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Day Two Hundred Sixteen (Year Four)

So, I had just settled in with my coffee this morning, and was surfing the internet a bit, getting myself psyched up to go into the studio and start recording, had actually just said to myself "so, if everything breaks right today, I could get most of this done," when I got called in to fill a shift for a sick co-worker.  On one hand, I was happy for the extra hours... but on the other hand, I had guitars to record today, by God, and I was fast running out of days in the month.  I did the responsible thing, of course, and covered the shift, but doing so put me at a disadvantage when it came to hours in the day for recording.

That said, I got into the studio tonight after work, and roughed out guitar parts for 4 out of the 11 songs.  I had to make a few concessions in order to get as far as I did (the biggest one being that, for now, I would shoot for rough drafts as opposed to a polished, finished product), but I had gotten to the point where I just needed to see some sort of progress tonight.

So, no, the parts aren't perfect, but they have given me a rough outline of what the songs are going to sound like when they are polished up, and you know what?  For the most part, I like what I hear.  A lot.  There are a few spots where a better transition will be necessary, a few spots where a shorter verse would be a good thing, but even getting 4 demoed out, I'm starting to hear a cohesion to the tracks.  Maybe I'm not crazy to think that these ideas will fit together.

With three days left in the month, I've got 7 songs left to rough out.  I know I can get it done.  And, quite honestly, I don't care what it takes, it will be done by 11:59 PM Friday night.  Today going the way it did just means that March will be spent getting finished instrumental tracks nailed down and working on lyrics, that's all.

All of this means that I didn't get around to the listening I was hoping to use as a break between recording either, but that will happen soon enough.

Getting through another 4 songs tomorrow is probably more than I can hope for, but it would be fantastic.
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