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Day Two Hundred Eleven (Year Four)

I tried today, I really did.  I got into the studio twice, and tried finding drum sounds that worked for the songs, but nothing was sounding good or feeling like a good fit today.  I'm really hoping that a lack of drum tracks today doesn't doom me for the month, and that another day of listening in my head for what things are supposed to sound like will yield a weekend that culminates in my actually getting done what I need to.  If the weekend can be good, I know I can get the guitar parts recorded in the evenings (and on my Tuesday off next week).

That said, here's the rest of the musical stuff that I did manage to get done today:

1) A bit of listening (Big Star, mostly).

2) I opened up a little bit more space in the music room.  Eventually, it will all come down to getting the music closet organized.

Related to that, in my chat with my brother yesterday, he was talking about how thrilled he was to finally get all of his music organized.  I told him how awesome that was, and then jokingly suggested that he should come down and make some sense out of my music.  He said he'd love to, but I'm hoping to get some of that done before he comes down next.

3) I watched 20 Feet From Stardom, a documentary on back-up singers.  Really cool flick.

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