Recording Diary v16
We worked on the new tune "Cause and Effect" last eve.
So, we took a day last week and nailed a very good drum performance, took most of last eve nailing a cool bass performance only to finally have the song ending up sounding pretty lame. Lame enough to dump it and try it again with a different approach. I could go on forever about why it's not working but I'll spare you poor people the details of my suckage. My poor band mates.
If you have ever been involved with a creative endeavor, worked hard on something, really got inside it (a song, painting etc) to suddenly discover that "this is a complete piece of shit" then you know what I'm talking about. The resulting feeling is a delightful mixture of defeat and self loathing.
But, alas, it's all part of the process. At least mine. One thing I do know is the smell of "bad".
So, we took a day last week and nailed a very good drum performance, took most of last eve nailing a cool bass performance only to finally have the song ending up sounding pretty lame. Lame enough to dump it and try it again with a different approach. I could go on forever about why it's not working but I'll spare you poor people the details of my suckage. My poor band mates.
If you have ever been involved with a creative endeavor, worked hard on something, really got inside it (a song, painting etc) to suddenly discover that "this is a complete piece of shit" then you know what I'm talking about. The resulting feeling is a delightful mixture of defeat and self loathing.
But, alas, it's all part of the process. At least mine. One thing I do know is the smell of "bad".
posted by MBO at 9:57 AM
4 Comments:
Yes, I know the feeling.
Then I always watch Ace Ventura while listening to merzbow. Gets me back on track of my art.
at least you know there are gems waiting to come out. I could try all day long and my best wouldnt be anywhere near as good as your worst.
ideas they come in bounds.
I wish everyone could know & understand that feeling. That would mean everyone would have been involved in such a creative process.
I do believe this world would be a better one if things were so.
(no, I'm not saying artists are superior beings, of course... ^^)
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