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| fbc |
Posted - 08/06/2005 : 14:28:55
http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13951
This is part of Chip Away Boy's thread, I just thought I'd post here away from the initial confusion.
Produced (and mixed) by Jon Tiven
Mixed by Dan Penn and Earl Drake
 (Dan)
 (Earl)
Mastered by Jim Demain
***GUITAR***
and vocals
Steve Cropper
Buddy Miller
Reggie Young
***BASS***
David Hood
***VOCALS***
Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham*
*and keyboards, bells
James Griffin
Ellis Hooks
***DRUMS***
Billy Block
Anton Fig
Chester Thompson
Akil Thompson
***SPECIAL GUEST CONTRIBUTION***
Jon Tiven
harmonica, harp and acoustic guitar
Jean Black
vocals on Strange Goodbye
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| olwiggum |
Posted - 12/06/2005 : 06:24:35
Indeed, very nice story!
Thanks for sharing.
Donnie is a great guy and a wonderful songwriter. I've been fortunate enough to hear his next record, which was produced by Mr. Penn. There's a song on it called "Robin in the rain" that will rip your heart out.
BTW, I heard Frank's version of "Dark End of the Street" on the Shoals-only radio station here in town. I had just heard a great live version by Dan and Spooner the day before. :)
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| Jontiven |
Posted - 12/05/2005 : 18:45:55
Okay, here's my classic Donnie Fritts album story.
I'm producing an album by my friend Donnie Fritts who is a great songwriter and he wants some vocal help because he's not the most confident singer in the world, so he invites half of Nashville to sing duets with him. We've got Delbert, Kristofferson, Waylon, Willie, Dan Penn, John Prine, you name it we got 'em. So I say we don't have a woman, Donnie if you're going to sing all these duets let's get at least one woman. But he's not recommending any so I pick a friend of mine who I think could add a little femininity to these hairy old geezers. This woman is better known as a songwriter than a singer at this point, but I think she can add a lot of charm and character to the album.
I play him her records, and he says I'm not sure. I said Trust Me. He's a litle nervous about it but he goes with it, does the duet. She is freaking over how great her voice goes with his, she's never recorded a vocal quite like this before but she's loving it. He likes it, but when he plays it for all his friends they're like Hmm, Donnie, I don't know. They've never heard a woman sing quite like this, she's not exactly Tammy Wynette.
I say Donnie, trust me.
The song: "Breakfast In Bed." (written by Donnie and Eddie Hinton, originally recorded by Dusty Springfield.
My friend the singer: Lucinda Williams.
All the reviews and radio loved the track. Particularly her singing, which was more restrained than what people were used to from her.
Her next album was Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.
Pretty good story, eh?
bye,
Jon Tiven |
| Carl |
Posted - 12/05/2005 : 16:57:03
Hi, man!
 "Join the Honeycult!"
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| olwiggum |
Posted - 12/05/2005 : 14:28:16
Very glad I found this thread. Hope I'm not gonna get in trouble by bumping it since no one has posted in it in a while.
I live in the Shoals and have all my life. I'm not a Pixies fan or a Frank Black fan for that matter, but I love his work on "Honeycomb". Love it.
Don't have too much to add except that I recognized Mr. Tiven's name as the producer of my buddy Donnie Fritts' album that was done several years ago. Jon, do you have any interesting stories from those sessions? |
| gauth |
Posted - 09/10/2005 : 17:14:57
Oh my!!! What a fantastic topic. I have been listening to Honeycomb since it's release almost religiously everyday and I really wanted to put face on each name. What a fantastic album I have to say again.
I am also so glad to hear that there will be another album next year. That just made my day look brighter. |
| Atheist4Catholics |
Posted - 09/09/2005 : 08:38:21
Sure. Paste away!
To hear my record just click the link at the bottom of my posts (timfranklin.net)
Will I ever reach 1000?
For more information on rock, visit www.timfranklin.net |
| fbc |
Posted - 09/09/2005 : 05:05:22
That's a great picture, Tim. Is it okay if I copy/paste it into the first post of this thread?
And how do we get to hear your record? |
| Atheist4Catholics |
Posted - 09/08/2005 : 21:51:06
Here's a better picture of Jim Demain the mastering engineer taken by me when he mastered my album last year.
Looks like he likes it...
Will I ever reach 1000?
For more information on rock, visit www.timfranklin.net |
| fbc |
Posted - 09/08/2005 : 02:29:22
It's great to look at that photo without thinking, "who are they?
i should really have known in the first place. but now i do.
thread well done! |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 09/07/2005 : 18:23:20
Hey 'Comb Cats, Really enjoying the hell out of "Honeycomb"!
