I woke up last Saturday and it became suddenly clear that the lead part of Can’t Wait should be played with a slide. I finding I have to really tease the recording, though, as the harmonics overdrive the levels. At least, I think that’s what’s happening. I like the texture the slide creates though. And it adds another roots element to this project for me. I went through a blues phase, as a lot of guitarists do I assume, and I got really into slide. Even though you don’t have all the note choices, those limitations sometimes can lead to very creative applications. And one of the primary features of the slide is sustain, which is actually a slightly unusal quality for guitar. Slide was originally used to emulate vocals. It’s definitely a sound I’m going to use in the future.