Nothing like a little blurb about the ‘album”.

This collection is from 3 "deleted" albums: A Good Catch, Landing Strip both done in 2004, and Sticks It Out done in 2005.  So, no, it didn't take 2 years to only record 7 songs.

Anyways, song-by-song:

Track 1 -  Landing Strip.
The tune for this one was done a long time ago for a song I had called “Lick-a-Stick” (about food and such.  You kids shouldn’t get that.)  I wanted to redo that song anyways when I was recording “Recovers” earlier this year but when the phrase Landing Strip came up I realized it was a perfect fit – that whole 3 syllable thing.  So making up the words for this was pretty fun with the airplane analogies.

The GoldTop is the main guitar on this one, with 2 SGs panned in each ear and a surprise appearance by the talkbox.  The Les Paul Studio gets the solo.

Track 2 - Nice Piece.
It’s pretty much a nothing tune but the first one to have its words completed.  It’s just a funky, two chord tune. I tried to make the song about me ordering something to a waitress.

Many guitars on here.  The rhythm guitar is, again, my SG Classic through the Alesis.  The Junior makes its only appearance for a slide solo (complete with a Boss Octave), and two real dry SGs in each ear for kind of a horn section.  Then the end jam is the SG all fuzzed out – heavy metal country.

Track 3 - Next Stop.
My first song in ¾ time signature.  This one gave me the hardest time for the words.  It was going to be a song about being pain-free – for all you dominatrixes out there.  Then the idea came to me about being a Service/Repair Man and then the line, “You’re the next stop on my list” clinched it.  Also, I wanted to use the phrase, “I got the right tool for the job.”  Juvenile.  Fun though.

I used my SG Classic going through my Alesis Quadraverb so I could use the rotating speaker effect.  Then I used my Les Paul Studio for the guitar line and solo.  I was excited because I got to finally use my Boss Harmonizer pedal.  And there’s also a hidden acoustic in there.

Track 4 - No Telling
I guess it's an epic - it's 10 and a half minutes long.  Other than the many guitar solos, it's about thinking about when you shouldn't be.

I used the Gold Top for the main guitar.  That's running through an Alesis Quadraverb for the phaser.  Also, I got to use my Les Paul Junior for the slide.  I swear the Junior is the easiest guitar to record.  Anyways, that guitar track was all one take too.  At least for the other solos, the first solo was, yes, a harmonica.  The second solo was the Les Paul Studio and the third was the Junior.

Track 5 - I'm Leaving You
Ok, so this was a pretty true story at the time I originally did it a couple of years ago.  It’s not a “Ha ha – I’m leaving you” or “I don’t like you anymore” song.  It is too bad when things break down though.  On the positive side, I got a set of lyrics about it.

I used my Taylor acoustic, my Gold Top for the solos, and my Studio for the panned harmony guitars.  I didn’t choke on the vocals this time around either but that didn't stop me from phasing it.

Track 6 - Things Work Out
This one is the only one from 2005 ans was on Stick It Out.  Since I remixed I'll Spy Anything Twice and put Line Of Credit and Stick It Out on there, I didn't want to lose this one.  I think this is the best thing I've come up with.  Not a lot of words but things do work out.

The Taylor is the main one here.  I even finger picked it the whole way through without choking.  The Goldtop gets the solo and I tried to do my best Peter Green in between the verses.

Track 7 - Esther's In Town
Something everyone has to deal with.

What is the sound of 3 SGs playing?  There's a koan.  This was done when I still had the SG Standard.  Some days I think about getting a 61 Reissue.

The oldie of the bunch.  I originally recorded this way back in early 1997.  I always liked the riff so I wanted to update the song.  Also, there used to be a middle part to it but it wasn’t as strong as the rest so when I re-recorded it, I left it out.  Also, I was going to change the words since they are a little mean, but to save me from a few headaches, I kept them.  So what I’m trying to say is the song isn’t aimed at anyone.

This is the 4th time in my entire 4-tracking existence where I tuned the low E string down to D.  I used the SG for the main guitar (I remember using a Strat copy on the original) and got monster-tone.  Wow.  Then I used the Studio for the solo, complete with my new Vox wah wah.

So for six songs, it clocks in over 33 minutes.  Like I said before, I make A.D.D. CDs.  Even though there aren’t any “belters” (or my friend Jeff used to say, “GK Classics”) on it, it’s pretty consistent and the playing is tighter than ever.  And it’s a guitar album because, well, I play the guitar.  Still learning though.

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