I left my watch behind...
Last night was another excellent night. Laid down tracks (hopefully) for 4 songs.
Started with Superdave, picking up where we left off on the previous session, but re-energized. The first take had a nice, slightly slower groove to it that we liked. We did a couple more and they sounded good and powerful. This song will really stand out on the album I suspect - good hard rock behind a very melodic tune. I think I'd like to do a half buzzy synth and half guitar solo for this one... but what to play, what to play...
After that we did More Than Ever. It was tough to keep the tempo consistent - as soon as we were aware that we were recording, things would start drifting. By the end we got a take that we liked. This is us venturing into "dance" music but it still has a strange time signature, so it's not totally disco. I can't wait to play on the fade out, see what we come up with... Needs cowbell.
Next was Only Love - a very challenging song for us... it has to have that "groove" - that easy southern rock vibe that is still aggressive and driving. And I start the first verse all by myself and was terrified of screwing up the tempo. I suggested that Preston simplify the chorus bass line in anticipation of all the other parts that will be on it. Randy's guitar playing was brisk and commented on positively from Jim and Preston. In the end we got some good takes, but we may take another swing at it...
Everything To Me was next, the final song of the evening. The first take was loose but had a great feel - right amount of bounce and edginess. After that we did what I termed the "automoton" take. Then one more, which was pretty good. We agreed that we might want to try again next time.
In between all the work there was a lot of laughing. As we rattled off dirty variations of TV shows Austin came up with "Law And Order: Special Fisting Unit". This led to a particularly filthy version of "Everything To Me" with references to knuckles and proper hand use.
Kudos to Randy & Austin for doing all the heavy lifting for this recording project. They are hauling the equipment around, hooking it all up and making sure everything is getting recorded right. Jim, Preston and I get to stand back and look beautiful. :)
Dave
Started with Superdave, picking up where we left off on the previous session, but re-energized. The first take had a nice, slightly slower groove to it that we liked. We did a couple more and they sounded good and powerful. This song will really stand out on the album I suspect - good hard rock behind a very melodic tune. I think I'd like to do a half buzzy synth and half guitar solo for this one... but what to play, what to play...
After that we did More Than Ever. It was tough to keep the tempo consistent - as soon as we were aware that we were recording, things would start drifting. By the end we got a take that we liked. This is us venturing into "dance" music but it still has a strange time signature, so it's not totally disco. I can't wait to play on the fade out, see what we come up with... Needs cowbell.
Next was Only Love - a very challenging song for us... it has to have that "groove" - that easy southern rock vibe that is still aggressive and driving. And I start the first verse all by myself and was terrified of screwing up the tempo. I suggested that Preston simplify the chorus bass line in anticipation of all the other parts that will be on it. Randy's guitar playing was brisk and commented on positively from Jim and Preston. In the end we got some good takes, but we may take another swing at it...
Everything To Me was next, the final song of the evening. The first take was loose but had a great feel - right amount of bounce and edginess. After that we did what I termed the "automoton" take. Then one more, which was pretty good. We agreed that we might want to try again next time.
In between all the work there was a lot of laughing. As we rattled off dirty variations of TV shows Austin came up with "Law And Order: Special Fisting Unit". This led to a particularly filthy version of "Everything To Me" with references to knuckles and proper hand use.
Kudos to Randy & Austin for doing all the heavy lifting for this recording project. They are hauling the equipment around, hooking it all up and making sure everything is getting recorded right. Jim, Preston and I get to stand back and look beautiful. :)
Dave
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