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u - WA] ”not ) CHRONICIE - Wednesday, lanuary l. 20“ . , O I 0 Daddy Long Legs latest album attempts to capture [we spmt of the band BY BonVlMNac '. exacting That’s why Elliott said they agorim- Chmm‘clesifl i over it so much. , “We like music so much that we hate most D addy long Legs has never been a band in", of it," said Elliott. “We have to look incredibly that has stmggled to find its voice. 4“ ‘ hard for the good stuff. The biggest challenge for the local 3}, “We work so hard for that ifwe can get it prbage blues band â€" made up of Waterloo's {5 on to a record and we can hear it back that Mike Elliott on guitar and vocals, Chris ”if; wecandoitjustice.” “hmior’ Malleck on harmonica, Steve Toms if" ‘ As for the tone the band wants to set for on bass and Jeff Wagner of drums â€" was - itself, Elliott said the voice of the band also translating their performance on stage to comes through. theirlatest CD,TheDevil's in the Details “1 always thought of Daddy long legs as It's their fifth album and Elliott said being a bunch of ‘smartasses.'” said Elliott. they've never quite been able to capture their “There’s a lot of things we do that are kind of five energy and the “tone” they’ve strived so tongue in cheek' ' lard as a quartet to achieve. The blues genre has been beaten down by , “We‘re looking for a live sound,” said a grim, hangdog expression instead of the Flint "We're a live band, we're not reallyinto gritty, sludy spirit of the music that Daddy audio trickery and super production long legs tries to capture. “Everybody is looking for that perfect mix “Too many people are caught up in what ' of contemporary sound with the context of they thing they’re supposed to do," said us being a retro-style band. Sometimes it's Elliott. “We‘re trying to do songs that we want difficult for us to achieve that balance.” to hear." Those live performances and the music They don't want to he over-reverential to they made in the past earned them a Maple the genre and Elliott said there are even Blues Award in 2008 and a Canadian lnde- members of his own band who would so) pendent Award in 2009 as Favourite Blues they hate the blues because of that tendenty Band. That also earned them a ticket to the “if you ask our drummer (Wagner) he'd 309 international Blues Challenge in Mem- say he hates the blues." said Elliott. “But ht" -~ phis, Tenn. representing the Grand River . doesn't hate the blues he hates the dogmatit fires Society. ’ nature of a lot of blues bands that follow the But the worry was that they were becom- formula regardless of tone and writing a good ingbetterknownasaliveactthanarecord- song ing act. Elliott thinks that might have “For a lot of bands it’s like they do tht- changed with their latest release. same album every year reprodut'ing tht' “it might be cliche, but i always like the albums of their favourite artists. and that‘s newest one the best and the same goes for really weird to me." this one." said Elliott. ofthe CD released ear~ Ultimately, he said its all about (”Ullilt‘tl lier this fall. “This one certainly takes the best ing with their audience and that lt‘t'llng artist elements of our previous (Ills. and what ' s get when they're sharing a moment Willi takes the icing on this one is a more mature Daddy Long Leg' fifth CD The Devil's in the Details is their best attempt at capturing the elu- music. production that we've had before," sive tone that the band has always tried to capture. m0 now “That‘s the thing that keeps bungling you it's their second release for local label, hack," said Elliott. “You're ridtlit‘tt'tl it) that Busted Flat Records, and was recorded at a mix of being live off the floor while making its for the music itself. Elliott said it had to moment on stage wht-rt- t'vt'ryihlngs stiiiiltls studio that is making inroads in Kitchener, music with a contemporary feel instead of have the right tone. like you think it's supposed to sound and llit’ miledihe Sound Distillery. beinga straight homage to the past. "All four of the guys in the band are very audience is really liking it “They are quickly making a name for “We didn't want the record to just lie concemed about tone.” said Elliott. about the “You'll do a thousand had gig\ at a lillli themselves locally.“ said Elliott. “if they don't there." said Elliott. “You go in there with a sound that they're trying to create. “We talk dred terrible places to gt'i that feeling but it know how to do it, they certainly work hard sound in your head and you try to achieve it. about it a lot to each other, and l'm sure that again. it's the thing you're always sun-trig for“ .- tomakeithappen.andltwasagoodexperi- andlthinkthistime theguysinthe studio wedriveourwivescrazywith theoonceptas For more information on ”it'll lalt'xl enoe forboth ofus i think“ brought as much to the creative process as we have this never ending quest for tone." release. visit www.hustt-dflain-t tirtls ( om or He thinks they finally captured the right theyoould ingmingthat sotrrid" Finding that sound is personal and it‘s www.daddylontdegs.ca www.waterloochronicle.ca _ ~ From the latest information on local politics to minor sports scores ‘ to what's going on in the pub down the street, visit m.watorloochronlclo.ca for it aw