ripley
Well-known member
drummers are making me want to go somewhere and die.
so I come back to the states to record a demo with my former bass player... my axis SS was lost for a day in airline hell - but survived thanks to the best neck construction on the planet and a 30lb. atomic yellow Anvil case.
we reherse for a day. everything going great. ready and set to record god knows what... and suddenly our drummer calls us from another state and says he's going on tour in the northeast with his friend's (are you ready for this...?) Warrant cover band and he won't be at the recording session we've already put a deposit down on. and he wants his part of the deposit back "for condoms and shaving cream." I was too busy scratching my head to be angry.
we manage to find another drummer last night... but she blew off practice (having never played with us before) to get arrested for buying dope from an undercover cop. we're just winning all around. so now the verdict is that we're going to dump the original project in favor of an ambient, david torn-ish, experimental outing where we're going to record bass with guitar loops live with ME playng drums LIVE and putting in guitar lines afterward. I'm freaking out due to the fact that the only reason I'm "playing" drums is because I lost a coin toss.
on the up side, my bass player bought a sterling SUB and it really sounds bloody fantastic. also, this particular axis has flown from tokyo to the east coast 12 times now and has NOT ONCE had any issues with its neck.
folks @ MM: NEVER NEVER change. you guys are perfect.
so I come back to the states to record a demo with my former bass player... my axis SS was lost for a day in airline hell - but survived thanks to the best neck construction on the planet and a 30lb. atomic yellow Anvil case.
we reherse for a day. everything going great. ready and set to record god knows what... and suddenly our drummer calls us from another state and says he's going on tour in the northeast with his friend's (are you ready for this...?) Warrant cover band and he won't be at the recording session we've already put a deposit down on. and he wants his part of the deposit back "for condoms and shaving cream." I was too busy scratching my head to be angry.
we manage to find another drummer last night... but she blew off practice (having never played with us before) to get arrested for buying dope from an undercover cop. we're just winning all around. so now the verdict is that we're going to dump the original project in favor of an ambient, david torn-ish, experimental outing where we're going to record bass with guitar loops live with ME playng drums LIVE and putting in guitar lines afterward. I'm freaking out due to the fact that the only reason I'm "playing" drums is because I lost a coin toss.
on the up side, my bass player bought a sterling SUB and it really sounds bloody fantastic. also, this particular axis has flown from tokyo to the east coast 12 times now and has NOT ONCE had any issues with its neck.
folks @ MM: NEVER NEVER change. you guys are perfect.
