Yesterday morning I woke up and put on a pot of coffee, anxious to get to work. Other committments have been swamping me for the last few weeks, leaving me unable to finish the last bits of Overture. Also, this last bit is the hardest; i'm a good guitarist and bassist, can program drums well, and am an adequate (for me) pianist. However, my vocals are tough. Along with her obvious talent, my wanting to avoid was a big reason for trying Kate as a vocalist on this album. Unfortunately, that didn't work out as well as we'd hoped.
So I was waiting for the coffee to brew, at around 8am on a Monday morning. It's not surprising that I just slumped in the chair, realizing that I had no inspiration or energy left. Maybe I should have slept in and waited? But no - while waiting for Mr.Coffee, I set up the first track, Don't Fall For Me. And by the time my first cup was brewed, I was excited again.
Monday covered DFFM, Let You Go, and Love Song, along with a bunch of "housekeeping" needed to clean up and streamline the projects. I was pleased and a little surprised to get through so much on Day One.
Day Two started slowly. Kate was here, and I'm way too self-concious of my singing to start tracking when there's such a talented vocalist within earshot. She left for work, and I jumped to it. No Fun, One Night Stand, Pop Song, and Porno are already completed.
This leaves Shadow, Stormy Weather, and Naive left. Hopefully they'll be done later today.
And did you notice that they're being tracked alphabetically? I had to do them in the order they appear in the Project Folder, otherwise I'll probably forget something. I had already planned out 'Overture: The Greatest Unheard Hits" as a 10-song collection, covering the favourites from my last 3 or 4 unrecorded projects. And on Monday I realized that I had miscounted, only including nine. Luckily I found a tenth that fits stylistically as well as just being a damn good song. That's 'Naive', and the reason it's out of order.
Well, that's enough of a break - back to work!
Thank god for coffee.
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