As I said in the comments on the YouTube video, “I wish Janis had caught the whole performance and that the camera had better sound ability, but you get the gist. Once IRRMA comes out with its package, hopefully theirs… Read More ›
Music
“I Saw Her Standing There” Clip from Silver Laughter 2014 Performance
Janis only got a small portion of us going from “From Me To You” into “I Saw Her Standing There”, but it’s a fun, short clip. Performed in Okoboji’s Roof Garden at the IRRMA induction concert, it shows the boys… Read More ›
“Angela” Performed Live in 2014 by Silver Laughter for IRRMA Induction Concert
This song was not well mixed vocally by the sound crew. I know they had a lot of groups to deal with, but this is an easy 3-4 part harmony that would have been easily balanced had we had our… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Performs “She Loves You” for IRRMA Induction Concert
Despite the little voice cracks, this selection was done very well by Silver Laughter and well received by the audience! Mick Orton
Silver Laughter’s “Sunny Day” From “Sailing On Fantasies”
“Sunny Day” This concludes the re-posting of all the songs from both albums. Sometimes there is magic in the studio; like there is fairy in the mixing board. You can hear it in this song when Jon sings the line,… Read More ›
“Dreams Still Live On” from “Sailing On Fantasies” By Silver Laughter
“Dreams Still Live On” This is a short segue songs into “Sunny Day”. As I mentioned before in another post, we were emulating the “Dear Prudence” guitar by having two guitars create the finger picking style used in that song…. Read More ›
One More Time With “Whiskey Heaven” From “Handle With Care” By Silver Laughter
“Whiskey Heaven” Everyone got to get into the act on this one. Besides Silver Laughter members, Jon, Kim, Ken and Mick laying down the basic tracks, founding member, Steve Elliott, sat in on steel guitar and future member Paul Staack… Read More ›
“The Showdown” From Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies”
“The Showdown” I have written much about how this love song turned into a wild west gun battle! Jon sings lead. Musicians on the cut featured Jon on guitar, Ken on lead fills and solo, Paul on drums and me… Read More ›
Ken Wiles Sings “Working Man” from “Handle With Care”
“Working Man” Not only does he sing lead on this Ludtke – Orton composition, but Ken also double tracks a blistering lead guitar solo! This photo is a repeat of one I posted last week. Earlier this week, my hard… Read More ›
“Rock And Roll Game” From Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies”
“Rock And Roll Game” Another one of Ken’s original songs which was recorded early in our sessions that lasted over many months. It was a beautifully simple song that was easy to do live. It really rocked! The photo comes… Read More ›