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Post by Blame Me on Oct 19, 2006 12:22:55 GMT -5
So far we have 1 drum take done for a song we're calling "SONG A" right now, for obvious reasons. We haven't came up with an official name yet. The chorus of the song is "The healing power of alcohol only works on scrapes and nicks, not on girls in seedy bars that drown themselves in it". If you think you have a good title, let us know. I'm liking the sound of that. (and mentally thinking of titles haha I'm a dork.) |
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Post by strangeimp on Oct 20, 2006 0:16:06 GMT -5
Lol. Yeah... I'm loving the sound of it.
I keep thinking of titles too, but so far I still like the one some one already posted on the Xanga and that is "100 proof" all mine are dumb comparitively.
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Post by smiley0606 on Oct 21, 2006 14:27:05 GMT -5
I cant wait until it comes out  |
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Post by LucyRaneri on Oct 26, 2006 13:37:25 GMT -5
me either.
i really think this'll be fantastic.
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[understatement.]
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Post by strangeimp on Oct 29, 2006 22:43:08 GMT -5
And again, if you are too lazy to go there yourself, here is the latest studio update:
Recording - Day 9ish
Drum tracks are in the books. We recorded drums to 12 songs, as well as 2 interludes and an acoustic track. It's gonna be great. I'm so happy with the way the drums came out. Chris did a great job. We start tracking bass tomorrow morning in Queens. Since it's out first day in this new studio, we'll probably spend most of tomorrow moving our shit in and setting everything up, but we're hoping to get at least a song or 2 done tomorrow.
We wrote a last minute song a day or 2 before starting drums called "I'm Still Alive". We're so glad we got that last bit of writting out of us before it was too late because the song is amazing. I'm so glad we'll have it in time to make the album. It's funny how creativity works. You can spend 4 months working on a song, or 4 months working on writting 400 songs, but somehow you come up with something in 15 minutes when you weren't even try it and like it more then anything you spend months on. Creativity is a weird thing. I guess the only way to make a truly good piece of art is to be open to ideas all day everyday. You can't sit down and say "i'm gonna write now" or "i'm gonna paint now" or "i'll work on it when i have a minute". you never know when something brilliant is going to hit. And an evern more valuable lesson is to give every idea a chance. So many times in the writting of this record, I wrote something and recorded it and thinking about it quickly pushed it to the side but I would listen to that thing the next morning and not beleive that it came out of me and I hadn't noticed. It makes me wonder what Beethoven or Picaso thought of thier own work. Was it a hobby that everyone else saw as a masterpiece but them? Was it just a decent idea that they thought they should get a few opinions on? Did they spend months or years conceptualizing something before they set out to create it, or did it hit them suddenly? It's a weird thing, creativity.
Have you ever noticed that no one is creeped out by ladybugs? Whille we were upstate in the country working at the studio there, we were living in a farmhouse. All of our bedrooms were totally infested by ladybugs. They weren't like crawling on us or in the bed, but you layed in bed and looked up, and the ceiling would have like 50 ladybugs hanging on it. If that were pretty much any other kind of bug, there is no way anyone would sleep in that room but for some reason, no one had a problem with ladybugs hovering over them in thier sleep. I didn't even think twice about it actually. Kind of a strange phenomenon those ladybugs. I guess it's because when you're kids and what not, ladybugs are always portrayed with big smiles and big pretty eyelashes. Very non offensive for the most part. Down right friendly. I guess it's the sub-consious equivilent to having a big purple dinosaur infestation as opposed to a scary T-Rex with big teeth problem. It's interesting how the way things are portrayed to us on tv when we're kids and even know affect the way we look at them for the rest of our lives.
Back to recording....
We get back in the studio tomorrow and we'll be going straight until the day before Thanksgiving. Then we take a few days off and mix it, then that's that. We expect it to be done and off to the presses on December 6th and released in mid February. Can't wait.
PS-we're going on tour in December for a few days playing shows in smaller clubs. tickets are on sale and dates on our website
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Post by Blame Me on Oct 30, 2006 5:38:27 GMT -5
one time a ladybug peed on me. true story.
