Dave should record his own version of Forever - after what he did with You And I (and with only GUITARS and a voice) he could work wonders on that one. I also wish that he did the vocal on Holy Man but that's just me.
I bet the producers of the CD are kicking themselves for not thinking of that one...that Hawkins fellow was such a random choice.
Well...I don't think anyone is kicking themselves since the Taylor Hawkins sung version has generally been very well received. There are some who take exception, but an awful lot of people thought they were hearing a DW vocal when they first heard the track...i think that's a good sign. But just keeping it real... David's name WAS introduced as a possibility to sing Holy Man...by me...I was there throughout the process, putting my two cents in. Carl B. Wilson was another name that was mentioned, Neil Young was mentioned, even Brian and Al were mentioned at one point, but only to add backgrounds. Ultimately it was Gregg Jakobson's close relationship with Taylor that gave him first crack at it, if he had bungled it I'm sure we would have gone to plan B...but he didn't bungle it. All parties involved were happy with how he sang the song, it was a subtle, tasteful and slightly Dennis-like performance. Personally i was preparing to hate it, but I immediately loved his vocal the day he recorded it and I still do. I think Dave would have been great too, in a different way.
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