How was Radio City different from the first album?
JODY: It was under Alex’s direction for sure. I never thought bands work as a democracy. It needs to be one person’s vision and it doesn’t need to be diluted by three or four peoples’ vision because you wind up with something pale in comparison. There was no direction for me for the first album. There were no suggestions for drums. On the first album, there are maracas, horns, a flugelhorn, a trumpet on “Gimme Another Chance.” There are lots of background vocals. A lot of time was spent on production for that album where Radio City was really more spontaneous. Performances were pretty close to live performances. There were a few suggestions from Alex about playing drums. “Daisy Glaze” where you get to the part where it speeds up, Alex said “why don’t you just do this” where I hit the floor tom slow. [2] What did you think about Radio City? JODY: I thought it was one of the best records I ever heard. I was excited about it. [2] ANDY: Oh I thought it was a tour de force – much better tha
