The new album. It's Called Jubilee

I'm finishing up listening to the final mix of the new album called Jubilee

I haven't done a live album since 2008 and each album, the drums become less manic and more keeping the beat.  I think I've come a long way from 30 years ago and the bash and crash of Every Hour On The Hour.  Like our previous live albums, it done live in the studio, or in this case in the shadow of the haunted Viola School to which we serenaded the 23 spirits to about an hour and 10 minutes of Townedger favorites and a few covers.  In terms of theory, it is a contractual obligation to get something in the can and be credited for doing something in 2016, but in no means it was phoned in.  In fact, I think we do much better versions of Get It Over With and Light Years Away on this album then on the previous albums. Plus finding some covers to do as well.  Waiting For The Man and I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better was done partly by my getting together with Brook Hoover on a guitar lesson and he taught me basic guitar chords or where everything stacks up on the fretboard.

Upon talking to Geoff Redding, he wanted to have more input and more involvement this time out. He's been on a part time role on the past couple albums, so this time he's on the full album.  There are 17 songs on the CD,  Fool For Your Glasses was the only one that didn't make the cut. Time considerations and besides a recording glitch didn't help things much.  I'll add it to a rarities CD when the time comes around.   For the first time as well, I'm giving the whole band production credit.  Not that you will see Geoff or Martin come down to a jam or two, they have their own lives to contend with.   For the first time since 1989, Terry Bainbridge came out of semi retirement to run sound and help record the whole she bang.  Most of the stuff was done during Thanksgiving Week, and drum mixing done during various afternoons from December 1 to 8th.  Me and Martin tackled the mixing of the recording to disc on 12/10/16

The Songs:

The One That Knows Me Best  (Smith/Redding)  3:14
Love Like Backfire (Smith/Lancaster/R.Swearingen) 3:48
Remember Me (Smith/Redding) 3:44
Better Days  (Smith/Orbit) 4:49
Listen To Love (Smith/Redding) 2:45
Waiting For The Man (Lou Reed) 6:25
The Life We Lead (Smith)  3:10
Get It Over With (Smith)  3:12
Realitesville (Smith/Orbit) 3:18
Light Years Away (Smith) 3:29
Rock Me Baby (B.B.King) 3:45
A Perfect Life (Smith) 3:15
Summer Of Your Discontent (Smith) 4:30
I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (G.Clark) 2:47
Somewhere Down The Line (Smith/Orbit) 3:53
It's So Hard (Smith/Orbit) 3:15
The End (Morrison/Manzarek/Krieger/Densmore) 6:36

All Townedgers songs copyright control. except  (Lou Reed-Three Prong Music BMI), (B B King, Modern Music BMI) (G.Clark Tickson Music BMI), (The Doors, Doors Music BMI)
Love Like Backfire: Dennis Lancaster and Russ Swearingen had a hand in the lyrics, music by R.Smith  (C) 1984 Dennyco Inc/Paraphernalia Tyrus Toonz (CC) 

The Participants:
Geoff Redding: Lead guitar and backing vocals
Martin Daniels: Low end guitar
Rodney Smith: Acoustic guitar, drums, lead vocals

Produced by The Townedgers & Terry Bainbridge
A&R: Diggy Kat

Recorded near the Viola Elementary School during Thanksgiving weekend.
Other basic recordings done at The Hoarder House Of Hits, Springville  IA
Live recording done by Terry Bainbridge using the Radio Maierburg Remote Unit
Album mixed at Radio Maierburg Studio by R.Smith and Martin Daniels

Special thanks:
To all the musicians in the Cedar Rapids area for helping me find my way back to the stage and making me feel welcome once again.  Lucky Star Radio for continuing to promote this starving artist
Much love to Diggy Kat, a friend and fan of the music.  And Rick Smith for tolerating all those
loud noises coming out of the bedroom at ungodly hours of the day/night.

Shouts out to Rod Albaugh, Julie Gordon, Mike Serbousek, Terry McDowell, Dan Johnson,
Tim Giblin, Brook Hoover, The Acousta Kitties, Wooden Nickel Lottery, Tommy Bruner, Kathy
Runnells, Bart And Cathy, Ernest The Soul Man, Tim Wiley, Ben Benton, Bob Gleason for band
unity.

The inner circle: Russ Swearingen, Mike Swearingen, DeWayne Schminkey, Dennis Lancaster,
Doug Bonesteel, Randy Hartwig  (once a band always a band), Donna Will, Sonya Madden, Nicole Passmore.  And of course Mom and Dad.

This album is dedicated to the memory of Bruce Stanley

(C) 2016 The Townedgers Music Emporium


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