Just Like Old Times

So we finally played together again. When I say we, I mean all four of us; myself, Guitarist, Drummer and old Bassist. I don't know if that means that he is "coming back" or not, but I figure as we haven't actually replaced him he is more than welcome to play on a night to night basis. 

Our first time in the guest room was pretty good. We took a few hours on a Saturday afternoon and just had a good time. I feel a little silly for not being fully prepared (ie. no lyric sheets, etc.) but I had my trusty MacBook with me so it wasn't a total loss. 

Guitarist and I have been revisiting some of our earlier works. You know when you have an idea and you start to flesh it out but then you never really feel comfortable with the end result. Sometimes the only way to fix it is to tear it up and start over. Other times you can remove only the offending portion and retool it to better meet the needs of the song. In this case we have been doing the latter. The verse was great and the overall feel of the song was good but we never really found a good transition into the chorus or a good melody for the chorus either. As we have come back to the lyrics with a more critical eye and less of an emotional attachment to the exact phrasing, we have turned otherwise mediocre songs into some of my favorites.

So in summary, things have been moving forward. Maybe a little sideways too, but never backward.