Ralph Molina and Billy Talbot - 2017
Photo by Ellen Goffin
From A Conversation with Ralph Molina | North of the Internet, Crazy Horse drummer Ralph Molina discusses California wildlife, why recording with Neil Young is always a mindblowing experience, telling his drum tech to never stare at him while he plays and the Horse having one more album left in it.
North of the Internet: One could spend a lifetime dissecting the history and evolution of Crazy Horse, but Psychedelic Pill may have the most personal significance to me. When I need a dose of the Horse, it works in a pinch because it’s so powerful and undiluted, committed to extreme repetition and hypnosis. Just thinking about that record gives me chills – not a day goes by I’m not glad it exists!Full interview with Crazy Horse drummer Ralph Molina at A Conversation with Ralph Molina | North of the Internet.
Can you describe your experience of working on Pill with Neil, Billy and Poncho?
Ralph Molina: We got into Psychedelic Pill after we did Americana. That one, like the others we recorded, was special. It was during a time that the big guy was in a writer’s block. We recorded Psychedelic Pill, left for home, came back and the big guy dubbed in that roaring guitar towards the end and blew us all away.
It’s always a special time recording with our band.
Could we expect a new album of the Horse?
ReplyDeleteA solo Ralph Molina album? I'm curious.
Psychedelic Pill is one of my all time favorites from Neil and the Horse. It’s aging really well and I feel if it’s the last album they create together it will be regarded as a high point in their career as a band.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Psychedelic Pill!
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