Aldo Nova talks working with Bon Jovi, recording Fantasy and Eddie Gage | Jeremy White Podcast
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- The Jeremy White Podcast presents Aldo Nova!
On this episode of The Jeremy White Podcast, Aldo Nova invites Jeremy to his home studio in Montreal Canada to discuss his NEW ROCK OPERA "The Life and Times of Eddie Gage". The album has been in the works for over a decade, over 100 songs were written, 23 is the final track count. Aldo discusses writing and recording "Fantasy" and setting the template for big hair bands to come after. Aldo also discusses working with Jon Bon Jovi and writing for Celine Dion.
ALDO NOVA "The Life and Times of Eddie Gage"
NEW TRACK - When All Is Said And Done
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Add give or take 90 seconds to these time jumps...
01:15 - Writing Fantasy
3:19 - Creating a sound that everyone followed
3:48 - Mutt Lange “he’s a genius”
4:42 - Innovating in the studio
4:59 - Kids are discovering the old stuff
5:35 - everything old is new again
6:45 - setting the template for Bon Jovi and other bands
7:35 - GEAR TALK, 22 feet of drum loop.
9:43 - Home studio
11:35 - baking tape and original multi tracks of Bon Jovi, Eric Lapointe and Celine Dion
12:40 - Blaze of Glory and working with Jon Bon Jovi demo
14:50 - doing overdubs for Bon Jovi LIVE album at his home with Ritchie Sambora
16:20 - Life and Times of Eddie Gage (23 songs, 2 hours long)
16:56 - Getting excited again about music again
18:15 - Writting OVER 100 SONGS for new album
20:00 - a single a month and plans on full release of Life and Times of Eddie Gage
22:23 - tracking in 2008 and having to re-do tracks to up date over time, who’s playing what.
24:05 - writing for Aldo vs writing for Celine Dion
25:30 - having to re-do David Foster’s production
26:27 - writing “You and I”
28:00 - what to expect in 2021
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Very underrated musician. Always liked Aldo Nova.
Aldo Nova's first 2 albums are amazing, especially the first album, those guitar solos on the songs are amazingly melodic and just blow my away.
Aldo is a musical genius. He does just about everything with music. He’s basically a sound engineer, who can play multiple instruments, and sings and writes. How good of a songwriter you ask? I don’t know, let’s just say he wrote songs for many singers, like Celine Dion, and has a Grammy you see in this video for it.
That was a great album from start to finished. I loved that album...listen to it a thousand times.
Aldo and Prince were geniuses! They played every instrument and wrote everything.
Aldo Nova was my absolute favorite album in the early 80s and set the stage for incredible rock music for an entire decade. These songs have stood the test of time and have even outlasted much later music.
Aldo was one of the openers for Journey in 1982, at the Rose Bowl. Thankfully I was there. He was great. Recreated the album sound spot on. I'm pretty sure Journey used their footage from this show for the "Send Her My Love" video. 💚🎸
That’s awesome! I live 15 minutes from the Rose Bowl. I’ve only seen the Metallica/G&R concert there.
I've been an Aldo fan since 1982. The piano in Fantasy always reminded me of the piano in Jefferson Starship's "Jane" (1979).
Aldo Nova was my very first Rock concert ever in 1982. The bill was AXE, Aldo Nova and Headliner Cheap Trick! Changed my life forever! I've been to hundreds of Rock concerts in my life because of this experience!
Could put on Aldo Nova in 1982, 1992, 2002,2012 and 2022 and it sounds fresh and relevant. The work under many artists songs through the yrs has his footprint and talent on. Super underrated & highly regarded in the industry.
Man I have always loved Aldo. Even now his videos that he makes..He still has IT. This man is incredibly talented. An I'd like to thank Aldo for the soundtrack of my life..
Aldo belongs in a Canadian version of Canadian kead guitarists.
On the night of Ed van Halen's passing, Aldo hosted a discussion on YT about Ed. Virtuoso on virtuoso. Great insight!
