06-05-2010, 12:00 AM
"Asked how All the Love You Need – produced by Grammy
winner David Bianco (Tom Petty, Mick Jagger, AC/DC) – departs from the
band’s last studio album, 2004’s Crimes of Passion, for instance, Mohr
begins, “There’s a punk-rock element.” His assessment is unexpected
considering the disc’s expansive melodies, diverse arrangements and
sophisticated wordplay. “It isn’t so much the angst or anger of it,” he
clarifies, “but a rhythmic aggressiveness, especially on songs like
‘Spanish Highway’ and ‘Fortune Teller’ and definitely ‘Beautiful Rain.’
I’ve always loved the spirit of punk rock.” He pauses, then deadpans:
“I guess you could call those tracks ‘punk-rock epic ballads.’”
The title track, too, finds Mohr challenging himself,
venturing into uncharted thematic waters. He diverges from the
traditional love song with the tale of a woman who takes him by the hand
and says, “Let me let you in on a secret/ You’ve already got all the
love you’re needing/ In your heart, in your mind, in your imagination/
You’ve already got all the love you need.”
This rather revolutionary notion was inspired by Mexican
writer Don Miguel Ángel Ruiz. Mohr explains: “In his book The Mastery
of Love, he imagines a magic kitchen, where you have all the ingredients
to make anything you want. It’s a metaphor for our inability to see
what we have and have faith in it. There’s so much love in our hearts
to give and receive but we just aren’t willing to believe it or act on
it. That’s a really powerful idea.”
Track #3 on Album with same title http://www.bigheadtodd.com/music/listenForFree
winner David Bianco (Tom Petty, Mick Jagger, AC/DC) – departs from the
band’s last studio album, 2004’s Crimes of Passion, for instance, Mohr
begins, “There’s a punk-rock element.” His assessment is unexpected
considering the disc’s expansive melodies, diverse arrangements and
sophisticated wordplay. “It isn’t so much the angst or anger of it,” he
clarifies, “but a rhythmic aggressiveness, especially on songs like
‘Spanish Highway’ and ‘Fortune Teller’ and definitely ‘Beautiful Rain.’
I’ve always loved the spirit of punk rock.” He pauses, then deadpans:
“I guess you could call those tracks ‘punk-rock epic ballads.’”
The title track, too, finds Mohr challenging himself,
venturing into uncharted thematic waters. He diverges from the
traditional love song with the tale of a woman who takes him by the hand
and says, “Let me let you in on a secret/ You’ve already got all the
love you’re needing/ In your heart, in your mind, in your imagination/
You’ve already got all the love you need.”
This rather revolutionary notion was inspired by Mexican
writer Don Miguel Ángel Ruiz. Mohr explains: “In his book The Mastery
of Love, he imagines a magic kitchen, where you have all the ingredients
to make anything you want. It’s a metaphor for our inability to see
what we have and have faith in it. There’s so much love in our hearts
to give and receive but we just aren’t willing to believe it or act on
it. That’s a really powerful idea.”
Track #3 on Album with same title http://www.bigheadtodd.com/music/listenForFree