their music is traditional maritime rock but they’re always trying to bring
but they’re always trying to bring
but they’re always trying to bring something new into the mix hi I’m
something new into the mix hi I’m
something new into the mix hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today were speaking
watchmojo.com and today were speaking
watchmojo.com and today were speaking with great Big C about their album safe
with great Big C about their album safe
with great Big C about their album safe upon the shore
upon the shore
upon the shore a blessing and of curse something far
a blessing and of curse something far
a blessing and of curse something far worse I think you guys tried to bring
worse I think you guys tried to bring
worse I think you guys tried to bring something new to the new album kind of a
something new to the new album kind of a
something new to the new album kind of a southern influence he tells more about
southern influence he tells more about
southern influence he tells more about that we’d recorded the last four albums
that we’d recorded the last four albums
that we’d recorded the last four albums in Saint John’s and we felt if we went
in Saint John’s and we felt if we went
in Saint John’s and we felt if we went to do that again we would be in risk of
to do that again we would be in risk of
to do that again we would be in risk of repeating ourselves particularly the
repeating ourselves particularly the
repeating ourselves particularly the kind of songs we had which were sort of
kind of songs we had which were sort of
kind of songs we had which were sort of hiking back to a more kind of classic
hiking back to a more kind of classic
hiking back to a more kind of classic great BBC sound we’re all about making
great BBC sound we’re all about making
great BBC sound we’re all about making it interesting for us and for everybody
it interesting for us and for everybody
it interesting for us and for everybody else with so we’ll go somewhere
else with so we’ll go somewhere
else with so we’ll go somewhere different somewhere we’re outside our
different somewhere we’re outside our
different somewhere we’re outside our comfort zone we don’t know anybody we
comfort zone we don’t know anybody we
comfort zone we don’t know anybody we don’t have a feel for we decide to go to
don’t have a feel for we decide to go to
don’t have a feel for we decide to go to New Orleans and in Louisiana this was we
New Orleans and in Louisiana this was we
New Orleans and in Louisiana this was we liked the city we would love that when
liked the city we would love that when
liked the city we would love that when we’ve been there and you know just go
we’ve been there and you know just go
we’ve been there and you know just go into a studio there and hire local
into a studio there and hire local
into a studio there and hire local people to come play with this and see
people to come play with this and see
people to come play with this and see what happens
what happens
what happens and I mean half it sucked you know it
and I mean half it sucked you know it
and I mean half it sucked you know it didn’t work but another and some that
didn’t work but another and some that
didn’t work but another and some that was really interesting is the way they
was really interesting is the way they
was really interesting is the way they approach stuff and the ideas they
approach stuff and the ideas they
approach stuff and the ideas they brought really brought out a side of
brought really brought out a side of
brought really brought out a side of music that we didn’t hear you guys ever
music that we didn’t hear you guys ever
music that we didn’t hear you guys ever find it difficult to keep bringing new
find it difficult to keep bringing new
find it difficult to keep bringing new sounds to the kind of old traditions no
sounds to the kind of old traditions no
sounds to the kind of old traditions no in fact the problem actually is the
in fact the problem actually is the
in fact the problem actually is the other way around I mean we’re full of
other way around I mean we’re full of
other way around I mean we’re full of new ideas and we all play lots of
new ideas and we all play lots of
new ideas and we all play lots of different instruments and everybody
different instruments and everybody
different instruments and everybody sings so it’s not like we’re in any
sings so it’s not like we’re in any
sings so it’s not like we’re in any danger making the same record over and
danger making the same record over and
danger making the same record over and over again the problem is more how much
over again the problem is more how much
over again the problem is more how much new stuff that we bring in without
new stuff that we bring in without
new stuff that we bring in without screwing up the thing that’s really good
screwing up the thing that’s really good
screwing up the thing that’s really good you know
the thing is as an older band it becomes
the thing is as an older band it becomes harder and harder to convince people
harder and harder to convince people
harder and harder to convince people that your new music is as good as your
that your new music is as good as your
that your new music is as good as your old music the challenge for us is to
old music the challenge for us is to
old music the challenge for us is to keep making irrelevant
and how is the album translated life
and how is the album translated life very seamlessly I mean one of the things
very seamlessly I mean one of the things
very seamlessly I mean one of the things we really thought about this time unlike
we really thought about this time unlike
we really thought about this time unlike the last couple of records is like the
the last couple of records is like the
the last couple of records is like the only songs are put on this record sounds
only songs are put on this record sounds
only songs are put on this record sounds we’re going to play we’re gonna learn
we’re going to play we’re gonna learn
we’re going to play we’re gonna learn how to play everything it’s not gonna be
how to play everything it’s not gonna be
how to play everything it’s not gonna be like two good ones and then forget the
like two good ones and then forget the
like two good ones and then forget the rest of it you know so every night we’ve
rest of it you know so every night we’ve
rest of it you know so every night we’ve made a concerted effort to bring this
made a concerted effort to bring this
made a concerted effort to bring this stuff in and it’s been amazing to watch
stuff in and it’s been amazing to watch
stuff in and it’s been amazing to watch people react to it you know because
people react to it you know because
people react to it you know because you’re always a little tentative about
you’re always a little tentative about
you’re always a little tentative about new songs and you know man we just
new songs and you know man we just
new songs and you know man we just poured our hearts into that and don’t
poured our hearts into that and don’t
poured our hearts into that and don’t care is you know and this song is for
care is you know and this song is for
care is you know and this song is for the office of people of really embracing
the office of people of really embracing
the office of people of really embracing new material and it’s like a good radio
new material and it’s like a good radio
new material and it’s like a good radio station we’re hearing something new
station we’re hearing something new
station we’re hearing something new but something old makes both of them
but something old makes both of them
but something old makes both of them sound different you know we have ten
sound different you know we have ten
sound different you know we have ten albums and we could play all those ons
albums and we could play all those ons
albums and we could play all those ons and we have four lead singers and
and we have four lead singers and
and we have four lead singers and everyone plays multiple instruments so
everyone plays multiple instruments so
everyone plays multiple instruments so the sound changes every night the set
the sound changes every night the set
the sound changes every night the set changes every night the concert changes
changes every night the concert changes
changes every night the concert changes every night so we became three times
every night so we became three times
every night so we became three times would be almost completely different
would be almost completely different
would be almost completely different from that
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