I remembered it when I played the video, but, like I said, it was a little more sophisticated musically that what was being pumped out onto the dance floor.
How can you be sure you get your songs recorded? For those who were here for ths songbook of Paul Williams and Roger Nichols several years ago, you’ll remember that both men created their own bands – Roger Nichols & Friends at A&M for Roger, and Holy Mackerel at Warner Brothers for Paul.
The Paper Fortress was Eddie Hodges’ band, produced and arranged by Tandyn Almer in 1968. Almer was fond of thickly textured productions; there are a lot of things going on at any given moment. Catch the clarinet in the middle!
The label on which these songs appeared went belly-up shortly thereafter, and it was only last year that Almer’s work with Hodges saw the light of day. This is another one that sounds a little like Todd Rundgren. Hodges handled lead vocals, and Almer over-dubbed the rest. These songs might have had a future had someone like George Martin been at the console. Unfortunately, they sound as though they were recorded in Hodges’ garage.