So, rather than practice for shows and such, Squeaky is valiantly working on an album. Last night, our normal practice night, was spent re-recording some of Harry's guitar parts (Harry, ex-recordist, boneheadedly set the microphone backwards on his own guitar amp), adding piano (yes, dammit, and it sounds effing great!), and doing some more vocals. Highlights from the last couple of nights: Danny's recording debut as a piano player, Danny's first vocals on a recording in any band, Steve's debut as a toy piano player, and Squeaky's first ebow track.
All in all, it's going well, all hands are on the pump, and we're making good progress.
More later,
H/SQ
My wife Kristen and I got this in the mail the other day, it was great to get a card from the Robbins Family. According to Cal's blog, things are going well for them, their friends' efforts are making some really concrete changes in Cal's life.
In other news, Squeaky moves towards recording this weekend at Karl's house, should be exciting. We intend to record 9 songs, including one that we've played for years and one that no one has ever heard. Except for Steve's cats, and maybe his neighbors. We'll keep you posted, Steve Ware.
What is this song about anyway?
That's right, we have a song called Pony Show. We had the instrumental version all finished, and we were at that stage where we were referring to the song with annoyingly vague titles like "new song" or "Yeah!", and somehow the idea got floated to call it "Pony Show". I can't remember if Karl drew the cartoon before or after that fateful decision, but it's hilarious.
Anyway, since the song was called pony show, I decided the lyrics should be about a pony show. Easier said than done - I wrote them, only to realize that I hate them. And the rest of the band didn't really like certain parts, either. This is especially a problem - usually, we don't comment too much on other people's lyrics in the band, so if Karl and Steve are wrinkling their noses and saying, "I don't know about that one line...", you know you've got problems.
Anyway, I've rewritten the lyrics, their not about horses anymore, we'll see if they work.
H
One of the funnest, and most maddening things about being in a band is the naming of things. Once the initial glorious agony of choosing the band's name is over, you gotta start naming albums. As the previous post states, we're starting a new album. Here are some ideas for names so far.
- Squeaky (eponymous)
- Squeaky Fromme (or just Fromme) (pictured left)
- Clean Machine
- Chins of Distinction
- Sorry About the Guitars
- Deal with the Squeak
- Your Fantastic Gorgeous Favorite
- Rocky Records
What do you think?
H/Sq
