Taking Sides: Album by Public Image Ltd. vs. Eat'em & Smile by David Lee Roth

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Only because Steve Vai played on both. Go.

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 19 December 2005 02:37 (twenty years ago)

Tough call. "Yankee Rose" had a much better video than "Rise," though.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 19 December 2005 02:48 (twenty years ago)

Album by miles. Just because of the sheer randomness of finding Vai on a PiL record.

― Mitya (mitya), Monday, 19 December 2005 03:04 (twenty years ago)

Vai: "Bill Laswell, the producer, called and I flew in and out of New York from Alcatrazz shows to cut the parts. I basically did all the guitar parts in two days... Some of the material I'd never heard and just went in and started playing on it. At the end, Johnny Lydon came in and liked it. " ...It's rumoured Vai considers 'Album' to be some of his best work, appreciating the freedom he received to do as he pleased. He still refers to it as "a brilliant record". Lydon was also a fan of Vai's guitar work on the album, calling it "magnificent" and applauding it for its "energy".

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Monday, 19 December 2005 04:22 (twenty years ago)

Also from that site:

STEVE TURRE

Born: 12.9.48. Omaha, Nebraska, USA
PiL: Conch Shells & Didjeridu (!)
Notes: Hired by Bill Laswell as a session musician for 'Album'. His conch shells and Didjeridu parts on 'Ease' were recorded at Quad Recording Studios. Roger Trilling: "(During the recording) I would give John bulletins as we drank beer in bars. 'Today Steve Turre blew into conch shells', 'tomorrow a Didjeridu'. John grew wary, restive, even aggravated."

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Monday, 19 December 2005 04:31 (twenty years ago)

John grew wary, restive, even aggravated.

Lydon?! Why, I never would've guessed.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 19 December 2005 04:44 (twenty years ago)

Another thing to consider, of course, is how Yoko Ono's Starpeace rates amongst these albums.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Monday, 19 December 2005 04:54 (twenty years ago)

(oh wait no Vai was the connection not Laswell - my bad)

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Monday, 19 December 2005 04:55 (twenty years ago)

Still, what's yer take on Starpeace, Tim?

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 19 December 2005 04:58 (twenty years ago)

I'm kind of curious to hear it again. I didn't like it when I bought it in a dollar bin over a decade ago. What do you think of it?

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Monday, 19 December 2005 05:08 (twenty years ago)

I've only heard a few tracks of it -- although I have Onobox, so I should check again. But my memory was that it was a VERY brittle-sounding Laswell production...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 19 December 2005 05:14 (twenty years ago)

It has Sly and Robbie and Tony Williams and Bernie Worrell on it.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Monday, 19 December 2005 05:23 (twenty years ago)

Most of Laswell's mid-80s stuff does. Unfortunately, it's not as attractive a proposition on those other records as you'd hope.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 19 December 2005 05:33 (twenty years ago)

That said, Album/Cassette/Compact Disc is fucking fantastic.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 19 December 2005 05:47 (twenty years ago)

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