Shane Theriot HIGHWAY 90 CD

	Shane Theriot: Highway 90 (Shose Records) CD's can be purchased from any of these sources: From time to time people e-mail or ask Shane about the tunes, gear, musicians, etc. featured on Highway 90. We hope those of you that might find this sort of thing interesting, enjoy this track by track account of the disc! Select each track to play a short mp3, or click here to playback samples in Real Audio or Windows Media formats. Track 1 (4:34): It Ain't My Fault A classic New Orleans tune written by the legendary Smokey Johnson. "It seems like I have heard everybody do at least one version of it, but I added a B section (Gmin/Eb7) to give it a little lift. This was a first take and I overdubbed the rhythm track afterwards." Track 2 (5:44): Pump This one was cut with Shane's PRS through a Deluxe." I think I used the Sans Amp to drive the amp a bit." The melody and solo was a Hamer Daytona strat and the slide parts are Shane's PRS with Gibson Humbuckers. (thanks Nick Watkins and Kelly Back!) Track 3 (4:21): Trashy "This is a funky riff in E that I've had laying around for a while. I overdubbed snare and side sticks over JD Blair's drum tracks to bring it back to New Orleans a bit." "You still hittin' them arpeggios?" is a guy named Doug ?, who Shane had videotaped a few years back while hanging with his cousin and running into old friends. "I thought it was funny and characteristic of the area." There are a few different guitars on here Strat, Hamer Daytona, and Shane's Pacifica though a '72 Marshall 100 watt. Track 4 (4:13): Theme from Sanford and Son "I used to love this show. When I was about 14, I ran into Red Foxx in the French Quarter and asked him for his autograph. I only had a dollar bill for him to sign and he wouldn't sign it - he told me he 'loved money too much.' Afterwards, I went home and worked out the melody to it. Johnny Neel is the guy on the organ for me - nobody can touch him! Victor and Willie locked in big time as well." This is Shane's old Yamaha Pacifica through the Marshall. Track 5 (6:42): Highway 90 Inspired by constant commutes between Raceland, La. and New Orleans on Hwy 90. Shane used to carry around a tape recorder to sing into and got a lot of great ideas on that 40 minute ride. "I put a washboard track on it and overdubbed the melody on acoustic. The drum groove is a total Zydeco feel - I think I heard Johnny Vidacovich play it once." Hamer strat into a Tube screamer into Shane's old Deluxe. Track 6 (8:08): Punch This was originally written for the Neville Brothers (Charles) on Shane's Boss DR-5 on an airplane. "I have a demo that we did at a studio in Chicago a few years ago. The piano solo was a total first take - Tom Reynolds is a monster and we all miss him in Nashville - (he moved away to take a great teaching gig.) I knew Nick and Earl from the Neville's and we were all in Nashville one day, so I got them in a car and went down to the studio to put down some vocal tracks. The hardest guy to nail down was Art. I finally had to drive out to his house and tell him I was just waiting on his track before I could start mixing! We went up to his studio and knocked it out. The next day I went back up to Nashville and started mixing with Neil." TOP Track 7 (5:31): Shiho "This was written for my wife Shiho, who at that time was my girlfriend. Kim Stone, bassist from the Rippingtons, is a good friend of ours, and I thought he would be perfect for this. Randy Hoexter, a great player and old friend of mine in Atlanta, layed down a beautiful piano track. (Randy and I first worked together on a track called "In-Between" for Mark Varney's Guitar on the Edge Vol 3.)" This was a strat and some rack gear (Boogie Studio preamp, TC 2290) for the swell track, and Deluxe on the solo. Shane also used an Ovation nylon string. Track 8 (5:32): 1321 Las Palmas "This was my old address when I lived in Hollywood back in the early 90's. I have a vivid memory of working out the intro riff in a practice room at GIT back in 1990; the melody came much later while goofing off between sessions somewhere." This is a combination of Shane's Hamer Artist, Gibson 335 and a strat. There is also a faint acoustic overdub just for texture. "Adam Nitti and David Northrup sounded great together." Track 9 (4:26): Stampy "The title was inspired from an episode of the Simpsons when Bart gets a pet elephant and names him 'Stampy'." This was all the Pacifica through Shane's Marshall. Shane used a Boss Octave pedal that was laying around to add some meat to the solo too. He also used a capo to double the bridge through that vibrato effect. "The trick to the 'growl' of the tone is to tune down to Eb - yeah!" Track 10 (4:51): Bayou Chicken Written by good friend, percussionist Jim Roberts. "Originally a working title, but I couldn't think of anything more appropriate - a combination of Dixie Chicken (Little Feat) and Fiyo on the Bayou. We just listened to a cassette of the rough idea and we all worked it out in the studio in a few takes. Victor Wooten lays down a nice solo. I remember eating curry and watching him get it just perfect." Pacifica through Shane's Marshall - the clean tone is Shane's Vibro-Champ. Track 11 (5:21): Cabildo Breeze An older tune that was originally cut on the same session as "Trashy." "The title was inspired while walking with my mom in front of the Cabildo in Jackson Square in New Orleans on a windy Sunday afternoon." This is Shane's old Fender Twin cranked way up - "Eric Struthers and I actually blew up a few fuses that day because we had the amp covered with blankets to get that sound!" SOUNDBYTES TOP

Shane Theriot: Highway 90 (Shose Records)

CD's can be purchased from any of these sources:

From time to time people e-mail or ask Shane about the tunes, gear, musicians, etc. featured on Highway 90. We hope those of you that might find this sort of thing interesting, enjoy this track by track account of the disc! Select each track to play a short mp3, or click here to playback samples in Real Audio or Windows Media formats.

