Wow! A third straight week in the rehearsal studio and actually plug in! Well...they were only Tuesday's, but it's a step in the right direction. Things still feel great, and the little piece that we came up with sounded just as good as ever too! We even went one step further yesterday and put the little piece/track onto tape. That in itself was a great feeling to me. I can only assume that Mike and Rook' felt the same, but I hesistat to put words in other people's mouth. (But I am still going to assume that)
Mike got his snare drum worked on recently and I noticed the difference and improvement in the way it sounded last night. I sounds really good. With his new heads on his kit and the new snare, it just sounds really great. I still have a thing or two to work on as far as my sound/tone comes out. I mean, I am not totally unsatisfied with my settings at the moment, but I am not entirely happy with it either. For now, it is ok, but I definitely have to work on improvement there.
The little track that we put to tape, sounds really good. I can really hear other elements that can be added to it, but for now, we just learn to crawl. It has a lot of potential. I won't compare it to anything or any other band, I really don't like to do that, but it is something more similar to an instrumental band. I mean, that is the first thing I thought when we kind of put it together. There is definitely room for more stuff to be added too. I really dig it...
On a more personal note, I am finally starting to feel a lot better around things that are around me. Work and energy levels, really. Things seem to be getting a little bit normal. There is still a lot of things to do around house and all that good stuff, but I am feeling much better. I actually thought to myself on two or three separate occasions about how much better I felt today. This despite two back to back nights of not sleeping well. I have held up great so far. I hope that this trend continues for me. I especially hope that Mike's job situation and Rook's family situation calms down a bit too. If for some reason they don't and things get crazy for me again, I know that there is always studio time to make us all feel better...
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2007
...I haven't felt like this in so long...
For a second straight Tuesday, we (Mike, myself, and Rook') were able to get into the studio and plug in. Good things usually happen, at least in my mind, when we do this. This past Tuesday was no exception. I don't know exactly what it is, but we fair pretty well when we want to. I mean, some of these little things that we end up playing, sound really nice...very decent. Of course, I am a little bias in my opinion, but I try to think back and keep an honest opinion. When I think back, I like what I hear.
I think that a lot of it stems from us genuinely having fun. When I say that, I mean in every aspect of it. We enjoy hanging out together and joking around, we enjoy being in the studio space (and it is finally decorated up a bit!), and I think that we enjoy making music together. All of that adds up. It really does. We have been able to keep it that way ever since we all decided on this. It hasn't felt like "a job" or hard work persay...at least not like it felt at times in our previous experience in a band. I hope to maintain this for as long as we can. You know, keep it free of stress, worries, anything negative. I think as long as it stays fun, then there shouldn't be any of this.
When we do create something and play, I think that so far,we have been our best when it is real mellow and soft. I don't really know why this is, but it has just happened that way. Sure, we still have a lot of work in front of us, but that is the way that it has just worked out. I don't know what this says about the type of band, or the type of music that we are going to continue to make, but for right now, it is what it is. I really don't know what my ultimate goal is, as far as the music goal and what style, but I just want to continue working on it and continue to "evolve". I think that we have grown a bit already, musically, and that it both surprising and wonderful. This will no doubt continue if we keep working at it. Now, if we can only get a consistant streak going on rehearsals, we will be a lot better off!
It all will happen, I know it will. The more we get in there, the better we will get, the sooner we are out playing, and the "blogs" will be more frequent! Can't wait until next Tuesday!
I think that a lot of it stems from us genuinely having fun. When I say that, I mean in every aspect of it. We enjoy hanging out together and joking around, we enjoy being in the studio space (and it is finally decorated up a bit!), and I think that we enjoy making music together. All of that adds up. It really does. We have been able to keep it that way ever since we all decided on this. It hasn't felt like "a job" or hard work persay...at least not like it felt at times in our previous experience in a band. I hope to maintain this for as long as we can. You know, keep it free of stress, worries, anything negative. I think as long as it stays fun, then there shouldn't be any of this.
