recorded july 2002 - october 2004 at sonic iguana studios lafayette, in
recorded and produced by mass giorgini and horace pinker
released may 5, 2005 thick records
cover design by dom gianneschi
scott eastman - guitar|vocals
bryan jones - drums|vocals
don meehleis - guitar|vocals|keyboards
greg mytych - bass|vocals
texas one ten story
took us over two years - multiple recording sessions, emails, phone calls, internet mixing sessions and scheduling hell, but we got it done.
i can't even tell you how difficult it was to put this all together. between our everyday lives and mass' schedule, i never thought this would get finished
(and so did a lot of other people) but here we are. we recorded 15 songs and 12 of them turned into 'texas one ten'.
it was recorded by our longtime producer mass giorgini and phillip hill from 'the teen idols' was kind enough to lay down some backing vocals on a few songs.
so why did it take so long? it comes down to "life" - since 'pop culture failure' and 'copper regret' were released i got married, scott has gotten marrried
(and had a beautiful baby girl), and finished his phd in history. plus we also had two new members join the band in 2001. greg mytych on bass and don meehlies guitar,
which has solidified the best line up this band has had to date. this record is proof of that.
recording texas one ten began after my mother lost her two-year battle with colon cancer in may of 2002. she inspired much of this record and the title of the
record comes from highway 110 texas, which runs through a small town in east texas called mount sylvan, where she grew up and where she's buried.
one of our biggest supporters, mom was a regular at our shows in el paso, and we could always count on her for a place to stay and the best meal we'd
have on tour. all of our tours in the '90s started in el paso, where we'd use my parents' house to practice before we hit the road. we also wrote a
lot of our early songs there too. she loved the other guys in the band and treated them like her own.
more important, though, she always pushed me to follow my dreams and to never give up. she was the kindest, most genuine person i have ever known,
so we're dedicating this record to her memory. it's a small tribute to a person whose exceptional life deserves to be celebrated.
in memory of jana stevenson jones
december 30, 1946 - may 26, 2002
recorded july 2002 - october 2004 at sonic iguana studios lafayette, in
