Forsake
I feel like we got about halfway through building this track, and both RC and I had added a bunch before it got left behind.
I feel like we got about halfway through building this track, and both RC and I had added a bunch before it got left behind.
One of the first songs I think I actually recorded with RC. Early 2001 in Portland. Lyrics just kind of came while we were working out the rhythm in the studio, and we decided to take turns singing. We kind of play around at the end, so in a sense it felt like a “warm-up…
Tried to rework a year or two later with a band, didn’t work. Too moody. This song wants to be a happy one. So smile already.
This song would be rewritten as “Tellina Lie” and performed band-style. Vocals in bridge just had to go.
I joined Stumptown Coffee as the first employee in 1999, and soon started playing music with RC Gartrell. At some point it was decided to record an album in the first location after hours, and we formed a band to contribute a track. We chose the name Bootyproof, because it was funny. 🤔 This was…