Thursday, March 11, 2010 David Olney & Sergio Webb "Postcard from Mexico"
It's all about the megaphone. I can share stories with you about the recording of this session...how David and Sergio powered onto the Celebrity Coaches bus with determination and grit in their step, or the strange and entrancing memory David coughed up when Beans questioned a line from the song...but all you're going to focus on is the megaphone. Yes, this glorious piece of pressed plastic and electronics has been mesmerizing Americans for years. It's the audio version of a sci-fi tractor beam. It just sucks you into its grip, while you drool in its inferior sonic beauty. The only thing more fun than listening to one (when used by a professional, and especially in music) is actually playing with it yourself. But, while you're watching Sergio master his craft, and wishing you were speaking into the machine, take a gander at his guitar playing, too. That's right. Left hand only on the guitar. You are not worthy. Don't even look at the megaphone.
-Aaron
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