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the people I really respect, when I hear
from them and their feedback is intelligent
and get every aspect of the lyrical content,
then I really appreciate it. Brian I think
you get. Mark Baker don’t do interviews
say that all the time, but when you know anymore because people don’t get it all the
Interview with James Christian it’s right you feel it. Some of those lyrics time. I think he would on your end.
by Brian Rademacher blow me away like “Simple Plan”. It’s deep Brian: You really brought out different
subject matter which I dig. elements with this record; I heard vibes
James: That song’s deep, I wonder Brian: Being the leader of HOUSE OF of FOREIGNER, AC/DC, WHITESNAKE
sometimes, a majority of our audience is LORDS do you ever tell Jim Bell to tone and other plus, Every song had killer
European and you really don’t know how it down or do you just let him fly? choruses and background vocals. This
much they delve into the lyrical James: When we do music now on this is not a release with any filler tunes.
content. You have to give up on particular record Jimi has a tendency to When you sit down and really listen
---saying I’m going to writing the have an edge about his stuff and a dark- to the CD do you think you
material so they understand it, ness that almost could have done anything
-you have to give up on that brings itself to different?
--and just write your material. Metallica at some James: All those bands you
-Brian: I would say by far points, it’s so mentioned I grew up on and I
-this is the best House of aggressive. But I feed off of things we love to,
--Lords album released for noticed at some when you hear old FOREIGN-
- me. points the more ag- ER to me that’s classic stuff.
- James: For me also, I like gressive he gets the That is the way I would like to
- all the other records we’ve more melodic we see it as the masters who did
- done but it comes to a point write to that. We ac- it many years ago. I think AC/
- where you have to say this tually come up with DC would be on “Saved By
- is my favorite and this one -- something that’s Rock”.
--and Demons Down are my very unique we Brian: Is there anything else
favorite. We wrote it not with have a really heavy you want to talk about?
the intention to beat the other two track with a melodic James: I think you got it all, I
but just writing great music with- melody on top of appreciate you got the record
--out any boundaries to live by, we it. So Jimi has free and that it means that much
did go out and say this one has to range to do his to you. It means the same for
Brian: Congratulations of the album? be melodic and this one had to be a ballad, thing, he’s a very me. I can’t wait for people to
creative guys and
James: Thank you so much, you said we just wrote the songs. I think we got only hear it and us to go out and
some kind words about Cartesian Dreams. one ballad on the record. I think that’s why promote the songs. I want
Ya know Brian I gotta tell you I know that Brian: Did this record take longer than this album is a little to hear what people say the
everybody can’t feel that way no buddy any of the others? different sounding good the bad the ugly. All
gets one hundred percent of the audience James: I think a little longer because my then the last one. I know in my heart we did a
but I feel we got it that time right on this writing partner in California, it’s not like be- Brian: I’ll tell you James when I listened smashing got and that makes me happy.
record. In every sense of the word, the writ- ing in the same room with each other and to the thirteen tracks it went by We get getting great feedback 95 percent
ing partner was the original guy I used on producing it with did some things differently, really fast, I couldn’t believe I was at the of the feedback is positive and the other
Demons Down, which was one of my other like less keyboards and more Jimi. We last track that’s how much I liked the five are people who say it sounds like the
favorite records I’ve done. I felt with Jimi were trying to find that perfect balance. release. It’s a phenomenal CD. album before, but if you really listen to it,
Bell’s writing and his guitar playing. He’s so Brian: What was it like working with James: I pray everybody gets it the way it doesn’t sound anything like the last one.
new to the rock world because he started Mark Baker again? you get, but you never know (laughing). But you can never get around that. I re-
later, he’s an amazing player. James: It was amazing, if you’re talking You have people, who have a certain taste; member some of the greatest records ever
Brian: One of the songs that I love on about lyrics like you did how they moved you’ll have the people that will say no I like made they got the same feedback, I just go
the new release Cartesian Dreams was you, he knows how to put it together. When this song better. But if you really had to by what I love and I love the album.
Desert Rain, that’s a great song. I sing a song I feel every friggin line. I don’t listen to somebody that knew music that’s (Interview continued @ www.rocknation.us)