The Production Side

I’ve been working with some guys recently, laying down some vocals for one of their demos. Turns out I unknowingly lifted the vocal melody from the Glenn Rafferty song “Baker Street”! It’s so weird how music can influence us on a subconscious level. While I re-work the chorus, let’s take a listen to the Foo Fighter’s version from the Color And The Shape recording sessions.
Here’s a cool little video montage of the band throughout the years, set to the tune:

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So, I’m going to be a bit conceited here and act like you all know that three of the biggest bands of the 90’s got together and started a side project during their reign of the mid 90’s. Anywho, they were called Mad Season, and the band consisted of members of such known bands as Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and the Screaming Trees. I will leave you with a just a tease:

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So we all know and love and live and breathe Pearl Jam. Okay, maybe not all of us do, but I can think of one b5 Music blogger who does, and he be damned if I didn’t mention the band during the week of his absence. However, this post won’t be the usual brown nosing of the said gods of Seattle, but rather the band that lies it’s origins.
I won’t cover the band known as Green River, the first band Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were a part of back when they were we young lads in the early formations …read more

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I’ve been chatting with my boys from The Scenic Route, and they’ve done a good job of opening me up to some pretty cool music. The first of these bands they so generously introduced me to is a band known as Shiner. The band hails from Kansas City, and dropped their first album way back in 1993. They were probably well known in the more indie rock scene throughout the ’90’s, which explains why I’d never heard of them before (as I was a wee young lad with a sometimes bad diet of mainstream radio influence).
I’ve yet to have the …read more

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So when Albert asked me to take over the blog for a week while he visits the homeland of Italia, he right off the bat mentioned that I could talk about the Gin Blossoms, ’cause it’s no secret in my circle of friends (we’ve been boys since junior high) that I have a girlish infatuation with them.
That being said, back in 1994, which I’d say is the most influential year of my life musically (my first cassette tape that I ever purchased, a secret that will be revealed later this week), the Gin Blossoms were EVERYWHERE. Single after single ruled …read more

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That’s right folks you heard it right! Reznor has just released a 36 – Track instrumental NIN album called “Ghosts” Vol 1-4. The first volume is available for free, with all 4 available for a whopping $5!
Reznor describes the experiment:
“I’ve been considering and wanting to make this kind of record for years, but by its very nature it wouldn’t have made sense until this point. This collection of music is the result of working from a very visual perspective – dressing imagined locations and scenarios with sound and texture; a soundtrack for daydreams. I’m very pleased with the result …read more

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I have alot of respect for the man known as Jerry Cantrell. Why? Well, for starters, is one of the best guitarists and songwriters to come out of the 90’s rock scene. Look at all of AIC’s hits, and then look at who wrote the song – most credits go to Cantrell. The man took a back seat from the spotlight as front man Layne Staley chewed the headlines with heroin addiction. Didn’t matter to Cantrell, as his focus has always been on the music. That’s where I get my respect.
The demise of AIC in 1996 didn’t bother me too …read more

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