conversation with Geoff of Worcester, England

Hi Geoff,

Had a good solo gig here in California tonight. Don't worry about me teasing you about the weather. It's a blizzard out there! I'm in Mammoth Lakes, and the weather has been out of control storms since we got here.

I'm glad you got the CD and gave it a spin. I don't mind the Stones comparison. I was kind of going for that early seventies thing. I think that's the time they were influenced by Graham Parsons and played the kind of soulful country I was after. Other models from that era include Muswell Hillbillies, of course, and the Band, and Neil Young and Bob Dylan. I feel good that I basically got the sound I was after.

Cover Everything in Mist is my favorite track, too. I like the way it feels like it's almost about to go off the rails at any moment. My only regret is that it got so noisy that the words are now hard to understand. I hope to do a much quieter "Don't Panic" mix, without drums, bass, and electric guitar, and the words will emerge.

cheers!

Jim


Geoff Lewis wrote:
Jim

> I'm glad to see that the address is the same, since I
> mailed you my new CD already. Mitch calls it my
> Muswell Hillbillies.

It arrived today. Excellent - definitely your best yet. Love the
instrumentation.

My initial fave is "Civer Everything In Mist" - really bounces along and is
very hooky.

You probably don't want to hear that some of the tracks remind me of the
Rolling Stones in their Exile On Main Street period, but you should take it
as a compliment, coming from me :-)

> Very good, since the spring break starts today. I'm
> off to California with the family to ski and stay with
> my mother.

Have fun.

> Sounds good. Gigs for the Daytrippers have been
> getting rarer, but are still good. Lately we've been
> playing at the yacht club, which is a gorgeous
> setting.

Don't tell me how nice the weather is :-)

All the best

- Geoff