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elle

03-03-2013, 05:29 PM

Delta Rae keep putting out these teaser messages accompanied by various Lindsey-related videos and i'm not really sure what those are supposed to mean but just in case it does have something more to do with him besides his guest appearance on their single, here are their posts:

from FB:

Delta Rae shared a link.
Friday
SO EXCITED for our upcoming shows! Boston tomorrow is sold out, but there are still tickets available for our shows in Newark (3/3) at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday and NYC at Irving Plaza on Tuesday (3/5)

THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE COMING ON TUESDAY....so make sure you stay tuned. Here's some ear-candy while you wait:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGykwC0fdJ4

from twitter:

@DeltaRae
There's a beast in our midst... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=naAWX6OsHVI&feature=related …

@loguwu
@DeltaRae are you doing an actual performance with lindsey buckingham i will tHROW THIS COMPUTER OUT OF MY WINDOW

McTrouble

03-03-2013, 08:05 PM

elle

03-05-2013, 11:25 AM

Hmmm....well it would be good to get ANYTHING new on him! It's too quiet when they're in rehearsals! :D

guess the big deal was that single is available on itunes as of today -

http://www.facebook.com/deltarae/posts/530542263663669?notif_t=notify_me

Delta Rae · 32,823 like this
15 minutes ago ·
HERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our new single "IF I LOVED YOU" (Radio Version) [featuring Lindsey Buckingham!] IS NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you haven't heard the new version, you can sample and download it here!!! Thanks for checking us out on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan today, it was so fun!

This song is huge for us, we hope you will share and enjoy!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/if-i-loved-you-radio-version/id604302406

elle

03-05-2013, 02:51 PM

thanks to @nickslive for providing the original tracks vs single featuring Lindsey so one can check the differences (need to click on the link to access 2 versions):

http://nickslive.blogspot.com/2013/03/lindsey-buckingham-featured-on-new.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FleetwoodMacNews+%28Fleetwood+Mac+News+and+Reviews%29

Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Lindsey Buckingham Featured on New Delta Rae Single "If I Loved You"

Delta Rae have released their new single on iTunes today. Lindsey Buckingham recorded a Veillette guitar for the new single version of “If I Loved You,” which replaced the original guitar track underneath Liz Hopkins’ vocals.

"If I Loved You" feat. Lindsey Buckingham. Check out the original album version vs the single version featuring Lindsey below so you can see the differences in the tracks.

shackin'up

03-05-2013, 05:19 PM

I think it is an undigestible crapsong. Brrrr. My ipad played the second one, but not the first, which I guess, had lindsey on it. Why does he work with bands like that? Unbelievable.

elle

03-05-2013, 05:29 PM

I think it is an undigestible crapsong. Brrrr. My ipad played the second one, but not the first, which I guess, had lindsey on it. Why does he work with bands like that? Unbelievable.

to me it sounds like some middle-of-the-road Sheryl Crow song... thought he had no interest in music like hers? ;)

anyway, why does he do it? idk, i guess that contrary to rumors about him, he may actually be easy to work with and he rarely says no when someone asks him but everybody's afraid to? :shrug:

glad Judd Appatow's been consistent in pursuing him, even though i'm not exactly crazy about his This is 40 songs.

wish some others would try to pursue him too... or that he'd get over whatever is keeping him from it and ask people he's interested in collaborating with to do it (like he brought in Froom).

shackin'up

03-05-2013, 05:36 PM

No, no sheryl crow.
It's something else that creeps me out.
White gospel.

WildHearted

03-05-2013, 05:37 PM

That's a terrible song. It's like gospel pop with terrible lyrics. But he did improve it somewhat.

elle

03-05-2013, 06:36 PM

No, no sheryl crow.
It's something else that creeps me out.
White gospel.

You know I'd be curious what would have happened if lb was willing to contribute some new song to grohl /sound city players thing... would have loved to hear lb jamming with nirvana guys, or work with Vig, Rubin, Reznor... oh well.

michelej1

03-05-2013, 07:29 PM

I don't dislike this song. But I wonder, aside from Michael Jackson, who thinks they need to just throw a choir into a song for no good reason? At least Man in the Mirror was an anthem about world peace. Why put a choir into a pop romantic ballad?

But this reminds me about hand claps. I was listening to IDWTK and thinking about the hand claps this week. If that song were as popular as the other Rumours songs, it would be fun for the audience to do the claps and it could be a crowd participation thing. But since no one else really knows that song, I guess that's never going to happen.

Michele

elle

03-05-2013, 07:38 PM

redtulip

03-05-2013, 07:53 PM

you know i read these boards and all the dislike for IDWTK and how that one is not as known as the other Rumours songs, but i'm not sure that's really the case. i hear it from time to time on classic rock radio... while i never hear Songbird or Oh Daddy. i knew IDWTK before i ever looked up FM stuff. so i'm not sure that casual people at FM show wouldn't know it. :shrug:

The classic rock station in the Mpls/St. Paul area plays IDWTK constantly. It's probably the second most played FM song on that station after GYOW. Also, I knew IDWTK before I knew a lot of FM songs, mostly due to said local classic rock station.

