Nuclear Waste
When The Rivers Are Hot
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This song has gone around the world, thanks to
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Youtube’s Vinyl Maestro Ullar Siir’s
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promotion of the 7” Vinyl Single.
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The song was written initially about Nuclear Pollution,
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where “Hot" means Radioactive,
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however many Vinyl Aficionados now take it literally,
as referring to Climate Change,
which is okay with Ross Campbell, who wrote and performs it.
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He still sells the last pristine 7" vinyl copies through Discogs.
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If you are a Vinyl Collector, you can search
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Fat Chants When The Rivers Are Hot
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on Discogs.com
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or contact Ross directly through this website.
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If you like this song, you can
DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE HERE
was Ross Campbell's
early Swing Band with
Allan Stein on
Guitar & Backup Vocals,
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Mairi Maclean on Rhodes
Piano & Backup Vocals,
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Ross Campbell on Lead Vocal & Guitar
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Eric Leuke on Drums and
Darryl Goede on Bass
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After Fat Chants split up, Ross decided to put this song on
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The Ross Campbell FatBand's Vinyl LP
I'm Talkin' To You.
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Produced by Claire Lawrence at
Pinewood Studios in Vancouver,
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also For Sale at Diskogs.com
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Producer Claire Lawrence had quite a profound influence
on both the basic musical structure AND the lyrics of this song.
He encouraged The FatBand's rhythm section to re-interpret
Ross's original bass line & reggae beat anchoring the song.
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Claire also suggested that Ross write new "less political"
lyrics to make the song more commercial.
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Ironically, this version is is not as popular
as the original version, especially in the
Global Vinyl Collectors Community.
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Have a Listen---
Which version do YOU prefer?
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When The Rivers Are Hot (Version2)
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If you like this song, you can
DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE HERE
Ross Campbell sings the Lead Vocal and plays a dark haunting solo on his Tenor Sax,
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with
Dave Pickell on Keyboards,
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Norman McPherson
on Guitar,
Brian "Nuke" Newcomb
on fretless Bass,
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Kat Hendrikse on Drums,
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Alan Perkins on Percussion, &
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Nancy Nash & Mary Saxton on Backup Vocals.
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If you REALLY like this song, please send Ross a couple of bucks to help fund his next album of Original Music, where your name will be included in the Credits, and you will become a Member of his
TOP FAN CLUB!
Thanks a lot!
