Rusty Blade always went over well when played solo, so we had to tread lightly when arranging it as a band. Since Patrick Porter couldn’t join us for our initial recording session, he came in during the overdub stage and added some excellent pedal steel to the track. As he was recording, I had an epiphany about the song.
It hadn’t occurred to me that I was over-singing this song for years; the pedal steel finally brought out the melancholy vibe just beneath the surface, so I softened the delivery (just a little) and it worked. With the addition of Nathan Spicer’s moody Hammond organ, the song took on a new life.
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