To break up the doldrums of a gray, cold March, I recently showed the Malcolm McDowell narrated Beatles documentary The Complete Beatles to my eighth grade music class. Back in 1962, sound recording was still fairly primitive and I always marvel at George Martin talking about how Please Please Me was recorded in one day, one session: no mixing, no overdubs, no bouncing. The process simply consisted of setting up a few microphones and recording a performance.
In 1987, the Canadian based Cowboy Junkies took their hypnotic, dreamy, slightly narcotic songs to the Holy Trinity Church in Toronto, where with ONE microphone they recorded the infamous Trinity Sessions album in one night. Now, with more than 15 album releases, Trinity still shows the Junkies at their very best. Two years ago the band chose to re-record the entire album at Holy Trinity. With special guests Ryan Adams and Natalie Merchant lending their voices, the decision paid off and the Junkies released Trinity Revisited in an attempt to recapture the spirit and magic of the original. The result is proof enough just how well the songs stand the test of time.
Friday, April 3rd, you can get your Junkies fix when Margo Timmins, brothers Michael and Peter and bass player Alan Anton (all original members) play at the Nock Middle School Auditorium in Newburyport. Show starts at 8:00PM.
Im psyched. This should be a great show. Thanks AF.