Rarities Vol 4 : The Making of Peculiar

by The Slackers

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1.	Set the Girl Free (Empty Room Version) 02:40	buy track
2.	International War Criminal (Eugene Version) 04:02	buy track
3.	86 the Mayo (full room version) 04:30	buy track
4.	Capo (full room version) 04:46	buy track
5.	Keep It Simple (full room version) 03:08	buy track
6.	Sauron (full room version) 04:06	buy track
7.	Cupid (full room version) 03:52	buy track
8.	What Went Wrong (full room version) 03:56	buy track
9.	International War Criminal (full room) 04:00	buy track
10.	Set the Girl Free (full room version) 02:48	buy track

about

Peculiar was an album that emerged from a lot of phases.
At one point we had competing series of tracks.

The tracks that were on the International War Criminal EP that we were trying to best. Did we have better takes within us?

Tracks that we had been recording at different studios in the mid 2000s. An example of that is the alternative version of International War Criminal recorded at Eugene Cho's studio in Brooklyn. (Eugene played with Skavoovie.)

Tracks that were recorded at Ernesto's in an empty room. We had a day on tour where we loaded in early and set up to record. We ended up recording several versions of tunes. Some of which like What Went Wrong and 86 The Mayo ended up being the album versions. Set the Girl Free is a rough mix from one of these versions.

And finally, we had 2 days of recordings at Ernestos in front of a live audience.

In the end, most of the tracks on Peculiar are from the last group. They were picked from the live takes. When you listen to these rough mixes you will hear the energy. Most of these are versions that didn't end up Peculiar but I enjoyed the memory. There is something from touring music for 6 weeks. When you are in the zone you are murdering it.

The songs you heard on the album had a lot of vocal and horn overdubs. And some rhythm section edits. These are earlier versions. When they were raw.

I'll let you judge which one is better.

Dave Hillyard
October 1, 2020

credits

released October 2, 2020

Ara Babajian - Drums
Marcus Geard - Bass
TJ Scanlon - Guitar
Vic Ruggiero - Keys, Vocals
Glen Pine - Trombone, Vocals
Qmaxx 420 - Vocals
Jon Natchez - Bari Sax on track 2

Much of this was recorded by Rob Driessen.
Track 2 was recorded by Eugene Cho.