But on topic, I'm turned off from this song just from the name of the band. Doesn't sound like something I would normally listen to.

redbird

03-05-2013, 08:05 PM

I think people are generally fond of "I Don't Want To Know", it's just considered the most disposable of an unbelievably stellar hits record.

I like this song okay, don't love it, but it's nice. I guess you'd say I tolerate it. I like that it's not really about romance as much as unrequited love from the other side of the equation than what's usually heard from. We could be great if only I loved you!

I like Delta Rae's "Bottom of the River" a lot, and that's the only other DR song I'd heard, so I expected to like this more.

michelej1

03-05-2013, 08:05 PM

michelej1

03-05-2013, 08:09 PM

I think people are generally fond of "I Don't Want To Know", it's just considered the most disposable of an unbelievably stellar hits record.

Yes, I think fans generally like it. Stevie doesn't seem particularly enamored of it. Lindsey likes it more than she does. I would like to know if she liked it more before the Silver Springs debaucle or if she just always considered it a toss off.

As far as the Delta Rae song goes, I'll tell you I like it a lot more than the 3 This is 40 songs combined.

Michele

elle

03-05-2013, 08:39 PM

Then there will be no problem with you supplying the hand claps! Good to know.:nod:

lol. knowing the song and willingness to supply the hand claps are 2 very different things. :xoxo:

i'm not good in following instructions in my entertainment activities. they are supposed to entertain me, not try to make me follow some predetermined activity.

Queen's We Will Rock you may be the only exception. i would love to participate in those claps and will forever regret i didn't see them live when i had the opportunity.

michelej1

03-05-2013, 09:04 PM

lol. knowing the song and willingness to supply the hand claps are 2 very different things. :xoxo:

i'm not good in following instructions in my entertainment activities. they are supposed to entertain me, not try to make me follow some predetermined activity.

I know what you mean and I don't really participate in the Landslide swaying Kumbaya thing. However, when I saw Stevie with Tom Petty, I got such a good vibe during Learning to Fly with the audience singing part of the verse (when Tom was silent) that it made me yearn for FM to have something where the audience could get into too. More of a duet between us and them than a singalong. I enjoyed it.

For SYW, Stevie would swing an invisible lariat and do a little dance. The audiences learned it after awhile. I thought that was kind of fun as well. Not that I want them to do any choreographed moves. I don't. Perish the thought.

Michele

redtulip

03-05-2013, 11:15 PM

I know what you mean and I don't really participate in the Landslide swaying Kumbaya thing. However, when I saw Stevie with Tom Petty, I got such a good vibe during Learning to Fly with the audience singing part of the verse (when Tom was silent) that it made me yearn for FM to have something where the audience could get into too. More of a duet between us and them than a singalong. I enjoyed it.

For SYW, Stevie would swing an invisible lariat and do a little dance. The audiences learned it after awhile. I thought that was kind of fun as well. Not that I want them to do any choreographed moves. I don't. Perish the thought.

Michele

We are supposed to sway during Landslide? :distress: That seals it, that will be my bathroom break song.

michelej1

03-05-2013, 11:31 PM

We are supposed to sway during Landslide?

Well, the band doesn't do anything to suggest you must. It's just that a lot of people like to take out their lighters, raise their hands, sing along with Stevie, cry at the "getting older too" part and generally throw themselves into it with solemn emotion.

Michele

redtulip

03-05-2013, 11:49 PM

Well, the band doesn't do anything to suggest you must. It's just that a lot of people like to take out their lighters, raise their hands, sing along with Stevie, cry at the "getting older too" part and generally throw themselves into it with solemn emotion.

Michele

Yup, I'm definitely going to need to get out of there for Landslide.

McTrouble

03-06-2013, 03:04 PM

Yup, I'm definitely going to need to get out of there for Landslide.

Perfect toilet break! :nod:

juniper

03-08-2013, 12:53 PM

glad Judd Appatow's been consistent in pursuing him, even though i'm not exactly crazy about his This is 40 songs.

I’ve seen similar comments on other threads about the This Is 40 songs, and I feel I have to give a little love to them—
When I first heard them as simple mp3 files from the web, I was also ‘meh,’ esp after the deluge of new and interesting stuff from SWS and OMS. But, I have done a 180 on these for these reasons-

1. I bought the This Is 40 soundtrack. It is a great collection of sometimes quirky, sometimes straight-up songs that totally hang together – the vision of Jon Brion is cohesive and evident, and if you listen to the soundtrack in its totality, I think you can see that LB’s contributions are spot-on, and really add to the whole. In fact, as nicely spaced as they are at 4, 8, and 12, I find them high points that I look forward to. And it’s nice to see LB in such good company with some very cool and diverse artists like Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams etc, and has guitar credits on a couple of non-LB songs. In other words, it’s not like he just put out 3 new songs with no context – they seemed to be deliberately shaped for this collection, and in that sense, I think they’re great.

