I Lost Control heads to the studio for a special project
I Lost Control is heading to the studio again. This time for a special project which came about through some serendipitous circumstances. “I’ve always been a big Peter Frampton fan,” states lead singer Stevo, “and Frampton Comes Alive! is one of my all-time favorites…it’s a guilty pleasure. I was extremely excited when I heard that he was performing the album in it’s entirety in Chicago. I jumped to get tickets. However, I kept quiet because I thought my band mates would make fun of me. I arrived at the Chicago Theater for the show and within minutes, ran into drummer JB Hopkins. Turns out JB is a big Frampton fan as well.
“I wore out four copies of that album,” JB quipped. “Number one album on my list. It’s my desert island disk”
The strange coincidence and appreciation for Frampton didn’t stop there. Stevo continues, “When I got to my seat, I checked to ensure the ringer was off on my phone. To my surprise, I saw a Facebook notification that Toby (I Lost Control’s guitarist) was checked in at the Chicago Theater. Three of the four members of I Lost Control were unknowingly attending the same show. Toby adds, “Oh, yeah. Huge. Huge. I’m a big fan of ’70′s guitar gods and Peter Frampton is the biggest. I pulled out Comes Alive! again in anticipation of the show and remembered the Talkbox. As everyone knows, I like my pedals and gadgets, so I ran right out and got one.”
Toby continues, “I got a text from Stevo that he and JB were also at the show. I didn’t know what to make of it, but we planned to meet at a local bar after the concert. To my surprise, the guys were also big Frampton fans. Over a few beers, we talked about how much Comes Alive! meant to us and how it would be great to cover some tunes from the album. I think JB came out and said, ‘Let’s do the whole damn thing!’ We were looking to book studio time, so talk focused on recording the album in its entirety as an homage to the record and Frampton’s greatness. Then someone wondered if Tina would be on board with it”
Turns out Tina was also a member of the Frampton appreciation society. “Oh, yeah. Fan club, posters on my bedroom wall, all the albums…I love him!”
“Once we heard Tina’s story, we knew we had to do this,” added Stevo. “I immediately starting working on getting some studio time for the special project. We found a great remote place in the Wisconsin woods to record the album. Since we knew this was going to take some time, we booked rooms at the Henry Cabot Lodge not far from Northwoods Studios.” When pressed for who would be producing the album, Stevo would only say, “They are big. I can’t say yet who will be behind the control board, but these guys know their stuff. They don’t put out garbage (Stevo winks).”
Asked about how their fans would feel about the sudden change in direction, Toby offered, “We’ve kinda been labeled as a post punk or early ’80s band, especially with the comparisons to a certain British band. This will show that we have more depth…all the way back to mid ’70s arena rock.”
Recording started this weekend and early reports are that things are off to a great start. “We can’t wait to put this out and follow it up with some shows that would play the album in its entirety,” Stevo added. “We’re looking for a July release. Stay tuned!”
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