Traditionally, when a band has a little spare studio time while recording an album, they knock out a B-side or two. That is, if they’re not using those precious hours to indulge in extracurricular activities long associated with the profession.
While John Corabi, David Lowy and friends were finishing the recording of last year’s Dead Daisies album of originals Light ’Em Up, though, they felt sufficiently inspired by the heritage of their surroundings in Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to jam a few blues numbers while the mood took them. It might not be the most original idea ever to occur to a band, and anyone who has endured less-than-inspired blues-rock covers in public houses across the country will know that the genre’s simple charm doesn’t always make for thrilling entertainment. But the results depend on the passion and finesse put into the performance.
