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| From | cloudeleven@comcast.net |
| Subject | Laura and Todd |
| Date | Sat, 13 Aug 2005 04:27:56 +0000 |
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Gene wrote:
<Is the Laura/Todd connection touched on in the book at all?I believe, aside
from mutual admiration ,that they were freinds.It is amazing to listen to
those early TR solo albums and hear so much of her in there.
thanks for the heads up on the Cosmic Rough Riders song.Have their first one
but wasn't sure about any after that.>
Laura and Todd were indeed good friends according to the book. Laura actually wanted Todd to head up her band at one time but he was starting his own band, The Nazz. She also asked him to produce some of Mother's Spiritual but they ended up clashing a bit, so he only played synth on that album. Interesting that Todd's obsession with Laura showed up on those early recordings, but to me he sounded more like Carole King on a lot of that stuff.
Who ever it was that asked about 'The Girls' Song', that one was written by Jimmy Webb, another great talent. The 5th Dimension's album The Magic Garden, which that song is from, is a masterpiece. All Jimmy Webb songs, except for their version of Ticket To Ride.
Rick G.
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