Just Leave. It seemed to take forever to finish this song. Writing it. It's a good thing I waited on it. I ended up stumbling blindly on a whole new section which changed the whole arrangement of the song. Accidents happen.The intro to this song will always have special significance for me. The Dobro you hear is a recent purchase. I was in a pawn shop with my brother and he spotted it. As soon as I played it I fell in love with it. So rich. And it reminds me of my brother. I’d been away from the family for many years until recently. As soon as I got her home I polished her up and put new strings on her. Immediately into open A tuning. What a jewel. I’m using my standard gauge strings on her. I have a preference for D’Addario strings for my acoustics. Twelve-string and six-string. The new Dobro, unlike my Dean Resonator does not have a pick-up. Double tracked. Two parts. Three microphones into a sub mix for each take. It was tricky. No one has answered the ad for an assistant. I ended up giving myself a super long count-in with a short drum roll as my cue. This had to be. The main microphone was in a corner. I ended up facing the corner. Like some bad boy from grade school. There’s much more than just guitar there. And of course, you never nail it on first take. A few scramble sessions ensued. Hit record and then run to be little Jack Horner in a corner. A sad tale of woe here but perhaps anti-karmatic. Some bridges are best blown up … xoRJ
from
Satyr's Day Parade,
released June 15, 2018
RJ: Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Dobro
Astrid Ash: Bass Guitar
Rhett Black: Drums & Percussion
Beaverdell Humes: Keyboards
Backing Vocals courtesy of CandyLand Glee:
(RJ, Astrid, Beaverdell & Rhett)
Cakes, cookies, sweets & treats: SugarMountain Confectionary
Rhett Black & Beaverdell Humes appear courtesy of
Meet The Blacks and HOH Records.
A division of Horace Media 2018
Special Thanks to Hollis Kinglan and HOH Records
Art Direction and Cover Design: Hirografix
Special Thanks to Mark, Don & Mel @Hirografix
Cover Photo: The Stavely Collection
Recorded & Mixed @CandyLand Recorders. Wetaskiwin, Canada
Produced by Robert James for The Kingsway Group
A division of Horace Media 2018
Lyrics reprinted by permission. Angry Lion Publishing.