my name is Greg Keeler and with over 25 years of experience under their belts
years of experience under their belts
years of experience under their belts this alternative pop country band is
this alternative pop country band is
this alternative pop country band is coming up with even more material than
coming up with even more material than
coming up with even more material than ever
ever
ever hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to
hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to
hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to Greg Keeler of blue rodeo after being
to Greg Keeler of blue rodeo after being
to Greg Keeler of blue rodeo after being in a band for 25 years how would you say
in a band for 25 years how would you say
in a band for 25 years how would you say you keep your passion for music life I
you keep your passion for music life I
you keep your passion for music life I don’t really know I just I just love
don’t really know I just I just love
don’t really know I just I just love music I enjoy that world maybe more than
music I enjoy that world maybe more than
music I enjoy that world maybe more than this world that we’re in right now
this world that we’re in right now
this world that we’re in right now whatever that landscape is you know so I
whatever that landscape is you know so I
whatever that landscape is you know so I like visiting here once in a while but
like visiting here once in a while but
like visiting here once in a while but I’d rather live in the other world
how is blue Rodya volved both musically
how is blue Rodya volved both musically and lyrically since your to be record
and lyrically since your to be record
and lyrically since your to be record I’m gonna just go back a little further
I’m gonna just go back a little further
I’m gonna just go back a little further from when we very first started you know
from when we very first started you know
from when we very first started you know we were we didn’t really know how to
we were we didn’t really know how to
we were we didn’t really know how to write songs we were just sort of more
write songs we were just sort of more
write songs we were just sort of more imitators Jim and I would sit and you
imitators Jim and I would sit and you
imitators Jim and I would sit and you know somebody’s rec room or in a bedroom
know somebody’s rec room or in a bedroom
know somebody’s rec room or in a bedroom or something he’d have some parts from a
or something he’d have some parts from a
or something he’d have some parts from a song that he had stolen from and I had
song that he had stolen from and I had
song that he had stolen from and I had had some parts from the songs that I had
had some parts from the songs that I had
had some parts from the songs that I had stolen from and we just sort of piece
stolen from and we just sort of piece
stolen from and we just sort of piece them all together and then I think as
them all together and then I think as
them all together and then I think as time went on we just sort of learned
time went on we just sort of learned
time went on we just sort of learned that we wanted to write more personal
that we wanted to write more personal
that we wanted to write more personal songs and just sort of like get deeper
songs and just sort of like get deeper
songs and just sort of like get deeper into songwriting
even if we’re in the digital age Loretta
even if we’re in the digital age Loretta decided to record an album called the
decided to record an album called the
decided to record an album called the things we left behind which is a double
things we left behind which is a double
things we left behind which is a double album specifically designed to be
album specifically designed to be
album specifically designed to be enjoyed on vinyl why did you choose this
enjoyed on vinyl why did you choose this
enjoyed on vinyl why did you choose this route and what do you thinks it’s vinyl
route and what do you thinks it’s vinyl
route and what do you thinks it’s vinyl apart from other media I never left the
apart from other media I never left the
apart from other media I never left the vinyl world I’ve always had my turntable
vinyl world I’ve always had my turntable
vinyl world I’ve always had my turntable in my records and I’ve always preferred
in my records and I’ve always preferred
in my records and I’ve always preferred records to CDs and whatever the formats
records to CDs and whatever the formats
records to CDs and whatever the formats I just like picking them up and looking
I just like picking them up and looking
I just like picking them up and looking at him I like the 20 minutes of music I
at him I like the 20 minutes of music I
at him I like the 20 minutes of music I love the sound of them it started out
love the sound of them it started out
love the sound of them it started out it’s a bit of a joke actually Jim and I
it’s a bit of a joke actually Jim and I
it’s a bit of a joke actually Jim and I sat down and we realized jeez we’ve got
sat down and we realized jeez we’ve got
sat down and we realized jeez we’ve got a lot of songs and then in the paper the
a lot of songs and then in the paper the
a lot of songs and then in the paper the second day that we were you know just
second day that we were you know just
second day that we were you know just starting to learn each other songs Thom
starting to learn each other songs Thom
starting to learn each other songs Thom Yorke from Radiohead said the album’s
Yorke from Radiohead said the album’s
Yorke from Radiohead said the album’s did and we’ll never make another album
did and we’ll never make another album
did and we’ll never make another album you know it’s all just download single
you know it’s all just download single
you know it’s all just download single songs from now on that’s all we’re gonna
songs from now on that’s all we’re gonna
songs from now on that’s all we’re gonna do so then we joked we said you know we
do so then we joked we said you know we
do so then we joked we said you know we should do a double out yeah we don’t do
should do a double out yeah we don’t do
should do a double out yeah we don’t do double fine yeah you know so is this
double fine yeah you know so is this
double fine yeah you know so is this sort of silly so they tried to convince
sort of silly so they tried to convince
sort of silly so they tried to convince us to just do a long CD you know and
us to just do a long CD you know and
us to just do a long CD you know and value-added and all that sort of stuff
value-added and all that sort of stuff
value-added and all that sort of stuff but no we’d like to do so yeah I fired I
but no we’d like to do so yeah I fired I
but no we’d like to do so yeah I fired I really like having a double LP
how is the things we left behind it
how is the things we left behind it different from your previous record of
different from your previous record of
different from your previous record of small miracles you know small miracles
small miracles you know small miracles
small miracles you know small miracles it’s not our greatest record yeah I know
it’s not our greatest record yeah I know
it’s not our greatest record yeah I know I did did well for us and people liked
I did did well for us and people liked
I did did well for us and people liked it and journals and all that but when I
it and journals and all that but when I
it and journals and all that but when I listen back to it it just doesn’t throw
listen back to it it just doesn’t throw
listen back to it it just doesn’t throw me I really really like the things we
me I really really like the things we
me I really really like the things we left behind I think it’s got a great
left behind I think it’s got a great
left behind I think it’s got a great sound I really like the songs thank you
sound I really like the songs thank you
sound I really like the songs thank you so much my pleasure
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