2. After the highly processed, high and whispery vocals on SWS, I really enjoyed the more mature, ‘natural’ tenor of LB’s current voice on these songs. It makes them more intimate, and I feel closer to the songs because of that. This is especially true of She Acts Like You – it’s 100% voice and guitar! Just what he was going for in recent OMS – and it’s beautiful. As a guitarist, I love how he takes a couple of simple motifs, and just puts little tweaks on them that are lovely. Simple, yes, and maybe I don’t see it being played in concert, but still, very very good.

3. She Acts Like You – My fave of these three…Such a great tune, great lyrics. At first listen, the words recalled an idea from Go Insane – she’s a lot like you – where LB is expressing torment with lovers. But now, in his older, wiser voice, he is not tormented or self-involved, but merely an observant parent, noticing (the inevitable) similarities between his daughter and his wife, and between his daughter and himself. It’s a generational shift, and a milestone for any parent to see themselves in their children, and I like hearing from that LB perspective (of course, this is just my take on the song - it could be totally off!). I also have a teenaged daughter, and something in this song really resonates for me. Even the reference to ‘all dressed up in blue’ brings to mind the endless pairs of blue jeans that are middle school uniform.
4. Sick Of You – I gotta believe that when/if Judd Apatow approached LB with the movie premise that a long-together couple have grown overly familiar with each other and seemed to have forgotten why they’re even together and could he contribute a song in that vein….that LB didn’t have to look very far for inspiration:)…I think it’s kind of a tongue in cheek about his long relationship with SN. It’s not mean, more lighthearted, like a ‘shrug’ and oh well, it is what it is, almost amused. Especially bcz of the reference to ‘No one else could ever do’ – those words from so long ago have turned out to indeed be true, and he seems to be reflecting on that. Simple, but effective, and again, nice guitar.

So that’s my more than 2 cents about the This Is 40 songs – overall, I like em alot and think they’re solid songwriting and perfect for what they were meant to be, and I’ve put them into my favorite LB songs rotation on my ipod for sure:):)

shackin'up

03-08-2013, 01:36 PM

I’ve seen similar comments on other threads about the This Is 40 songs, and I feel I have to give a little love to them—
When I first heard them as simple mp3 files from the web, I was also ‘meh,’ esp after the deluge of new and interesting stuff from SWS and OMS. But, I have done a 180 on these for these reasons-

1. I bought the This Is 40 soundtrack. It is a great collection of sometimes quirky, sometimes straight-up songs that totally hang together – the vision of Jon Brion is cohesive and evident, and if you listen to the soundtrack in its totality, I think you can see that LB’s contributions are spot-on, and really add to the whole. In fact, as nicely spaced as they are at 4, 8, and 12, I find them high points that I look forward to. And it’s nice to see LB in such good company with some very cool and diverse artists like Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams etc, and has guitar credits on a couple of non-LB songs. In other words, it’s not like he just put out 3 new songs with no context – they seemed to be deliberately shaped for this collection, and in that sense, I think they’re great.

2. After the highly processed, high and whispery vocals on SWS, I really enjoyed the more mature, ‘natural’ tenor of LB’s current voice on these songs. It makes them more intimate, and I feel closer to the songs because of that. This is especially true of She Acts Like You – it’s 100% voice and guitar! Just what he was going for in recent OMS – and it’s beautiful. As a guitarist, I love how he takes a couple of simple motifs, and just puts little tweaks on them that are lovely. Simple, yes, and maybe I don’t see it being played in concert, but still, very very good.

3. She Acts Like You – My fave of these three…Such a great tune, great lyrics. At first listen, the words recalled an idea from Go Insane – she’s a lot like you – where LB is expressing torment with lovers. But now, in his older, wiser voice, he is not tormented or self-involved, but merely an observant parent, noticing (the inevitable) similarities between his daughter and his wife, and between his daughter and himself. It’s a generational shift, and a milestone for any parent to see themselves in their children, and I like hearing from that LB perspective (of course, this is just my take on the song - it could be totally off!). I also have a teenaged daughter, and something in this song really resonates for me. Even the reference to ‘all dressed up in blue’ brings to mind the endless pairs of blue jeans that are middle school uniform.
4. Sick Of You – I gotta believe that when/if Judd Apatow approached LB with the movie premise that a long-together couple have grown overly familiar with each other and seemed to have forgotten why they’re even together and could he contribute a song in that vein….that LB didn’t have to look very far for inspiration:)…I think it’s kind of a tongue in cheek about his long relationship with SN. It’s not mean, more lighthearted, like a ‘shrug’ and oh well, it is what it is, almost amused. Especially bcz of the reference to ‘No one else could ever do’ – those words from so long ago have turned out to indeed be true, and he seems to be reflecting on that. Simple, but effective, and again, nice guitar.

So that’s my more than 2 cents about the This Is 40 songs – overall, I like em alot and think they’re solid songwriting and perfect for what they were meant to be, and I’ve put them into my favorite LB songs rotation on my ipod for sure:):)

OK you, and only you convinced me to buy the soundtrack now. Thanks for that.

RockawayBlind

03-08-2013, 02:51 PM

OK you, and only you convinced me to buy the soundtrack now. Thanks for that.

