An arrival of sorts.
It's here, it's here! Great gob in Heflin, it's here! What's that? No, of course I'm not talking about the royal offspring, recently delivered of the Duke and Duchess of whatever-the-hell. Something far more important.
What is it? My wristwatch of course. I thought I left it in the local watering hole, but it's here, in my sock drawer - it's here! Now if I could just find my socks. (Note to self: check the watch drawer.) Oh, right... and a box came. Not by itself, you understand. A truck dropped it off. It was a biggish box, but not too big. A box full of discs. Not chock full, exactly - what I mean to say is that there were discs in the box. Discs called Cowboy Scat: Songs in the Key of Rick.
Yes, that's right - it's Big Green's third studio album, released after a hiatus of no less than five years (we released International House in 2008). It's certainly the longest album we've ever made - fully twenty-one tracks, 78 minutes of music (if that's what you call it). The official digital release date is July 31, this coming Wednesday. So am I excited? Damn straight I am. I found my freaking watch, man! I am over freaking joyed!
But anyway ... this album is not only our longest, but our fastest. Let me tell you why - we have refined our "clubhouse" recording method to the point where it has only taken us a year to write, record, and finish Cowboy Scat: Songs in the Key of Rick ... as opposed to five years with International House, two years with 2000 Years To Christmas. It's the discipline of doing a monthly podcast (THIS IS BIG GREEN). It's made us concentrate on actually finishing something, for chrissake. That runs against type in a real serious way. Our "type" is really more about sleeping. Serious sleeping.
But no more! It's onward and upward from now on! Right ... after I take a little .... nap .... zzzzzzzz.
What is it? My wristwatch of course. I thought I left it in the local watering hole, but it's here, in my sock drawer - it's here! Now if I could just find my socks. (Note to self: check the watch drawer.) Oh, right... and a box came. Not by itself, you understand. A truck dropped it off. It was a biggish box, but not too big. A box full of discs. Not chock full, exactly - what I mean to say is that there were discs in the box. Discs called Cowboy Scat: Songs in the Key of Rick. Yes, that's right - it's Big Green's third studio album, released after a hiatus of no less than five years (we released International House in 2008). It's certainly the longest album we've ever made - fully twenty-one tracks, 78 minutes of music (if that's what you call it). The official digital release date is July 31, this coming Wednesday. So am I excited? Damn straight I am. I found my freaking watch, man! I am over freaking joyed!
But anyway ... this album is not only our longest, but our fastest. Let me tell you why - we have refined our "clubhouse" recording method to the point where it has only taken us a year to write, record, and finish Cowboy Scat: Songs in the Key of Rick ... as opposed to five years with International House, two years with 2000 Years To Christmas. It's the discipline of doing a monthly podcast (THIS IS BIG GREEN). It's made us concentrate on actually finishing something, for chrissake. That runs against type in a real serious way. Our "type" is really more about sleeping. Serious sleeping. But no more! It's onward and upward from now on! Right ... after I take a little .... nap .... zzzzzzzz.
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