Sunday, July 1, 2007

we like surprises

Enjoyed yesterday's get-together with the Spiders. Sadly, Boyke wasn't there, but that didn't stop us from having a pretty good rehearsal. Starting off with something new (a wonderful line of chords that just might lead to a new song) and ending our afternoon with full-force jamming.
As always the real work was done in the middle. We tried some different approaches for the vocals in 'King James' ('King James II', that is) and added some spice to 'Beatnik', inspired by RJ's recently recorded heavy, trip-hop drummin'. Speaking of drums: 'Morning Head' may not end as gently as we thought, judging on yesterdays developments. 'Umbrella', on the other hand, has gone all laidback and dreamy. And, oh yeah: 'Cold Comfort' seems to be back. We rediscovered the opening drone. Life's full of suprises.