I have the soundtrack, and it is definitely worth getting. Sure, Lindsey has been more daring and creative elsewhere, but there is something about these songs that really resonates. I agree they were written in the context of the movie plot, so you have to make some accommodation for that.

I like that the voice is unprocessed. It's actually one of the things that has become a bit tiring about Lindsey's production in recent years. It's almost like he has no confidence in his vocals and feels like he has to mess with them.

Stormwind

03-08-2013, 03:07 PM

Well the song it's nothing special...to be honest, in my opinion, it is a bad song.

shackin'up

03-08-2013, 07:50 PM

Well the song it's nothing special...to be honest, in my opinion, it is a bad song.

You're very mild. I haven't heard such a drizzle for a long time. Brrrr.

Lindsfan

03-08-2013, 07:51 PM

I’ve seen similar comments on other threads about the This Is 40 songs, and I feel I have to give a little love to them—
When I first heard them as simple mp3 files from the web, I was also ‘meh,’ esp after the deluge of new and interesting stuff from SWS and OMS. But, I have done a 180 on these for these reasons-

1. I bought the This Is 40 soundtrack. It is a great collection of sometimes quirky, sometimes straight-up songs that totally hang together – the vision of Jon Brion is cohesive and evident, and if you listen to the soundtrack in its totality, I think you can see that LB’s contributions are spot-on, and really add to the whole. In fact, as nicely spaced as they are at 4, 8, and 12, I find them high points that I look forward to. And it’s nice to see LB in such good company with some very cool and diverse artists like Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams etc, and has guitar credits on a couple of non-LB songs. In other words, it’s not like he just put out 3 new songs with no context – they seemed to be deliberately shaped for this collection, and in that sense, I think they’re great.

2. After the highly processed, high and whispery vocals on SWS, I really enjoyed the more mature, ‘natural’ tenor of LB’s current voice on these songs. It makes them more intimate, and I feel closer to the songs because of that. This is especially true of She Acts Like You – it’s 100% voice and guitar! Just what he was going for in recent OMS – and it’s beautiful. As a guitarist, I love how he takes a couple of simple motifs, and just puts little tweaks on them that are lovely. Simple, yes, and maybe I don’t see it being played in concert, but still, very very good.

3. She Acts Like You – My fave of these three…Such a great tune, great lyrics. At first listen, the words recalled an idea from Go Insane – she’s a lot like you – where LB is expressing torment with lovers. But now, in his older, wiser voice, he is not tormented or self-involved, but merely an observant parent, noticing (the inevitable) similarities between his daughter and his wife, and between his daughter and himself. It’s a generational shift, and a milestone for any parent to see themselves in their children, and I like hearing from that LB perspective (of course, this is just my take on the song - it could be totally off!). I also have a teenaged daughter, and something in this song really resonates for me. Even the reference to ‘all dressed up in blue’ brings to mind the endless pairs of blue jeans that are middle school uniform.
4. Sick Of You – I gotta believe that when/if Judd Apatow approached LB with the movie premise that a long-together couple have grown overly familiar with each other and seemed to have forgotten why they’re even together and could he contribute a song in that vein….that LB didn’t have to look very far for inspiration:)…I think it’s kind of a tongue in cheek about his long relationship with SN. It’s not mean, more lighthearted, like a ‘shrug’ and oh well, it is what it is, almost amused. Especially bcz of the reference to ‘No one else could ever do’ – those words from so long ago have turned out to indeed be true, and he seems to be reflecting on that. Simple, but effective, and again, nice guitar.

So that’s my more than 2 cents about the This Is 40 songs – overall, I like em alot and think they’re solid songwriting and perfect for what they were meant to be, and I’ve put them into my favorite LB songs rotation on my ipod for sure:):)

Excellent review :thumbsup:

I love Lindsey's songs from This Is 40, and while I agree that they're great in the context of the album, I actually prefer to listen to them as a 3 song EP (keeping them in the same order as on the album). The lyrics may seem simple to some, but I find them to be thoughtful, honest, and right to the heart of the matter. I think he did a beautiful job.

McTrouble

03-08-2013, 08:09 PM

Excellent review :thumbsup:

I love Lindsey's songs from This Is 40, and while I agree that they're great in the context of the album, I actually prefer to listen to them as a 3 song EP (keeping them in the same order as on the album). The lyrics may seem simple to some, but I find them to be thoughtful, honest, and right to the heart of the matter. I think he did a beautiful job.

Agree 100% with this whole post - nothing to add! :thumbsup:

michelej1

03-26-2013, 01:46 PM

Rolling Stone, by Catherine Fuentes March 26, 2013

This has been a busy year for Delta Rae; the soulful roots-rockers released their major-label debut, Carry the Fire, in June and recently wrapped up a two-month coheadlining tour with ZZ Ward. Now, one of the Durham, North Carolina band's biggest inspirations, Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, has teamed up with the group to play guitar on their sensitive track "If I Loved You."

