"Rain, Wind And Speed" is an intimate acoustic recording, "...to get closer to the truth. The kind of record where someone sits down and plays a song all the way through and leaves it just like it is, rough spots and all" (from the liner-notes). It follows his electric debut "Fade Away Diamond Time" (available as Mailorder Only CD) and the parting from the BMG-owned Zoo label.
"Rain, Wind And Speed" was done live in the studio in a mere 5 days. Two days for Neal´s vocals and guitar, one day for some subtle mandolin/banjo oberdubs, slight washes of Hammond organ and pedal-steel-licks. Two days to mix the whole thing down.
"The minimalist approach accentuates Casal´s talent as a songwriter and vocalist of serious emotional range and depth. It´s not surprising to find a somberness hanging over these proceedings, but these vignettes of heartache and disillusionment are infused with an honesty and purity that few artists currently seem capable of employing." (No Depression)

"Rain, Wind And Speed" is an intimate acoustic recording, "...to get closer to the truth. The kind of record where someone sits down and plays a song all the way through and leaves it just like it is, rough spots and all" (from the liner-notes). It follows his electric debut "Fade Away Diamond Time" (available as Mailorder Only CD) and the parting from the BMG-owned Zoo label.
"Rain, Wind And Speed" was done live in the studio in a mere 5 days. Two days for Neal´s vocals and guitar, one day for some subtle mandolin/banjo oberdubs, slight washes of Hammond organ and pedal-steel-licks. Two days to mix the whole thing down.
"The minimalist approach accentuates Casal´s talent as a songwriter and vocalist of serious emotional range and depth. It´s not surprising to find a somberness hanging over these proceedings, but these vignettes of heartache and disillusionment are infused with an honesty and purity that few artists currently seem capable of employing." (No Depression)