Jul
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2007

Scott Johnson

(Add / View Comments) (0)Monday, July 2, 2007 - 09:37:42 pm
(Posted Under: Music Music, Tempe Music Scene Tempe Music Scene)

Two years and three months after first hearing a Scotty Johnson song (live at Pranksters Too in Scottsdale Arizona) the album is finally here! Funny, I remember talking to Scotty outside of Yucca Tap Room, asking if he was going to record an album, which at the time seemed more of a pipe dream of mine, like it was yesterday. The album came out on the 16th, Katie and I finally, after a long and painful wait tonight. Rock n' roll!

While waiting all this time, not being able to wait, it's also been scary, with the idea that a studio version, while shouldn't, may not do justice to the songs you know live. It's very nice, as we're already almost through the second listen, that any fear of that was unwarranted. There are differences throughout, but, which is rare, they're great. I'm majorly impressed with the whole album.

Make It Last, which I'm not familiar with other than phone calls from Katie, was a complete surprise, because I was expecting something really slow (maybe confusing it with Need Your Love) - this song absolutely rocks, and may be one of my favorites on the record.

It's somewhat disappointing that it's the Gin Blossoms on Stop! - actually not so much disappointing, because it's cool that one of the songs is them (though I'd prefer something else), but just that Scotty doesn't sing it. The Blossoms doing Stop! with Scotty singing it would be absolutely kick ass! I'd certainly been looking forward to the Scotty version (sans the Blossoms) on record, which is arguably better (despite the fact that it's a close call), and I guess the thing that makes it less of a blow is that it looked dubious that it would ever make the Johnson record when the Blossoms started demoing it. It's the version from later in the game (circa 2006) with the reworked chorus ("Stop messing with my head"), which is quite bizarre to hear while singing "Stop! Stop! Stop!". While I prefer the original, it's cool to have a copy of that version. And to be honest, I think there is some merit to "Stop pulling the loose thread".

...To be continued.
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