I know I said I was going to spend some serious time working on the binder tonight, and that was my intention all day long. And then I wound up staying an hour and a half late at work thanks to the holiday insanity. After that, what felt more my speed on getting home was to sort through all 34 tracks that the band has been able to record. Some of these tracks are 30 second snippets of music, mind you, it's not like we've got 34 songs finished and waiting to be sorted through. To give you some sort of idea, all 34 tracks add up to less than 2 hours of music.
Anyway, I listened to everything, or at least enough of everything to make some sort of decision as to whether or not it might fit on the record. I'm trying to come at this from my own perceptions of whether or not the songs will fit together as a cohesive collection of music. Trying to listen and see what the songs will need to take them from where they are right now to where they need to be, and trying very hard not to get caught up in what order I think they ought to go in.
My initial impression is that we're missing a few heavier numbers. There's a decent number of potential radio singles (in my opinion) in and amongst our songs, but they tend to be more mid-tempo songs. We need more heavy rock stuff. Which means I need to get my chops in order post-haste. That 50 hours/week thing sounds like fun... assuming I had no job and no other obligations. I can put in a lot more time than I am currently, but I doubt very much that it will approach 50 hours/week.
Also, it dawns on me that some of the lyrics might need to be worked on some more. Guess I'll have to step up that area of my game too.
Anyway, I listened to everything, or at least enough of everything to make some sort of decision as to whether or not it might fit on the record. I'm trying to come at this from my own perceptions of whether or not the songs will fit together as a cohesive collection of music. Trying to listen and see what the songs will need to take them from where they are right now to where they need to be, and trying very hard not to get caught up in what order I think they ought to go in.
My initial impression is that we're missing a few heavier numbers. There's a decent number of potential radio singles (in my opinion) in and amongst our songs, but they tend to be more mid-tempo songs. We need more heavy rock stuff. Which means I need to get my chops in order post-haste. That 50 hours/week thing sounds like fun... assuming I had no job and no other obligations. I can put in a lot more time than I am currently, but I doubt very much that it will approach 50 hours/week.
Also, it dawns on me that some of the lyrics might need to be worked on some more. Guess I'll have to step up that area of my game too.
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