Day 4
We arrived at the studio around 1pm. Jim had converted the files to ProTools and it had really brought the music to life. It was nice to hear to the ears that we actually played pretty good considering that there weren’t any effects on anything (at least I don’t think there were). So, it was time to lay the vocals down and I do have to say that I was a little nervous. I had my artillery of a 24oz can of beer, bottle of XXX vitamin water, and throat spray. If I was gonna do this, I was going in all guns blazing.
The first song that I sang was These Kids Can Kill. I was pretty goddamn proud of that one.I sang a second vocal track to layer my voice. I guess the layering gives us options. So the first song went well, and then I proceeded to do the second song, