![]() ![]() He played for a band called Graverobber, which is Shawn Browning's creation. Dave is Curtis's (the drummer) uncle, who is an excellent drummer in his own right. I have a notebook with a couple pages of just unusual title ideas. I'm also a free lance journalist and just seem to come up with weird song titles all the time. ![]() JFH (John): When looking over the set list, all the titles really catch the eye, like "Dave's Living Room", "Silk And Cookies", or "Celebrity Squat Thrust".That's the acoustic guitar you hear on the project. I have a somewhat rare American made Epiphone Texan model that I've had since high school. Just for the record, I also played acoustic guitar. It's the part that is overdubbed with flute. The acoustic bass is on "Wish I Was A Child" and the last section of "Silk And Cookies". The piccolo bass is on "Dave's Living Room", is the lead section on "Sneeze", as well as the middle section of that tune and also on "Silk And Cookies". I also used a Rogue Fretless on two of the instrumentals, a Fender Squire 4 string that's strung with piccolo bass strings and a Carlo Robelli acoustic bass. I also used it as a sort of backing instrument on "Celebrity Squat Thrust", where I just played chords on it. I have a Hagstrom 8 String which I used for the two short "lead" sections on "Silk And Cookies", as well as the middle section of that tune. We tune down a half-step and lighter strings just work better for that. My other Ibanez 6 string has lighter gauge strings, simply because I use that bass when I play in the classic rock band. One is strung with standard gauge 6 string bass strings, which are very heavy. I have two Ibanez Sound Gear 6 string basses. Wow, I pretty much brought most of my musical arsenal into the studio for this. What were some of the basses you used in recording? JFH (John): One thing that stands out about this album is how bass-driven it is.The studio owner and recording tech, Eddie Prather, played lap steel on one tune as well. My wife, Jennifer Savage, played flute for about 8 bars on one of the instrumentals. He's an incredible guitarist with an amazing backstory and testimony, which we don't have time for here. Kevin Kyle is the one person I was only introduced to recently, although I'd seen him play a few places around town. In fact, it was at Garry's house where I first met John McCorkle. Garry loves the blues and plays incredible blues harp as well as guitar and drums. Garry Jones, who plays harmonica on the closing tune, started out as a drum student of Petra's original drummer, Bill Glover. ![]() He's played in local bands in this area and is a brilliant player. John McCorkle, keyboards, is someone I met at a jam with some friends. I work with him in a local classic rock/blues band. Curtis George, drums, is from here in Warsaw, IN where I live. We played in bands together throughout high school and even afterwards. Dan Leu (guitar on the tunes sang) is an old friend from West Unity, Ohio, where we grew up together. With only one exception, I've known all the other players (or "friends".) for years. JFH (John): Were there any other former Petra members who contributed to the project? Who are some of the "friends" here?.Nonetheless, getting him on the project was a perfect fit. He has the perfect type of range and intensity for prog rock, even though he told me he's not a prog rocker, but simply a straight ahead rock singer. After seeing him perform and listening to him when we did the Petra reunion shows in 2004-05, I just loved his voice. I just approached him with the idea for the project and told him that I only wanted him on 3 tunes and the rest would be instrumentals. He was my only choice for vocalist so I asked the promoter of that show to tell him I'd be there and would like to speak with him before he left. Two years ago this coming December, my wife and I went down to Indianapolis to see John do a Christmas concert. JFH (John): John Schlitt sang vocals on a few tracks and you both have a common connection through Petra.The rest of the material is relatively aning within the last couple of years. "I'm Your Man" and "Theme For A Perfect Day" were written in the '90s. I just didn't have an outlet for them then. "Runnin'", "From Yes To No." and "Wish I Was A Child Again" were actually all ideas started way back when, back in my Petra days. Some of the tunes were written years ago. JFH (John Underdown): How did this album come about? Was it a passion project that sat on the back burner for a while or was it more spontaneous?.Movie Reviews (Main) > Movie Reviews (Main).Indie Reviews (Main) > Indie Reviews (Main). ![]()
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