Relisten

1:06:56
SBD
Taper:
Scopeland
Transferrer:
SCopeland
SHNID:
ca1993-04-16.flac16
Source:
SBD > 2 track cassette mono
Lineage:
Digitized using Griffin iMic and Final Vinyl at 32 bit
Taper Notes:
View NotesPlayers:
Charles Atkins - keyboards and vocals
The Blues Boys
Larry Laseur - harmonica
Harty Wiedemann - guitar
Tom Henning - guitar 

Notes:
This is the second of 3 nights in a row; Matt and RC sitting in on bass and drums. The recording started out with a new song - Take Pride - Harty first and then Charles takes it over on the second try. Standing On Shaky Ground - never did care for this one. Track 5 is best and then track 6 sounds like they tired of it too. 3rd World Advocate - Charles brought this out just last night so I can only imagine what the boys were thinking, having never heard this odd song before. Poor RC - what to drum? and where? Larry and Harty doing good just to get the basics but they get it going by track 10 and start doing some fills (maybe too much on guitar). 

Best Call I also had named You and the Blues (the refrain). I love Matt's start on the bass but then it get changed to a drum kickoff. Unfortunately I got a late start on the next take so we don't hear it. Don't care too much for You Can Make It - Harty is way too loud in the mix, and there was not much I could do about it. And why? Well, I couldn't hear. The way the studio was set, I was up front with the board, about 5 feet off-center from Charles, the harp amp was straight back from there, and the 2 guitar speakers were 20 feet across the room, aimed at their knees (my face), and PA speakers everywhere. Faster meant louder. Behind me was a mirror since Tom said every room needed a hard flat surface. Lucky me; so mostly I went by the board meters and focused on Charles not clipping his vocal channel.  On track 18 Two Women - I get instructed on mixing Charles, like I can hear these distinctions ...  

Didn't get the title for track 19. Charles forgets the words and we stop despite my pushing him to make up some new words. Your Love is Lifting Me Higher and Higher  - this gets off to a slow start and then the vocals and rhythm pick up, as it should. Charles needed to sing this, always a favorite of his, and he knew it was time to bring the boys together in playing, and in spirit. During shows this song might be in a late set and go over 15 minutes, dancers going as long as they could, Charles driving till everyone was in it, lifting us higher and higher.