Slow, Deep And Hard was a great album, even though it was probably our least selling record.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
But when our first album came out, I didn't think it was going to sell a lot of records.
What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.
I didn't know how well my first album had done; it was enough to get me to do the second album, which was a continuation of the music I'd worked on and perfected.
The second album is the hardest to write. It's nothing like the first album.
My best album is called In Search Of A Song. That was my best shot right there. My finest hour, as they say. I could listen to the whole thing all the way through. There's nothing really crammed into it.
Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing.
I had deeper, more reflective songs on the first album.
I feel that my playing on the first album was probably some of my best.
The only album that I listen to upon recording a new one is my 'Cry' album, because sonically, I think it's my best album to date. But other than that, I've never listened to my records, ever.
I still felt we had some really good music on that record, but it's a shame that we couldn't make it better. And the tour was a total mess. We just had no life, no energy, and I felt we were going through the motions.