We're putting the finishing touches on "Face Your Fun": edits, keyboards, effects, percussion, karma, etc. This computer recording thing is pretty fancy. What used to take a day with magnetic tape can now be done in an hour with the magic of digitized sound. Brilliant, right? Wrong.
Don't get me wrong--it's really helpful. Especially when you're having difficulty playing that part exactly the way it's supposed to be played. You can make a digital edit and--boom!--it sounds like a million bucks.
The problem is that it gives you more time to think about options. Maybe that accordion part shouldn't be in there. Maybe my yodeling wasn't really the right thing to do in that section. Maybe the earth really is as flat as Michael Jackson's nose. So many decisions, not enough plastic surgeons...
In any case, sometimes you have to make immediate decisions to reduce the variables. You have to throw care to the wind. In MJ's case, you have to go under the knife. The key is to be able to pull the trigger when you should, and leave options open when necessary. And I think that's hard to do.
Anyway, enough of my rant.
For those of you in SoCal, we've got a rock show scheduled for August 4 at Silverlake Lounge. More details to follow.