The Album…finally
Sooooo glad that it’s finally done. A mixture of relief, trepidation and a shot of Patron all mixed together. Relief because of all the sweat, tears and sleepless nights cradled in the fetal position culminated in a tiny 5”x5” cardboard package. There were many times I wanted to rampage thru my home studio, Godzilla-like, stomping on poor unsuspecting musical instruments, guitar pedals, causing terror unheard of in Bloomington, MN. I’ll have to send my yoga instructor a mini-muffin basket for those breathing relaxation techniques…breathe in, hold for 5 secs, exhale and repeat….
Trepidation because now that it’s finally finished, we offer it up to the cruel, cruel world, to be judged, scrutinized and harshly criticized. Ok, I’m a bit of a pessimist. To be honest we have no idea how this album will be received. Hell, it might be paraded down Main Street, U.S.A. on a golden platter, hailed as the greatest invention since Nuclear-Bacon-Sliced-Bread-Energy on the backs of 25 Egytian cabana boys. And since this is all in my head, I’d like to have lemurs, Faberge eggs and VW Passats involved in the scenario. But just to the side, don’t want it to get convoluted…
I keep asking myself, “What do you want outta this album” and I guess that what I said above would be ideal (read crazy scenario above) but my more realistic goal would be to be able to make another album, to build on what we already have. Like any other self-respecting artist, we all would like to think that our best work is the one that hasn’t been completed yet. I mean, I have no schizophrenic delusions as to what this album is, like it’s gonna be a revolutionary piece of art that will bring about world peace, cure cancer or increase penis size (stupid annoying spam emails!!!) But what I do know is that this album is honest and hopefully the beginning of a long line of albums, it’s really I can hope for. Gratis versus Libre, Mervin (9th Level Wizarding Mage)
The Album…finally
Sooooo glad that it’s finally done. A mixture of relief, trepidation and a shot of Patron all mixed together. Relief because of all the sweat, tears and sleepless nights cradled in the fetal position culminated in a tiny 5”x5” cardboard package. There were many times I wanted to rampage thru my home studio, Godzilla-like, stomping on poor unsuspecting musical instruments, guitar pedals, causing terror unheard of in Bloomington, MN. I’ll have to send my yoga instructor a mini-muffin basket for those breathing relaxation techniques…breathe in, hold for 5 secs, exhale and repeat….
Trepidation because now that it’s finally finished, we offer it up to the cruel, cruel world, to be judged, scrutinized and harshly criticized. Ok, I’m a bit of a pessimist. To be honest we have no idea how this album will be received. Hell, it might be paraded down Main Street, U.S.A. on a golden platter, hailed as the greatest invention since Nuclear-Bacon-Sliced-Bread-Energy on the backs of 25 Egytian cabana boys. And since this is all in my head, I’d like to have lemurs, Faberge eggs and VW Passats involved in the scenario. But just to the side, don’t want it to get convoluted…
I keep asking myself, “What do you want outta this album” and I guess that what I said above would be ideal (read crazy scenario above) but my more realistic goal would be to be able to make another album, to build on what we already have. Like any other self-respecting artist, we all would like to think that our best work is the one that hasn’t been completed yet. I mean, I have no schizophrenic delusions as to what this album is, like it’s gonna be a revolutionary piece of art that will bring about world peace, cure cancer or increase penis size (stupid annoying spam emails!!!) But what I do know is that this album is honest and hopefully the beginning of a long line of albums, it’s really I can hope for. Gratis versus Libre, Mervin (9th Level Wizarding Mage)
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