"Fleetwood Mac and Lindsey Buckingham's writing have been so influential to us, and so to have his talents and incredibly distinctive guitar playing laid over one of our tracks felt like the world sort of folding over on itself," frontman Ian Holljes tells Rolling Stone. "It was rewarding on two huge levels – the thrill of having one of your heroes play on your song and the actual impact of his beautiful guitarwork enhancing the song so meaningfully."

Women Who Rock: Delta Rae

The simple and raw video for "If I Loved You" focuses on the emotional performances of the six bandmates in front of a black background. "This video captures what I love most about the song," singer Elizabeth Hopkins tells Rolling Stone of the clip, which does not include Buckingham. "Telling someone point-blank that you don't love them is difficult and painful. I've done it. It feels horrible, but there is also a release that comes along with it, a lifting of a weight. I think this video lets you focus on the rawness of that message."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/delta-rae-pair-with-fleetwood-macs-lindsey-buckingham-in-if-i-loved-you-premiere-20130326#ixzz2Ofmoe1SP
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michelej1

08-28-2013, 09:58 PM

[Excerpt from Delta Rae review]

Creative Loafing March 7, 2013 by Jordan Lawrence

http://clclt.com/charlotte/can-delta-rae-handle-the-truth/Content?oid=3031076

Take the band's recent collaboration with Lindsey Buckingham. As pop innovators go, few have proven as ambitious or successful as Buckingham. As the guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, he helped produce the lush sound that made Rumours, in 1977, one of the most successful LPs of all time. The group's 1979 follow-up, Tusk, saw him taking total control of production, fusing the Mac's stadium pop with aggressive psychedelic flourishes and the modular style pioneered by The Beach Boys, creating a truly unique mix of contrasting elements that he has continued to refine in his subsequent solo career.

He joins Delta Rae for the radio release of "If I Loved You," a particularly uninspired bit of saccharine folk-pop from Carry the Fire. Buckingham does his best to invigorate the tune, replacing the original's placid strumming with nervy jangles that move with the Mac's lively bounce, but all this accomplishes is to highlight how cloying Delta Rae's emotional knee jerks are next to a band so profoundly dramatic as Fleetwood Mac.

Deeshere

08-29-2013, 11:12 AM

michelej1

02-04-2014, 05:14 PM

From a Delta Rae interview by the GW Hatchet, February 3, 2014

http://blogs.gwhatchet.com/btb/2014/02/03/qa-delta-rae-talks-band-names-their-new-ep-and-touring/

Hatchet: Can you tell me a little about your new EP, “Chasing Twisters,” and how it’s different from your first album?

Hopkins: “Chasing Twisters” came out in November. It’s a five song collection with a rerecording of “Dance in the Graveyards,” which we also had on our debut album “Carry the Fire.” This recording is a little more robust and loud and more true to form in the way the song ended up evolving live. And then we have “If I Loved You,” which is our current single, which we were very fortunate to have Lindsey Buckingham play twelve-string guitar, and join us and collaborate with us on that. That was a dream come true that I think all of us still have a hard time believing. That such a legendary guitar player from a band that we all really respect wanted to work with us on that song. And the title track, “Chasing Twisters,” which has a cow-boy feeling to it, very western, and makes me think about rolling, south-western landscapes. And this song was really inspired on some of the nights that we were driving through the Southwest when we were on tour. And then you’ve got “Run,” which is this super high energy, big, percussive, triumphant, joyful, anthem. Anyway, we are really excited about this EP and it’s the material we are most proud of to date, and it’s really just an appetizer for our album, which is going to be coming out in Fall. And this album is full of songs that we never have performed live for anyone that we’ve currently are getting ready for the road. And we are really excited for the “Chasing Twisters” tour. It’s a new phase for Delta Rae that’s more passionate, and bigger.

brickney723

02-04-2014, 07:13 PM

Well, I really like that song (the one with LB in it). I think the lyrics are unique and they all have beautiful singing voices, especially the women. LB as usual brings his spark to the song, and I think I can see why he chose to work on that song based upon it's theme.

I love that he seems to do that. I was thinking about that with White Houses by Vanessa Carlton recently.

elle

02-04-2014, 07:19 PM

I love that he seems to do that. I was thinking about that with White Houses by Vanessa Carlton recently.

he chose to work on Delta Rae song because Cavallo probably asked him to do it as a favor. (Cavallo produced that Delta Rae song... as listed in his grammy nomination.)

brickney723

02-04-2014, 07:39 PM

Actually Lindsey was working in the same studio as Vanessa and her ex- her ex asked Lindsey to come listen to some of her music.

elle

02-04-2014, 08:08 PM

i wish some interesting people / bands find a way to get access to him the way these few people have.

i have to give credit to Grohl for probably getting Lindsey and Trent in touch while they were all being interviewed for Sound City. i was hoping some of the other interesting people in that movie get connected to Lindsey somehow. because it seems when someone manages to find him, he rarely says no.

RockawayBlind

02-04-2014, 08:47 PM

i wish some interesting people / bands find a way to get access to him the way these few people have.