Great interview, Jeremy! 🎸
Such an underrated artist! Great to see him still so passionate about music.
True Canadian Legend-Thank-you for all the music you have shared with your fans-We love you brother-Keep on rockin
Hell yeah!! Absolute legend and was a great day. Thanks for watching! Please subscribe ⚡️⚡️
Hell yeah baby yeah
I am Indian listening rock over 20 years. 2 days ago I 1 st listened Aldo Nova.Wao, amazing
Very cool. Rock on.
I had the privilege of seeing Aldo Nova on New Years Eve 1983 in Tacoma Wa. Aldo Nova and Blue Oyster Cult opened for Sammy Hagar . Rockin' In The New Year !! Awesome Concert !! Thanks for the interview, my Friend !🔥🎸
I was busy attending every tour and show that came to Spokane Wa during those years and caught Sammy and BOC but never crossed paths with Aldo,,, big bummer!!
My favorite show in 83 was Def Leppard’s Pyromania,,, was a huge High N Dry fan in high school!
Still have all my vinyl too, great time capsule from 1977-90, my sons inheritance 😂
@@shizzle7642 That is simply Awesome that you caught All those shows in the 80's , what an Awesome era of music !! I also saw many shows in Seattle and Tacoma. I saw Robert Plant, Dio, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and a few other shows, Good Times, Great memories !! 🎸 Seattle is such a Rockin' city.. The closest I got to Spokane was Yakima, we did a lot of training there.. Love the Pacific Northwest 💖 Def Leppard is a great band, Vivien Campbell is a great guitarist, he was with Dio when I saw them . I actually brought my daughter to see them here in New Hampshire in 2004 , she was just 15, she loved the show ! I also brought her to see VH earlier that summer.. Our kids grew up hearing this music, I'm so happy they did ! My daughter likes some of the music of today, but Loves the music of the 60's, 70's , 80's and early 90's 💥👍🎸 That is So Cool that you still have all that original vinyl , that Will Be an Awesome Inheritance for your son, Love it !! 😃 Maybe he can be a retro DJ 😜? Hey you never know, that could be a Big Hit some day ? Peace and Happiness To You ✌💖 I had a Vivid dream years ago of an Incredible Concert on the Other Side/ Heaven , I Believe It's True 💥👍🎸🔥💖 Take Care !
Kindly, Kevin
Was blessed to see Aldo open up for UFO at the Long Beach Arena...I love all the album's, however his first holds a special place in my life's history...Awesome Muscian and performer! Blessings and Positive Energy from Portugal! 🇵🇹🤙🤟🤘
I grew up i the music industry and man it is filled with hope, dreams, filth, good times, and every vice that comes from all sides. But listening to this little Italian and how he sat in a room thinking about tape time and how many mic`s to place at the right spot, brought it all down to earth. But I had to shake my head and listen to it again to understand its concept.
Fantasy by him and Runaway from Bon Jovi.
Yes two different songs but definitely he was involved in it.
Also Bon Jovi-In and Out of Love had that Aldoish,,keyboards thing going on like these two first songs i mentioned.
80's rock was the best shit ever.
HELL YEAH IT IS!!
I’m 50 now and still have to control myself if driving to Fantasy 😂 Great interview as always Mr. White 👏
"Real Perfection Is Imperfection" mindblown...
Excellent interview. Thanks for sharing.
Aldo rocks his name alone is cool and music rocks
Awesome name !
Back in 198-82, I was a teenager and when a girlfriend got MTV with their cable install and I saw/heard Fantasy video, I went and figured out that the cable company just removed a filter on their cable, up on a pole in the alley because in our alley the pole had a silver box (filter) in-between our cable and the house. So I climbed the pole and removed the silver box, took it in the garage and tore it apart. I gutted it and put a spiral notebook wire in it and replaced the guts (electronic) in the silver box (filter). Then I put bubblegum in it all around the spiral cord so it would not move when I screwed it back on our cable. It worked! I now had Free MTV and nobody knew, then I waited for Aldo Nova's video to play and knew this was the future of rock sound, even his video was way ahead of the times. The way he jumped in right with his guitar, that was amazing not to mention the whole guitar turned laser gun, banging in the door with the hit of the drums. Nobody back then had anything like Aldo. It was his video, his sound and that guitar that I seen at my girlfriends home that made me have to find a way to get that on our TV. Those were the days. Then having a super cool mom that let my friends come over and watch MTV yeah, it made me a little more popular in fact I made other fake cable boxes so other friends could have free MTV. So cool to see Aldo after so many many years thanks for the video Jeremy !
