Today I called in sick. Just to. I work in an office all week long, middle management stuff, and then work at home on the weekends on recording projects, music, sermons, preaching, plus trying to maintain the semblance of a relationship with my dear wife. Sometimes I need a "down" day, just to totally unplug and do nothing.
Today was such a day. Sounds decadent, doesn't it? I'm not proud of it. Just is.
I spent the day reading some trashy murder mystery, watching movies ("Children of Men," "Dune."), and working a SoDuKo puzzle.
Yesterday (Sunday) my wife and I laid down some tracks to new song. I am only somewhat pleased with the results of this current project we are recording. All is well in laying down rhythm guitar, percussion, bass, keyboards. But when it comes to my singing and electric lead guitar playing, I want to stick my head in the toilet and flush. My voice sounds like a drunken sailor howling from the alleyways (not that I know what THAT particularly sounds like.) I seem to remember reading that John Lennon hated his voice on record; that he always forced the recording engineers to come up with innovative new ways to alter the sound of his voice in the studio. Guess I totally empathize with him on that. I tend to drown my voice with reverb, chorus and other heavy special FX, so that I no longer recognize it.
I also hate the way I look. If anyone knows of heavy special FX to drown my face in, please let me know.
...so I suppose it's too late to say I really had a great day, and I'm not really that displeased with myself.
Thanks for noticin'.
5 comments:
Read this from your profile:
"how we walk blindly through this world, unaware of the reality that is within us and without us. I think we are asleep, waiting to be "jump started" awake."
I agree 100% with this. What I have a problem with is the implication that Christianity the only means for awaking. I think that the "awakeness" of life is what Christ called "living abundantly", what Taoism calls "living in the now", what athletes call "in the zone."
I have more moments of living abundantly in the zone outside the church than I ever did inside the church (except for participation in the praise band, way back then--and even then the rehearsals were usually better than the services).
David
Hiya Tunesmith,
I think you're on to something here. Despite your chagrin at the product, it sounds like you're most outside the matrix when you're crafting sounds. If the process is your objective rather than the product, you are already successful. You have engaged yourself in the creative process which is scary turf for all of us.
I say, keep up the noisemaking. It's your thing.
Ms. Tioli
Dude, time for mo' write...or post some pictures...
I love your voice and I really don't like your reverb stuff... Just my opinion. (which are like a-holes though) Am being nosy and checking out your blog. I may get one but have a pretty boring life so wouldn't have much to post...
--Jill
Dear Anonymous...I beg to differ...your life is anything BUT boring. I appreciate your straightforward-ness. I am pleased that you're not afraid to express your true feelings, even when they may clash with someone else. (PS. I still think my voice sucks, but hey...I'm only listening from in here, not out there.)
So...Get A Life...Get A Blog. You'll have at least one reader.
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