When we do create something and play, I think that so far,we have been our best when it is real mellow and soft. I don't really know why this is, but it has just happened that way. Sure, we still have a lot of work in front of us, but that is the way that it has just worked out. I don't know what this says about the type of band, or the type of music that we are going to continue to make, but for right now, it is what it is. I really don't know what my ultimate goal is, as far as the music goal and what style, but I just want to continue working on it and continue to "evolve". I think that we have grown a bit already, musically, and that it both surprising and wonderful. This will no doubt continue if we keep working at it. Now, if we can only get a consistant streak going on rehearsals, we will be a lot better off!
It all will happen, I know it will. The more we get in there, the better we will get, the sooner we are out playing, and the "blogs" will be more frequent! Can't wait until next Tuesday!
Monday, March 19, 2007
It's just a day to day that I seek I gotta find a way to the end of the week
Ok, if you didn't know, the title of this entry is a lyric from Local H's "Everyone Alive", and has a whole lot of meaning to me at this point in time (and for probably Mike as well). We are getting worked to death. I would say even more so for him. Well, at least for me there seems to be a small break, but work keeps me busy for the majority of the day anyhow. It doesn't take much to ruin the day at work, which is why I cannot wait for Friday to roll around, and I can start my weekend!
Well, for the most part things are starting to calm down for me. Man, I cannot not explain how much work through everything out of wack in my life. I was just exhausted. I was getting pretty much nothing done. For the most part, as I said earlier, it seems like it has calmed down, and everything is getting just a little bit normal. We will see for how long this keeps up, but for now, I just try to take advantage.
This past weekend was fun. It actually seems like I am having full weekends now. I don't have to work every other Saturday now. I finally realized this past weekend, how much of a relief that is going to be. I did a lot...well, much more than I had been doing. BBQ'd and drank it up until about 4 in the morning with Rook' and Mike....man, that was so much fun for me. On the next day, Sunday, me and Ruby went to check out 300 (a DAMN good movie) on the IMAX, ate a good, good Jax Grill burger after then I rested at home before seeing Public Enemy at the Warehouse Live. It was a good two days for me. Seeing PE was just the "icing on the cake" as they say. It was an amazing show. I really had fun seeing these Legends of Rap perform.
Anyhow, lost in all of this is the fact that we actually got some playing time on Tuesday in the studio. It had been a very long time since we last plugged in, and it was severly overdue. That ended up being a great night. We just basically screwed around, you might even say jamming, but we had a little ditty or two that sounded so nice. Creating music is such a great thing, especially when you get to share that with people that you enjoy and get along with. I am feeling really great about things, at least on the music side of it. Now, if we can get in there in a consistant manner, I think things will really work them selves out.
Well, I am still a bit tired from this past weekends activites, so I think I am going to call it a night....more updates to come, in more frequency......I promise....or at least I will try my best...
Well, for the most part things are starting to calm down for me. Man, I cannot not explain how much work through everything out of wack in my life. I was just exhausted. I was getting pretty much nothing done. For the most part, as I said earlier, it seems like it has calmed down, and everything is getting just a little bit normal. We will see for how long this keeps up, but for now, I just try to take advantage.
This past weekend was fun. It actually seems like I am having full weekends now. I don't have to work every other Saturday now. I finally realized this past weekend, how much of a relief that is going to be. I did a lot...well, much more than I had been doing. BBQ'd and drank it up until about 4 in the morning with Rook' and Mike....man, that was so much fun for me. On the next day, Sunday, me and Ruby went to check out 300 (a DAMN good movie) on the IMAX, ate a good, good Jax Grill burger after then I rested at home before seeing Public Enemy at the Warehouse Live. It was a good two days for me. Seeing PE was just the "icing on the cake" as they say. It was an amazing show. I really had fun seeing these Legends of Rap perform.
Anyhow, lost in all of this is the fact that we actually got some playing time on Tuesday in the studio. It had been a very long time since we last plugged in, and it was severly overdue. That ended up being a great night. We just basically screwed around, you might even say jamming, but we had a little ditty or two that sounded so nice. Creating music is such a great thing, especially when you get to share that with people that you enjoy and get along with. I am feeling really great about things, at least on the music side of it. Now, if we can get in there in a consistant manner, I think things will really work them selves out.
Well, I am still a bit tired from this past weekends activites, so I think I am going to call it a night....more updates to come, in more frequency......I promise....or at least I will try my best...
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