I agree. What a waste.

brickney723

02-04-2014, 08:47 PM

he chose to work on Delta Rae song because Cavallo probably asked him to do it as a favor. (Cavallo produced that Delta Rae song... as listed in his grammy nomination.)

Oops, I was at field hockey practice, checked my phone too quickly on the last reply- thought you were referencing the Vanessa Carlton song since that was the one I had mentioned. But, you made me curious how Delta Rae came about-

http://www.elle.com/news/culture/delta-rae-chasing-twisters-interview

s
The open road has been a bottomless source of inspiration for countless songwriters, but few bands tap into its mystery and magnitude quite like the rocking country crooners of Delta Rae. Though they originally hail from the South—North Carolina, to be exact—the members of Delta Rae have lapped the country on countless tours since the release of 2011's Carry the Fire. It's these treks through wild plains and desolate deserts that have inspired their hotly anticipated EP, Chasing Twisters. You can hear it in the twang of their soaring voices, the cowboy-esque whistles, and the straightforward country sound; but it's their lyrics—and their ability to weave the imagery of their travels into each verse—that sets them apart.

This penchant for enchantment attracted the attention of Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac, who lent his guitar-picking talents to their epic ballad of a single, "If I Loved You," and it's what brought Brittany Hölljes, Ian Hölljes, Eric Hölljes, Elizabeth Hopkins, Mike McKee and Grant Emerson out of North Carolina and into the national spotlight. Hölljes and Hopkins, Delta Rae's gorgeous sirens, took a break while in the studio to walk us through the process behind Chasing Twisters, and revealed a bit about the roots of these epic ballads.

elle fashion
Photo: Brittany Hölljes; Getty Images
I read somewhere that your band name is actually a name rooted in both mythology and family. Brittany, Delta Rae is the heroine in a story your mother wrote. Would either of you say that storytelling and a familial connection are key components in the makeup of your band?
Brittany Hölljes: Absolutely. Delta Rae is a girl from the South who summons the Greek gods down to earth to save her family, and she goes on a huge adventure. I think that this is the only band that I could really sustain the love and the sacrifice that it requires to make music your life. The storytelling aspect of it, I think in some ways, it's a lost art in modern music or pop music, and I think part of what we want is to bring it back and make it central again.

Elizabeth Hopkins: I think we're definitely a Southern band, and a big part of our music is storytelling. It's really hard to put our music into a genre, but the one thing that's consistent through all the songs is that we tell stories. All of us love to read as well, so I think that this idea that we could create new stories and create magic for people our age is what we want to do with our music. "Chasing Twisters" is based on Pecos Bill, who is a cowboy that lassos tornadoes, so we believe in magic. We believe in folklore. That's a huge part of being from the South, I think, and that's very intertwined in our band and the way that we sound in the songs that we make.
You've been touring relentlessly since 'Carry the Fire' dropped. Has your life on the road directly affected the output of 'Chasing Twisters?'
Hölljes: Chasing Twisters was born out of our drives across the country and Ian feeling like he wanted a song every time we passed through the Southwest. That's where it came from, that galloping drumbeat: "This is what I want to hear because this is what I feel like when I'm racing through the salt flats of Utah, or when we're passing by these incredible rock formations in New Mexico." The words and the lyrics are really influenced by the fact that being an artist is about trying to capture something too big to be captured, but you have to try anyway. That's the idea of Chasing Twisters—trying to catch something untetherable.

Hopkins: I remember we were all looking out the window in awe at how beautiful the rural Southwest is. Ian said something like, "I want to write a song that makes me feel like I'm out here." We all feel that way. When we perform "Chasing Twisters," we're all riding on horsebacks together through the desert. You write what you know and experience. As much as we have a connection to folklore and storytelling, it's always directly connected to what we've recently experienced or what we're going to.
What was it like to work with Lindsey Buckingham?
Hopkins: It was truly incredible, and honestly a huge coincidence! We arrived at Rob [Cavallo]'s studio at his home, and he walked in and told us that he had Lindsey Buckingham over for dinner, and that he listened to the demo of "If I Loved You," and that Lindsey just grabbed a guitar off the wall and started noodling around. [Buckingham] had no idea who we were, had never heard of us at all, had no idea that we've covered their song, things like that. He just started playing a part that he heard in his head, and Rob said, "That sounds really good—would you mind if we recorded that?" and he said, "Oh yeah, no problem!" The idea that he was even sitting there listening to our song was enough, and then Rob threw in that he decided to play a 12-string guitar on our track.
What's something about your live show that would surprise a fan who's never seen you before?
Hölljes: How authentic the sounds are—I hope that takes people off-guard. We see people at festivals and concerts who make incredible music, and it just so happens that a lot of it is through a computer, or with a backing track, stuff like that. Those people are artists just the same, but I think there's a lost art in just accepting the sound that six people can make on a stage, and trying to make that as big as possible. And I think Delta Rae absolutely does that. What I think a lot of people don't get through the record or videos is that we put out megawatt energy. No one's going through the motions at our show. Every time, we want to give everything we have. I think people can expect our voices to get blown out and the drums to break. We're going to do what we do every night. There's no holding back. That part makes it alive every time.

