26. Rebecca Clay Cole Discusses Jimmy Buffett, A-1-A

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Rebecca Clay Cole (The Minders, Wild Flag) returns to You, Me and An Album, picking up where she left off...discussing Jimmy Buffett! This time, we're chatting about his 1974 album, A-1-A. In addition to breaking down the album's tracks, we talk about how the Elephant 6 collective came together, Rebecca's mom's cool musical tastes and how Jimmy Buffett helps both of us to reflect on time we've spent in Florida and the tropics.

1:06 Rebecca joins the show

1:30 How Rebecca got her start in music

3:49 How Rebecca wound up in Denver and with The Minders

4:48 Jimmy Buffet and the Caribbean were a part of Rebecca’s childhood

6:52 Debussy and FM radio were also important to Rebecca when she was growing up

8:35 Rebecca felt at home with the musicians in the Elephant 6 collective

10:00 How Rebecca came to play drums with The Minders – with very little experience

11:01 Rebecca’s bias against drum fills

13:09 Rebecca is glad she didn’t rebel against her mom’s musical tastes

14:50 Rebecca didn’t realize Jimmy Buffett’s music was considered uncool

16:46 If Rebecca didn’t pick a Jimmy Buffett album for this show, she would pick…

Track-by-track breakdown

18:15 Makin’ Music for Money

24:03 Door Number Three

30:14 Dallas

36:05 Presents to Send You

39:34 Stories We Could Tell

45:12 Life Is Just a Tire Swing

51:31 A Pirate Looks At Forty

1:03:49 Migration

1:08:49 Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season

1:13:00 Nautical Wheelers/Tin Cup Chalice

1:17:19 Jimmy Buffett conveys a sense of timelessness and being in the moment

The outro music is from Red Bus by The Minders.

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