So, I just completed a productive ten hours over two days of sangin'  
and drummin' my lil' ol' heart out to the tunes of "Apart" and "Such a  
Long Time," respectively... y'all.  Topped my best vocally and laid  
down drums 4 the 1st time EVA!  Word.  Respectively again... Y'all.
Big thanks to Patrick Hughes - or "Huggies," as he is affectionately  
known in some small circle somewhere - for lending me his pro-
quality crashes and hi-hat!
Learned a few things this time around.  Mainly, that I should use  
nylon-tipped drumsticks instead of wood-tipped sticks when recording  
to get a sound, particularly on the cymbals, that's easier to record.   
I have before-and-after video of laid-back drummer-Greg versus beat- 
the-drums-as-hard-as-possible drummer-Greg (respectively, y'all) that  
is quite telling as to the consequences of using wrong-material- 
tipped drumsticks.  :*(
Moral of the story:  Bring more food to the studio and use nylon- 
tipped drumsticks when recording drums!
On my thilly way back to New York Thity.  Next studio session is  
August 19.  Can't wait!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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