on the ol' iPod a while ago for a song or two from the RKBS unit, and realized that some tunes had gone missing, probably on account of some computer or iTunes shuffling/ uncluttering binge, or maybe they were melted in the big burndown. Dunno. I reopened the files and tweaked them, but once that horse's snoot was out the barn door, along came the rest of the tunes from those sessions, which I've packaged here into a couple "EPs". In the intervening time since these songs were first recorded and mixed, I've hopefully made some gains in skills, software and/ or hardware, so hopefully these versions are indeed new and improved.
This week's RKBS4 "EP" (that's shorthand for an "extended play" single, you vinyl lovers!) is comprised of the non-cover material. By way of refresher:
- "North Marin" speaks for itself. Man, what a place for a drive!
- "Rock n' Roll Town" is the previously discussed shout-out to East Douglas, MA.
- "Blowing It" is something of a tribute to my fondly recalled Boston sound of the late 80s- early 90s (e.g. Dino Jr, Buffalo Tom, Lemonheads).
- "Wavey" was an off-the-cuff instrumental, done in the usual melancholy vein, that turned into a fun workout for a bunch of relatively new gear I was getting to know at the time (organ, ElectroHarmonix delay, Gretsch 6121 hollowbody with a sweet, smooth vibrato).
- "Tupelo" is just one of my favorite songs ever, written by our old amigo Johnny "Rock" Marsh back in the Dillo band days.
North Marin: https://www.box.com/s/n96uxsuzgca6b14wh3cv
Rock n' Roll Town: https://www.box.com/s/y0qffo6ut0912tcoo886
Blowing It: https://www.box.com/s/lc0v3u6t2s637ewd9omd
Wavey: https://www.box.com/s/v7czl1hfu41xj7yuz1sv
Tupelo: https://www.box.com/s/z2tfe6hgbhh6ugu0y0s8
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