CLS Scratch Site

Dropbox Folder for WIP Tunes

• https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uoo0qmbg4brgwmv/AAAZ_1T6qocdE4SutG2B_zo5a?dl=0

New Recording TODO (11/2017)

I just listened to each of the songs-in-progress to see where we are. Below are my thoughts/notes. Yay, progress! :-)
-Mark

• Got A New Groove
  • OVERALL: This still needs a lot of tracks.
  • Keyboards: Think Jerry Lee Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dC0DseCyYE
  • Guitar: Think Brian Setzer or Scotty Moore: https://youtu.be/GWz8ySW26nA or the way cool guitar sound in this: https://youtu.be/nQGgXVDw75I or this https://youtu.be/YBpD-RJ0d5o
  • Bass — Check out the Scotty Moore link above. :-)
  • Main Vocals — Maybe throw in a little female rockabilly flavor? Some examples: Kim Lenz (check out her growl and hiccup vocal style) : https://youtu.be/VrZNj7QpWFc ; Janis Martin (check out that slapback effect!!): https://youtu.be/dq-roBe71LI ; Sparkle Moore: https://youtu.be/iaFB__-H-EY ; Charlene Arthur: https://youtu.be/vekQoi2ad7s
  • Backing Vocals
  • Overall feel: And speaking of just generally awesome rockabilly, check this out!: https://youtu.be/VrZNj7QpWFc (same as the Kim Lenz link above)
• Bacharach
  • OVERALL: We're close.
  • Spine…Piano?: Needs Deep Low-end steady spine (Wump-Whump-Whump) during verses (Piano? Bass?)
• The La La La Song
  • OVERALL: We're pretty close on this one.
  • Main vocals - seem okay, with some rough bits. Might want to re-do in place or in whole?
  • Backing vocals -Beth/Karen/Chuck - need to do. Some fun ideas come to mind…
  • keyboards - okay
  • Backing vocals/Andy - done
• Chord Progression
  • Spine…Percussion?: Needs Deep Low-end steady spine Woosh-Woosh-Woosh (different from Bacharach - percussion? Vocal? sample?)
  • Needs a layer of Andy (guitar? Sax? Something else?)
  • Uke? Banjo?
• Freakalicious
  • OVERALL: I think we're just about done here, except the editing/mixing!! Hadn't heard the keyboards, but I LOVE them! Especially the solo! Yiyza! Hooray!
  • Editing Note: Not sure about the experimental intro… I urge dropping it and just starting the song.
  • Chewing Gum in Signapore
  • OVERALL: I think we're done on this.
• Sell Your Guitar
  • OVERALL: I think we're done on this.
• She's So Elliptical
  • OVERALL: I think we're done on this.
  • Mixing note: In the very first 2 bars before vocals kick in, can we crank up the guitar a lot more, then back it off to present levels once vocals kick in? (Alternatively, maybe we add a 2nd guitar doing the same chords, for a bigger, growlier effect?)
• Ulysses
  • OVERALL: I think we're done on this.
  • Mixing note: Add some (not overwhelmning) vocal effect on choruses to give it more punch? Slapback delay? Something else?
  • Mixing note: I love the way the tracks have been layered and build at the ending…

Sketches Of New Tunes

When we were at the Spooner’s for the Sept long weekend, we did take some recording “notes” for 6 new possible tunes. Here is a youtube playlist with the 6 song sketches:

• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgnaqRYRY4iS40S_AcDXRSA30Am-RRZcY

How about we pick 2 or 3 of these and setup a recording session to finalize song outline, add lyrics if needed and create a click track (with initial drums if practical/possible)? I’ll start the voting:

• Song1 - No Gallbladder
• Song2 - Hey Shout (Seems like a really fun start for a live song)
• Song4 - Pat Metheny-ish (Andy had the idea that this song would be a great vessel for a sermon — It would be cool to have a studio sermon-song)

(old) Recording TODO

• Back Off Bacharach
  • Beth & Karen Vocal
  • Rachel Keyboards
  • Mark: Trumpet
• Elliptical:
  • Swirly sound at end (slide whistles? Keyboard? According? Something…)
  • Beth & Karen Vocal
  • Rachel Keyboards
• The La La La Song
  • Mark: Vocals? (Clean up?)
  • Beth & Karen Vocal
  • Rachel Keyboards
  • Andy do-do-do vocal
• Sell Your Guitar
  • Andy vocals
  • Beth & Karen Vocal (Beth has done some backing tracks)
  • Rachel Keyboards
• Ulysses
  • Beth & Karen Vocal
  • Banjo (over chorus)
  • Mark sparse double-track: heon the CIVIL WAR but in the end he DIED POOR

