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* mary carves the chicken *
Mary Carves The Chicken
Mary Carves the Chicken (self titled)
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Liner Notes
The debut Mary Carves the Chicken
(MCTC) CD was recorded in 1993.
Founders Page Jackson and Bob
Sherden met during the simultaneous
crumbling of their bands, Tone Poets,
and Urban Circus, respectively. It was
a common story in the late 80's and
early 90's. The hair bands were
packing up and heading home, the
days of glam rock and big hair coming
hastily to a close.
The debut Mary Carves the Chicken
(MCTC) CD was recorded in 1993.
Founders Page Jackson and Bob
Sherden met during the simultaneous
crumbling of their bands, Tone Poets,
and Urban Circus, respectively. It was
a common story in the late 80's and
early 90's. The hair bands were
packing up and heading home, the
days of glam rock and big hair coming
hastily to a close.
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Jackson and Sherden both worked with emotionally disturbed children
as day jobs. Recognizing the signature long hair on Jackson, Sherden
tried to hock him a handful of pay-to-play (or presale, as they are
euphemistically called) tickets to a show at Gazzari's, on Sunset. Page
was broke; but, like Bob, had tickets to barter. The trade was on; and
each became a part of the other's following.
The first time Bob and Page played together was for a breast cancer
benefit. After learning some covers together, the boys started bouncing
ideas back and forth; and the result was pure magic...and while the
album absolutely rocks, it was a far cry form the metal of the Sunset
Strip. Influences ranging as far and wide as XTC, Morrissey, The English
Beat, Duran Duran, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, The Sex Pistols, The
Pretenders, John Lee Hooker, Pink Floyd, and a list of other such
dissimilar acts contributed to this eclectic stew, which was, and
continues to be, widely regarded as one of the best damn records you
are ever likely to hear.
After 13 years, and a sold-out run of CDs, the debut collection has finally
been remastered to meet today's demanding audio standards. You've
come at the right time. This timeless record sounds better than ever.
Page Jackson: lead and backing vocals, bass, kazoo, percussion,
keyboards
Bob Sherden: lead and rhythm guitars, vocals, percussion, kazoo
Joel Alpers: drums and percussion
Chris Salmassy: backing vocals, percussion
Clay Goldstein: harmonica, jews harp
Alan Gould: keyboards
Tia Hoffer: backing vocals
Ladd Story: backing vocals
Karen Sperry: oboe
Matt Nabours: trumpet
John Pickering: cello
Frank Diaz: cello
Melinda Hakim: violin
Regino Madrid: violin
as day jobs. Recognizing the signature long hair on Jackson, Sherden
tried to hock him a handful of pay-to-play (or presale, as they are
euphemistically called) tickets to a show at Gazzari's, on Sunset. Page
was broke; but, like Bob, had tickets to barter. The trade was on; and
each became a part of the other's following.
The first time Bob and Page played together was for a breast cancer
benefit. After learning some covers together, the boys started bouncing
ideas back and forth; and the result was pure magic...and while the
album absolutely rocks, it was a far cry form the metal of the Sunset
Strip. Influences ranging as far and wide as XTC, Morrissey, The English
Beat, Duran Duran, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, The Sex Pistols, The
Pretenders, John Lee Hooker, Pink Floyd, and a list of other such
dissimilar acts contributed to this eclectic stew, which was, and
continues to be, widely regarded as one of the best damn records you
are ever likely to hear.
After 13 years, and a sold-out run of CDs, the debut collection has finally
been remastered to meet today's demanding audio standards. You've
come at the right time. This timeless record sounds better than ever.
Page Jackson: lead and backing vocals, bass, kazoo, percussion,
keyboards
Bob Sherden: lead and rhythm guitars, vocals, percussion, kazoo
Joel Alpers: drums and percussion
Chris Salmassy: backing vocals, percussion
Clay Goldstein: harmonica, jews harp
Alan Gould: keyboards
Tia Hoffer: backing vocals
Ladd Story: backing vocals
Karen Sperry: oboe
Matt Nabours: trumpet
John Pickering: cello
Frank Diaz: cello
Melinda Hakim: violin
Regino Madrid: violin
