Accidental Art/4.17 Bob Dye and the Usual Suspects
bob: what do you want to do for your birthday?
jim: let’s call chris, head out to matt’s and do some recording.
bob:I can be there april 17th.
jim: 4.17 It is.
The first time I heard Bob Dye and the Usual Suspects latest production 4.17, I couldn’t stop listening to it. What a comfortable collection of good music. Although slightly reminiscent of Bob Dylan meets Tom Petty, Bob Dye’s vocals and heartfelt lyrics are full of honest wit. Backed up by the birthday boy himself, Jim Krawczyk on bass, Matt Smith on electric guitar & Chris Powers on drums, Bob admits that disc’s making was at best a fluke.
I wrote some songs and drove 400 miles to Matt Smith’s studio in bucolic Eden NY. Fortunately, Matt’s a hell of a guitar player, unlike myself. We found a very hung over Chris Powers who had drummed with us in the 80′s and hadn’t been seen since.
We started playing at noon on a Saturday and at 3 AM when the cigarette smoke cleared, we were shocked to discover we had just made an album.
Look for the full interview with Bob and some more great music on RadioComa. But don’t take my word for it, take a listen for yourself.
