If yesterday and today are any indication, Schmitty and I will need to become far more efficient if we want to succee
d in our compose-a-song-every-day-this-month venture. Well, that, or less particular. Regardless of the original cause, the effect is that we spent literally
hours each day trying to put together these tunes. HOURS.
Today's endeavor builds on the continued inspiration from yesterday's bottle, though not as an instrument. This time, Schmitty got to thinking about how, back in the day, guitar slides used to be made from the necks of glass bottles like the one we were blowing across yesterday. Thus, today's song incorporates slide guitar on the lead track, as performed by the Schmitty. Day 2 also features a new guitar--you already met Josie and Gretchen yesterday; today we included Riot (short for the Red Riot). Riot is an electric guitar, which meant plugging directly into the computer for recording purposes, which was great except for the resulting super audio leveling win.
I got off easy today; I just played the baseline. Regardless, have a
listen!
The idea was something like an old man on a porch noodling on slide guitar, dreaming of better times, pondering the choices he made such that he ended up sweaty and alone with his guitar. Or something.
(I really must apologize once again. But, you know, the point is learning. Maybe by the end of the month we'll manage something mediocre!)
Gretchen's still in open D tuning, this time piloted by the Schmitty. I played Josie, who remains in standard tuning.
