Saturday, March 28, 2009

Marco on Rough Stuff

I asked Marco Pirroni a few questions about Rough Stuff.
This was a difficult one because Marco didn't write it with Adam, it was an Ant/ Cymone track, and Marco came in at the end and added some guitar.
But here goes anyway!

Marco is in italics.



Ok, Rough Stuff. What input did you have on this song, it's not an Ant Marco one so I presume you came in at the end and added guitar?
yeah I can't remember what it was I played, i think its only the solo in the middle was n't it?

This was Adam's danciest song to date, what was your reaction when you heard it?
I thought it was pretty good

There were a few remixes of it too, were you part of those or were they remixed later without anything from you?
I don't think I ever heard any of them.

I am guessing that because Can't Set Rules About Love didn't do much in the charts that is why it wasn't released in the uk, only in the US and Germany?
Do you have any info on that?
No idea, i was out of the loop on this one.

I admit I can't think of anything else to ask about this one!
I can't think of what to say about it.

Good video, the remixes are better than the album version.....

And that's about it for Rough Stuff. I've never liked the album version, always preferred the remix that accompanies the video.

Only a few singles left to go!

Here anyway are the videos to Can't Set Rules About Love and Rough Stuff.

Until next time!





Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Marco on Can't Set Rules About Love

I asked Marco a few questions about this single in our nearly finished series on the Ant singles.
Marco is in italics.

Can't Set Rules About Love- How was this written and when?
Written at the Wall Studios in the same batch as the rock and roll Manners and Physique, Young Dumb And Full Of It, Anger Inc. and others.

What influenced the music?
It was sort influenced by the music from Mishima by Phillip Glass which has since been used in the Truman show, it wasn't ripped off as it isn't really like it but it was in the back of our minds.

You've said that you didn't think that the b sides (How To Steal The World and Brand New Torso) were good enough for the album- what did they lack in yours and Adam's eyes? What was wrong with them that they were left off?
Hard to say, just didn't grab us in same way, they weren't instant enough.

Would you have done a tour for Manners and Physique if Adam had have wanted to do one?
I was already on the road with Sinead (O'Connor) at the time, I certainly wouldn't have wanted to come off one tour and straight into another one.

You played Room at the Top and Young Dumb and Full of it in 1993, do you think they sounded better with a full band?
Not really, i prefer the recorded versions, I always do, I am not one of these "its better live' bores, as you well know.

Would the whole album have been played like that if you'd have toured it?
Probably not, we would have got a keyboard player to recreate the synth parts

As an album, how do you rate Manners now?
I do like some of the Ant/Marco songs, some of the production has dated but that's unavoidable with any album.

Do you think it gets the credit it deserves?
No probably not.

Was it the right time for Adam to 'go dance'?
There is never a right or wrong time to do things, depends on your mood and what it is you feel like doing.

Finally what's your favourite song from Manners and why?
Rules about love coz i like the melancholy feel of it.