The midget, the speck and the molecule
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the midget, the speck and the molecule is the title of the latest album by rock band
The Swirling Eddies
, released in 2007 on Stunt Records
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If there were a common theme running through the album - from the artwork and packaging to the lyrical and musical content - it would be perspective. The album starts with "It All Depends," which sets up this theme by asking the listener questions like "is this a cubic zirconia or a pretty diamond ring?" before eventually answering with "I suppose it all depends, on how you look at these things."
The song Madonna Inn
was inspired by the Inn of the same name. The lyrics make references to famous characteristics of the Inn itself including "The Caveman Room," printed sheets of Zebra Skin, rocks on the wall and a "urinal that looks just like a waterfall."
The autobiographical and tongue-in-cheek "Giants In The Land" likens the band to dinosaurs stuck in tar pits who were once "kings like elvis" with swivel hips. "A Medley of our Hit" pokes more fun at the band itself and the long delays leading up to the album's release.
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The Swirling Eddies
The Swirling Eddies
The Swirling Eddies are a band that began as an anonymous spinoff from the band Daniel Amos, along with new drummer David Raven.-Career:For each Swirling Eddies release, band members adopted pseudonyms for the liner notes; "Camarillo Eddy" , "Berger Roy Al" , "Gene Pool" , "Arthur Fhardy" , "Spot"...
, released in 2007 on Stunt Records
Stunt Records
Stunt Records is an independent record label formed in 1990 by Daniel Amos, Terry Scott Taylor and Tom Gulotta.The original intent of the label was to focus on reissues and special releases by D.A., but soon, the label was releasing CDs by a variety of artists including two Various Artists...
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If there were a common theme running through the album - from the artwork and packaging to the lyrical and musical content - it would be perspective. The album starts with "It All Depends," which sets up this theme by asking the listener questions like "is this a cubic zirconia or a pretty diamond ring?" before eventually answering with "I suppose it all depends, on how you look at these things."
The song Madonna Inn
Madonna Inn
The Madonna Inn is a motel in San Luis Obispo, California. Opened for business in 1958, it quickly became a landmark on the Central Coast of California. The Inn was created by Alex Madonna, a successful construction magnate and entrepreneur who died in April 2004, and his wife, Phyllis...
was inspired by the Inn of the same name. The lyrics make references to famous characteristics of the Inn itself including "The Caveman Room," printed sheets of Zebra Skin, rocks on the wall and a "urinal that looks just like a waterfall."
The autobiographical and tongue-in-cheek "Giants In The Land" likens the band to dinosaurs stuck in tar pits who were once "kings like elvis" with swivel hips. "A Medley of our Hit" pokes more fun at the band itself and the long delays leading up to the album's release.
Track listing
- "It All Depends" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "The Midget, the Speck and the Molecule" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "Madonna Inn" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "Giants in the Land" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "Salton Sea" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "My Cardboard Box" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "Snow in a Can" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "Medley of Our Hit" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "Tremolo" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "A Humble Man Rises" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "This Is the Title / The Old Hitchhiker" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
Personnel
- Camarillo EddyTerry Scott TaylorTerry Scott Taylor is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies . Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs. He is currently based in San Jose, California, USA.Taylor is highly regarded for...
on guitars and vocals. - Picky Swelly on guitars
- SpotJerry ChamberlainJerry Chamberlain , is a United States singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies ....
on guitars. - Berger Roy AlTim ChandlerTim Chandler is a bass guitar player, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies and The Choir....
on bass guitar. - Derry AirDerri DaughertyDerri Daugherty is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for band The Choir....
- Judy Ism
- Newt York Newt York
Production notes
- Engineered by Derry AirDerri DaughertyDerri Daugherty is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for band The Choir....
- Mixed by Derry Air
- Recorded and Mixed at Neverland StudiosNeverland StudiosNeverland Studios is an American recording studio owned and operated by musician and songwriter Derri Daugherty.Neverland was originally built in Los Alamitos, California, but eventually settled in Nashville, Tennessee when Daugherty relocated there in the early 1990s...
, Nashville, TennesseeNashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. - Art Direction and illustrations by Camarillo Eddy.
- Design and Layout by Terry Scott TaylorTerry Scott TaylorTerry Scott Taylor is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies . Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs. He is currently based in San Jose, California, USA.Taylor is highly regarded for...
, JasonJason TownsendJason R. Townsend is an American artist and record producer best known for his work with music and video releases by Daniel Amos, The 77s, The Swirling Eddies and The Lost Dogs, through the record labels Stunt Records and Fools of the World....
and Eric TownsendEric TownsendEric W. Townsend is an American musician and record producer best known for his work with music and video releases by Daniel Amos, The 77s, The Swirling Eddies and The Lost Dogs, through the record labels Stunt Records and Fools of the World.Townsend's great uncle was author Ira Jones, former...
, and Simeon KreaseTom GulottaTom Gulotta is best known as the head of the Stunt Records label, which was formed in 1990 with Daniel Amos frontman, Terry Scott Taylor....