spantini
COO of me, inc.
I have this song I wrote back in . . . 1980, I think. Pop Rock. Except for performing it live with my band 2 times, I've only performed it solo on (unplugged) acoustic.
For the past couple months, I've been trying to work up a more recent song from around 2016 that's only been performed live once and that was also solo acoustic. Well, right in the middle of arranging this second song, that older song pops into my head and won't let me go. So off I go.
My usual approach is to start with my acoustic rhythm and vocal, then write the main accompanying parts and do the arrangement, all in my head at the same time. Lots of back and forth editing. After 2 weeks of long walks around the neighborhood playing this thing over and over in my head, it's finally starting to gel. There's the main rhythm part and vocal, then I've come up with some accents for a second guitar that need to be combined with some matching drum and bass parts - just some areas that need emphasis throughout, no real bass or drum parts yet. Also have a good idea for some lead guitar licks - nothing fancy, simple, basic lines.
All in my head. . . I do pick up my acoustic to see if the plan is working the way I'm hearing it. Pick a couple notes here and there, you know, but otherwise I don't actually try playing it until I've got it all worked out. Then I sit down and begin recording, but I'm nowhere near that point yet.
For the past couple months, I've been trying to work up a more recent song from around 2016 that's only been performed live once and that was also solo acoustic. Well, right in the middle of arranging this second song, that older song pops into my head and won't let me go. So off I go.
My usual approach is to start with my acoustic rhythm and vocal, then write the main accompanying parts and do the arrangement, all in my head at the same time. Lots of back and forth editing. After 2 weeks of long walks around the neighborhood playing this thing over and over in my head, it's finally starting to gel. There's the main rhythm part and vocal, then I've come up with some accents for a second guitar that need to be combined with some matching drum and bass parts - just some areas that need emphasis throughout, no real bass or drum parts yet. Also have a good idea for some lead guitar licks - nothing fancy, simple, basic lines.
All in my head. . . I do pick up my acoustic to see if the plan is working the way I'm hearing it. Pick a couple notes here and there, you know, but otherwise I don't actually try playing it until I've got it all worked out. Then I sit down and begin recording, but I'm nowhere near that point yet.
