We never had a chance to fuss with them. That was nice. This is a real band record, it's not dominated by the singer-songwriters. We were more relaxed this time. That really is what a record are like.
Some songs are exhalations, some are like inhalations.
We got mesmerized by the concept, that tremolo was a gathering principle for all the songs we were going to put on this album. It's also a word that most people outside the record industry have never heard of. Blue Rodeo songs exist in that weird slope between country and rock, with a healthy dose, at least conceptually, of psychedelia. Where other bands might drive a song on all fours with obvious signposts to bridge, verse and chorus, Blue Rodeo always find a unique side-road to explore. Unlike the last one, we're not trying to create a mood then move around a little within that mood.