"Second CD" This is my cleverly titled second CD. Well the songs on the CD.
"The Night Before"
Okay, so how do you go about creating a recording like "The Night Before" you ask? Well, you start with finding sounds that you like - obviously you have to have some idea of what the final product will be like but often that changes along the way. This one started with the drum parts - they are actually a variety of loops available in Reason that I patched together and edited into a whole - so nobody I know nor I actually played the drums on this song. Then I added the electric piano rhythm part to get the bounce I wanted. Bass part was next, that was a fun part because of the natural chord line of this Beatles tune. They really were very talented! I added the lead vocal then the harmony vocals. The lead guitar "sitar" part was almost an afterthought but really dresses it up. The interlude flute/trumpet part is my attempt to replicate the Sargent Pepper horn sounds.
"Midnight Hour"
"Midnight Hour" is a classic R&B tune, I think I did a credible job with the music. . . just not so much the vocals. Oh, well.
"Wild World"
"Wild World" is a Cat Stevens song I decided to record cause everything I was doing was uptempo and rocking. Wanted a change of pace. This has some great rhythm instruments (listen for the sandpaper) with a simple guitar strum and electric piano over the bass. really like the way the keyboard solo turned out. Great sound - can't remember the name at the moment. Ended up with a strange solo at the end.
"Hit Me Baby One More Time"
"Hit Me Baby One More Time" is a version I copied from son James' open mike night repertoire. I actually have no idea how this evolved as it did. It starts and ends with the lowest tone I could produce vocally in kind of a monk-chant thing with a deep bell. Promise no drugs were involved in the production of this song. The "chick" vocals are synthesized. The key solo is once again the famous Farfisa-ish sound.
"She's Not There"
"She's Not There" is a Zombie's tune I'd never played but always loved. This project gave me that opportunity. I like the music track - especially the guitar part. Unfortunately my voice is a full octave lower than the original so it sounds - ah different.
