Track by Track

[Amy]

Check out the latest page of our site written by Marty Casey: Track by Track

www.martycasey.org/mclh_tracks.htm


What a gem to read!

Thanks Marty for the wonderful contribution.

[Stiletto]

Hey that's really cool............ ;D

Writing songs is really a blast and it's gratifying to see that there's no real formula to the creative process......it just seems to happen...........sometimes in less than a few minutes and sometimes over an extended period of time..........

Very cool when others like your songs as well......... ;D

Thanks Marty!!

[Trees]

Made my Day I just knew there was a cute, simple story behind "Riddle"

"The Riddle: Waiting for the band van to pick me up for a road trip to Atlanta, I started playing around on the guitar and started creating The Riddle. When the van pulled up I jumped in and played the tune to Bob, Dino and Billy. Up to that point I only had a verse and I just improvised a chorus with Do Do Do's. Dino and Billy liked it that way and Dino threw in the Yes It Do line. We finished the rest of the song right there on the spot. A friend of ours at Uptown Studios in Chicago wanted us to come in and record a song to test out his new equipment. We went in for a few hours and decided to do The Riddle (then called Yes It Do). We didn't take it to seriously until we heard it on playback and then couldn't get the song out of our heads."

Same reaction I had with the song, and couldn't get it out of my head.

A little side line memory I have of "Yes It Do".... HCLH came to Vancouver Jan 19/06 and I was pretty sure the guys were going to play "Riddle", so emailed some people asking they wear/take cowboy hats. When the guys finished singing "Riddle" throw the hats on stage. This way the guys could have a little memento of Canada....

For Straight As An Arrow... surprised this hasn't happened to me YET!!! Funny thing about this SAAA + Truck = peddle to the metal!!

Thanks guys for the riff

[Sharon (sdbrins)]

Really enjoyed reading that! Thanks Marty for sharing all of that with us.

Thanks ladies for always providing us with more of the man.

Sharon

[natasha]

Thats awesome!

Straight As An Arrow: The five of us in a room making lots of noise. This is one of my all-time favorites. True Story: A fan got a speeding ticket while listening to it and blamed us. She sent us a bill for the ticket. And I think we actually paid it.

That part was interesting haha.

[chk]

Thanks Marty!
What a great treat to read this with my morning brew.

[wendyc122]

Clouds: This song makes you feel like swimming in honey while on painkillers.

Yes it do.

Really, though, what an image ...

[Shihgirl]

I really really love clouds! it could be a painkiller in its self!

[friendlylady90]

i think that clouds is the coolest song they have. love it .