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Post by banditmillie on Oct 30, 2006 11:07:36 GMT -5
Its happened to me to Sye
They must just have weak bladders Scottish ladybirds lol
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Post by strangeimp on Oct 30, 2006 23:37:25 GMT -5
Weak bladdered Scottish ladybugs...?
Weird.
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Post by banditmillie on Oct 31, 2006 12:42:47 GMT -5
When I was in france a couple of years back there was a green ladybird
thats weird!
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Post by LucyRaneri on Nov 11, 2006 14:26:56 GMT -5
ladybugs[birds] make me jump when they fly away. haha.
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Post by xtinuhhh on Nov 11, 2006 18:16:23 GMT -5
I've never had a negative ladybug peeing experience, but a girl I go to school with is absolutely terrified of them, I have no idea why either.
I remember singing that ladybug song when I was really little. Ladybug, ladybug fly away. Your house is on fire...something like that, haha.
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Post by Sloopy on Nov 12, 2006 8:03:14 GMT -5
haha i loved the lady bug part! the very last day i had in america i was in chicago and a lady bug bit me, peed on me? something, i couldnt believe lady bugs do such things! i was shocked! haha oh btw my internet decided to let me on this page here for once, that happens about once a month  |
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Post by xtinuhhh on Nov 13, 2006 15:27:47 GMT -5
He updates again! yay!
I check everyday right after school, haha.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Recording - Day...a bunch
Today is the last day of guitars!! We're so stoked. Today, Jack is gonna finish up like 1 last solo, a couple of clean parts and then that will be that. We'll probably get started on vocals at some point tonight. The Walking Wounded is almost a wrap. Even though it's 10am and i only slept for 4 hours, I'm so excited to almost be done with this record. My morning cigarette and coffee tastes a little better today, I can tell you that much.
I had a very productive weekend off. I've been finished with the lyrics for about 8 out of the 12 songs on the album for some time now, but there have been these 4 that I've been totally stumped on. Over the weekend i finished 2 so now I only have 2 more to finish up this week before I record them next week. 1 of them is about how I feel about the current state of music and the scene. One line is "They've got spindles spinning bad songs into gold". so that should give you a pretty good idea of what that ones all about. The other is about an old friend. It's one of those friends that you know is bad for you, but you can't let go of. One who is going to keep getting you in trouble and bringing you down. And also about how we all mask our depression with anger. It's a pretty commen thing. I've always had a problem with that. I always come off angry. You can ask anyone that knows me. I have a tone in my voice that makes me, as I'm told, unapproachable and intimadating. Meanwhille, I'm the intimadated one most of the time. I guess it's an Italian/Queens thing. You never show weakness. It's easier to be mad. You ever notice that yelling or being insulting is so stress relieving?
I watched "My Date With Drew" twice over the weekend also. once with my fiance and once with my buddy Sean from Bombers. I love that Documentary. If you haven't seen it yet, you should. It's so fucking inspiring. It almost brought tears to my eyes at some points. It reminds me so much of my own struggle for success. Anyone who has ever had a goal that seemed unattainable or that everyone tried to convince you was a waste of time can relate to this movie. It's about so much more then trying to get a date with Drew Barrymore in 30 days, it's about dedication and a dream. It's alot more about achieving his goal and making a good film. I'm glad things worked out for that dude, he diserved it.
Kenny from the Starting Line will be in the studio with us at some point this week or next to lay down some totally exciting guest vocals on the album. I've always liked the Starting Line, even though they've kind of came up out of a scene I have little respect for, they were always the band I could listen to and know they were legit. Those dudes write good tunes and they know how to play thier instruments. It's totally an honor that Kenny was willing to come in. We're trying to lock down our tradition Punchline/Bayside connection. It wouldn't be a Bayside record without Steve and it wouldn't be a Punchline record without me. We like to think we complete eachother. hahaha.
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Post by Blame Me on Nov 13, 2006 17:59:54 GMT -5
Bayside and Punchline do, in actual fact, complete each other. I was listening to Long Story Short the other day and my sister thought it was some old Punchline... Bayside and Punchline make my heart, face and pants happy |
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Post by strangeimp on Nov 14, 2006 1:19:38 GMT -5
Lol. Yeah...
I'm just SO beyond excited. OMG!! I can't wait for February... it isn't fair.
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