I need some new music suggestions. I guess I will ask you on FB.
But I will tell you right now that I am listening to Skip Spence's Oar . My friend Austin gave me the CD last year when I was explaining to him that the basic tracks for 100 Oaks Revival was recorded initially in Nashville live within a few days. Spence's Oar was recorded in 1969, in Nashville in a similar fashion only Skip Spence (formerly of Moby Grape) was on the brink of a mental breakdown or should I say he was losing his mind as he was recording. There is a frenetic energy, a simplicity, a looseness, but also some beautifully crafted sweet songs. The barely audible vocals hit me just right. I dunno! You have to be in the mood, but something about it captures Nashville in the way that I love it. It is the city that as a kid, I got to be surrounded by so many lovely musicians who schooled me. Should I get a haircut like Skip's?
But I will tell you right now that I am listening to Skip Spence's Oar . My friend Austin gave me the CD last year when I was explaining to him that the basic tracks for 100 Oaks Revival was recorded initially in Nashville live within a few days. Spence's Oar was recorded in 1969, in Nashville in a similar fashion only Skip Spence (formerly of Moby Grape) was on the brink of a mental breakdown or should I say he was losing his mind as he was recording. There is a frenetic energy, a simplicity, a looseness, but also some beautifully crafted sweet songs. The barely audible vocals hit me just right. I dunno! You have to be in the mood, but something about it captures Nashville in the way that I love it. It is the city that as a kid, I got to be surrounded by so many lovely musicians who schooled me. Should I get a haircut like Skip's?
