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Day One Hundred Eighty Three

I had an interesting conversation tonight with a friend about the almost complete lack of new music that comes out between the beginning of January and the very end of March. Working where I do, I understand the reasons why (post Christmas dead season, etc.), but it dawned on me while I was on my way home that the lack of new music may be another of the things that contributes to my blahs in the winter. In the end, it's just one more reason why I'm determined to make something of this rock stuff. It'd be nice to add something cool to an otherwise quiet time of year.

I've been listening to a lot of Evanescence the last few days, sort of as a way to put myself in the mood to write some heavier stuff fronted by a female. Gotta do whatever I can to get back into that groove, right? Except, now that I'm a few days into that listening, I'm wondering whether it hurts or helps. Some of the riffs I've come up with don't exactly conjure up the Evanescence image... which is probably a good thing, because it means the stuff I'm coming up with isn't a direct copy. At the same time, I know the ideas are potential ones for the band. I just don't want to get myself too bogged down by other ideas.

Might just be time (Sunday night & most of Monday?) to sequester myself and just rock for a while. We shall see.

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  1. L.M. ElmJanuary 23, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Try Halestorm or We Are the Fallen (everyone but Amy Lee). Just two suggestions...those are the only ones that come to mind right now :-D

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