Welcome back to Pursuing the Muse. I’m Tom Compton, and today we’re talking the recent vinyl release of the Yayhoos two albums with half the members of the band: Terry Anderson and Eric Ambel. The Yayhoos are a roots-rock supergroup, featuring former Georgia Satellites frontman Dan Baird, Eric Ambel of The Del-Lords, Terry Anderson of the Olympic Ass Kickin Team and bassist extradoinaire Keith Christopher. They are known for their loud, unapologetically ragged rock sound. 

Coming up you'll hear the chaotic story of recording their debut album, Fear Not the Obvious, live to eight-track in a North Carolina barn; learn how Eric coaxed Keith's stream of consciousness lyrics into a finished song and find out why attending a Yayhoos show was arguably one of the most fun things you could ever do.

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https://www.facebook.com/theyayhoos/

https://bloodshotrecords.shop.musictoday.com/dept/yayhoos?cp=113358_113370_116176

https://www.ericambel.com/

https://olympicasskickinteam.com/

https://www.instagram.com/the_ericambel/

Champagne stopper:

https://a.co/d/8FNkRhk

Roscoe's studio tour:

https://youtu.be/2b1OAFWi4Dw

Wes Lachot:

https://weslachot.com/

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• 00:00:00 - Show intro

• 00:02:18 - Intro: Tom Compton welcomes Terry Anderson and Eric Ambel of the Yayhoos

• 00:03:09 - The impetus for releasing the two great albums on vinyl.

• 00:04:14 - Explanation of acquiring the Bloodshot assets and what led to the vinyl release.

• 00:05:39 - Eric Ambel discusses finding the analog tapes for both records and the remastering

• 00:07:01 - Discussion of the mastering challenges of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

• 00:09:20 - Differences in mastering for vinyl versus CD

• 00:10:59 - Terry Anderson shares his enthusiasm for the new vinyl sound

• 00:12:11 - The origin story of the Yayhoos begins: early songwriting sessions

• 00:14:04 - Discussion of the band forming after Keith Christopher was brought in and early recordings on a cassette four-track

• 00:15:15 - The band formed as a co-op after tour support was pulled, leading them to play songs off all members' solo records.

• 00:17:13 - How the band used a "development deal" to record the first album at Terry's dad's barn

• 00:19:30 - Recording and songwriting process for the first album

• 00:22:12 - The creation of Keith Christopher’s song "For Crying Out Loud" using mumbled vocal takes.

• 00:24:40 - The release of Fear Not the Obvious in 2001, coinciding with September 11th.

• 00:27:55 - The surreal experience of playing a gig just days after 9/11

• 00:31:19 - The story behind the song "Frozen Head," which appears on all members' solo records

• 00:33:05 - The infectious energy and fun of The Yayhoos' live shows, including "crick dancing"

• 00:35:45 - Recalling a memorable gig in Spain

• 00:39:51 - How the band self-released their second album, Put the Hammer Down

• 00:40:40 - The band's highly collaborative songwriting process and how they pitched in to help each other

• 00:46:41 - Eric describes the dulcimer/dulcitar instrument used on "Right as Rain"

• 00:50:24 - Terry’s favorite aspects of playing with Eric

• 00:51:43 - Eric’s favorite aspects of playing with Terry

• 00:53:02 - Terry shares the recent loss of three years of his songwriting notes

• 00:55:36 - Eric discusses his collaboration with renowned studio designer Wes Lachot

• 01:00:32 - Eric mentions a popular video walkthrough of his studio on YouTube

• 01:07:11 - Terry's favorite gig memory: playing the Roskilde Festival in Denmark

• 01:09:37 - Discussion of the Outlaw Country Cruise

• 01:11:55 - Final encouragement to purchase the vinyl reissues before they sell out.

• 01:13:00 - Eric promotes his website and Instagram (which includes cat pictures).