Great interview Aldo.
I saw Aldo as the support band to Blue Oyster Cult circa 1982/3 Birmingham Odean England.. insightful Interview Jeremy... well done mate... They were amazin' Live!! xxx
I also saw Aldo Nova in 1982/83 with BOC. 👍🏻
i still have his album "Subject - Aldo Nova" on cassette tape - talk about shredding guitars!
Dude, let your interviewees talk without interrupting them!
it is TIMELESSS!
Excellent interview. I wish interviewers wouldn't interrupt so much.
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The net along with all these reaction videos are helping this generation discover older and better music and causing a lot of them to climb out of the box. My favorite band btw is Rush.
WOW ... Just played Fantasy the single!
Dude I’d LOVE to have that guitar,,, I don’t play but 🎸❤️🔥
Aldo fell asleep on my lap in the lexington queen in rapongi district tokyo Japan. Although it was a "cuddly" experience, I went to get up and several people on his crew warned me NOT to get up. I said WTF? They said he would either fight, or barf all over the place. "I said that's ridiculous. I have been talking to him all night" Eh..... I was wrong. I got up and he stood up.... and looked around.... he did not fight me or anyone else. But..................... and mind you the couches are really nice in the back lounge. Lets just say the back louge was annihilated. OMG Anyways, back in the day, we were a bit crazy and did pretty much turn the Lexington upside down. Now for the good part. Aldo is a badass and one hell of an Artist and producer. He will always be relevant.
Very good interview 👍🏻
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Nice!!!!
Thanks brother!! ⚡️⚡️
aldo its on my wake up call fantasy on my phone
There's always seems to be that 1 negative person . Moving past that negative dude. I always feel the need to Comment on Aldo Nova Music and Videos Because for Some God only knows the reason (perhaps it is what some say is or did say he was difficult to work with.... bla bla bla) What i find so difficult to grasp is The Extremely Slow Progression of People Understanding A Genius. To even grasp what the talent of Mr.Aldo Nova has and I'm sure he's even better today (Most things get better with Age) . Aldo Nova Never Ever Got Even a Fraction of The Attention He Shouk of Received. Now Anyone that has Actually Listened to Aldo Nova's First "Self Debut" Album , " Aldo Nova " From Songs Like Fantasy, to Hot Love , Fooling Yourself, Ball and Chain etc.. And Didn't Say "Wow"...!!! This guy is Fucking Awesome...!!!! Then go tell all your friends, wear out The Cassett or 2 or 3.. of them lol. Or it goes missing.. ah ha.. The Music he played on his Album Aldo Nova like I previously mentioned, It reached in grab you by your fkn spine... it literally latched on to you because It Was Powerful... Explosive, in Your Face Shredding Guitar and A Sound Nobody had done yet.. Not Like This. I mean I became an Instant fan of The Real American Idol.. haha Billy Idol and so on. But Aldo Was Something Soul Rocking... It wasn't just the connection to the Lyrics , and how it felt that he was singing about you.. it was more Than that. I Honestly think he was Ahead of his time.. I mean listen to those songs I mentioned then imagine if you can. Imagine living in 1981., and He was ahead of his time by a fkn decade or two. I always felt that he was Short Changed... he was taking Advantage of I believe. I mean he comes from Montreal (Hello from Your Neighbors from the South of Ya ... Maine Here) He goes to N.Y. gets a record deal. He tops the charts with Fantasy at I think was #23 all round top. I mean Seriously. I recall he was played quite a bit at first.. then the radio stations started playing less and less of., I recall calling as requesting Aldo Nova Fantasy or something and the D.J. Said to me.. "We're Not Really Supposed to Play Aldo Nova to Much".. I was like WTF...?? Why Not..?? He said something along I don't know, I just do what I'm told. I remember asking even if I call and Ask you to play it.. he said yes. He may have pissed people off or he didn't want to be a slave to the industry.. idk..?? But this Man is a Legend. A Gifted Man thats bn on so many albums of others as a song writer, producer or something . That Friends is Impressive. I don't know anything about his new stuff but I know as I have gotten older, I know that this man is a Genius and whatever he Writes or plays... We All Should Listen. Because whatever Mr.Nova has to say is worth listening too. @AldoNova Hey Man If you happen to read this I just want to Say Thank You from the Heart Friend for Bringing Years of Music I got to Tock Too and Share wth Friends. Thank You Aldo Nova . Keep doing what you do brother. P.S. If your ever in Western Maine.. Stop by, Doors always open. 😀
Amen brother.
