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Truly the Caucasian Manifesto. The best album the Caucasian Boys even
attempted. Notable for its early attempt at multi-tracking and instrumental
experimentation.
In summer of 1989, the Caucasian Boys, buoyed by the success of their
first album, once again gathered at the Church of Abundant Life to record.
The equipment available at the church was again used, with one major difference
in sound. Rudimentary multi-track editing was accomplished by recording
all the instruments in one pass, then replaying the take on Tim's Denon
Tape Deck and adding vocals and solos over it on the second pass.
Through this technique, the band was able to avoid the recording problems
that plagued their early sessions. Songs like "Wild Thing/Walking
On Sunshine" and "When Love Comes To Town" would not have
been possible without the Denon.
The Caucasian Boys also began to stretch out musically on this album,
penning instrumentals like "Red Sky: Night," and their "MVIII
Trilogy." This is a trilogy of songs written as background music
for the "Miami Vice" TV show. Sadly, the show had already been
cancelled when this idea came up. Still, the three-song suite serves as
feature pieces for Kerr, Evatt, and Roberson respectively.
This album began the band's near-unhealthy relationship with U2. Three
U2 songs are covered here, starting a trend that would continue with every
album.
In an interesting note, two of the major pieces of equipment used on
this album, Tim's Denon tape deck and reid's Applause Guitar, were both
purchased with leftover Pell Grant money.
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