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Hey, Skelter People. MW here.
By now, you're probably wondering what the hell the "C.F. Starker" at the top of this page means. Well, one of the more enjoyable things you get to do when you make an album is give your Frankensteinian creation a name. We generally post a clipboard in the studio when recording begins and then scribble down, over the course of recording, any random thoughts we might have. Most are puerile at best. Infantile (and probably unrepeatable) at worst. C.F. Starker is definitely one of those. To understand it, though, you need to watch the unsurpassably perfect movie "Super Troopers." I know, I know. Seems like a brain-dead, low-budge comedy. But trust me, it's one of the funniest movies of the past 5 years - at least! Anyway, watch it and see if you can figure out how we got the name. Actually, let's do this. The first person to trace C.F.'s etymology and spell it out to us will receive an official Skelter t-shirt. So there. Free stuff for the cleverest Skelter Person.
By the way, we're not naming the album "C.F. Starker," but it is a fun working title.
In other recording developments, this album may end up having a few more tracks than we'd originally planned. The band self-imposed a 10 song rule for the first album (well, minus the "Mysterious Track 11"). That number feels like a full album, without being bloated. And I think that worked for "Boomstick." 44-plus minutes and ten songs. Definitely worth the 10 bucks, if you don't me sayin'. But when we started recording this one, we found that our running time for Album 2's 10 songs was going to be significantly shorter than that of "Boomstick." Plus, I thought (and I think maybe Nachie thought the same thing) maybe this album didn't have some of the quieter moments that Album 1 had. Maybe "quiet" isn't the right word. But you know, acoustic-y stuff. This record's shaping up to be a heavier album. But I think it could use a little variety. Anyway, at practice Monday, we experimented with a few things...a couple of instrumentals and a new song by Greg...that, I think, might help round this baby out. I don't think we'll know 'til we record 'em whether they fit with the other music. But I'm thinking at least one or two might make the cut. Greg's new song is great. I think it's the best thing he's written. Certainly, the best thing he's shown me. Kinda Neil Youngish...which is cool by me. Anyway, we'll see how it goes.
Hope y'alls can make it out to the Continental tomorrow night. We'll be playing about half of the new album, plus a couple of surprises. Should be fun. More recording this weekend. We'll keep you posted.
Cheers,
MW...which I already said
Hey, Skelter People. MW here.
By now, you're probably wondering what the hell the "C.F. Starker" at the top of this page means. Well, one of the more enjoyable things you get to do when you make an album is give your Frankensteinian creation a name. We generally post a clipboard in the studio when recording begins and then scribble down, over the course of recording, any random thoughts we might have. Most are puerile at best. Infantile (and probably unrepeatable) at worst. C.F. Starker is definitely one of those. To understand it, though, you need to watch the unsurpassably perfect movie "Super Troopers." I know, I know. Seems like a brain-dead, low-budge comedy. But trust me, it's one of the funniest movies of the past 5 years - at least! Anyway, watch it and see if you can figure out how we got the name. Actually, let's do this. The first person to trace C.F.'s etymology and spell it out to us will receive an official Skelter t-shirt. So there. Free stuff for the cleverest Skelter Person.
By the way, we're not naming the album "C.F. Starker," but it is a fun working title.
In other recording developments, this album may end up having a few more tracks than we'd originally planned. The band self-imposed a 10 song rule for the first album (well, minus the "Mysterious Track 11"). That number feels like a full album, without being bloated. And I think that worked for "Boomstick." 44-plus minutes and ten songs. Definitely worth the 10 bucks, if you don't me sayin'. But when we started recording this one, we found that our running time for Album 2's 10 songs was going to be significantly shorter than that of "Boomstick." Plus, I thought (and I think maybe Nachie thought the same thing) maybe this album didn't have some of the quieter moments that Album 1 had. Maybe "quiet" isn't the right word. But you know, acoustic-y stuff. This record's shaping up to be a heavier album. But I think it could use a little variety. Anyway, at practice Monday, we experimented with a few things...a couple of instrumentals and a new song by Greg...that, I think, might help round this baby out. I don't think we'll know 'til we record 'em whether they fit with the other music. But I'm thinking at least one or two might make the cut. Greg's new song is great. I think it's the best thing he's written. Certainly, the best thing he's shown me. Kinda Neil Youngish...which is cool by me. Anyway, we'll see how it goes.
Hope y'alls can make it out to the Continental tomorrow night. We'll be playing about half of the new album, plus a couple of surprises. Should be fun. More recording this weekend. We'll keep you posted.
Cheers,
MW...which I already said
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