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| From | "Walter Clevenger" <walterc@walterclevenger.com> |
| Subject | Re: Cruel To Be Nitpicky |
| Date | Tue, 4 Oct 2005 10:27:30 -0700 |
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Hey Gregory,
First off, I don't think you're being nitpicky. You make very valid points about the inclusion of Ian Gomm's version of "Cruel To Be Kind" on the Nick trib. I go into detail about how this came to be in the liner notes, however, I'll give everyone a quick rundown here.
You are correct that Ian released a version of "Cruel To Be Kind" on his Crazy For You album. When Ian submitted it for this Nick Lowe tribute, he explained it was a Japanese only release so I figured very few people would have heard it. However, when I received the song and gave it a listen, I was concerned that the production made it sound dated alongside all the newly recorded tribute tracks. Ian agreed, so my band and I re-recorded the song from the ground up using his arrangement. Ian added an amazing new vocal and the track was complete. So what you have is an all new Ian Gomm version of "Cruel To Be Kind!"
I know it may seem a bit weird that he's on a tribute to Nick Lowe doing a song that he co-wrote. But hey, it's a great version and these tributes are supposed to be fun right? I think when you start adding rules and limiting what you can and can't do, you begin to lose sight of the end goal - making a great record. This is the same reason I allowed a few covers (songs that Nick didn't write) on the tribute. After listening, I hope you'll agree I made the right decisions by bending the rules :-)
Take care all,
Walter
----- Original Message -----
From: Gregory Sager
To: audities@smoe.org
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 3:01 AM
Subject: Cruel To Be Nitpicky
Not to rain on the parade of this upcoming Not Lame trib to Nick Lowe, since both the material and the people recording it are splendid enough to have me excited at the thought of hearing it. But am I the only one puzzled by the inclusion of Ian Gomm's version of "Cruel To Be Kind"?
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