OK. We were at Emon's place yesterday. You'll want to head back over there for PART TWO. Before you go, though, I need to tell you about the song you'll hear.
You may have heard it before as a piece entitled Hellbop. It is now called Chopped, and here's why.
When I originally let you hear the preliminary mix, I asked for suggestions. I got some. Surprisingly, none of them told me to shove it up my wazoo. The suggestions were almost uniformly well-intended, and some were even helpful. Stu, in particular, tried to give me some heartfelt direction, but much of what he suggested was beyond the scope of the facilities and equipment I had to work with, as well as beyond my talent, but I wasn't willing to admit that.
The person who deserves the most credit (or blame) for the finished product is Green Jello. Her commentary said, "Sounds like a motorcycle traveling somewhere kind of song." She was right. The song suggested movement, so I incorporated some FX and it is now called Chopped. That's a term connected with motorcycles. It's also appropriate because of what I had to do to some of the parts I recorded in order to make them fit.
Anyway, if you listen to Hellbop, and then listen to Chopped over at Emon's place, it's interesting to hear how a song evolves from conception to fairly-finished product. I want to be sure, though, that you understand this is still only what I would put together to show some bandmates what my ideas were concerning a song. It would still evolve from this point.
Enough explanation. Please go and read PART TWO, listen to the song, and I hope you enjoy it all, whatever it is.
Soon, with more better stuff.
12 comments:
that was a fun read for learning more about how you evolved as a musician. and i think "chopped" is a great new name for the piece. i totally get the motorcycle vibe, now if i just had a beautiful warm day and a bike to take off on....mmmmm...
(you do know i was a 3 yr old biker chick, right?)
No good deed goes unpunished, eh? :)
LOVE "Chopped". Funny thing was, I could totally hear the motorcycle engine in your first version... at least in my head. Hearing it incorporated into "Chopped" gave me a huge smile. :D
Great interview!
I DID enjoy the interview... and "Chopped," as well. The end-product is just pretty danged cool. You are a talented man, Jim!
and she did and she does
There is a word for multi-talented, besides multi-talented I mean. And that is you.
Veri. word is: Foutbowe...could that be Jeffrey Chaucer speak for Football?
Loads of info. I now suffer from Suldog overload....
Excellent interview and writing. Very informative - and entertaining!
you still have to call something Hellbop. Can't leave a title like that just hanging out there.
I think you under-rate your lead guitar abilities - you've got some sway there, my friend, and you can't play if you ain't got no sway... -- and, oddly, my word verification for this comment is unjamon - un-jam-on -- hmmmm....
Your music is a lot better than Wim's song (you look quite similar, have you noticed that?). Now the only thing you need is a fun videoclip!
I really like Chopped!
Sully, suffice it to say that we have so much in common it is rattling my nerves a bit. Unbelievable; everything from listening to Deep Purple as a teen o my reading the World Book Encyclopedia as a child. But I never inhaled! Who would have thunk it?
That's you rocking on in the locks, isn't it. We didn't date, right, 'cause you sure like my University boyfriend. But then he was a shit. Couldn't have been you.
I still plan to get my own motorcycle someday.
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