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| From | "*Bill Holmes*" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: Top hiatt |
| Date | Wed, 18 Feb 2004 21:47:12 -0500 |
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> Was Howie part of the Hiatt band that played on "Riding With the King"?
> Man, that is a great album. Back when Nick was pop. Or at least
somewhat
> pop. I recall participation by many pop luminaries including Nick Lowe
and
> Paul Carrack.
Sorry for the delay in responding - was gone for three days.
Howie was gone by then, as was Steven T. The RWTK record was a two-sided
affair; side two featured Lowe, Carrack, Bobby Irwin and Martin Belmont and
was produced by Nick Lowe. The first side, which I prefer, was Hiatt with
Ron Nagle and Scott Matthews (aka The Durocs); they produced and with the
exception of Hiatt's guitar and vocals, Matthews played and sang everything
else.
The title track - a classic in my book - was on the Lowe side. But "I Don't
Even Try", "Lovers Will" and "She Loves The Jerk", three top-shelf Hiatt
chestnuts, are from the Durocs half.
I still enjoy Hiatt - engaging performer, good writer - but the stuff he did
before the breakthrough BRING THE FAMILY far outshines his latter, more
critically lauded work. Maybe it was the pain.
cheers
b
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