Right Ways?
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Sometimes a song goes in very different directions once you have time and a few extra instruments to experiment with.
Just the Right Way
This song has been through two significant shifts, and this one was almost accidental. I was unhappy with the lighter sound of the original version. Not bad per se, but it lacked a beat and throb that gave the listener a feeling of passion. And frankly, some of the lyrics are a bit passionate (“When I feel her skin next to mine“). So while tooling about town in my pickup I turned the radio off (for once) and started experimenting with rhythms on the steering wheel, settling on a good ‘ole 6/8 blues variation. Once I returned to Château d’Saster, I rummaged through a set of drum loops I bought from Prosonics and found a suitable 6/8 beat that was heavy on the kicker.
That’s when all Hell broke lose in the studio. Instead of picking up the acoustic guitar, which seems to be where I start most songs, I grabbed the bass and experimented with just the bass and drums. That is when caged harmonic demons started to take full control because that thumping, bass-heavy combo sounds like heartbeats and animalistic boinking in one slightly dirty ball. Once this new direction was set in motion, the acoustic guitar became filler/into and the Stratocaster was added to make people perk-up when listening.
This is not a final cut (the vocals need replacing) but good enough for a demo and for now.
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