And Here...We...Go....

Writing songs is an incredibly frustrating albeit ultimately rewarding experience. When writing, thousands of ideas flow through your head. Should this riff go here, should this be a chorus or a bridge, should I maybe shift from a C to D instead of C to A, so on and so forth. One simple change of a chord or a note can radically alter the direction of the song. The feeling of FINALLY breaking through and hitting on something that gives you chills when you hear it is indescribable. A song is never complete, however. Jams can extend, ideas will always flow and that is just the way it goes, so choosing the best direction for the song is the most important aspect. Needless to say, it can be a nerve-wracking time. Over the last 4 or so years, I have been practicing music every free moment I have in order to become the best goddamn musician I can be. Throughout those years, I also stockpiled a MASS amount of song ideas, lyric blurbs, riffs, chorus, melodies, etc. (Seriously...my iTunes file for them is reaching the 1,000 mark). Within the last year, I decided to wrangle the ideas together, keep writing, and come out of the rubble with 10-12 BADASS tunes.

It's no secret to anyone at this point of my extreme love and loyalty to rock and roll. I grew up on it, it's my religion, it brought generations together and it's just plain great. Sadly, it's also no secret that rock and roll, while still alive, is no longer at the forefront of the music scene. We've given way to assembly line pop stars that act as though they've loved and lost at 18, they pop bottles in the club (bottles are for drinking, not popping), and every song has a four to the floor thumping beat that could be made by a 5 year old monkey on a Casio keyboard. Talent has been lost for looks, and real musicianship has been lost for a computerized beat made to make the young kids dance. To be truly honest, it doesn't so much as make me mad as much as it makes me sad. Sad that we as a society have become ok with this; we've become ok with mediocrity. Well, my young whippersnappers, I'm going to try and change that.

As I said, within the last year, I've gotten the ideas together pretty cohesively in order to make these songs. My goal is to help bring back rock and roll as the premiere type of music in America. Is it a lofty goal? Yes. Is it going to be tough? Absolutely. But since when did anything worth doing become simple? I'm in the belief that you should go through life doing exactly what you want and trying everything. I will be able to say that one day, not only did I make an album, but I made an album that I am so fucking proud of. Throughout the whole process, there's been thoughts of, "Is this too pop?", "Is this too metal?", "Does this fit like it should?", and of course, "Is this the best I can do?". The answer to that last question is no; the best is still to come. However, I really feel like I have 10-12 songs that are full of energy, riffs, catchy melodies, big fucking choruses and solos everywhere. In short, this is a real rock album. It's raw, it's fast, it's heavy and it harkens back to the sound of classic rock where women did you wrong, sex all the time was the norm, good times were to be had and real emotion poured through each tune. I truly am proud of myself for the progress I've made, but I am even more excited for how much better I can be. I am going to try and change the rock world one day at a time. Whether that happens remains to be seen. However, I can go to sleep tonight knowing I did the most important thing I can; try my ass off.

Rock on.

Le First

Welcome! By now, you've most likely drunkenly stumbled upon this blog. Or you were punished and are now being forced. Either way, I hope you enjoy! I had the idea long ago to start this little notepad of ideas but never followed through. Luckily, my friend Samantha and her sister started a blog of their own, shared between sisters (check it out here! http://www.sisterramble.blogspot.com/ Seriously, it's really good) and it inspired me to get this in motion. Anyways, the hardest part is over: actually making this goddamned thing a reality. So, let's go over what you'll see on this blog:

• Updates on the music writing aspect of my life. It's a biggie.
• Anecdotes on this insane life I lead.
• Random musings/incoherent babble-ing/ talking. 
• Stories/idea for things of the nature.
• Maybe some food recipes.
• Album and film reviews.
• Maybe gossip (not bloody likely).
• ANYTHING I PLEASE.

Anyhoo, I will update this regularly. I've come this far; I see the prize at the end of the rope. It's a candy bar. Snickers. SCORE.