1980-1989ROCK MUSIC
KANSAS IN LE MOBILE RECORDING STUDIO AT LAKELAND FAIRGROUNDS, ATLANTA. GUITARIST RICH WILLIAMS OF KANSAS IN RECORDING STUDIO DURING THE RECORDING OF THEIR 1983 ALBUM DRASTIC MEASURES. ENGINEER/PRODUCER NEIL KERNON WORKS THE BOARD. KERNON WEARS "SOUNDPUSH RECORDING STUDIOS BLARICUM" SWEATSHIRT. ALBUM RECORDED AT LAKEWOOD FAIRGROUNDS, ATLANTA GEORGIA WITH LE MOBILE RECORDING FACILITY. INTERVIEW WITH JOHN ELEFANTE, THE NEW LEAD SINGER FOR KANSAS. INTERVIEW WITH GUY CHARBONNEAU, THE FOUNDER OF LE MOBILE RECORDING FACILITY.
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INSIDE RECORDING STUDIO. RICH WILLIAMS, GUITAR PLAYER, RECORDS HIS PART. PRODUCER/ENGINEER NEIL KERNON WORKS SOUNDBOARD. ADJUSTS LEVELS. CU GUITAR. REEL TO REEL DECK RUNNING. SOUND METERS MOVING. FINGERS PRESSING BUTTONS ON ELECTRONICS. WIRES. PATCH BAY.
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NEIL KERNON TALKS ABOUT THE RECORDING PROCESS. AND RICH WILLIAMS TALKS ABOUT THE STUDIO. KERNON SAYS HE'S BEEN WORKING FOR A MONTH ON THE ALBUM. TALKS ABOUT THAT THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF ROOMS TO RECORD IN THERE. THEY RECORDED SOME STUFF IN THE BATHROOM BECAUSE THE TILE AND GLASS WINDOWS MAKE INCREDIBLE ECHO EFFECTS ETC. DISCUSSES HOW HE JOINED THE KANSAS PROJECT. MENTIONS HOW HE JUST USED THIS TRUCK TO RECORD A LIVE PETER GABRIEL RECORD (PLAYS [LIVE]). MENTIONS THAT HE'S RECORDED THE LAST THREE HALL AND OATES RECORDS, ASSISTED ON SOME EARLY QUEEN RECORDS BACK AT TRIDENT STUDIOS AND BRAND X. SAYS THIS NEW ALBUM IS DIFFERENT BUT A PROGRESSION OF EXISTING KANSAS RATHER THAN A NEW KANSAS.
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RICH WILLIAMS PREPARES TO RECORD INTERVIEW. MENTIONS THE BULLETT RECORDING STUDIO IN NASHVILLE WHERE THEY WILL COMPLETE THE RECORD. TALKS ABOUT HE'S A CHARTER MEMBER OF KANSAS.
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END OF INTERVIEW.
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SILENT UNKNOWN ARTISTS PERFORMANCE FOOTAGE. AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMERS.
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KANSAS DRUMMER PHIL EHART INTERVIEW. SITS AT DRUM KIT. DRUM SET IN BATHROOM. URINALS LINE THE WALLS BEHIND HIM. EHART TALKS ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT ROOMS AFFECT THE SOUND OF THE BAND. SAYS THIS ALBUM IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. VIDEO QUALITY VARIES. TALKS ABOUT JOHN ELEFANTE, THE NEW LEAD SINGER AND SONGWRITER. SAYS FANS WILL HEAR A KANSAS THEY'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE. TALKS ABOUT HOW THIS FACILITY HAS HELPED REDUCE STRESS BECAUSE THERE IS A WHOLE COMPLEX TO USE RATHER THAN JUST BEING STUCK IN ONE PLACE. TALKS ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE WANTED TO USE A MOBILE RECORDING TRUCK FOR YEARS. MENTIONS DEEP PURPLE USING THE ROLLING STONES RECORDING TRUCK.
TALKS ABOUT HOW KANSAS, BEING PERCEIVED AS A FACELESS BAND. SAYS HE PERSONALLY FEELS LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES. INTERRUPTED BY THE SOUND OF A FLUSHING TOILET. ASKED WHAT DRUMMER MADE HIM WANT TO BE A DRUMMER. SAYS IT ALL STARTED WITH THE BEATLES. |
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PHIL EHART PLAYS THE DRUMS BRIEFLY TO SHOW THE SOUND OF THE ROOM.
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NEW KANSAS LEAD SINGER AND SONGWRITER JOHN ELEFANTE SITS FOR INTERVIEW. TALKS INTO C.B. RADIO HANDSET. SAYS "EDIT".
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JOHN ELEFANTE SAYS IT'S NEAT TO BE IN KANSAS. WEARS A BEAVER CLEAVER SWEATSHIRT. LEAVE IT TO BEAVER IMAGE. SAYS HE LOVES THIS RECORDING FACILITY. SO MANY THINGS YOU CAN DO. THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WEIRD TO RECORD IN AN ABANDONED FAIRGROUND BUT IT'S TURNING OUT GREAT. MENTIONS THAT THE ROOM THEY ARE SITTING IN WAS USED FOR ALOT OF SCENES FOR THE FILM "SHARKY'S MACHINE" (BURT REYNOLDS FILM). ASKED IF THEY WILL USE THIS FACILITY AGAIN HE SAYS IT DEPENDS ON THE MUSIC THEY INTEND TO MAKE BUT THEY LIKE THE PLACE. SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE HAVE A TITLE YET BUT DOES MENTION "DRASTIC MEASURES" WHICH WOULD BECOME THE TITLE ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF OTHERS. SAYS HE'D RATHER NOT PLAY KEYBOARDS FOR THE CAMERA. SAYS HE'S NOT PREPARED. MTV REPORTER CORY JAMES WALKS INTO FRAME.
