Photo courtesy of Jeremy Kinker
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Polish Hill
"Following his 2009 self-titled debut , which was praised for skillfully
blending soulful R&B with raunchy garage and psychedelia, Brian
Olive (Ex-Greenhornes guitarist & Soledad Brothers multi
instrumentalist) takes us further on his latest full length Two Of Everything.
Listeners will recognize a number of musical touchstones here (Night
Tripper era Dr. John, Exuma, early Funkadelic, Canned Heat, West Coast
psych, etc) but the end result is completely Olive’s own, an insanely
dynamic, soulful, psychedelically-rich summer album perfect for
intergalactic flight, night visions, or voodoo rituals. Two Of Everything
was recorded and produced by both Olive and Dan Auerbach of The Black
Keys at The Diamonds in Cincinnati, and Easy Eye Sound in Nashville and
features a revolving cast of talent including long time right hand man
Mike Weinel, Detroit psychedelic caveman David Shettler (SSM, the
Sights), Daniel Allaire (Darker My Love), Jared McKinney (Greenhornes),
and with Courtney Jaye, Leisa Han, Kari Kragness, and Sarah Benn on
backing vocals. The hauntingly beautiful artwork is by Laura Dolan.
Brian is also laying down sax parts for Dr. John’s upcoming album."
Brian most recently co-wrote and performed on Dr. John's album "Locked Down" on Nonesuch. He returns to Pittsburgh tomorrow night for gig Gooski's. My thanks to him for taking a few moments to participate in this edition of First/Last.
The first album you ever bought?
Queen, "The Game".
Queen, "The Game".
Your last album bought?
“The Rough Guide to Desert Blues”.
“The Rough Guide to Desert Blues”.
Favorite album of all time?
Dr. John, "Gris Gris".
Dr. John, "Gris Gris".
Least favorite/most disappointing
album?
The one where David Bowie was still Davey Jones.
The one where David Bowie was still Davey Jones.
First concert attended?
The Stray Cats.
The Stray Cats.
Last concert?
Battles.
Battles.
Favorite concert ever?
Neil Young in Golden Gate Park by accident. Some friends talked me into going to see Pearl Jam. I had seen them before and wasn't very excited. When it was announced that Eddie Vedder couldn't perform the crowd freaked out. A mass exodus had begun when the band started playing "Powderfinger". Neil Young walked out on stage. I went straight to the front and watched him play a 2 hour set!
Neil Young in Golden Gate Park by accident. Some friends talked me into going to see Pearl Jam. I had seen them before and wasn't very excited. When it was announced that Eddie Vedder couldn't perform the crowd freaked out. A mass exodus had begun when the band started playing "Powderfinger". Neil Young walked out on stage. I went straight to the front and watched him play a 2 hour set!
Least favorite concert?
I saw "The Coasters" in high school. We showed up expecting the original members but what we got was five dudes looking/sounding like Bobby Brown.
I saw "The Coasters" in high school. We showed up expecting the original members but what we got was five dudes looking/sounding like Bobby Brown.
Any thoughts, experiences about Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh's always been good to me. It's a beautiful town. I'll never forget the first time I was shot out of the mountain onto the bridge!
Pittsburgh's always been good to me. It's a beautiful town. I'll never forget the first time I was shot out of the mountain onto the bridge!
Thanks, Brian. That's a great Neil Young story. How about the saps that left and found out later what went down? Ha!
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