#150 - The Bouncing Souls (Greg Attonito)

Behind the Vinyl

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