[Picture Originally posted by fbc]
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| fbc |
Posted - 08/25/2005 : 03:51:00
We're missing two more, so our Honeycomb inlay says. One Ben Mumphrey (additional mixing)
And Reid Paley (i've just found out) who wrote 'Another Velvet Nightmare' with FB. |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 06:38:59
Well Done, fbc, well done!
Proper Recognition and Acknowledgements for all of the Honeycomb Cats.
[A testament to your tasteful thread is the fact that all of the Honeycomb Cats want to be included.]
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| Carl |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 05:18:59
(I was hoping you'd stick it there, Soren!) |
| fbc |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 01:12:25
(Carl, if it's o.k, i've borrowed your photo of Jean and posted it with the others at the top) |
| fbc |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 01:06:02
Wow! What a great way to start the day. Another cat on board. Earl, thankyou so much for this.
You're now up there where you belong with the others, pride complete (nearly. i think). |
| mixbeartn |
Posted - 08/22/2005 : 19:24:22
You can find a pic of me on my new web page: www.geocities.com/mixbeartn/usp.html
Thanks fbc and Jon T. for looking into this for me.
Earl Drake aka Mixbeartn |
| fbc |
Posted - 08/21/2005 : 10:23:41
quote:
Originally posted by Jontiven
By the way, Earl Drake---who mixed a good part of the record---wondered why his photo did not appear and would like it to sit with the Nashville cats and I think that would be entirely appropriate.
I couldn't find a photo of him. But that doesn't excuse his absence.
If anyone can find one in the web, post it up and i'll give it priority amongst the other cats. meow. |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 08/21/2005 : 10:03:22
quote:
Originally posted by HeywoodJablome
Well, I'm sure it'll be good but I'm glad I didn't make big plans to go 2000 miles for a solo show! Thanks for checking in Mr. T!
Yep, HeywoodJablome, I think the best Honeycomb road trip to plan for is one of the Honeycomb residency cities, e.g., Chicago, New York and London, ( http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13999 ) , OR Los Anjeleez if you get your way, that The Man spoke about in an interview posted here by FrankfanL and dayanara ( http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13989 ).
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| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 08/21/2005 : 09:36:38
Hey Jon the love is well-deserved.
I'm sorry to hear that Dan Penn will not be playing a gig Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. as listed on the Mercy Lounge webpage.
Concerning Buddy Miller, the AMA webpage and the Mercy Lounge site both list Buddy Miller's show on Thursday at 12:30 a.m. at the Cannery after Lucero's 11:30 p.m. show and not on Saturday night prior to Frank's show. However, if you have information otherwise, I defer to you.
I'm definitely looking forward to some surprises. I'd love to see Rich Gilbert, who will be playing Friday night at 10:00 p.m. at the Mercy Lounge with Thad Cockrell and Caitlin Cary, join some of the Honeycomb Cats and Frank on stage Saturday night for Frank's show.
But, whatever. This conference and Frank's Honeycomb showcase is surprise enough. Plus, shows by Solomon Burke, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Radney Foster, Emmylou Harris, Raul Malo, Buddy Miller, Allison Moorer, Marty Stuart, Billy Block, Webb Wilder, and LUCERO, [edit:and Billy Bob Thorton], will be more than sufficient.
Later,
OldManIna"Honeycomb"CoffeeCan.
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| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 08/21/2005 : 09:06:33
Well, I'm sure it'll be good but I'm glad I didn't make big plans to go 2000 miles for a solo show! Thanks for checking in Mr. T! |
| Jontiven |
Posted - 08/21/2005 : 08:57:47
Thanks for giving Ellis and me the love. The new Ellis Hooks album GODSON OF SOUL is getting four and fivestar reviews all around, and again I highly recommend it.
The Cannery Ballroom performance will be Frank solo acoustic, there will be no musicians accompanying him. I spoke with Dan and he's not aware of any gig, so that must be a mistake. Buddy Miller will be playing earlier that evening, but I doubt that the twain shall meet onstage although surprises are always possible.
By the way, Earl Drake---who mixed a good part of the record---wondered why his photo did not appear and would like it to sit with the Nashville cats and I think that would be entirely appropriate.
If somebody could facilitate this, that would be helpful.
bye,
Jon the Tiven |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 08/20/2005 : 17:49:10
Came across this the other day in a local Nashville newspaper, "The Nashville Scene" (a small town Village Voice, if you will)
Figure it belongs here cause it's some of the 'Comb Cats and Sir Jon's getting some props and I'm sure a lot of phone calls therefrom.
http://www.nashvillescene.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?story=This_Week:Arts:Music--Back_to_the_Future
"...Having worked with both indie rock and classic R&B artists, Tiven could've led Hooks in any number of directions. After all, this is the guy who produced Alex Chilton's first solo album and Frank Black's recent Americana project, Honeycomb, as well as albums for B.B. King, Wilson Pickett and Don Covay...."
