Tracker DVD Interview (23min)

[superval99]

When he talks about River Towns, right after he says there's always the danger of me writing a character song, what is he calling the young man? Mate? And the boat a "Top Boat" or what? Don't understand that. Help please, because it's my favourite!

LE

Hi LE!  The young man was a mate on a tug-boat.   A "mate" is the captain's assistant!   Usually called a first officer.   

[LoveExpresso]

Thanks Val! Helps a lot!

I tried to understand "tug-boat" from Mark, but, by the way, it seems something changed with his teeth (lower jaw) 
something else detected that? He also made some strange nose noises during speaking (first minutes, when I have something to reCHord)..
Sorry to be so indiscreet about good old Mark, it is just that he seemed not too well (red eyes) during this little interview film..

talking about physical infirmities...
Did anyone hear that LaughSH and JokeSH and DrinkSH and SmokeSH   ssshh-sounding noises during the background vocals, not from Mark but frome someone in the band, nearly giving it a kind of "drunk" feel? On purpose?

LE

[superval99]

Do you mean on the album?    Yes, there is a strange hissing noise, if that's what you meant!   

[LoveExpresso]

Yes on the album version. Sorry for being unspecific.. It is not important at all but I heard it immediately from the first listen and wondered since then.

LE

[foma]

What's funny is that in this Track by Track interview are only six tracks! Seems like album Trucker as one man called it is smaller than I thought. At least he could talk about each of 11 tracks even without acoustic snippets (especially miming himself in Taormina, what was that about?). I thought it would be as cool as RPD track by track interview CD, where he talked actually about TRACK by TRACK, not about some of them.

[LoveExpresso]

I agree. Also it is somewhat strange to say the least to get in a more or less famous director to shoot a "short" film - which looks like the trailer, until you realize, hey, oh, that's the.. movie! So much great material that is probably left out. Pffft...

LE