JOHN:
Thanks buddy! I think I have that song still. Hopefully it wasn't on the wifees computer that crashed!
Email me here:
craigmaxim@yahoo.com
I'll send you a copy.
You like the bluesy stuff!
So, you should like my new song "Train"
Debuts July 21st! - 6 Days Left!
ANDRAGON:
I thought the same thing myself. This would have really sucked if they pulled this crap -AFTER- we started getting big. Their biggest complaint against me, was that I was too intense during practices, taking the fun out of it I guess. I told them that practice is fun when you are a cover band. When you are an original band, trying to get things tight and perfect, trying to get noticed so you can move up the ladder... Practice is not always going to be "fun" - It's alot of f*cking work! The fun comes when all the work pays off and you are in front of hundreds of people, blowing them away, because you are so tight, you wouldn't miss a note in your sleep. The reaction you get from being that good... That's the fun!
If a producer or A&R guy bothers to make a trip to see your band, and you blow it, he won't be making another trip anytime soon, if ever. And these people know each other and talk: "What did you say Doug? Going to see Southern Mischief? Don't waste your time. I saw them last weekend. The songs have potential, but they were sloppy as hell. They're not going anywhere. They just have a few rabid Georgia fans. They couldn't cut it nationally."
One of my lead guitarists, the lesser talented one, actually flubbed the break on "September" 4 out of 5 times on one stretch. It is a simple break, and he is the ONLY solo on that particular song, so it stands out like a sore thumb when he screwed it up. I had told him that everyone makes a mistake here and there, but the same mistake on the same song, 4 out of 5 times? I told him that I would be forced to drop the song, or give the break to the other guitarist, if this kept up.
Had it been me, and I made the same screw up even twice, I would have sat at home and played nothing but that lick for a solid hour, until I was sick of it, to force the muscle memory into gear, so I would get it right from then on, without even thinking about it.
But not this guy.
That always made me question his own sense of self. Doesn't it bother him that EVERYONE IN THE CLUB is watching him start his nice break and it's sounding good, then suddenly 5 to 7 notes, in some alien key come out of nowhere and makes what should be a beautiful break, into fingernails on a chalkboard, before he finally figures out where his fingers are, and puts them back where they are supposed to be!
I would be embarassed out of my mind to do it once, let alone 4 out of 5 times. Especially on a ballad, where everything is under a microscope.
And Yes to the copyrights.
I had copyrighted a few of my songs previously, but after this, I've been doing everything. 10 at a time. I had worried about compilation copyrights, but my industry friends agreed, that if someone showed interest in licensing just one of the songs, you can always file an individual copyright at a later date, and at least you are covered until that offer comes.