Aldo Nova was and is fantastic.
yeah, a golden Marshall JMP-1 Preamp
: / HEY JEREMY??? LEARN TO STOP INTERUPTING YOUR GUESTS!!!!! EVERY QUESTION YOU ASKED, YOU INTERUPTED ALDO AS SOON AS HE STARTED TO ANSWER IT!
Fantasy, the entire album is super fantastic. Aldo, you're a genius. The fantasy Album pulled more ladies this was before Jon of course but little did we know you and Tony were grooming him for the mid to late 80'S even though Tony didn't have much to do with BON JOVI'S ALBUMS . BACK TO ALDO THE GENIUS BEHIND FANTASY AND MONKEY ON YOUR BACK AND EVERY OTHER SONG HE'S DONE
Also is an amazing artist !
P.S.
I agree....this guy does interrupt a lot. 🙄.
Somebody told me that aldo found Bryan Adams can someone tell me if that it true or not ?
I had heard the same thing.
This guy seems to keep interrupting aldo let him talk .
he reminds me of ROBERT PLANT .....
Aldo sounds like Christopher Walken here!
He looks older
Great interviewer...love aldo, but hmmm maybe some fanboy enthusiasm but you do interrupt Aldo a little too much but i appreciate you are infront of a legend so i will give u a break
Aldo seems a little "tipsy"..Nova's first album was flawless
Could be “tipsy” but Not for me to judge. Many artist from that day played as hard as they worked and it can show as they get older . Listen to any current Ace interviews as example of one artist . Ace is sober and has been for some time and he sounds tipsy. As mentioned not for me to judge either way. I appreciate his work and many songs / artists wouldnt be as regarded without Aldo no matter “tipsy” or not.
One Hit Wonder! LMAO
Yes not this song fantasy no Aldo Nova was so very strong i' remember listening to it came out early or in the summer of 82 AC/DC black in back was still kicking but this fantasy song was kicking even harder than AC/DC black in back. Guitars vocals everything and still kicking rocking THANK U ALDO WHAT A GENIUS TALENTED MUSICAL SONG WRITING FANTASTIC GREAT JOB U DID EOTH THAT ALBUM EVERY SONG!!!! GOD BLESS U!!!
As a teenager listening to Aldo we lived in a (FANTASY) there's plenty of (HOT LOVE) but most times (IT'S TO LATE ) catching up to my beautiful girl I said (YOUR MY LOVE) but a friend of mine said you really should have a (HEART TO HEART ) because(YOU'RE ONLY FOOLING YOURSELF) I really felt like I was (UNDER THE GUN) or maybe even tied to a (BALL AND CHAIN) but keeping my head held high I could (SEE THE LIGHT) running towards each other she whispered in my ear softly I ( CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU ) it's at the very time I said hey leave my Aldo cassette alone before wind up with a ( MONKEY ON YOUR BACK) 😁 love Aldo Nova big part of my life growing up good times and the bad mostly good freaking good