#150 - The Bouncing Souls (Greg Attonito)

On the eve of the Bouncing Soul's release of Ten Stories High,
Steve sits down with Greg Attonito to discuss the upcoming
record. With Greg living in Idaho, and Zoom becoming the norm
during the pandemic and the current landscape of the world, The
Bouncing Souls took a different approach to this album. They
threw away the pre-made lyric book and came in with a fresh
outlook for the new music. They would have 40-minute Zoom chats
to discuss the songs and arrange the music. All of this took
place in a span of two weeks. That was the recipe to piecing
together these highly anticipated songs.


The excitement is in the air for this record, but I also had the
chance to throw in several questions that have been on my mind
for as long as I have been listening to The Bouncing Souls. Greg
went down memory lane to discuss how Stoked for the Summer became
a yearly gig in Asbury Park - stemming from their famous Home for
the Holidays three day weekend that came around every year. Greg
tells us about a Toots & The Maytals song The Bouncing Souls
did during a live stream that will now make it's way on to a Pure
Noise compilation. He dives into creating happy songs regardless
of hard times that might appear in a song occassionally (for
examples the song Anchors Aweigh- a song that came after a
motorcycle trip on the heels of a breakup). Regardless of the
situation, people will always recognize that the band are friends
and that always comes out during songs. Lastly, we hear about
several amazing stories about playing at City Gardens. 


Songs used:


Shannon's Song


Say Anything


Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mvTAjG7rcyk7DQzLwauzV?si=L7q3wstvSFqE1St0LPzurQ


Apple:
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-bouncing-souls/2987342