For those who have been keeping tabs on our blog, you are no stranger to the frustrations we have been facing in the studio. That said, in an attempt to blow off some steam by accompanying our producer Jeff to the sold out HelloGoodbye show, we may have made a grave mistake. Filled with screaming, hysterically adoring fans, both on stage and off, HelloGoodbye put on a hell of a show, complete with Beastie Boy Cover songs and Confetti streamers shot into the sea of open armed young girls. Seeing all of this, the excitement and the rock, the show accomplished two things. First, it instilled unto each of us an intense desire to hit the road and get on our own tour, and second, it forced upon us the realization that 2-3 weeks of intense recording still stand in the way of our doing so. For now then, we must resign such desires and focus on the task at hand…but maybe we will go to the beach first.
Moving on to business in the studio, I have been given a vacation of sorts, and Matt has been thrown into the hot seat as we begin the recording of synths and keyboards. Now, while I do admit that it was nice to get a little time off from recording, I came to the realization this past Saturday that things can get a little slow in the recording studio when you aren’t the one actually recording. To enlighten you as to the happenings of the day, I watched McKenzie take on Star Destroyers and help the Rebel cause via Star Wars for Playstation 2, listened to Jon programming his beats on his laptop, and I incessantly surfed the web for hours, while occasionally practicing guitar in my little corner of the studio. However, whatever lack of excitement there may have been in the lounging areas of the studio, the work Matt completed on Saturday, as well as the potential the recordings all have in general, more than make up for it. It is finally getting to the point where we can really see the songs nearing completion, especially now, as Matt plans on starting vocals tomorrow.
And, while I have enjoyed my time off, I must admit that I am excited for tomorrow as well, for as Matt and Jon remain in the studio to continue working on Keyboards and vocals, McKenzie and I will head to Matt M.’s house to (hopefully)finish up the remaining guitar work. Hopefully this splitting of the group will catch us up on any lost time, and with any luck we may even be able to soon say that there is a light at the end of the tunnel…maybe. We will of course keep you posted.
In closing, we want to wish all of you a very Happy Easter, and pray that you all had fantastic breakfasts/brunches. If not, remember that we all had a single bagel apiece, so, barring a few exceptions, you probably all fared a little better than the lot of us.
Cheers,
Dan
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Matt O'Dowd, you will burn in hell for breaking the Passover fast. And with a "bagel," to boot.
And as a Jew, that makes what you did double-insulting. (Well, you're only half-Jewish, so it's back to being just normal insulting. But still.)
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