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RAW FOOTAGE PREPARING FOR RECORDING.
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JOHN ELEFANTE SINGS IN RECORDING STUDIO. LEAD SINGER RECORDING VOCAL TRACK.
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END.
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EXT LAKEWOOD FAIRGROUNDS. CLOSED ARCHWAY. SIGN READS EXHIBIT HALL. ROMAN STYLE STATUE. EXHIBIT HALL IS SPANISH COLONIAL IN STYLE. EXTERIOR VARIOUS SHOTS OF THE FAIRGROUNDS AND EXHIBITION HALLS. LARGE TRUCK LIKELY "LE MOBILE RECORDING" FACILITY TRUCK PARKED, BACK TO THE EXHIBIT DOORS.
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CU TENNESSEE TRUCK LICENSE PLATE. AND SHOT OF FRONT OF GMC LARGE TRUCK, WHEELS, VARIOUS ANGLES. WIRES ON GROUND LEADING AWAY FROM TRUCK.
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INTERVIEW WITH GUY CHARBONNEAU, THE FOUNDER OF LE MOBILE RECORDING FACILITY. STANDS LEANING AGAINST TRUCK. SAYS HE STARTED IN MONTREAL IN 1973. EXPLAINS HOW HE BUILT THIS TRUCK RECORDING STUDIO. SAYS HE WORKS HARD TO MAKE THE RECORDING FACILITY REALLY VERSATILE. SAYS THE TRUCK IS NOW BASED IN NEW YORK AND HEADS OUT FROM THERE. MENTIONS THE ARTISTS WHO HAVE RECORDED ON THE TRUCK/RECORDING FACILITY: DID THE PHIL RAMONE ONE TRICK PONY SOUNDTRACK (PAUL SIMON), THE JOURNEY LIVE ALBUM "CAPTURED", PETER FRAMPTON, KANSAS, LOVERBOY, PAT BENATAR, RUSH. TALKS ABOUT FUTURE RECORDING LIVE SHOWS FOR PAT BENATAR.
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GUY TALKS ABOUT THIS RECORDING SITUATION WITH KANSAS.
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SAYS PEOPLE WILL NOTICE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SOUND OF THE BAND WITH THIS RECORD. TALKS ABOUT THE BATHROOM BEING A SPECIAL SOUNDING PLACE.
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TALKS ABOUT HOW THE LE MOBILE RECORDING STUDIO TRUCK MAYBE BEING USED AS THE ALBUM COVER (IT DID NOT BECOME THE COVER).
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ASKED WHAT IS HIS RELIGION, GUY SAYS HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FRUSTRATED MUSICIAN AND HE LOVES CARS. TALKS ABOUT HIS DRIVE TO MAKE THINGS BETTER.
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SETTING UP MICROPHONES IN BATHROOM. LINE OF SINKS. DRUM KIT. DRUM SET. URINALS. PHIL EHART SITS AND BEGINS TO PRACTICE. PHOTOGRAPHER. CU PUBLIC TOILET. SHOTS OF TILED WALLS. HIGH CEILINGS. DRUMMER PLAYS DRUMS IN PUBLIC BATHROOM.
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KANSAS GUITARIST RICH WILLIAMS INTERVIEW FOOTAGE IN RECORDING STUDIO. UNUSABLE VIDEO FOR MUCH OF THIS INTERVIEW. TALKS ABOUT THE AUDIENCE CHANGING AND FEELING EXCITEMENT RATHER THAN PRESSURE. TALKS ABOUT HOW CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BAND WAS DISCUSSED BUT THEY DECIDED TO STAY WITH KANSAS. SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE A TITLE FOR THE ALBUM YET. MENTIONS SOME IDEAS.
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ASKED WHAT ROCK AND ROLL MEANS TO HIM, HE SAYS, "IT'S ALL I REALLY KNOW HOW TO DO."
SAYS YOU GET BURNT BUT THERE'S NOTHING LEFT. |
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POV COMING INTO HUGE ROOM WITH STAGE IN THE BACKGROUND. LARGE DANCE FLOOR WITH BAND EQUIPMENT IN THE MIDDLE. VARIOUS TAKES. DIFFERENT ANGLES OF DRUMS ETC.
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INSTANT REPLAY MUSIC NEWS SERVICE REPORTER CORY JAMES SITS IN PADDES CHAIR WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND ADDRESSES THE LENS. INCLUDES VARIOUS TAKES AND A BLOOPER OF CORY JAMES FLUBBING HIS LINES AND SAYING, "SHIT."
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FOOTAGE OF THE DRUM KIT DRUM SET IN BATHROOM. CORY JAMES FLUSHES TOILET AND ADDRESSES LENS.
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END OF REEL
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