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[sporkandfoon]

Last night was the first Strictly Music show of the year. Overall it went pretty well. Even the unknown bands were decent in quality, and Black Water Graffiti played their best show to date. There were a lot of technical problems during our set, such as my monitor going out completely and the DI's not working for the keyboard. We ended up cutting out several songs just to get the show over with. I was pretty depressed (and angry). Although, from talking to people afterward I guess we had really good energy, which I guess in the long run is better then playing everything right and being boring to watch. It just frustrates me when there are stupid mess ups that could have easily have been avoided. I'm interested to hear the recording of our set, even though I'm pretty sure most of the tracks will be useless for anything other then an analysis of where we went wrong. After talking to Carl we've both come to the conclusion that the band needs to get its act together when it comes to our live performance. No one wants to point fingers, but there's a few places that really stand out as needing work. Practice, practice, practice, is the name of the game now.
Working in the studio has also made everyone take a step back and really look at how we're playing the songs and what works and what doesn't. When you're recording every little trip up stands out. Right now the drums, bass, and almost all of the lead guitar are finished. It's been great to be able to record at our own pace and really work on each piece, insted of trying to track everything in one run. Also, not having to think about money is a huge plus.


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Carl Shane



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