When Franklin started, we had this idea that we’d be a band with a split personality. We’d write songs like any other band that we would record and release and those songs would ultimately, sound like songs our band played.

Live however, we wouldn’t be concerned about, “songs”. Instead we would be concerned with the moment in time. Letting ourselves just be who we were at that given moment. Not worrying about a stray note, a missed change…we wanted to perform something that people would walk away from saying, “Well that was something.”

This lead to shows where the freak out was more important than the songs and I’d imagine in those days, we didn’t sound all that good. But we made a helluva a noise and it was, “something”. That idea or perspective, which I think might only have been held by me and Ralph, was abandoned after a few years. I guess ultimately, as you get older and more comfortable with your instruments, you start to feel that sounding professional or tight is the real goal.

Looking back, I’m not sure.  Some of the best shows I’ve ever played or seen were events where I don’t think I thought, “Man, we sounded tight!” or “That band sounded so professional” but instead, thought, “Well, that was something.”
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So, some of those shows, we might not have sounded all that good. Our equipment might not have been the best, but it was definitely something, indeed.

The photo up top was taken by Shawn Brackbill in a basement in Pittsburgh. Shawn is one hell of a photographer.

This photo was taken at a VFW. No idea who shot it.