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435,022 Views - Youtube Video 2007 - No Takers. This Track was recorded in June of 1992 in a session that also included "People....that Won't back Down', Search And Destroy, and "The Ballad Of Kurt Cobain" - "That recording session took about maybe two blocks of four hours a piece and money was tight,...I had to get it all done quickly and for under 100 or so bucks" (Laughs)" Says Clark Haggans. In a much different time, G.e. was suddenly basically reduced to a "One Piece band' down from their usual three people as Clark Haggins was carefully concentrating and trying to achieve 'studio perfection' and ofcourse improvements over recently recorded works; "There was no Rick Carmody at any of these recording sessions in the summer of 1992,..fact is, it wasn't a band anymore at all,..it was a solo project,.,.and now today all over the web ,..these songs just sound fucking killer now today ,..as they did way back then,... theres bands on major labels right now pouring 2 million dollars into their recordings in Digital 48 track studios n shit,...and the end result is a hunk of shit that sounds like Maroon Five or Death Cab or Modest Mouse,...all those bands suck ,..and all their weak ass shit music just sounds the same " Says Haggins "I recorded my shit for 40 bucks and it's better - way better,..and I even get more plays and web interest than they do (Laughs)" This recording session was also the first time a G.e. Project had been recorded in quite a while as the most recent session that included "Brandy" was late 1991 and into January Feb 92'; "But that was just for mixing" Says Haggins "When I walked into the studio in June 92', I hadn't recorded shit in like 6 months !!" Bill Krodel ran the console as Haggins laid down simple but powerful drum tracks and then added guitars,..returning days later to add his own played bass lines and then finally the lead vocals. The lyrics that Haggins brought in that day certainly seemed to reflect Haggins anger at life; being rejected by people, being rejected by record labels, etc,....all sang in an angsty David Bowie-inspired lead vocal style that seemed to flow perfectly with the instrumental tracks. "No Takers" is one of my greatest songs,..its right there with "Brandy",..maybe its better than "White Black" I donno,.....I don't know if its as good as the "Going Legit" shit,...but it's damn good !!" Says Haggins. About a month after "Takers" would ofcourse come "Addicted" and Misogynistia (Shes A Bitch.....And then you Live) as Haggins worked on some new ideas that seemed to go with his "Rock Opera' themes. "I just kept getting better and better,....but unfortunately, soon,..it all would end,....'going into late in that year (1992) ,..I was just out of money and sick of it all,..record labels were rejecting all of my material and signing bullshit bands instead,...it was just over,..plus Ted was in the One Handed Readers, Flipper had moved to San Jose,... everybody was gone,...there was just me alone left ,...it was over,..and I had recorded the gamut ,...I had done every kind of song and could impress nobody back then ,...it was time to quit." In Late 1992, the band reassembled for one final "Video Session" as Haggins, Drummer Palle Carlson, and Bassist Rick Carmody filmed clips that would later become internet classics in hilarity but also in sheer numbers of views, particularly for the one that was "White Black Song" - "It was Great to get all those Songs up on the web atlast,..for people to finally see G.e. - A Great band that never got their chance,...We were a Great band ,..its very unfortunate what happened to us,....our songs were too important and they reflected a hard life I lived" Says Haggins - Rock City Entertainment - Boston Massachusetts.
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