I wrote I Am The Rust before I met Brian & Sam but I can’t imagine how this song could ever work without them. It’s become a staple of our live shows and it never stops being fun to play. If you have seen us live, though, you’ll notice we left off the “Rock Concert Ending” (cue the flashpots!); in the context of the album, it didn’t make any sense.
During the recording process, we had been listening to David Lee Roth’s awesome/hilarious isolated vocal track from “Runnin’ With The Devil”; I tried to conjure up a touch o’ Dave for my vocals. A couple of wild obscenities and hollers were cut in the final mix (even though Brad tried to convince me otherwise); in our age of the technology, I’m sure this mix will surface as all things do.
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“I Am The Rust” and “Weeds Grow Around” were at odds when played back-to-back, so a breath was needed in between. That’s how Lost Transmissions came to be.
Sam played a reprise of his Mellotron line from “I Am The Rust” followed by the outro of “Weeds Grow Around” played on a Melodica. The two themes segue like time has elapsed. Additionally, Brad took an unused portion of Lincoln’s guitar feedback on “Weeds” and reversed it, placing it under the Melodica until it builds to a crescendo.
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