Foofer saw Earth play in Boise, which was a rare gig as Brett Netson performed with the band as well. Foofer asked a couple of questions to
The American leg of Earth‘s world tour in support of their latest album Primitive and Deadly ended on October 3rd, in Boise, Idaho. A town much smaller than their home town of Seattle, but it was the perfect way to end it, considering that Brett Netson was there to support them. Brett Netson, a Boise native, is a member of both Built to Spill and Caustic Resin, and helped with the backing guitars on Primitive and Deadly. He wasn’t able to make room in his schedule for supporting them for the rest of their tour, meaning this was a very special night for Earth fans.
To listen to Earth with Brett Netson back them was absolutely phenomenal. It was a bit off-putting to hear the Primitive and Deadly tracks without the vocals, but the older songs were practically remixed with Netson noodling his guitar around Dylan’s, with his mastery of blurring the lines between improv and noise. Even though Netson’s guitar was all over the place, it didn’t stop him from maintaining a certain rigidity for the song’s structure, and it most certainly did not stop Dylan from playing his guitar like a wizard would play his wand. Dylan Carson plays his guitar with an undeniable flair that it makes you stare in awe, but it’s not so flashy that it becomes grotesquely grandiose. A balancing act, if I’ve ever seen one.
Before I had my heart vibrated out of my ribcage (Seriously, this band is LOUD. I lifted my foot up at one point, and my shoe was vibrating around my foot. It was a life-changing experience), I was able to ask Dylan Carson and Adrienne Davies (drummer since ’05) a few questions.
(((o))): So, where did the title come from? Is Primitive and Deadly how people describe your sound?
Dylan: No, I actually pulled that title from Mark Lanegan’s lyrics, and really it just sounded like the title of a Scorpions album. [Laughs]
(((o))): What inspired you to introduce lyrics after such a long period of instrumentals?
Dylan: Basically the one song ‘Rooks Across The Gate’ I wrote lyrics originally for my solo project, so it was done as a folk song/murder ballad thing, and Adrienne liked the song and didn’t want me to waste it on my solo project, so…
