Jimmy Newquist Checks In With Carolineⴳ Spine Update
an update from jimmy Newquist from Caroline´s Spine about the new record....
Hey there.....it´s jimmy......I´m hoping this email finds you well and enjoying the end of summer......my summer has been very, very busy....that said, next week we´re going to start bombarding you with info about the new *CAROLINE´S SPINE* record entitled, WORK IT OUT......we will have advance copies at the full band WI shows in Janesville (the BackBar - SAT* 8/30) and the TASTE of MADISON (Downtown - SUN* 8/31)....should be a blast!.....this email is a little different.....I wanted to share an interesting experience I had yesterday....it´s a little Norman Rockwell, so I´ll try to be quick.
Years ago, I wrote a song called ´Please Let Me Go"....the song is about knowing a relationship is going to end - and hoping that you don´t have to be the person to end it....or to "cut ´em" as it were..........how many times have you wished a person in your life would just stop whining, realize they´re hurting people, and walk away from the relationship with dignity? ....it rarely happens and almost always becomes messy.............
I recorded the first demo of "Please Let Me Go" in Phoenix - while getting ready to head out on a night with my buddies from school.....I grabbed the cassette and jumped in their car.........typically, conversations, jokes, brags, beers, and rough-housing would ensue........many times, we would go way, way into the desert.....out to the power lines.... for a "boondocker"......a bonfire encircled by vehicles......kegs......and a desert moon......awesome!.......
At some point in the evening, I would say something like, "hey, you guys want to check out this new tune I wrote?" ...and we would sit around the car - doors open - listening to a very poorly recorded demo...."Please Let Me Go" was one of the first songs where I noticed my buddies really listening - not just being supportive friends - really listening. I remember comments like "..it sounds a lil´ country" or "who´s that about?" and "nice one, Newq."
Fast forward to yesterday....I´m with some of those exact same buddies at a newer bar....talking about work, family, friends, and just how big our little town of Phoenix has become.....we call it a night and head out to the parking lot and one of them says, "how´s that new record - finish it yet?" I pulled out my new CSPINE record - and played a new song called "TAKE MY HEART"......we crank it up and it is sounding awesome!.......then, it hits me.......
My friends and I .....once again....are way, way out in the desert...except, the area is now all developed with shops & houses........blaring one of my new tunes - not a "bedroom" demo, but a sonic powerhouse recorded, managed, & mixed by industry "A" list people.....standing around a car......doors open.....under the powerlines (that used to be so far out of town)......with that same desert moon.....and they´re really listening......
After this blistering rock song ends.....the radio is shut off and I hear comments like, "man, this record is really heavy" and "who´s that about?" and "nice one, Newq!" On my way home, I continued to listen to the rest of the mixes....approving them one by one....so my manager could send the record on to manufacture......and I was reminded, once again, how fortunate I am to have this music in my life.....and how excited I am...for you to hear it...
cheers,
jimmy
Comments
Melodic Net Comments
Bryan
The question is? How the hell can he claim to use the Spine name, when he's the only one left. I was looking forward to the record... but it isn't spine, and it's insulting that he seems to think no one gives a shit, and will accept that shitty band that is the "new spine" It is not anything close to The real Spine.
I was a huge fan of Jimmy Newquist!
Emilio
'a sonic powerhouse recorded, managed, & mixed by industry A list people' CS sounds amazing itself. By Jimmy's words I bet it's gonna be their best record to date and one of the albums of the year!
Alter Bridge was formed in 2004 by Mark Tremonti (lead guitar, vocals), Brian Marshall (bass) and Scott Phillips (drums), all former members of Creed, with Myles Kennedy (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), formerly of The Mayfield Four.
