a nice weekend
so friday night we went to see the Ultrasonic Rock Orchestra at the Berklee Performance Center with our good friends Tracey and Jim. it was really good. my main issue was that there seemed to be a few too many singers onstage. some of the material they did (Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and The Beatles' "Because") required a large number of singers, but, really, "Because" only needs 9 to pull off. that number might serve "Bohemian Rhapsody" well, too, but i'd have to look at a transcription of the harmonies.
but the show was excellent nonetheless. we had a great time, and then the four of us ended up at island hopper for a tasty, if late, dinner.
over the rest of the weekend, i was pretty much in the studio. saturday saw me beset with inspiration for a new song. by the end of the day much of the song was structured out and basically arranged. psyched about its potential.
yesterday, i played around with that a little more before neil arrived to do some banilow brainstorming for the December 7th show. we also revisited a new song, "Sundae Smile," and began adding some drums to the big horn ensemble arrangement. later on, after he left, i worked more on those drums and then added some shakers, tambourines and bass. it's starting to sound pretty full and spector-esque. all we need is two more basses, one more drum kit, five guitars and two more keyboard parts, and we'll be set!
phil spector, your sound is being towed.
seriously, though, it's a nice sounding arrangement. we'll have to see where it goes from here. i'll probably give a listen tonight to see what needs fixing or adding. plus i'm working on lyrics for that saturday onlyone tune, too.
giving some thought to some live, stripped-down onlyone performances for early next year. stay tuned!
but the show was excellent nonetheless. we had a great time, and then the four of us ended up at island hopper for a tasty, if late, dinner.
over the rest of the weekend, i was pretty much in the studio. saturday saw me beset with inspiration for a new song. by the end of the day much of the song was structured out and basically arranged. psyched about its potential.
yesterday, i played around with that a little more before neil arrived to do some banilow brainstorming for the December 7th show. we also revisited a new song, "Sundae Smile," and began adding some drums to the big horn ensemble arrangement. later on, after he left, i worked more on those drums and then added some shakers, tambourines and bass. it's starting to sound pretty full and spector-esque. all we need is two more basses, one more drum kit, five guitars and two more keyboard parts, and we'll be set!
phil spector, your sound is being towed.
seriously, though, it's a nice sounding arrangement. we'll have to see where it goes from here. i'll probably give a listen tonight to see what needs fixing or adding. plus i'm working on lyrics for that saturday onlyone tune, too.
giving some thought to some live, stripped-down onlyone performances for early next year. stay tuned!
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