Michael Burks new record for Alligator

Michael Burks and his hard working band mates pulled their tour van up to JoyRide studio late summer of 2007 to lay down tracks for a new Alligator release. After an evening of setup, Michael, Don, Popcorn, and Wayne all dug in deep to hammer together a most forceful CD. Michael and producer Bruce Iglauer made the decision to use Michael's touring band for this record instead of the Memphis studio aces who supported him on his last two records for Alligator.

During the tracking, the decision was made to record Michael's vocals LIVE in the control room. So we moved in his guitars and the Neumann vocal mic and passed out headphones to all present. When the pizza arrived the first night, we discovered there was a big problem. "The doorbell in the control room was getting into Michael's vocals and spoiling the take," says engineer Blaise Barton. "Bruce made the suggestion that if I were to disconnect the doorbell, I would win the no-bell prize". So far, Barton has not been nominated for any kind of prize involving a door bell or any other type of buzzer.