One of many landmark albums for Mr. Knott. The songs on this album have probably been played more times in concert than any others. They were also re-used on several other albums. The subjects of these songs are based on real people that Michael knew while living in a run-down apartment complex in Hollywood.
According to Knott, “Serious” is about “just not taking life too serious. You know, everyone’s talking about how they lost this girl, or that guy, or they lost their house or their job… why do you take it so serious? You know there is hope at the end of this dark time, there is hope. That’s what I am saying in a nutshell, because there is hope, we don’t need to commit suicide, we don’t need to jump from the Empire State, we don’t need to hang from an oak tree. We don’t need to do that because there is a reason for us to be here, so let’s stay as long as we possibly can.”
Other information:
This album was also released as CD-R in 2003 as Volume 1 of “The Burns Series.”
| Label: | Brainstorm Artists International / Word Records |
| Format: | CD, Cassette |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Alternative Rock |
| Producers: | Gene Eugene & Michael Knott |
| Michael Knott: | Vocals, Guitar, Paintings |
| Eric (Boogie) Coomes: | Bass |
| Ed (Giles) Benrock: | Drums |
| Gene Eugene: | Keys |
| Rick Rekedal: | Cello |
| Brian Doidge: | Guitars on “Jail” and “Train,” bass on “Kitty” |
| Ricki Michelle: | Backing vocals on “Jan” |
| 01) | Jan the Weatherman | 3:06 | Knott | Re-recorded by the Aunt Bettys, see the 2003 Tour CD |
| 02) | Jail | 3:44 | Knott | |
| 03) | Make Me Feel Good | 5:12 | Knott | |
| 04) | Serious | 4:07 | Knott | Re-worked by the Aunt Bettys as “The Shotgun” on a Demo |
| 05) | John Barrymore Jr. | 2:30 | Knott | Re-worked by the Aunt Bettys as “Junkie”, see the Promo CD |
| 06) | Train | 5:28 | Knott | |
| 07) | Bubbles | 4:18 | Knott | |
| 08) | Kitty | 3:43 | Knott | Re-recorded by the Aunt Bettys, see the Aunt Bettys album |
| 09) | Adrian | 4:07 | Knott | |
| 10) | Skinny Skins | 4:31 | Knott, Rekedal | |
| 11) | Rocket and a Bomb | 5:06 | Knott | Re-worked by the Aunt Bettys, see the Aunt Bettys album |
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Great album. One of those albums that was sadly buried in the Christian scene.