Two Louies December 2002

OREGON MUSIC / DECEMBER 2002 photo Pat Snyder Page 2 - TWO LOUIES, December 2002 TWO LOUIES, December 2002 - Page 3 ecember 2002 marks the 23 year and looked to the east and saw a huge mushroom through a discombobulating roller coaster ride anniversary for Two Louies. Like cloud right where the studio had previously been. I with Geffen Records, the Dthosethose otherother keykey aanniversariesnniversaries 1111 found the CD labellabel whichwhich droppeddropped themthem and 17, this histhistoricoric eeventvent in the midst ofof recordingrecording begs for a “Diary.”“Diary.” LaelLael putput thethe retrospective CDCD ooutut iindependentlyndependently of the last thenthen latlaterer headedheaded outout onon 2.3 decades. tourtour solo downdown the wwestest Since I’ve coast.coast. AAfterfter hhee ccameame bback,ack, only been he bbeganegan ttoo gathergather plaplay-y- writing for ersers forfor a newnew band and Two Louies emailedemailed hishis fanfan listlist aboutabout for the last band names…sortnames…sort ofof a 0.27 decades, betabeta test.test. Phase eventu-eventu- however, allyally becamebecame FayesFayes andand I willwill thethe BellaBella FayesFayes waswas havehave toto assumeassume born.born. I thoughtthought thethe thatthat thethe mostmost bandband namename shouldshould historichistoric eventsevents havehave beenbeen “Geffen“Geffen havehave happenedhappened MadeMade a BigBig Mistake”Mistake” duringduring thisthis butbut that’sthat’s justjust me. timetime frame.frame. In the mean- Coincidentally,Coincidentally, time,time, a wonderfulwonderful 0.270.27 isis mymy luckylucky band called Drive number.number. ThisThis Dizzy Fish had arrived. Drive maymay explainexplain whywhy photo Pat Snyder andand Lael,Lael, alongalong withwith I nevernever winwin thethe TheThe AAmericanmerican GirlsGirls and CameroCamero Hair,Hair, allall shareshare a lottery. “After he came back, he began to gather players Bands That Go Pop for a new band and emailed his fan list about band Did anyone ever wonder what happened to Portland buzz band “Spin Jupiter Spin?” Their names…sort of a beta test. Phase eventually became enchanting Indie Pop sound was conjured from bands including Miss Red Flowers and the Dandy Fayes and the Bella Fayes was born. I thought the band Warhols. So intense were the expectations, maga- name should have been “Geffen Made a Big Mistake” zine editors were requesting an advance release of their new CD; even going as far as to bug the studio but that’s just me.” engineer for a burn. The buzz was so explosive in amidst the rubble. Three years later, it still glows level interconnectedness. They all know each other fact, that the band blew up before the CD was in the dark. and have helped each other out. Drive proceeded released. I heard it. I was standing in my back yard Lael Alderman and the Loved had been Continued on page 17 phone and door. Richard celebrated his 60th Richard as our long and devoted friend. Luckily we birthday Sunday December 1, at the Swiss Club in jammed with Rich and the boys on his birthday. It’s Tacoma, Washington, performing with his Butter been a long run, and always an honor to perform Bean band with members Michael Kinder and with Rich as a fellow fabulous Wailer. We are for- Buck Englund. Several musician friends attended tunate to have so many fond memories of Richard the event to jam with Rich and wish him a happy and his impressive contribution to the world of Richard Dangel Passes birthday. The group was in top form that night, music, whether it was jazz, blues, rock n roll, Dear Two Louies, with Rich playing as amazingly as always, and as funk, Rich knew it, well. He had so much more to It is with profound regret that this message great as we have ever heard him. He will not only offer. Rest in peace now Richard. We all love you. is one of deep sadness. Richard Dangel, our great be sorely missed by his enormous family of musi- Contact: Buck Ormsby, Kent Morrill and wonderful friend, sensational person, and one cian friends, but by the world of music, his fans, The fabulous Wailers of the greatest guitar players in the world passed and so many who have been entertained, inspired, 2315-10 No. Pearl St., #217 away unexpectedly. He was discovered in his and have learned so much from this wonderfully Tacoma, WA 98406 north Seattle home by his close friend Charlotte talented man. 253-396-1024 or 253-396-1055 on Tuesday evening after failing to answer his Kent Morrill and I feel blessed to have had toll free: 1-866-255-2791 or Fax: 253-396-1029LL Page 2 - TWO LOUIES, December 2002 TWO LOUIES, December 2002 - Page 3 master’s degree in jazz guitar from the Manhattan School of Music in New York. By 1989 Helmet was formed, and as they say, the rest is history. Well that