Well, we have gotten off to a tremendous start! I, or we couldn't have imagined getting off to any better start then the one we just pulled off on Wednesday.
We talked a little on Tuesday, figured out a schedule to try and stick to, picked out what tracks to try working on and we pretty much did that the very next day. Well, picking the piece that I could remember the most and with the main riff in place already, we tried getting familar with it again and tried to think about what changes or whatever we can add to it to make it a more complete track. The new part we created was quite a surprise. A surprise that it came so quickly and a surprise that it was so good, or at least as good as we all think it is. It's still not pieced together perfectly, and there are so many different directions to go, but it shows some growth and it is more of a feel that I would like to play, or would be comfortable playing. There was a moment when we first started improvising, that sounded so great and just had a amazing feeling while I was playing it, it was very fun again. It was almost perfect.
I would like to think that my little bit of playing at home helped me in creating in the studio. After all, what I played in the studio was very similar to what I was messing with while playing at home. Thinking about that when playing in the studio really made me feel pretty damn good too. To think that I could come up with that with very minimal playing time at home is something that I can probably build on. I have to keep that musical focus in my head and keep reminding myself that it can only be positive for me, and the band.
I was definitely a step in the right direction. This should be a nice building block for us, but we have to keep it going. If we can do that, then we will finish the year out very strong.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Life is perfectly sad...
(originally written on 9/28/07)
Well, I was able to practice again on the guitar for just a little while last night. It wasn't for very long, but I feel good that I did. I am seriously going to do my best to pick up the guitar when at home and have the free time. I figure even if it is for 30 minutes or whatever. Every little bit, no matter how little, has got to be positive for me. Yeah, yeah, I have said this countless times, and I probably will keep saying it. It's still up to me to keep it up though and actually do it. Sometimes I think that is it a little pathetic that I have to keep saying shit like this, when I never keep it up….but still….
But I really want to keep this thing going and finish the year out really strong. I want to continue to grow and evolve, musically. Consistency is the probably the only way that I can achieve this. There was a time that I thought to myself that I would never have a problem creating pieces. I felt that confident about it. That feeling is all but gone. Need to get that feeling back. At the current moment, or actually a few weeks ago leading up to this, I felt a little lost when trying to create something on the guitar. Trying to force something, just isn't the way to go.
I also want to be more dynamic on the guitar. I think about the only pretty much full track that we do have, "In This Corner", and think that there probably can be more dynamics to it, guitar wise. I don't know how to go about it at this point, but something can probably still be added. I don't know to exactly get started in that. When I think about this, I don't know how to start, or that I have a hard time getting this initiated. It's all part of the process though, and it is half the fun too. It's going to be hard work, but that suits me just fine. I feel that I am limited, skill-wise. I am not a naturally gifted musicial, and I have never taken formal lessons in my life, but I am pretty confident that I can create some catchy and good things. I just have to focus on this and really just work hard at it again. I am sure that I will, I just feel in that mode, or zone again. I mean, I might not be there quite yet, but I want it. I can feel that good things will happen before the end of the year....
more soon!
Well, I was able to practice again on the guitar for just a little while last night. It wasn't for very long, but I feel good that I did. I am seriously going to do my best to pick up the guitar when at home and have the free time. I figure even if it is for 30 minutes or whatever. Every little bit, no matter how little, has got to be positive for me. Yeah, yeah, I have said this countless times, and I probably will keep saying it. It's still up to me to keep it up though and actually do it. Sometimes I think that is it a little pathetic that I have to keep saying shit like this, when I never keep it up….but still….
But I really want to keep this thing going and finish the year out really strong. I want to continue to grow and evolve, musically. Consistency is the probably the only way that I can achieve this. There was a time that I thought to myself that I would never have a problem creating pieces. I felt that confident about it. That feeling is all but gone. Need to get that feeling back. At the current moment, or actually a few weeks ago leading up to this, I felt a little lost when trying to create something on the guitar. Trying to force something, just isn't the way to go.
I also want to be more dynamic on the guitar. I think about the only pretty much full track that we do have, "In This Corner", and think that there probably can be more dynamics to it, guitar wise. I don't know how to go about it at this point, but something can probably still be added. I don't know to exactly get started in that. When I think about this, I don't know how to start, or that I have a hard time getting this initiated. It's all part of the process though, and it is half the fun too. It's going to be hard work, but that suits me just fine. I feel that I am limited, skill-wise. I am not a naturally gifted musicial, and I have never taken formal lessons in my life, but I am pretty confident that I can create some catchy and good things. I just have to focus on this and really just work hard at it again. I am sure that I will, I just feel in that mode, or zone again. I mean, I might not be there quite yet, but I want it. I can feel that good things will happen before the end of the year....
more soon!
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