12/27/2023 0 Comments Growing up lyrics phil![]() ![]() But I was like, "Other people make it groove, I don't need to. (Yet), in my first two albums I was not that concerned about the groove. The groove-oriented "The Willow," gives Lint a chance to stretch out. Roy and Hill are joined on stage by Jimmy Lint on keyboards and a cool, understated drummer. It takes time and you have to be willing to do it again and do it again. ![]() Glen has an amazing studio and a lot of patience. Glen (Barratt, owner of Morningstar Studio) has been a godsend. ![]() I started to deconstruct and reconstruct. Do you run for love after it ends or do you run away? I was so bitter after the demise of my marriage. I didn't know whether to run away from the music business or run back into something that's been so problematic. I don't even know what it was called at that point. About 8 months later, I started re-looking at the album. Then I got dropped by my record label and separated from my wife all in the same two-week period. But when I thought it was done, I realized it wasn't going to serve my purposes. About half the new record comes from the Chicago sessions. Jim and I started "The Willow" and "Without Conscience." It sounded good. It seemed like they were into it but they really didn't care. They opened up a little bit of budget for me. At that time, I was still signed to my record label Or Music. Then I met Jim Tullio, who produced the Maple Stavis album (2004's "Have a Little Faith"), which sounded good. Thousands of dollars! As much as I didn't want to waste the money or the time, I threw it out. ![]() I started in Los Angeles, but had to throw out those three weeks of work. The credits for "Grouchyfriendly"say: " Recorded and Mixed: In a lot of places." Where did you record "The Great Longing"? You recorded "Issues and Options" in ten places. The opening chords and the harmonic structure and the guitar tell you you're in for something different. "Nobody Has to Know" describes "Issues and Options." It sets the mood you're not in for a regular singer/songwriter record. "Got a feeling something's wrong" the first words of "Nobody Has to Know," make for one of the best album openings ever… But as much as some great things happened with "Grouchyfriendly," I was still in a struggle trying to get record deals and make a living as a musician. Very concise as far as what I wanted to say. Specifically designed as my second solo album. How would you characterize "Issues and Options"? The first ("Melt") and last tunes ("It's Alright") - which are like bookends - represent the heart of that session and the CD. Other songs were specifically cut for the album. "Grouchyfriendly" was made - I don't want to say out of desperation - but out of a major change in my life from solely writing for other artists. Looking back, how do you sum up "Grouchyfriendly?" Let's talk about your first two albums before we get to the new one. But the song's got the line "I've wrestled with my demons." He opens, accompanied by Sean Hill on bass, with "You Were There for Me," from his upcoming release, "The Great Longing." "To keep it romantic," he says. Phil Roy, Philadelphia native and Philadelphia icon, comes on stage and orders a tequila. The tiny stage is crowded: a drum kit, a Fender Rhodes, a guitar stand. In Performance: The Tin Angel, Philadelphia, November 18, 2007 ![]()
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