Sharp Practise
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1/2/2008 3:00:15 PM
New year, new songs
OK, new year, new songs.
I Will Decide is a song that merits consideration for the new record. Although the structure has a lot in common with the Chili Peppers’ approach to song writing, it has a distinctly British feel to it so I think we’ll try to not to lose that Britishness in the arrangement or production of the song.
Now we come to the first big decision. There are two standard rock songs that are vying for one spot on the record. (I’m aiming for a 12 song record, although it’s always handy to have two extra songs in the can either for use as bonus B-sides on singles or for the Japanese market – the Japanese usually demand two extra songs on their version of an album).
So, one of Eyes Grow Dim and Trouble Is will make the album, and the other won’t! Eyes Grow Dim is favourite at the moment, although it will have to be at a quicker tempo than the demo and sounds like it would benefit from having its middle-eight removed. The chorus lyric needs to be simplified too.
Trouble Is needs the hook to arrive earlier, so half the first verse may have to go. Also, it’s middle-eight could do with only being half as long. I guess the thing with both these songs is to keep improving them until we’re satisfied that they really work well, and then make a final decision later about which one makes the cut and which loses out.
More about songs next time. See you then.
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