![]() Here are the songs on the upcoming CD in the projected running order:ġ3. ![]() Farmer.” (Appearing on an upcoming Sky Saxon memorial tribute CD set.) The other is the SAC classic “Sit With the Guru” revisited with a long drum solo. One is the surprisingly psychedelic Seeds cover “Mr. Both are extended versions of songs on the disc. There are two alternate tracks on the CD. We did have a nice (new) arrangement for it, but the original version is is what it is, because it is what it is. “I think the track was doomed from the get go. There are so many serendipitous reasons for that original track coming together as it did, as well as a healthy amount of disdain over the mishandled writer’s credits and the possibility of us adding more revenue to that handbag. We try to musically overdub as little as possible.”īunnell recently answered a fan’s question about “Incense and Peppermints,” which is MIA on the CD: “The song is a difficult act to follow. “Everything is mic’d, and we play and sing as a group. The core band members - Bunnell,, Weitz, Howie Anderson, Randy Seol and Gene Gunnels - played live in the studio, just like in the old days. He last played as a member of the Strawberry Alarm Clock during 2007-2010, but left due to his insanely demanding schedule scoring films with Danny Elfman (his Oingo Boingo bandmate). Without his patience, knowledge, vision and experience - not to mention his studio and the massive amount of donated studio time - this project never would have happened.”īartek (Oingo Boingo) has a long history with the band, dating back to before they hit the charts in 1966. Weitz says of the producer: “Steve (Bartek) had a tremendous role in the new recordings (for the CD). ![]() We just wanted to get back to our roots a bit, establish a method and move on from there.” “Our real intention was to write and record new songs. SAC bass player George Bunnell says the original plan “was to embark on a recording project by revisiting and recording some of the old material ‘just to see if we could work together’ - and also to see what we sound like this many years later. Below: Weitz takes a break in the studio.) ( Photos: Top of page, from left: Mark Weitz, Randy Seol, George Bunnell and Howie Anderson. We now are dedicated to recording new music.” “It’s a springboard to a second new album of all-new original material. “These new songs were done to test the waters,” says SAC keyboardist Mark Weitz. Unlike some other ’60s rock acts, however, the SAC has no intention of leaning on songs from their younger days on future releases. (Read a track-by-track breakdown of the CD songs.) The album includes brand-new songs, a killer cover song and rerecordings (or reinterpretations) of some tunes from the band’s classic period - the late 1960s. (Update: “Wake Up Where You Are,” the first new album from the Strawberry Alarm Clock in over 40 years, is now available. Under the guidance of producer Steve Bartek, the band has been busy laying down tracks for a new CD. The Strawberry Alarm Clock has a message for fans: New music is on the way.
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