FAME Friday Oct. 18, 2013

• Ulysses
  • Snippets From Practice At Rachels (Station Wagon, Boo Hoo, Ulysses, Stepping Stone)
  • Ulysses (Studio Version - mp3)
• Sell Your Guitar (distorted sound)
• She's So Elliptical (Wayland Beach Video)
• The Boo Hoo Hoo Song
  • Snippets From Practice At Rachels (Station Wagon, Boo Hoo, Ulysses, Stepping Stone)
  • The Boo Hoo Hoo Song (Wayland Beach Video)
• Your Mother's Got A Brand New Station Wagon
  • Snippets From Practice At Rachels (Station Wagon, Boo Hoo, Ulysses, Stepping Stone)
  • Your Mothers Got A Brand New Station Wagon (Wayland Beach Video)
• Not Your Stepping Stone
  • Snippets From Practice At Rachels (Station Wagon, Boo Hoo, Ulysses, Stepping Stone)
  • Not Your Stepping Stone (mp3)
• Bach Off Bacharach (Studio Version - mp3)
• Turn It Up Melanie Pop (Wayland Beach Video)
• Cotton Candy (Wayland Beach Video)
• Frankenberry Delight (Wayland Beach Video)
• My Charango
• Queen Mary

0 - Wayland Beach Gig (Set II)

• Pictures
• YouTube Videos (Fun Versions)
  • Turn It Up Melanie Pop
  • The Boo Hoo Hoo Song
  • Sea Of Desperation
  • Frankenberry Delight
  • Cotton Candy

• YouTube Videos (Fixed Distance)
  • Your Mothers Got A Brand New Station Wagon
  • Turn It Up Melanie Pop
  • The Boo Hoo Hoo Song
  • She's So Elliptical
  • She Bounce In All Directions
  • Sea Of Desperation
  • Peculiar Music
  • Frankenberry Delight
  • Cotton Candy
  • After Breakfast Lets Go To Texas

Practice for 8/10 Wayland Beach Gig (YouTube Videos)

1 - Tunes In Progress

2 - Potential Cover Tunes

3 - Misc

Tip: Click on the black triangle to listen from your browser, Right click on the link to download.

4 - Spreadsheets, Documents, etc

• Song List & Arrangements for Wayland Gig - 8/10/13 (XLS)
• Song List & Arrangements for Wayland Gig - 8/10/13 (PDF)
• Song List and After Breakfast arrangement (PPT)
• Song List and After Breakfast arrangement (PDF)
• (Old)Practice Availability Matrix (XLS) - UPDATED
• Back Off Bacharach
  • MS Word (Docx)
  • PDF
• Sell Your Guitar
  • MS Word (Docx)
  • PDF
• The Boo Hoo Hoo Song
  • MS Word (Doc)
  • PDF

5 - Song Notes

SHE’S SO ELLIPTICAL

• Ukulele <— Probably the next instrument to record
• Bass: Craig, whatja think about standup bass with bow doing singsong stuff? Could be so, so cool! Whatja think?

ULYSSES

• Electric guitars — I'm thinking rockin'
• Keyboard – Funky 70s, maybe? What do you think, Rachel?
• Lots of backing vocal harmonies ("having fuuuuun… happy! Happy! HAAAAAPEEEEE….!)
• Trumpet

WONDERFUL LIFE (Or whatever it ends up being called)

• Beth vocals: I suggest double tracking — it'll sound great :-)
• Some cool keyboard — piano-ish? Something more unusual/cool?
• Electric Guitar (Chuck?/Andy) — not sure exactly what here… Ideas??
• Multiple voices in background: "Round and around" …, and other stuff.)
• Horns?

CHEWING GUM IN SINGAPORE

• Straight-ahead rocker
• Asian instrument solos (whatever that means)
• Lots of Harmonies

6 - Old Versions Of Tunes In Progress

04/01/2012 - Rehearsal At Andy's

07/14/2011 - Old/New

7/14/2011 Session at Andy's

• Keep/finish Ulysses and Chewing Gum
• Redo Wonderful Life (raise key, maybe speed up tempo) and Elliptical
• Get a gig!

1/3/2010 Click & Drum session at Andy's