"...On Godson of Soul, the guitarist-producer [Sir Jon Tiven] forms a core trio with his wife Sally Tiven on bass and Nashville veteran Billy Block on drums, backing Hooks with a stripped-down sound that weds finesse with fire. Guests include soul music luminaries like Steve Cropper, Bobby Womack and Memphis Horns leader Wayne Jackson, all of whom remain discreetly in the background. Tiven doesn't allow for showboating solos or overly complex arrangements, and he avoids most of the usual soul and blues clichés. His arrangements are packed with smart but terse flourishes, such as the offbeat piano counter-melody in "Black Nights, Blue Moons" or the record's subtle changes and constantly shifting textures..."
[by the way Jon, how 'bout an update on the Honeycomb showcase Sept. 10 at the Cannery Ballroom. I started a thread over in "Frank Black Live". Post it over there if you don't mind, and include which of the 'Comb Cats will accompany The Man. I see from the MercyLounge webpage that Dan Penn is playing at 8:30 prior the Honeycomb showcase at 12:30 a.m.]
OldManIna"HoneyComb"CoffeeCan.
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| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 08/13/2005 : 22:04:12
[quote]Originally posted by fbc
[I just quoted this so we could see this picture at the top of this page, and Love the SMYT Cat, Carl. OMIAHCC]
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| VoVat |
Posted - 08/13/2005 : 06:36:42
But if the cat messes around with the honeycomb, it'll get stung! Didn't it learn ANYTHING from Winnie-the-Pooh?
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| Carl |
Posted - 08/13/2005 : 04:36:29
Here's another Honeycomb cat!
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| VoVat |
Posted - 08/12/2005 : 15:45:52
quote:
One correction and it's minor: I "Mixed," not "Mixied"
Then who DID mixy the album? :P
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 08/12/2005 : 04:39:50
Hey, Hey, Hey, I just checked the website for the venue for The Man's Honeycomb showcase show,
http://www.mercylounge.com/live_music
and they have revealed that DAN PENN will be one of the special guest that will be playing the Cannery Ballroom the same night Frank is playing. Dan Penn plays at 8:30 p.m and Frank plays at 12:30 a.m. So, I'm guessing after Dan plays his show, he'll stick around and join Frank at 12:30 a.m. as one of the 'Comb Cats.
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| billgoodman |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 11:02:56
foxy
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God save the Noisies |
| fbc |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 10:29:00
thanks, carl |
| Kirk |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 10:20:56
she's pretty |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 10:13:36
head to toe in black
 Oh let it linger |
| Carl |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 10:12:09
Jean Black-vocals on 'Strange Goodbye'
http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14192 |
| OldManInaCoffeeCan |
Posted - 08/10/2005 : 16:45:25
Sir Jon Tiven,
Please elaborate concerning your answer to question #1. I recognize in "another month" The Man will be here for his Honeycomb showcase. Does your answer imply that you and The Man will be back in the studio, and if so, will it be for the next Nashville album? And if you would, please update us on The Man's Honeycomb showcase at the Cannery Ballroom as the "Grand Finale" of the AMA annual conference, including whether you possess, and will share, any news concerning who will be playing with The Man that night, and whether we will have the pleasure of any other appearances by The Man during the conference (is there something planned for the awards show on Friday night?).
As always, your contributions are much appreciated.
OldManIna"Honeycomb"CoffeeCan
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| Jontiven |
Posted - 08/10/2005 : 15:09:57
In answer to question#1, Not for another month.
In answer to #2, I thought the days of me being mistaken for someone else were over. Guess I'm still not famous.
bye,
Jon Tiven on a slow Wednesday
HEY WE NEED TO GET A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH THOSE RADIO REQUESTS PEOPLE IF YOU WANT TO SEE FRANK BLACK and the HONEYCOMBERS LIVE. AND SALES, WHILE VERY RESPECTABLE, COULD USE A LITTLE MORE UMPH. ALL YOU DOWNLOADERS WHO PROMISED TO BUY, NOW IS THE TIME. YOU KNOW THE VERSION ON BACK PORCH IS WORLDS BETTER THAN THE CRAPPY MP3s YOU PREVIEWED. DO YOURSELF A FLAVOR, SPEND THE $15.
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| Joey Joe Jo Jr. Chabadoo |
Posted - 08/10/2005 : 07:50:53
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harmonica, harp and acoustic guitar
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Jon, are U by chance Tim Burton?
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