| Conspiracy
Theories |
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| The design
concept behind the CD cover has a strong Beatles link. The location
was near EMI recording studios, across the road from the more
famous crossing, used originally by the Fab Four on ABBEY ROAD
London |
| The 'Abbey
Road' concept itself has of course been done to death by
numerous other bands, so I wanted a fresh slant, which ties
in with the 'wined up' title. I actually passed by this location
often, but saw it from a different angle to the familiar view.
Dressed in my finest winery & a few key props on the adjascent
crossing, the one across the road .. placing the more famous
crossing, and the EMI studios where Sgt Peppers was originally
recorded (on 4 track technology) firmly in my background. |
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With my legs crossed
on the crossing across the road from the Beatles crossing, guitar
slung upside down & back to front, resulted in quite a surreal
image that begs a double take. 'Sargeant Peppers' done 'My Way'
..
This image by Brazilian photojournalist Roberto
Steinberger of 'The Actual Beatles Crossing' was not used due
to the
sun-flare and incidental japanese tourist. |
| You can
just make out the graffiti behind me on the walls of Abbey Road
studio .. I know the 'in joke' is subtle, but then so is the
Beatles' influence on my music. I never intentionally try, or
claim to specifically 'sound like' my mentors, more aspire to
their their tendency to create eclectic, 'memorable', melodies
with 'lasting power', as a blueprint for my own work. |
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| Did you spot all the subliminal Beatles
references on the CD ? |
There are
however, a few other conscious Beatles references scattered
throughout the CD itself.
No prizes, here are a few .. |
| You're
the one : the entire song loosely based on 'Dear Prudence'
riff and the chorus (picture a lazy morning) from 'Something'
by Beatle George. Like two classic cars welded together !! |
| Deliberate
George Harrison guitar sound over the middle eight and vocal
reference 'Won't you come out to play?' |
| The track
'Can't find my way home' by Stevie Winwood as 'Blind Faith'
(not Traffic) is often referenced here but the Beatles were
the real inspiration for the song |
| 'Queen
Mum' song loosely based crossover of 'Her Majesty's a pretty
nice girl' and 'God save the Queen' by the Sex Pistols |
| Writer's
Block : another early Beatles classic 'Date Ripper' mercilessly
referenced |
| How
can I help you? .. Well we did try extending that last piano
chord for two minutes, but unintentionally there was a very
Beatlesque phantom radio broadcast tracked down to earthing
on Luciano's bass lead, which we kept in the recording and enhanced
at the very end of the mix |
| If you
translate the title 'Changing
with the weather' into Portuguese and rearrange the letters
it spells 'Heza isn't deaf senhor, he just smell funny' |
| End
of the line : Yellow Submarine on downers ? |
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| The wined up CD comes
with its own built in conspiracy theories !! |
| Is Basil Brooks the
seventh Beatle? |
| Is Jeza DEAF ? |
| Is Lord Bygon secretly
Ringo ? |
| Of course not, but it
makes you wonder .. |
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