It was a miraculous and almost unique occurrence in Sherman Oaks. The whole of Discount Romance actually made a rehearsal! No one was in hospital, a car wreck or a far off Caribbean island. Yes, we’re finally back on track. Well, we’d better be, because we’re booked into Mystery Mammal Studios this weekend! Two days to lay down as many tracks as possible with our game but ailing singer.
Carissa’s voice is still a little unreliable, though she is going to a vocal coach this Wednesday to figure out what the fuck she is doing wrong.
We tried to go over as many songs as possible, because Juan had a lot of stuff to catch up on.
Thanks to my Father’s Day present, we have plenty of pictures and actual VIDEO of the rehearsal. Yes, in our spectacular and unprecedented effort to include our beloved audience in every fucking second of our brutally painful but ultimately, dazzlingly beautiful birthing process, we are going beyond mere pictures (Carissa won’t pose naked for them anyway) and we’re giving you actual moving pictures of people who sing and play actual songs. This is like getting to see the Beatles when Paul brings in Yesterday and everyone has to figure out what the fuck they’re going to play. This is massive stuff, dear audience. You can’t put a price on this kind of musical transparency…though we’re sure going to try.
Before we dive headlong into the borderline classic tunes though, and we most assuredly will do that, we thought it would be and instructive exercise to get an in depth and provocative interview with the lead singer of Discount Romance. What is she like? What has she got to tell the world? What is behind that pretty face and those amazing tonsils? We think you’ll be shock and amazed at the results. We ripped the skin off and played with the interviewees spiritual entrails in the startling footage. No punches were pulled and no musical stone was left unturned. Those who are overly sensitive to raw and unflinching truth may wish to avert their eyes.
Plus, what is Carissa’s main desire in life? What gets her up and going in the morning? I think that burning question has been answered in this little snippet of video. Hold onto your overly baggy pants boys and girls, you maybe very surprised by the musical answer.
No One Loves Me – This is starting to come along. The first time they played it, I almost shat, it sounded so horrible. The vibe was eventually found though, and I’m looking forwards to hearing the end product. (Which will be available on Amazon, I-tunes and a quality download store near you!)
More Video!!
Here are the boys, (Kent, Dan and Juan) working on the arrangement for No One Loves Me. This basically consists of Kent and Dan working on bits and Juan nodding his head and wishing they’d get the fuck on with it so he could start playing.
Here is a brilliantly photographed but partial video taken of this song. (Who knew that the video would soak up 700mg of space on my card for about 2 and a half minutes of song)
Sweet Leaf – This is going to be a rollicking goodtime song. Anyone who has ever sampled marijuana, or even smelled it at a rock concert, should rush to their computer and purchase this song as soon as it’s available. Notice how this blog has taken a slight step towards the hardnosed, commercial aspect of the music business?
The Road To Hannah – Really liking how this is developing. Pardon Carissa’s major, major flub of the lyrics about half way through. You’ll hardly even notice it. The hobo looking gentlemen playing guitar next to Carissa is our very own Kent.
Here is the one-mic wonder recording of Road To Hannah for those who don’t want to be distracted with the amazing cinematography and glitzy and unnecessary special effect employed in the video.
Carissa’s Song – This was the first time the band had attempted this song, and since we’re recording it in a studio less than a week, probably a good thing that we finally got around to it. It is rough here, but things are starting to develop. It has to be good, it’s named after our lead singer, for Christ sakes. The vocals are a little low, hey, this was shot on a camera the size of a cigarette box.
For those who’d like to actually hear what Carissa is signing, here is a slightly better recording.
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