“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 ›
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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 ›
“Turn Your Face Away” from “Handle With Care” by Silver Laughter
“Turn Your Face Away” This is another one of those melded songs that Jon had part of it and I had a part of it. We figured out how to put them together into this song. Jon had the verses… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Paul Staack Song for Sadie Called “Hand In Hand”
“Hand In Hand” I think Paul will agree that he is not a lead singer, but this soulful rendition of a song he wrote for his oldest daughter, Sadie, has a very good tune and arrangement and can be found… Read More ›
Another Classic from Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies” Album, “I Can’t Believe In You”
“I Can’t Believe In You” This is still one of the band favorites. I’ve been told it could have come right from the Beatles “Rubber Soul” album. I don’t know about that, but I do know that Jon and I… Read More ›
“Look Again” From “Handle With Care” by Silver Laughter
“Look Again” I am well aware that this song was posted not that long ago, but as I go through the albums and put up our music for the many new readers who log in daily, I realize this is… Read More ›
From Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies” Album – “Don’t Feel Bad”
“Don’t Feel Bad” This song has been analyzed in several other posts by me. I talked about being reminded it started as a TODD Beat Group song before Jon and I revived it for our second album. Bob Parker… Read More ›