Photo by Andrew Frasz T.K. Webb and the Vision' new album Ancestor on Kemado records (think Austin's the Sword) is chock full of Rock with a capitol R. It's big guitars, Webb's whiskey soaked delivery, and an interplay and songwriting ranging from the heavy to the more mellow and trippy that will make you wonder just what you did with that elaborate bong you bought back in university.
Given that T.K. Webb and the Visions will be playing Thursday (September 11th) at Rudyard's with Sweeden's Heavy Rock masters Witchcraft and Graveyard we figured we'd ask him a few questions. Thankfully, Webb was kind enough to answer our questions - well, all but the one that was probably lame anyhow - but I guess question four was technically two questions so we'll count that as a win. He's a busy man, after all, and there is rock to attend to.
1) Ancestor is a big change from your prior solo albums. On the new album with the Visions there is a greater emphasis on texture and multi-tracking. How has the increases in studio intricacy affected your approach to the guitar, your singing, and songwriting?
This wasn't the first time I had been involved in playing and recording with a rock band. I feel more like we affect the sound in the studio than the other way around - like were the chef and the studio is the waiter.
2)How did working with a band affect your approach to songwriting and what do the players bring to your work?
The songs were written then brought to the band and arranged as a group. the approach is different in the way that the songs all still start as acoustic guitar songs, but now when they're brought to the band it allows a much broader range of possibilities for the final product.
3) What predicated the move to put together The Visions? Was it the move to Kemado Records who has fellow rock heavies like Austin's The Sword, was it just something you'd been moving towards, or something else?
This incarnation of the band is basically what predicated the evolution of the sound.
4-5) "Teen is Still Shaking" opens the album and it's a phenomenal song but the lyrics are somewhat obtuse. What is that song about and how do you approach lyrics in a song?
Teen is Still Shaking is about wondering if you're going to amount to shit and at the same time still having the heart to tell someone else they're not going to amount to shit. Writing the lyrics is just one foot in front of the other with a pen in my ass.
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