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What happens when the surviving member of a legendary American power pop band and a Los Angeles musician whose lineage includes two giants of the Great American Songbook, both steeped in Beatles, get together to make music? The result is now two albums deep in a band called Those Pretty Wrongs. Jody Stephens, formerly of Big Star and Golden Smog is a singer/songwriter/drummer and Luther Russell is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer, formerly of The Freewheelers. Their latest release as Those Pretty Wrongs, Zed For Zulu, has just been released.
Their insights into making music and what they gleaned from The Beatles makes for a fascinating discussion.
Check out their work (and current tour dates) here:
Glad you brought up the strong George Harrison influence on Big Star. I was recently listening to Living In The Material World for the first time in many years, and Don’t Make Me Wait Too Long really jumped out at me. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear they studied that song in particular. It’s almost like a template for the Big Star sound.
Glad you brought up the strong George Harrison influence on Big Star. I was recently listening to Living In The Material World for the first time in many years, and Don’t Make Me Wait Too Long really jumped out at me. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear they studied that song in particular. It’s almost like a template for the Big Star sound.
Correction: Don’t LET Me Wait Too Long. Told you I hadn’t listened for a while.
Correction: Don’t LET Me Wait Too Long. Told you I hadn’t listened for a while.
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