Monday, February 18, 2013

God Bless the Bass Player


 I’m not sure where time goes, but it goes fast. I looked at my blog and I noticed it‘s been five days since my last post. I’ve been working on bass lines for three songs that I’m recording in the studio.
The bass lines were all over the place at first. They still are, but I’m getting a better feel for what works and what doesn’t. The object is to play something interesting without it being too busy. For some people, that’s like talking without cussing. Cussing is flashy, busy talk. It’s the quick hit, the jolt that emphasizes. Well, I can’t have that with these bass lines. I need something smooth that isn’t necessarily repetitive. Not an easy task considering the songs are kind of repetitive. I wish the songwriter (me) would have thought about that when he wrote the songs.
            The bass player will have to save the day again. God bless the freakin’ bass player.  

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