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Interview with Brett at Epitaph in LA
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Posted by: Marty | 08/19/2010 at 14:11
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Spinner was invited to the Los Angeles offices of Epitaph Records to meet with Brett Gurewitz for an exclusive video interview.
Photo by Kristin Burns for AOL
http://www.spinner.com/2010/08/19/bad-religion-anniversary-epitaph-tour-video/
In the videos Brett talks about the beginning of Bad Religion, The Dissent Of Man, but also gives a tour in and around the Epitaph office in LA. In summary (and specifically related to Bad Religion):
- When writing 'The Devil In Stitches', Brett was trying to write a Bruce Springsteen song. "(it's) a place where I haven't gone as a song writer".
- The song 'Cyanide' is apparently also a Brett song. It has some "Stones-y-elements and some Tom Petty elements". It features a guest appearance (a solo) by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' guitarist Mike Campbell. When writing it, he was trying to write a Kinks song. He also describes it as "a pretty straight forward, country-tinged alternative rock song".
- For Brett, The Dissent Of Man is a very personal and emotional album. There's a lot of spirituality and emotion in his writing. One song on that album is almost like a "humanist hymn".
Extra tidbit - This is not the first time Mike Campbell has done a guest appearance on a Bad Religion record. Mike also did a guitar solo on 'Los Angeles is Burning'.
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08/28/2010 at 01:34
hey tim. |
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08/23/2010 at 20:16
LMAO@((((((((((chele))))))))))? Is that you?
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08/23/2010 at 18:25
I wouldn't hold my breath in regards to a leak....NMOH leaked about 3 weeks before release and I think these days they can keep an even tighter lid on things. I'm guessing earliest= 3 weeks in advance....latest= 5 days in advance.
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08/23/2010 at 18:03
so did the new album get leaked yet or is neil diamond braggin again?
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08/23/2010 at 05:58
Brett (if you're around), I was just wondering, whilst making a BR record, do you ever use Autotune, either to correct notes or as part of a suite of production tools?
What's your view on vocal correction software? Cheers |
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08/22/2010 at 20:54
I don't think it sounds anything like Springsteen...but, the again, it's probably due to Greg's vocals- you can do all you want but Greg's voice is so distinct and recognizable it will always sound like Bad Religion to me. That being said, the influence doesn't surprise me...Brett has stated numerous times in the past his wide array of influences. I don't see it as a big departure though...I think the biggest "musical" departure Bad Religion have done (not counting ITU) would be "Boot Stamping...." from TESF, which I thought turned out amazing...but definitely different than anything else they'd done before. "The Defense" would be another good example of experimentation that works. Actually, the only experimentation I haven't particularly cared for was the distortion on Greg's vocals during "Murder" and "52 Seconds"...the songs are still great, but I think they would have been way stronger with a clear Greg vocal. Here's to hoping the first track (bound to be a fast one) on the new record isn't distorted...although it won't be a deal breaker by any means.
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08/22/2010 at 15:40
I think in terms of songwriting, its sounds like its going to be like Stranger Than Fiction. Which excites me because personally I think
its their best record as far as the writing goes. Its also the first album of Bad Religions that I listened to back in '94 in 9th grade! Cant wait to hear the whole album |
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08/22/2010 at 05:21
I must admit I'm getting pretty big expectation to the new record.
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08/20/2010 at 13:32
Haha yeah I spent a LOT of time in traffic driving all the way over to see the building. Didn't see much more than the (gated) parking lot and the exterior of the building, and there was no signage to indicate that it was even the right place. Totally different from the massive Scientology campus a few miles west on Sunset :) |
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08/20/2010 at 09:56
So it wasn't accidental that Devil in Stiches had so much 70s/80s mainstream rock influence, particularly Tom Petty
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08/20/2010 at 05:55
I think I'm gonna like all the Greg songs on the new album, and like 1/3 - 2/3 of the Brett songs. I do like TDiS, but I'm a little wary of "spirituality" coming out in his songs. Though I have to concede, Generator is possibly the best song Brett Gurewitz ever wrote, and it just oozes spirituality.
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08/20/2010 at 02:17
LOL, I admire your creativity to come up with completely new ways to put the word "anesthesia" in a sentence :D |
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08/19/2010 at 23:12
And once again an interview that doles out clues that keep confirming my gloomy suspicions and wildest fears about this album, which I've had ever since the day they walked into the studio...
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08/19/2010 at 21:45
Who has that BR press kit? I want one!
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08/19/2010 at 19:37
Cool interview.
Emily I'm actually impressed that you thought that the devil in stitches sounded like a Springstein song ! BTW just discovered the stuff you've put on youtube. Most of the stuff sounds really good ! |
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08/19/2010 at 19:10
Yup! That was me! I started laughing hysterically when he said that no one had compared it to Springstein. Baby we were born to ruuuuuun!
Anywho, I'm ready for this record to come out. Now. |
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08/19/2010 at 17:44
Yeah, I would have figured they would have had at least a small recording studio for recording demos and stuff. |
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08/19/2010 at 17:44
Great interview. I really like that ATG poster/canvas behind Brett in the first part.
Hey Brett, need another IT guy? :-P |
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08/19/2010 at 16:55
One of the greatest interviews I've ever heard, if not just good.
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08/19/2010 at 16:25
they make the artwork at the studio... that's cool
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08/19/2010 at 15:57
I'd thought they would have a studio
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08/19/2010 at 14:52
Yeah, I thought about that as well, pretty sure it was Emely (you lost a few points in my book for not liking The Boss, sorry. You still make great music though!) Interesting interview, both more serious stuff about the album and a little more lighthearted showing us the office :) |
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08/19/2010 at 14:30
Very cool. Offices at Epitaph ... wow!
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08/19/2010 at 14:28
Awesome! Brings back memories of when I was in Hollywood and persuaded my girlfriend to drive all the way down Sunset Blvd to try and find Epitaph Records. All we saw to prove it was was an 'Epitaph' logo in one of the windows, so it was cool to see what it was like inside!
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08/19/2010 at 14:28
That was great! I loved the tour around epitaph. I hope all this spiritual and emotion talk poops out another anesthesia-like song.
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08/19/2010 at 14:24
I think someone commented in the Devil in Stitches article that it sounded like Springsteen (although they considered that a bad thing). So at least one person got it. Kudos to whoever that was.
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