AB: “The Swimming Hour was recorded over a five month period in 2000, it required a great deal of preparation and organization which doesn’t come easy to me. The trick was to record these complex multilayered songs without having them sound labored. So even though there are many things going on, at the base it’s a live spontaneous performance. Still working with Mike Napolitano and a host of local musicians in addition to the core BOF line-up at that time- Kevin, Josh, Colin and Nora. We also had Pat Sansone playing keyboards and vibes + LeRoy Bach on Wurli and Kelly Hogan singing back-up. “The songs started taking shape when I was bumming around New Orleans getting into trouble. I wanted to make a good juke-box record and started with the Memphis style Indiscreet and Satisfied. Headsoak and Why? were old songs that I recorded for Thrills and Grandeur, but weren’t quite ready and benefited from the soul treatment. 11:11 and 2-way Action were the real monsters - the ones that I didn’t recognize in playback. It was exciting because it suprised me. Recording is boring if you realize all your ideas as you hear them in your head. “It’s funny. When I am subjected to the first two Bowl of Fire records they now seem very foreign to me. I think “who is that lunatic?” They are almost so far away as to sound new and strange.”
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