The production on the new album is lightning-in-a-bottle!
Could
you share any insight about how you managed to get it to sound so
“live” and spontaneous, despite the intricate arrangements?
(Your
thoughts on any of the songs are welcome, but Quick Escape, Retrograde
and that entire final section of Clairvoyants are of particular interest
to me personally…)
Josh
Evans helped a lot of it to sound like that.I think Quick Escape basics
were done live. It was us rocking out and then tightening up the live
basics. Retrograde was built up but parts of it were recorded live i
recall. Clarvoience was us going in at different times .MM
Hey guys! New album rocks! Thanks for giving us something to enjoy during isolation.
How’s
rescheduling the tour coming? Are you guys picking tentative dates yet
or waiting until the world situation settles down some? In particular,
the US dates is what I’m curious about.
Hey
Mike and Stone! My buddy met you guys at Gruhn Guitars in Nashville on
8/17/2000. Apparently Mike bought a pre-Civil War Martin that day. My
friend is wondering if Mike still has it, and if it ever made it on any
recordings.
As
a Seattle kid, I always looked up to you guys for helping put us on the
map culturally. You guys have done so much more beyond music that I
appreciate. Stone, I admire your efforts to promote carbon neutrality to
combat a looming climate crisis. Mike, I am forever grateful for the
work you do raising awareness for a disease that debilitated my mother
for most of my childhood. Thanks to both of you.
Anyway,
onto the question. As a member of a band, I always found many of my
favorite moments came before shows, waiting out in a parking lot that
smelled like vomit, meeting people from other bands before the show
began. Do you guys have any stories from hanging out with other bands
before you guys were famous? How did this change as you exploded in
popularity?
Thanks!
I used to try to meet all the bands that came to town. I waited for
Iron Maiden at their Hotel and got "Cheers Mike from Clive Burr on my
tour book, Met Paul Stanley in Seattle in 1984 or 85 . There is a story
about how I met the Scorpions but thats for another time....MM
I
think it was a riff I had been messing around with for awhile.The
ending was inspired by going to space and beyond in my mind.I wanted to
create a feeling of lift off and outer worlds to be discovered and inner
worlds too!MM
EDIT: Thanks everyone. This was an extremely rewarding experience for
us. Thanks for all your questions and it would be cool to do this again
sometime soon.
Comments
STONE and/or MIKE:
The production on the new album is lightning-in-a-bottle!
Could you share any insight about how you managed to get it to sound so “live” and spontaneous, despite the intricate arrangements?
(Your thoughts on any of the songs are welcome, but Quick Escape, Retrograde and that entire final section of Clairvoyants are of particular interest to me personally…)
Josh Evans helped a lot of it to sound like that.I think Quick Escape basics were done live. It was us rocking out and then tightening up the live basics. Retrograde was built up but parts of it were recorded live i recall. Clarvoience was us going in at different times .MM
Hey guys! New album rocks! Thanks for giving us something to enjoy during isolation.
How’s rescheduling the tour coming? Are you guys picking tentative dates yet or waiting until the world situation settles down some? In particular, the US dates is what I’m curious about.
Its a crazy world right now. I wish I had an answer.MM
Hey Mike and Stone! My buddy met you guys at Gruhn Guitars in Nashville on 8/17/2000. Apparently Mike bought a pre-Civil War Martin that day. My friend is wondering if Mike still has it, and if it ever made it on any recordings.
Yes I remember.I cant remember if I used it on any records but I love it and still have it.MM
As a Seattle kid, I always looked up to you guys for helping put us on the map culturally. You guys have done so much more beyond music that I appreciate. Stone, I admire your efforts to promote carbon neutrality to combat a looming climate crisis. Mike, I am forever grateful for the work you do raising awareness for a disease that debilitated my mother for most of my childhood. Thanks to both of you.
Anyway, onto the question. As a member of a band, I always found many of my favorite moments came before shows, waiting out in a parking lot that smelled like vomit, meeting people from other bands before the show began. Do you guys have any stories from hanging out with other bands before you guys were famous? How did this change as you exploded in popularity?
Thanks! I used to try to meet all the bands that came to town. I waited for Iron Maiden at their Hotel and got "Cheers Mike from Clive Burr on my tour book, Met Paul Stanley in Seattle in 1984 or 85 . There is a story about how I met the Scorpions but thats for another time....MM
Mike : What was the inspiration for "Retrograde" ? (Sergio/Brazil)
I think it was a riff I had been messing around with for awhile.The ending was inspired by going to space and beyond in my mind.I wanted to create a feeling of lift off and outer worlds to be discovered and inner worlds too!MM
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2018: CURE Benefit Show (Chicago - Navy Pier) 10/15
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