Through The Cracks-Live at The Clarendon
Through The Cracks-
Live At The Clarendon SR15
Photos: Michael Small
Retouching: Matthew Drummond and Bruce Bigalow
A Note From Uncle
Pat
Over the years I have been told that
my albums bear the dubious distinction of taking the patron longer to
read than to listen to. Now, finally, comes an album that requires no
liner notes other than the lyrics; and those only to correct, at
least in written form, the words that errant memory or inebriation
modified substantially in the performance. The background to the
songs can be avoided by programming your CD to skip all the
odd-numbered tracks. Ah, if only you could silence me so easily at
gigs! There are three small observations, however, that are perhaps
of interest.
Firstly, although 'live', this album
is not simply a re-run of songs previously presented on studio
offerings. It contains a completely new set of songs; ones which I
felt would not necessarily benefit greatly from augmentation by a
band, or which I felt were best 'live' and which had been somewhat
lost or forgotten over the years.
Secondly, these tracks represent the
last known recording of my 25 year old Maton Messiah (67-677) which I
had bought new as a young man, and on which I had written so many
songs; and my fabulous Brazilian Rosewood De Gruchy (417). Both were
stolen from my truck some months after the recording of this album.
The Angels wept. Finally, this album is fundamentally different from
our last live album recorded some ten years ago for, in both venue
and performance, I have deliberately sought a more intimate and sober
setting in keeping with the dignity of my advancing age ( I am now
47) and the imminent arrival, of grandfatherhood.
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