rocking tune! well done man - it sounds great!

oh man !! That is beautiful ...!!! God Damn . what a writer you are .. and incredible vocalist .. yup . put it out . man .. and I will be buying it .. very very impressed here . thank you !!!

LOVE (Havard, Crozier, Quintana)

"Out of mind, out of state, feeling empty, can't relate without LOVE...I aint got much!"

We were rehearing songs up for the recording of my debut CD "Vol.1" and we started jamming on three chords. In the room were my good friend Charlie Quintana (drums), my old buddy Neil Sutherland (organ), guitarist Mike Crozier and myself (guitar/vocals). 
We had just gotten over some tragic circumstances and were back after a layoff preparing for the studio. 

Three chords started strumming and Charlie broke into a heavy beat that I can only described as inspired Koto like drumming! I stepped up to the microphone knowing only that the song would have a chorus "Love, Love Love" . 
I let my heart channel the verses and whatever came out came out. It proved to be a very amazing musical experience and we decided to record it for the record. 

Fast forward to the studio.... 
Finally in the studio after a long day of tracking we had time to record one more song ('Love'). 
We had to get it done quick because bassist Doug Elliott had to catch a ride out of town to another gig. 
Engineer Lee Preston got the tape machine cued up and after a breif discussion with the band we started to record. 

We broke into the song and it was inspired and full of passion. I stepped up to the mic and just sang whatever came out of my head..it was an amazing experience and some great stuff came out. 
I was facing Charlie with my guitar and we locked in. It felt like an out of body experience. 
We rocked through the song and came into a discussed (unrehearsed) break down and from there it gradually built into a full force rock out. 

It was going great and it felt like this could of been one of those amazing one take experiences. 
We drove the song home and ended the take with a crushing slam...wow was that ever cool!! 
The song went on for 8 minutes maybe more...unfortunately the tape didn't! Yes..we ran out of tape!! Well now what? We didn't have any tape left! 
We made a decission to go over some unused takes and fired up the engine again. 

Again we rocked out and I stepped up to the mic not knowing what the hell i was going to sing. 
It didn't matter though we were going for it here and I was just letting it out..no thinking necessary. 
This turned out to be a great take and it clocked in around 9 minutes. It was really fun to just let the chips fall where they may and let the moment carry the outcome. We had 5 inspired musicians rocking out in a room all at once and it was one of the most fun musical moments in my life. 

We editted the song down (thanks Darren Grahn)....9 minutes was a little long. 
Most of the lyrics and vocal take you hear are from the actual live studio performance. 
I had to over dub and rewrite a line in the bridge because what I did sing live was a little too out of contol...and out too lunch!! 

The late great Robbie King added some amazing Hammond organ (another story unto itself).
Steven Drake mixed it....thanks guys!!

Love was in the room working with some really great guys doing something we all love to do. 
It was like we were 17 years old again rocking in our first band..way too much fun!



LOVE

BLAKE HAVARD has been a part of the fibre of the Vancouver music scene for a number of years. 
Well respected by his peers HAVARD has seen his past and present music projects take him from Vancouver to Seattle to Nashville and back.

"My songs usually come from a real life emotion triggered by an event that affected me deeply."
“If I am laughing, crying or dancing during the process I know I am on to something!"

BLAKE HAVARD'S new single 'NO JUSTICE' pays  homage to Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever.
The song was mixed by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Zac Brown Band 'The Grohl Sessions').

"This is really, really good! Take a bow!"  -Jim Vallance

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