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elle

02-04-2014, 11:13 PM

http://www.elle.com/news/culture/delta-rae-chasing-twisters-interview

What was it like to work with Lindsey Buckingham?
Hopkins: It was truly incredible, and honestly a huge coincidence! We arrived at Rob [Cavallo]'s studio at his home, and he walked in and told us that he had Lindsey Buckingham over for dinner, and that he listened to the demo of "If I Loved You," and that Lindsey just grabbed a guitar off the wall and started noodling around. had no idea who we were, had never heard of us at all, had no idea that we've covered their song, things like that. He just started playing a part that he heard in his head, and Rob said, "That sounds really good—[B]would you mind if we recorded that?" and he said, "Oh yeah, no problem!" The idea that he was even sitting there listening to our song was enough, and then Rob threw in that he decided to play a 12-string guitar on our track.

aww, thank you for finding this!! how nice is he? and how much more music is in him that we will never get to hear when he picks up a guitar laying around and just comes up with extra guitar arrangement for songs when he first hears them?? but people who would love to collaborate with him or have him contribute to their albums somehow don't get to him, don't ask, or whatever the problem is?? he was recording with Trent for just one day, and Trent incorporated it into 3 different songs. imagine how much music he can contribute in just a week!?!?!

elle

02-15-2014, 04:13 PM

http://emertainmentmonthly.com/2014/02/15/delta-raes-elizabeth-hopkins-talks-chasing-twisters-and-working-with-lindsey-buckingham/

Delta Rae’s Elizabeth Hopkins Talks “Chasing Twisters” And Working With Lindsey Buckingham

FEBRUARY 15, 2014 BY EMERTAINMENTMONTHLY LEAVE A COMMENT
David Weiner ’16 / Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer

Delta Rae

With their passionate live sound, country rock roots and powerful lead vocals, Delta Rae is staking its claim in the music industry.
Now backed by Warner Bros. Records, the group is already seeing their hard work pay off. The band has been featured in Rolling Stone, New York Times, USA Today, and Forbes as well as had live performances on Conan and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
The group just released their Chasing Twisters EP, with feature track “If I Loved You,” accompanied by Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham. The EP follows their successful debut album, Carry the Fire.
The six piece band consists of Ian, Brittany and Eric Hölljes, Elizabeth Hopkins, Grant Emerson, and Mike Mckee. All of whom work together in a family style unit, making each venue they perform at their home.
Emertainment Monthly got the chance to speak with one of the band’s vocalists Elizabeth (Liz) Hopkins about the band’s journey, Chasing Twisters and much more.
THE BAND’S JOURNEY: I moved to North Carolina in 2009 from Manhattan to a big white house in the woods that Ian had bought. It had been overridden with plants and snakes, but Ian had gutted it and cleaned it out. For about a year and a half we were all working part-time jobs, rehearsing every night and leaving every weekend to perform in towns all up and down the East Coast, it was hard work. I had three jobs at one point and was trying to be a singer in this band. As hard as it was to live together it also really made us a cohesive group and made it so that we’re able to stay cohesive on any stage in any city. I think no matter where we go we can feel at home with each other. Once the music starts we’re home whether we’re in Hong Kong or in Dallas. When we’re playing our songs together we’re home.

MOST REWARDING MOMENT: There was a moment last summer where we were doing a hometown release of our album release of Carry the Fire and when we went off stage the audience kept cheering, cheering, cheering for an encore and when we came back out on stage to do the encore the entire sold out crowd at the Cat’s Cradle were all holding homemade torches. I looked out into the crowd and it was just this sea of bright orange and bright red flames, not actual flames, just small battery lights in these homemade torches. There was a sea of orange flames bobbing back and forth to the rhythm of our song. It was visually jaw dropping, especially the fact that people would go through the work to secretly put all of that together. I feel so grateful and blessed to have had that experience.
BEING ON LIVE TV: We’ve had the opportunity to be on Jay Leno twice and to be on Conan. Everyone that works on Leno and Conan are extremely kind, so thoughtful and so attentive. You do like ten different sound checks and then you go and do hours and hours of hair and makeup, in Brittany and my case. You prepare for it all day and then you go up there and you do one song. It’s hard because by that time I’m ready to do a full show. My stomach was completely in knots, thinking about would I screw up, would I trip… All of the worst case scenarios were playing through my head.
ON CHASING TWISTERS: I have always been so struck by the landscape of the Southwest. I didn’t write the song, but I know that Ian said he came up with the chorus while he was thinking of the landscapes that we had driven through in the Southwest and feeling that there needed to be a soundtrack for the way you feel driving through the night in that part of the country. He also was influenced by the visuals that come up when you think about Pecos Bill who was this badass cowboy who would lasso tornados. I feel so lucky and happy that I get too sing it, the title track. It was inspired by the Pacos Bill folktale, but it also makes me think about the dust bowl and this very famous portrait called Migrant Mother by Florence Owens Thompson that came out during the depression. You can see her weatherbeaten face and the toughness in her and I channel that image when I sing the song.