was all then, but what is now? I spoke with Page shortly after the formation of his new band Gandhi, his only group venture since Helmet By N.L. Fogerty disbanded in 1998. After pursuing possibilities for some solo work, Page grew impatient at the lack of In the Meantime... Page Hamilton has been a very busy man. opportunities to play live. “It got to the point where And now he has a brand new band to show us. I had spoken with a couple of record companies about making a record and gotten a record deal he average person may not recall Page sense that a lot of rock bands were, and I think it set done. Then Sept 11th happened and everything, Hamilton by name, me off on the right foot and then a lot of stuff fell apart. It slowed me Tbut I assure you down… all that stuff sort this forty-two year old guitar of forced me to say, ‘Hey, maestro has built quite a career you know I can’t wait any and reputation for himself. His longer, I’ve gotta play now!’” wealth of experience ranges And play they did. Page had from playing in Glenn Branca’s found a band in guitarists guitar orchestra during the early Anthony Truglio and John eighties, to more recent excur- Andrews, bassist Christian sions in scoring music for fi lm. Bongers (of Loudspeaker, His career has afforded col- Botanica) and drummer and laborations and performances longtime friend Matt Flynn with the likes of David Bowie, (Botanica). During October, members of Nine Inch Nails, Gandhi completed a round and Limp Bizkit. But Page of shows in the east playing Hamilton will always be their new material alongside most closely associated with some old Helmet faves to masterminding the brilliant small but receptive crowds. sonic extremes of Helmet. They headed into the studio Helmet was a com- early November, laying down pound mass of aggressive, tracks for a release anticipated riff-oriented sound that also sometime early next year. had personality, sustained in It would appear that a capacity for experimenta- in a musical context, Gandhi tion, and the expression of Gandhi from L-R: Christian Bongers, Matt Flynn, John Andrews, represents an expansion on moods and intellect. During Anthony Truglio, and Page Hamilton. the songwriting skills Page had the early nineties Helmet established with Helmet. While was noted for their heavily the new material bears some layered guitar assault and elements of Helmet’s weight, strong rhythmic impulses, photo Kristine Larsen it goes further to incorporate while remaining free of all the excess and ego that a certain song-writing matu- hard rock was usually guilty of. The end result of to maintain a level of music and not be worried rity that reaches beyond anything Helmet their nine-year career was four albums (including about the other rock stardom stuff.” With that in had produced. “Its probably more song-oriented one gold record) of music that was weighty but skilled, and smart but not too calculated. And “His career has afforded collabora- oh yeah, fucking loud. Helmet rightfully owned their title as the chief suppliers of ‘thinking man’s tions and performances with the likes metal’. Musical integrity is something Page picked of David Bowie, members of Nine Inch up early. His initial spark of musical inspiration came in the form of Led Zeppelin’s fi rst album, Nails, and Limp Bizkit. But Page Hamil- which he remembers discovering at a payless drugstore in southern Oregon, where he grew up. ton will always be most closely associated After picking up the guitar however, he soon found himself drawn more strongly by the sentiments of with masterminding the brilliant sonic jazz music, which would become a lifelong object extremes of Helmet.” of enthusiasm for him. “In the jazz world what I discovered at a young age was that those guys didn’t really sell millions of records. Coltrane and Miles mind, Page went on to study classical guitar at the Davis, they did okay, but they weren’t stars in the University of Oregon, and eventually pursued a Continued on page 23 Page 4 - TWO LOUIES, December 2002 TWO LOUIES, December 2002 - Page 5 RESOLVING CO-WRITER end up entering into a collaboration agreement you and your co-writer have already co-written, COPYRIGHT PROBLEMS with the co-writer, you could still fi le your own and all songs which you may write together in copyright applications, in order to claim copyright the future. ver the years, I have received several ownership for the two of you. Then, the respec- As for those songs already written, the agree- letters from Two Louies readers con- tive legal rights of you and your co-writer could ment should specifi cally refer to the titles of the Ocerning problems between co-writers be resolved either by a settlement agreement, or songs.

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