tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post9048585393430380337..comments2024-03-29T00:12:48.217+01:00Comments on Die or D.I.Y.?: Skeleton Crew – "Learn To Talk" (Recommended Records – rm 02) 1984Jonny Zchivagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-84930805595008671852019-05-18T23:26:36.056+02:002019-05-18T23:26:36.056+02:00Beyond the simple fact that Frith and Cora enjoyed...Beyond the simple fact that Frith and Cora enjoyed playing together, the point of Skeleton Crew was to see how full a sound two people could produce in concert. Frith swapping off guitar and violin, Cora sometimes abandoning cello for bass guitar, each with a Casio keyboard and a cassette player within easy reach to drop in extra sounds, as well as cymbals and drums (especially hi-hat and bass drum they could play with their feet). I saw them a couple times, both shows full of jaw-dropping frenzy and fun.<br /><br />That's not what they did on this record, however. Instead, rather than capture the ragged edges of the live experience, they decided to overdub the difficult parts. There used to be bootlegs around to document how it worked in concert; I remember one where you can hear Frith inform the mixing engineer, "That should be in the direct line!"mandolinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170194575398601790noreply@blogger.com