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Day Three Hundred Fifty Six

A few things to discuss tonight... first of all, I spent the evening focused on, and taking notes about, what I hope will be the opening cut from the record.  I jotted down everything I know about what we currently have recorded on it, and then moved into a series of questions and thoughts regarding where the song goes from here.  What I wouldn't give to have all three of us in the same place at moments like this, or at the very least two out of the three of us.  I really want to hear the piano part with drums behind it... which means that the piano part likely needs to be re-cut with a click track, because it's far from perfect where the notes are concerned, and it seems to speed up a bit as the song progresses.  Still, I'm hearing things that feel like they belong in the finished product, so this is a good thing.

Sometimes I wish someone else was here, if only because the music tends to keep me awake at night, now that we are involved again to a point where I can see it actually getting done/going somewhere.  If there's something I can't square away by the end of the night, it nags at the corners of my mind just enough that I can't sleep.  I'm hoping that the secret lies in doing exactly what I'm doing tonight, taking enough detailed notes that I can fully express my thoughts to the others when I do get that chance.  The other side of it, I'm sure, involves something I mentioned the other day... being able to translate the sounds I hear in my head back to the instrument.

A few other quick thoughts before I go try and pass out...

1)  I finally snagged the B&N bonus track for the latest Airborne Toxic record.  Oddly enough, it's labeled as one thing on the album, and comes up under a different title when you put it into iTunes.

2)  An extra copy of the Mumford & Sons record came into work tonight on vinyl.  It's not there anymore.  It's safe and sound in my apartment.

3)  Snagged my CD version of "Damnesia" today too.  Now I can hook up my brother with musical awesomeness.

Lots to get done over the next few days.  Apparently J. will be online and working on Sunday.  Got to get him some things by then.

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