WORKING WITH LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM: Rob Cavallo, our producer said, “Hey, did my assistant tell you the news? Well, I don’t know if you guys know Fleetwood Mac?” Do we know Fleetwood Mac? Of course we do, they’re one of our favorite bands. “Well I’m really good friends with Lindsey Buckingham and I had him over for dinner the other night and he asked to hear what I was working on.” Rob then tells us Lindsey started noodling around on our song and Rob stopped the song and was just like, “Lindsey would you mind if I laid that down?” And he was like, “Sure.” It was enough for us just the fact that Lindsey Buckingham liked our music, but that he was inspired enough play on it was incredible.

Catch Delta Rae in Boston at the Royale March 1, 2014. Chasing Twisters EP is available on iTunes now.

michelej1

02-15-2014, 04:22 PM

What a wonderful dinner guest he is!

Michele

vivfox

02-15-2014, 04:41 PM

I thought Delta Rae was a fat Black Lady actress and wondered why LB would be performing on a record of hers. LOL

michelej1

06-06-2014, 12:47 AM

News Advance Posted: Thursday, June 5, 2014 by Brent Wells

http://www.newsadvance.com/the_burg/music/front_row/strength-in-numbers-delta-rae-bringing-foot-stomping-harmonies-to/article_e7609c16-ec1f-11e3-9471-001a4bcf6878.html

Lindsey Buckingham’s guitar parts never stop sparkling with invention, as his sudden fits of syncopated picking leap out like controlled ambushes.

His fingers do dazzling things, which can be pristine and meditative or pointedly aggressive, a flurry of staccato, thumb-slapped bass lines and gliding melodies, an impressive display of self-discipline that leads into frenetic strumming.

This is how Fleetwood Mac’s most deft craftsman shaped the legendary band’s sophisticated pop-rock sound, taking it to epic heights in the ’70s via heavy harmonies and a shimmering Southern California glow.

So it goes without saying that the North Carolina-bred sextet Delta Rae were beyond pumped when their producer Rob Cavallo — who’s manned the boards for artists like Green Day, My Chemical Romance and Kid Rock — informed them that Buckingham had dropped one of his signature, feisty runs on the group’s soulful single “If I Loved You.”

“It was pretty mind-boggling for us,” says singer/multi-instrumentalist Ian Hölljes, who’ll join the rest of Delta Rae at the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount on June 12 to kick off a month-long summer tour.

“The sort of dual thrill of it was that this is a hero playing on our track, and the part sounds incredible. I mean, he just lends such a singer/songwriter quality to his playing. And, I think, he’s one of the greatest, most underrated guitarists of all time.”

PenguinHead

06-15-2014, 04:05 AM

But this reminds me about hand claps. I was listening to IDWTK and thinking about the hand claps this week. If that song were as popular as the other Rumours songs, it would be fun for the audience to do the claps and it could be a crowd participation thing. But since no one else really knows that song, I guess that's never going to happen.

Michele

Yes, no one knows the song, despite the fact that a mega-million people have bought the record it's featured on. (insert irony here). Just because it's the only Rumours song they inexplicably never performed live, doesn't mean it lingers in obscurity. People know the song.

One of my theories is that because it originates back to their Buckingham Nicks era. To them, it represents the past. It's a rare occasion where Stevie and Lindsey actually sing as a folk duo, much like the Everly Brothers (one of their early influences). This is something that they generally never do together.

I loved the song when I first heard it in 1977. I still love it. And if you tell me that I'm crazy, like that is something that I didn't know.

michelej1

06-15-2014, 02:08 PM

Yes, no one knows the song, despite the fact that a mega-million people have bought the record it's featured on. (insert irony here). Just because it's the only Rumours song they inexplicably never performed live, doesn't mean it lingers in obscurity. People know the song.

It is not that it's not performed live, it's also that it doesn't get radio airplay, which greatly reduces the recognition factor among the general audience.

Michele

elle

06-15-2014, 03:14 PM

It is not that it's not performed live, it's also that it doesn't get radio airplay, which greatly reduces the recognition factor among the general audience.

Michele

depends on which local classic rock station you listen to - people always seem to be surprised when they see DC classic rock radio station best of lists, since IDWK is almost always high up on there among FM songs (http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=53767&highlight=classic+rock ). this station has been playing it fairly consistently for the last 10 or so years. so you probably can't generalize.

michelej1

06-15-2014, 03:53 PM

depends on which local classic rock station you listen to - people always seem to be surprised when they see DC classic rock radio station best of lists, since IDWK is almost always high up on there among FM songs (http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=53767&highlight=classic+rock ). this station has been playing it fairly consistently for the last 10 or so years. so you probably can't generalize.

I don't think most people in an FM audience would know IDWTK, but it doesn't matter because it's energetic and catchy. They'd be swooped up into it anyway and I think it would make a terrific opener. I think Lindsey and Stevie should have been doing it since the SYW tour. I see it as being as much fun as SHN. And for those who do know it, I think it's a wonderful singalong.

The audience didn't really know IKINW either, but it made for a great moment in the set. Same with this one.

Michele