So, yesterday's post was really short.
First off, I forgot to mention something yesterday: I had a short conversation with J. before I ran off to work. We chatted a bit about track order and song selection, and he told me that by worrying about the running order at this point, I was in danger of stifling my creativity. That both he and B. that have told me to stop worrying about it, and I think they're right. All we can do is write the best group of songs we possibly can, and see what happens from there. Besides, as long as we keep writing, we ought to have a lot of stuff to pick from.
With that in mind, I kept working tonight on the tune I started in the last couple of days. I got the chorus figured out tonight, so that's awesome. I'm still undecided on whether or not the verses will be right for the band, but I know for sure that the chorus progression fits. I'll keep tinkering with it until I get it right.
Importing a couple of things I've picked up recently. Both Half Price Books finds. Son Volt's 3rd record, Wide Swing Tremolo, and a Katie Costello record called Lamplight. I'd never heard of Katie Costello before, but the artwork looked interesting, so I picked it up. There's a really cool tune on there called "Cassette Tape" that I've been hung up on. I'll listen to the rest of it soon.
As for the Son Volt, I've finally decided that I need to pick up all of their stuff. I've got everything by Uncle Tupelo, and everything by Wilco (can't wait for Sept. 27th, and the release of The Whole Love. You can guarantee that's all I'll be listening to in the week before the show), so I figure I ought to check out the things Jay has done post Tupelo. Somehow that feels like filling in missing pieces, even though I know that Son Volt and Wilco have diverged greatly since they started. Almost switched places, if you will, considering that after Trace, Son Volt was considered to have the bigger upside.
I need to do some practicing before bed tonight. At least I can take some solace in knowing that Stu hasn't gotten to the 4 hour mark/day yet either.
First off, I forgot to mention something yesterday: I had a short conversation with J. before I ran off to work. We chatted a bit about track order and song selection, and he told me that by worrying about the running order at this point, I was in danger of stifling my creativity. That both he and B. that have told me to stop worrying about it, and I think they're right. All we can do is write the best group of songs we possibly can, and see what happens from there. Besides, as long as we keep writing, we ought to have a lot of stuff to pick from.
With that in mind, I kept working tonight on the tune I started in the last couple of days. I got the chorus figured out tonight, so that's awesome. I'm still undecided on whether or not the verses will be right for the band, but I know for sure that the chorus progression fits. I'll keep tinkering with it until I get it right.
Importing a couple of things I've picked up recently. Both Half Price Books finds. Son Volt's 3rd record, Wide Swing Tremolo, and a Katie Costello record called Lamplight. I'd never heard of Katie Costello before, but the artwork looked interesting, so I picked it up. There's a really cool tune on there called "Cassette Tape" that I've been hung up on. I'll listen to the rest of it soon.
As for the Son Volt, I've finally decided that I need to pick up all of their stuff. I've got everything by Uncle Tupelo, and everything by Wilco (can't wait for Sept. 27th, and the release of The Whole Love. You can guarantee that's all I'll be listening to in the week before the show), so I figure I ought to check out the things Jay has done post Tupelo. Somehow that feels like filling in missing pieces, even though I know that Son Volt and Wilco have diverged greatly since they started. Almost switched places, if you will, considering that after Trace, Son Volt was considered to have the bigger upside.
I need to do some practicing before bed tonight. At least I can take some solace in knowing that Stu hasn't gotten to the 4 hour mark/day yet either.
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