Track 1 (4:34): It Ain't My Fault A classic New Orleans tune written by the legendary Smokey Johnson. "It seems like I have heard everybody do at least one version of it, but I added a B section (Gmin/Eb7) to give it a little lift. This was a first take and I overdubbed the rhythm track afterwards."

Track 2 (5:44): Pump This one was cut with Shane's PRS through a Deluxe." I think I used the Sans Amp to drive the amp a bit." The melody and solo was a Hamer Daytona strat and the slide parts are Shane's PRS with Gibson Humbuckers. (thanks Nick Watkins and Kelly Back!)

Track 3 (4:21): Trashy "This is a funky riff in E that I've had laying around for a while. I overdubbed snare and side sticks over JD Blair's drum tracks to bring it back to New Orleans a bit." "You still hittin' them arpeggios?" is a guy named Doug ?, who Shane had videotaped a few years back while hanging with his cousin and running into old friends. "I thought it was funny and characteristic of the area." There are a few different guitars on here Strat, Hamer Daytona, and Shane's Pacifica though a '72 Marshall 100 watt.

Track 4 (4:13): Theme from Sanford and Son "I used to love this show. When I was about 14, I ran into Red Foxx in the French Quarter and asked him for his autograph. I only had a dollar bill for him to sign and he wouldn't sign it - he told me he 'loved money too much.' Afterwards, I went home and worked out the melody to it. Johnny Neel is the guy on the organ for me - nobody can touch him! Victor and Willie locked in big time as well." This is Shane's old Yamaha Pacifica through the Marshall.

Track 5 (6:42): Highway 90 Inspired by constant commutes between Raceland, La. and New Orleans on Hwy 90. Shane used to carry around a tape recorder to sing into and got a lot of great ideas on that 40 minute ride. "I put a washboard track on it and overdubbed the melody on acoustic. The drum groove is a total Zydeco feel - I think I heard Johnny Vidacovich play it once." Hamer strat into a Tube screamer into Shane's old Deluxe.

Track 6 (8:08): Punch This was originally written for the Neville Brothers (Charles) on Shane's Boss DR-5 on an airplane. "I have a demo that we did at a studio in Chicago a few years ago. The piano solo was a total first take - Tom Reynolds is a monster and we all miss him in Nashville - (he moved away to take a great teaching gig.) I knew Nick and Earl from the Neville's and we were all in Nashville one day, so I got them in a car and went down to the studio to put down some vocal tracks. The hardest guy to nail down was Art. I finally had to drive out to his house and tell him I was just waiting on his track before I could start mixing! We went up to his studio and knocked it out. The next day I went back up to Nashville and started mixing with Neil."

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Track 7 (5:31): Shiho "This was written for my wife Shiho, who at that time was my girlfriend. Kim Stone, bassist from the Rippingtons, is a good friend of ours, and I thought he would be perfect for this. Randy Hoexter, a great player and old friend of mine in Atlanta, layed down a beautiful piano track. (Randy and I first worked together on a track called "In-Between" for Mark Varney's Guitar on the Edge Vol 3.)" This was a strat and some rack gear (Boogie Studio preamp, TC 2290) for the swell track, and Deluxe on the solo. Shane also used an Ovation nylon string.

Track 8 (5:32): 1321 Las Palmas "This was my old address when I lived in Hollywood back in the early 90's. I have a vivid memory of working out the intro riff in a practice room at GIT back in 1990; the melody came much later while goofing off between sessions somewhere." This is a combination of Shane's Hamer Artist, Gibson 335 and a strat. There is also a faint acoustic overdub just for texture. "Adam Nitti and David Northrup sounded great together."

Track 9 (4:26): Stampy "The title was inspired from an episode of the Simpsons when Bart gets a pet elephant and names him 'Stampy'." This was all the Pacifica through Shane's Marshall. Shane used a Boss Octave pedal that was laying around to add some meat to the solo too. He also used a capo to double the bridge through that vibrato effect. "The trick to the 'growl' of the tone is to tune down to Eb - yeah!"

Track 10 (4:51): Bayou Chicken Written by good friend, percussionist Jim Roberts. "Originally a working title, but I couldn't think of anything more appropriate - a combination of Dixie Chicken (Little Feat) and Fiyo on the Bayou. We just listened to a cassette of the rough idea and we all worked it out in the studio in a few takes. Victor Wooten lays down a nice solo. I remember eating curry and watching him get it just perfect." Pacifica through Shane's Marshall - the clean tone is Shane's Vibro-Champ.

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Track 11 (5:21): Cabildo Breeze An older tune that was originally cut on the same session as "Trashy." "The title was inspired while walking with my mom in front of the Cabildo in Jackson Square in New Orleans on a windy Sunday afternoon." This is Shane's old Fender Twin cranked way up - "Eric Struthers and I actually blew up a few fuses that day because we had the amp covered with blankets to get that sound!"

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