Session XVII: Finding Frustration

For the most part, the album is in the mixing stage. I say “for the most part” because one of the songs that was intended for the album just isn’t cutting it for me. When I wrote this particular song (titled “Hope”), I wasn’t all that fond of it. I mean, I thought it was a good song but it just didn’t seem to capture me or seem to capture the same mood and feeling as the other songs. I tried layering multiple instruments, I tried changing the vocal phrasing and I even tried playing it in different tempos and in the end, I still squinted my eyes when hearing it wondering “Why???”. I’ve never put more energy into a song that I didn’t love. Maybe it’s something that will see the light of day in the future but for now, I think it’s going to take a long deserved nap.

As for the other songs, they all seem to sound really good and I’m happy with them. I ended up re-cutting the vocals for “Rest Stop For The Lonely” because there was some peeking which caused some distortion. Now it’s just a matter of going back through the other songs and adjusting levels and getting them to sound the way I want them. So now I’m a song short for the album. Do I keep it at seven songs now or do I try and add another one? I think for now I’m just going to work with what I have and go from there. No need to complicate things at this point. Just move forward and when its all done, see where I’m at.

I was reminded by Lady L. that THIS is how she remembers all my previous album’s sessions going. I knew it was feeling too easy!