GONN With The Wind - Liner Notes

Liner Notes

Besides the extensive listing of credits, each of the bandmembers has their own comments on a page in the CD booklet, along with "then and now" photos and comments on the songs on the new album. The heartfelt joy at being able to record an album together after so many years is palpable in all of their entries:

• Rex Garrett – We had the 1990 reunion under our belt. I figured if we could pull it off live we can damn sure do it in the studio! Boy was I in for a rude awakening. You hear absolutely everything at 'The Studio', nothing gets by! It's not "Blackout of Gretely" with two mikes any more!

• Gary Stepp – When we decided to do the 'Rollin' on the River' reunion in 1990, I felt a little nervous about it because I hadn't played that kind of music for over 15 years. But I was really excited when we all got together to practice that first time because it came together so well. When we were playing, it was like all the years disappeared and we were back in 1966 again.

• Craig Moore – After reissuing "Blackout " twice in response to demand, I thought it was high time the guys got directly involved in a GONN project. The Frenzology CD needed a book with their words in it, not just mine, and by the time I got 'em all on board with that I thought, 'hell, why not do a new album?' I think they thought I was 1/2 nuts, except Gary who wrote back at once in support of the idea, but in short order we were all ready to do it (except Brent who sends his best wishes but couldn't join us this time).

• Gerry Gable – It had been 25 years since I played keyboards in public or on a session, and I hadn't really sung since 1986. . . . After the first hour or so, though, it was like we had never stopped playing together. Imagine putting out 10½ songs in 2 days with almost no rehearsal including new originals and songs we'd never played together before!

• Dave Johnson – It was magic in the studio. Once again Craig pushed us beyond what we thought we were capable of and made us better. The new recordings made me say 'wow, I didn't realize we were that damn good'. . . . I want to thank the members of the band for being my friends and for taking on that 14-year-old in 1967.

• Larry LaMaster – I never once thought that the 1990 reunion would be the end of it. It was more of an 'ice-breaker' getting everyone talking again and putting any ghosts from the past behind us. I'm glad to see Gary a part of the group again. The 30th Anniversary is/was a crazy idea, but that's probably its appeal. To think that 6 old fat guys can make some good music is pretty cool.