October 25, 2015
We were back at Moondog on Sunday recording some organ tracks. Well, I sat around and took pictures and drank a lot of beer. Most of us sat around while Don worked his magic on the keyboards. It was a lot of fun. Well, for most of us. Don worked his ass off.
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| Hammond B3 Organ -- Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
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| Hammond B3 Organ |
We've already tracked most of the drums, bass guitar and vocals. There's still some missing parts, though. I few of the songs had big holes where an organ really needed to go. Jim picked up this Hammond B3 a couple of months ago. It has a Leslie rotary speaker that turns an already exceptional organ sound into something truly amazing. This is a monster of a musical instrument in the hands of a good musician. Calling Don a good musician would do him a disservice. He was absolutely masterful on Sunday.
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
There's not a whole lot of story here. Most of us ate, drank, smoked and duffed around all day. We listened to a lot of tracks over and over again. That's what happens in the studio. Rock star weekends are a lot of fun. Recording in the studio is a gas. It's not as much fun as playing in front of a crowd, but it's a calmer kind of fun. It's more art than show.
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
A lot of time was spent outside shooting the shit. A lot of the world's problems were solved on Sunday. Unfortunately, none of us could remember the solutions the next morning. Marco grilled up a fine dinner of short ribs and chicken. Don took a few tracks to the next level over the course of the day and may have saved one from the dust bin. All in all, it was a productive and entertaining day. Well, I personally wasn't productive. I sat around and drank beer all day. I'm the drummer, it's my prerogative.
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
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| Moondog Studios, Alameda, CA |
There's not a whole lot of story here. Most of us ate, drank, smoked and duffed around all day. We listened to a lot of tracks over and over again. That's what happens in the studio. Rock star weekends are a lot of fun. Recording in the studio is a gas. It's not as much fun as playing in front of a crowd, but it's a calmer kind of fun. It's more art than show.
A lot of time was spent outside shooting the shit. A lot of the world's problems were solved on Sunday. Unfortunately, none of us could remember the solutions the next morning. Marco grilled up a fine dinner of short ribs and chicken. Don took a few tracks to the next level over the course of the day and may have saved one from the dust bin. All in all, it was a productive and entertaining day. Well, I personally wasn't productive. I sat around and drank beer all day. I'm the drummer, it's my prerogative.
Very fun! The one where Jim is looking at his phone and I am concerned is him looking up a potential Hunter Pence trade rumor, which was quickly debunked. Always, there's baseball. ;0) Thanks for great pics.
ReplyDeleteNice weekend. Why would they trade Hunter Pence? Well, for Mike Trout I suppose.
DeleteI know nothing about music but still sounds interesting to hang out.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun hearing things coming together, even if it's months between sessions. I'm starting to like some of these tracks, and the company is excellent.
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