Skip to main content

Day Eighty Eight (Year Seven)

So, after saying that I was taking all of my song ideas with me when I go up to Wisconsin for the weekend, here is what I discovered today...

1. Everything for the Power Pop record is fairly well contained in its current form.  Which is awesome.  It also means that I'm likely going to leave it at home, because as I said earlier in the week, what I'm apparently drawn to high† now is the idea of the double album.

2.  Speaking of the double album, I spent some of my time in the studio today listening to the ideas that I had previously earmarked for inclusion in that project, and I discovered a couple of things.  First, I still like all of the ideas that I had set aside.  And second, it has been so long since I have worked on that particular project, that, while I like what I hear, I no longer remember exactly how to reproduce what I have already recorded.  In short, what I'm saying is that maybe the double album is something I will have to work my way back into slowly; relearning what I already have between now and, say, winter break, when we're off work because there are no classes in session.  Then, during that three weeks, I can dive into that project all the way.

3.  That leaves me with the EP, which is where it probably makes the most sense to start anyway.  The rough demos are already burned to CD, and already in my car.  I've already taken at least a few notes on where I'm at in the process.  And, if I could get at least a few lyrical ideas for it, I have a feeling that the project would really take off.  So maybe I'll just take a guitar, my rough demos, and a blank notebook with me.

We shall see...

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day Two Hundred Six (Year Four)

Today was the first official day of the second half of my "album-in-a-month" challenge. As for today's goals, I wanted to see what I could get done in regards to track order, and get at least a little bit of a start on the lyric writing process. I spent more time working on the track order question than I did on the lyrics today, but as a result of that, I ended up with something that I think will work in terms of order. I did sit with the notebook for a few minutes at the very end of the day, and got a solid starting line of lyric and some other ideas that I hope will be jumping off points for lyrics. What I'm thinking I might do, however, is switch my focus from the lyric writing part of the process directly to the recording part of the process.  That way, if I can get the music recorded and burned onto a CD, I can take the music with me in the car, and listen and try to see what images and thoughts the music brings up.  It's a tactic that has worked for...
Post a Comment
Read more

Day Two Hundred Ninety Two (Year Five)

Today was the last seminary village cookout of the year. While we were all sitting around the picnic tables eating dinner, I got a chance to talk with a few of the Mrs.'s classmates about guitar related stuff. As it turns out, more than one of them wants to be more proficient on guitar. I'm not saying that this will lead to more teaching opportunities, but I told one of them that I would throw a folder together for them. Essentially, anytime I get a chance to talk shop is a great chance for me to reinforce some of the things I have been focusing on. If nothing else, it gets me thinking ahead to tomorrow's day off and a chance to get into the studio for a decent amount of time.
Post a Comment
Read more

Day Three Hundred Forty Two (Year Four)

Tonight was a slightly unfocused night in the studio. It was a night of acoustic stuff, but most of what I got accomplished involved tinkering with different songs by Jackie Greene and Johnny Cash.  If nothing else, I set up the next list of songs I want to figure out. Tomorrow night I need to start getting back to the Acoustic Goldmine book, as well.  Every time I sit down with the acoustic for an extended period of time, I reconnect with the emotional side of that instrument.  There's so much to learn still in that book, so much information designed to improve my playing.  I need to take better advantage of it. I know it's crazy, but I'm already looking forward to Friday.  I really need to spend a lot of the day in the studio.  Getting a weekday off of work is such a rare commodity.  I need to do a good job of using my time wisely. 
Post a Comment
Read more