It also very effectively expressed my sadness and confusion around the disappearance of my beautiful young girlfriend. I consider this song one of my most perfect creations - from concept to execution it stays absolutely true to my vision of it as a musical piece.

In theory I suppose what I should have come up with was a more controlled version of Le Bonx with an expanded instrumental palette. The project was never completed, but many of the pieces I recorded ended up on to Rodent Rodent and a couple, 'Perfect Hands' and 'Love and Concession', found their way onto FSGBOC.Ī vocal improvisation that quite obviously draws on my then-current romantic woes - the mystery of the disappearing lover - the lyrics are deceptively simple (one verse that is repeated with slight reordering of lines) accompanied by swooping, dreamy, almost woozy backing vocal arrangement. Bill, who was a big fan of all things experimental, was intrigued by the concept and offered his help (I remember recording a series of random drum and percussion tracks with Bill that were ultimately not used for anything). Using my four track, the original plan was to improvise a series of short pieces that would include random noise, spoken word and off-the-cuff chord progressions.

I decided to record a collection of songs that would be called The End of Medicine, in honor of Ms. In 1982 Arlene and I went to see Laurie Anderson in concert - we'd been introduced to her by downstairs neighbor ans fellow Rummie Bill Bergstrom.- and I was very much inspired by her minimalist approach. & lt p& gt & amp amp amp amp lt p& amp amp amp amp gt & amp amp amp amp amp lt a href=''& amp amp amp amp amp gt Perfect Hands by Sparky Grinstead& amp amp amp amp amp lt /a& amp amp amp amp amp gt & amp amp amp amp lt /p& amp amp amp amp gt & lt /p& gt Īs I've said, the albums that became FSGBOC and Rodent To Rodent were recorded pretty much simultaneously from 1980 through 1983.

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