JOE SUPER 400

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's quinnigantea picks one oh six legendary band from the
Capitol region, Super four hundred, believe it or not, celebrating
the thirtieth anniversary with the show Hackahoe's Music Hall and
the debut with their brand new album from the From
the Skins. From the Skins, It's Joe Daily Timekeeper Super
four hundred. Holy Joe. That's a long time to be
doing this, isn't it.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
It's been a while. It's been a.

Speaker 3 (00:21):
Minute interesting start. You had older brothers I think that
played the guitar. They offered you up a guitar. I read,
but you liked the sticks.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
H huh. Yeah. I started that way and it just
didn't It didn't take so so one of my brothers
actually took my guitar and traded in on a trump
KT without even telling me. So that's the kind of
how it started.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
But the bed itself Super four hundred starting what thirty
years ago?

Speaker 2 (00:46):
Yeah, nineteen ninety six, yep, right here in Troy.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
And is today national Super four hundred Day. You get
a couple of days in Troy.

Speaker 3 (00:53):
Uh, just won's just nash this Super four hundred Day.

Speaker 1 (00:57):
It's kind of a big deal, isn't it.

Speaker 2 (00:59):
Yeah. Yeah, the mayor did a proclamation that was like,
I think that was our.

Speaker 3 (01:06):
That was our tenths or Yeah, but it still counts
like it's not just the one day in two thousand
and six.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
Every day on that.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
Day, not to us, it's not okay, okay exactly, so
you can go around get free beers and stuff.

Speaker 2 (01:20):
I bet that doesn't happen. Yeah, but it's not on
the calendar officially, but it's still to us, it's still
our day.

Speaker 1 (01:27):
I mean, when you guys, when you guys started Super
four hundred and thirty years ago, what was the what
was the plan? And could you imagine still doing it
with the same people thirty years later.

Speaker 2 (01:37):
We just wanted to write songs, you know, I mean
it was it started out pretty innocent. We just really
wanted to write tunes together and play together. And I mean,
I don't think any of us thought would go on
this far, but you know, I mean we're thankful. We
still really like being around each other, which is really important.

Speaker 3 (01:54):
You know.

Speaker 1 (01:55):
That's what I find the most amazing part is you guys,
all this time into it, You guys look like you're
having a blast there.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, we still like enjoy being around each other,
We still enjoy playing music together. So yeah, I mean
that that's everything. Really. I mean, at this point in
our careers, we're just it's it's all about enjoying it.

Speaker 3 (02:13):
Listen, after thirty years, all three of you been in
bed naked before, right at the same time.

Speaker 4 (02:17):
Let's be honest, And who's banging at what time? Everybody's banging?

Speaker 1 (02:21):
I'm married and you officiated.

Speaker 4 (02:23):
Oh that's right, Okay.

Speaker 2 (02:25):
Those guys. Those guys are married.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
So I get So, are you like the third wheel
or the cool are you're hanging around?

Speaker 3 (02:34):
I worked at a little niche nice you never had
to live together or anything crazy? Right?

Speaker 2 (02:40):
No?

Speaker 4 (02:40):
No, okay, all right, Okay.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
You've played how many shows do you think Super four
hundred has played over the years?

Speaker 2 (02:46):
Oh? God, I couldn't even even guess, to be honest
with you. I mean, there's been so many, you know,
big ones, little ones, people you know, like, well, you
know play you know shows where there was packed and
shows where's nobody at. You know, it's just thousands. I'm
gonna thousands.

Speaker 1 (03:04):
And who's the biggest, who's there, who's the biggest you've
opened for.

Speaker 2 (03:07):
In your in your opinion, Well, we did this festival
in Spain as Kenda Rock Festival. We go seven yep,
and that was a huge gig for us. Tool m
C five played, We've opened up for Dave Mason, We've
looked up at Derek Trucks. You know, there's there's been,
there's been a bunch of more years.

Speaker 4 (03:29):
That's the show in Spain. Uh I read was it?

Speaker 3 (03:32):
You know, you just went to play a single gig,
but you it's such a great reception that you ended
up going back there and playing all over Spain the
following year. That's a good that's a good message to
an up and coming band.

Speaker 2 (03:42):
Yeah, I mean especially like that, like everybody in the
country is there. You know, it's like a it's like
a definition. Right, So and then you come back and
next the next year, they're all going to come see
you no matter what you know, they're because they're from
towns spread out for all to Spain.

Speaker 3 (03:57):
Where's the behind the music story, what's the already, what's
the what's the ugly anybody go to rehab or anything?

Speaker 2 (04:05):
Nothing like that?

Speaker 4 (04:06):
Okay, all right?

Speaker 1 (04:07):
Talking about Joe Daily course Super four hundred co Hos
Music Hall, tickets on sale now Cosmusic Hall dot Org.
Show is Saturday night as they celebrate their thirtieth anniversary
and their brand new album, Spirit and Sound, which they're
gonna assume you're gonna you're gonna. Are you playing it
in its entirety? You're just playing select tracks on.

Speaker 3 (04:24):
Saturday, we're playing most of it Cool Drank the Gold
Special guests.

Speaker 2 (04:30):
You don't want to miss them either. You don't want
to miss them. Nice. A lot of people, you know,
a lot of people show up after the opener. Don't
do that. These guys are really good.

Speaker 1 (04:38):
Plus, it's a great venue. It's a great venue to
rock out, which I mean, you're kind of like you're
the o g now of the Capitol region music scene.
How have you seen it change, Joe over the past
three decades?

Speaker 2 (04:50):
I mean, it's it's people are still really crying hard.
There's not as many venues, unfortunately, the venues have kind
of you know, there's it's just not as many opportunities.
But people are still trying hard, you know what I mean.
And I noticed that I just went to the Listen
Up Awards and we've gone to the eddies the last

(05:11):
couple of years and there's there's a lot of energy,
and there's lots.

Speaker 1 (05:14):
Of You're in the You're in the Eddies Music Hall
of Fame.

Speaker 3 (05:16):
Super four hundred is congratulations.

Speaker 4 (05:18):
Hey, ringo, ringo or bottom. Oh all right, okay, I.

Speaker 2 (05:25):
Of my two favorites. My two favorites are both completely different,
but they're my two favorites.

Speaker 1 (05:30):
Well, we appreciate this is I assume this is getting
up early for you, right, No.

Speaker 2 (05:33):
No, I've been getting to the cattle all morning.

Speaker 4 (05:36):
So cattle, you got cattle. We're so so jealous. Anything
is possible, man.

Speaker 1 (05:44):
Well, I enjoyed Super four hundred day. You've certainly earned it.
Kick ass on Saturday to Hose Music Hall and good
luck with the brand new album.

Speaker 2 (05:52):
Joe. Thanks Joey, thanks, thanks so much for this. I
appreciate it.

Speaker 1 (05:55):
You got it in. Good luck.

Speaker 4 (05:56):
Joe Daily from cyber Picks one O six