tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711076752515383013.post1162805176592161191..comments2023-10-29T01:06:52.133-07:00Comments on Art Edwards - Laying Down the Law: The Bottle and Fresh Horses - 20 Year Anniversary!!!Art Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08595801214227949028noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711076752515383013.post-67661266493160934532023-01-06T09:32:46.345-08:002023-01-06T09:32:46.345-08:00Just discovered this years later and the insight i...Just discovered this years later and the insight into the creative process is really interesting. I was a huge Refreshments fan as a 14 year old in 1996 but I never heard the sophomore record until I was in my thirties. To this day, “Fonder” is my favourite track on the record. I love the slower tempo, love the call back to “Down Together” in the lyrics, love the emotional depth. It’s too bad the band so rarely plays it live. Barring you and Brian getting the band back together I’m left with hoping RCPM will play it live one of these times I see them in Michigan. Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711076752515383013.post-24990711800883894412018-12-20T02:45:01.611-08:002018-12-20T02:45:01.611-08:00Totally dug reading this post (and the one for Fiz...Totally dug reading this post (and the one for Fizzy from 2016). Thanks for writing them! They made me smile. Both albums mean something special to me, and I listen to them often, 20+ years after their creation. Thank you for your contribution to something so great, then and now. Peace!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01274211461555194191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711076752515383013.post-67117799444146219852018-03-02T05:12:39.422-08:002018-03-02T05:12:39.422-08:00Wow, reading this was awesome! I love this album,...Wow, reading this was awesome! I love this album, and it's really cool to hear the story behind the songs. It gives me a different perspective on some of my all-time favorite music! Mike Solomitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711076752515383013.post-18205508096184097312018-01-13T17:04:33.881-08:002018-01-13T17:04:33.881-08:00Glad you dug, Chris.
I think either of those cuts...Glad you dug, Chris.<br /><br />I think either of those cuts would've been fine first songs. Both were trending well within the band at the time. Good Year just sounded metal, and that was not the way to go in 1997. Mercury was a big hair metal label in the 80s, so there's that. Art Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595801214227949028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711076752515383013.post-37258955958410307602017-10-27T12:18:36.442-07:002017-10-27T12:18:36.442-07:00I would have opted for either "Heaven or the ...I would have opted for either "Heaven or the Highway Out of Town" or "Preacher's Daughter" as Track 1. Both just scream album lead off track. And while I love "Good Year" (especially the flanger on the intro), it makes me think more of Van Halen's "And the Cradle Will Rock" than a Refreshments song. LOL BTW, I actually covered "Tributary Otis" with one of my previous bands during my 40th birthday party in 2009 and the crowd loved it. It's a great album, Art - a better sophomore effort than most other bands. Glad to see you can put it into a positive perspective. Chris Noganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711076752515383013.post-64843998233605484622017-10-01T17:09:27.955-07:002017-10-01T17:09:27.955-07:00Thanks for your comments. So glad the record means...Thanks for your comments. So glad the record means something to you. The band was a big part of my life. That anyone still listens to any of it makes me proud.<br /><br />And Brian, glad the insights ran true for you. This and the Fizzy one were a lot of fun to pull together.Art Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595801214227949028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711076752515383013.post-18449527210185727602017-09-23T10:17:36.050-07:002017-09-23T10:17:36.050-07:00I've loved this album for a long time. I know ...I've loved this album for a long time. I know that it seems to have been a painful time for you and the guys in the band, but I hope that you can appreciate what a great record it is. For me, it certainly isn't a poor sister to Fizzy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711076752515383013.post-59859834832067913752017-09-18T11:50:12.629-07:002017-09-18T11:50:12.629-07:00This is great insight into the creative process, A...This is great insight into the creative process, Art, thanks!<br /><br />Brian KellyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08218029973775533956noreply@blogger.com