"THE WRECKING CREW" plus an obsessive's look at the music of Richard Davies w/ Richard Davies

Robert Pollard: "Richard Davies is one of the last great songwriters on planet Earth."Alright…this is a big one for me, as one of my long-time musical heroes, Richard Davies of The Moles &amp; Cardinal, joins me on this week's episode to let me discuss his body of work as well as his music film pick, The Wrecking Crew!!!!We discuss why no two of his albums are the same (down to multiple re-issues of the same album, with different versions of the songs!), coming from Wales to Australia to form The Moles, their John Peel session, pulling stressed out bagpipe players and unknown trumpet players into his recordings, how writing lyrics got easier for him as he got older, both of us writing original songs for Robert Pollard (Richard with Cosmos and myself with The Takeovers), how the album Instinct was about being alone and afraid in NYC, working with Poison Idea’s Slayer Hippie and Heatmiser’s Tony Lash on the Cardinal record, being inspired by Ban Roll-on jingles of the 60s, The Beatles' Christmas flexidisc, the majesty of Flying Nun bands, Brian Wilson’s experiences with The Wrecking Crew, the hell or high water attitude of Richard's songwriting, our situations of being courted iin the 90s and the sinister vibe in it, T. Rex and Flo &amp; Eddie’s backing vocals, the professionalism and experimentaliism of The Wrecking Crew and how they played on The Byrds' Mr. Tamboruine Man, Carole Kaye’s bass and the freedom in her bass playing, Cher and more!THE MOLES:firerecords.com/artists/the-molesRICHARD DAVIES:firerecords.com/artists/richard-daviesrockathonrecords.com/misc-cdslpsREVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE:Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guide d By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers &amp; directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film, or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide.Revolutions Per Movie releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon (over 125 bonus episodes are available and counting). If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks!PATREON:The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes and series such as A Very Opinionated Look At Urgh! A Music War &amp; What Makes The Midnight So Special?, A Devotees Look At New Wave Theater, Exploring The Axis: The Oral History Of Frontier Records With Lisa Fancher, Dips On Chips w/ Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross, physical goods such as a limited edition 7" Flexidisc, and other exclusive goods that I send out to you for supporting the show. It helps the show to keep going and is greatly appreciated!TIP JAR:ko-fi.com/revolutionspermovieSOCIALS:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovieTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com&nbsp;ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See <a style=