Hello! Video Reprise
Couldn’t help myself, we just had all those nice instruments sitting there, and who doesn’t love a reprise.
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Taken
The political theme, and lines like “we are patriotic by design,” were surely rooted in the first term of George W. Bush. It was 2002; after all. This was a demo and I played many of the instruments myself, but Mike Squires pitched in with bass and lead guitar.
Cover Me With Paint
Rejected pitch for Sherwin Williams. Assumed it would sell a lot of paint…
Lionize
I’ve never been quite sure where I stole the chorus at the end from but I’m pretty sure it’s been done before. The first half was built onto that, drawing on Guided By Voices for inspiration. Another surprisingly disciplined mix.
Clarinette
I believe Michael Paulus is playing the actual instrument. I’m just playing around in the background.
Moving Pictures
Song kept building. Rare attempt at sincerity in songwriting. Don’t hold me to it.
Intertime
I think I spent too much time on the bus.