Rare Saturday off. After spending the bulk of the day outside, I spent the late part of the evening with the guitar, running through the remaining ideas on the list, seeing if anything struck my fancy. I ran through a couple of the ones that intrigue me the most, and came to a few decisions.
One of the biggest had to do with the sound of particular songs, more specifically as it relates to guitar tunings. I've always been one to drop my guitars a half step. Not out of any specific desire for an alt. rock membership card, mind you, but more-so because it has always fit my voice better. Considering that I'm not the primary vocalist in the band, however, it frees me up to worry less about the vocals and more about the music itself. In particular, the way the chords come across. Never did I think that standard tuning would end up the way to go, but it strikes me that, in at least a few instances, it serves to tighten up the sound a little bit, adding tension to the music. Besides, it's not like this will be the only instance of it on the record, as B. usually writes in standard tuning. It seems to me that the record, as it currently sits, will have songs in at least three separate tunings. Might be time to start taking notes as to which songs are in which tunings, make things easier to reproduce at the drop of a hat for the official recording sessions.
Also, B. had been talking a few weeks back about wanting to have a few more songs that had a major feel to them. Think I might have found a starting point for one of those. We shall see.
Alkaline Trio tomorrow in Omaha!
One of the biggest had to do with the sound of particular songs, more specifically as it relates to guitar tunings. I've always been one to drop my guitars a half step. Not out of any specific desire for an alt. rock membership card, mind you, but more-so because it has always fit my voice better. Considering that I'm not the primary vocalist in the band, however, it frees me up to worry less about the vocals and more about the music itself. In particular, the way the chords come across. Never did I think that standard tuning would end up the way to go, but it strikes me that, in at least a few instances, it serves to tighten up the sound a little bit, adding tension to the music. Besides, it's not like this will be the only instance of it on the record, as B. usually writes in standard tuning. It seems to me that the record, as it currently sits, will have songs in at least three separate tunings. Might be time to start taking notes as to which songs are in which tunings, make things easier to reproduce at the drop of a hat for the official recording sessions.
Also, B. had been talking a few weeks back about wanting to have a few more songs that had a major feel to them. Think I might have found a starting point for one of those. We shall see.
Alkaline Trio tomorrow in Omaha!
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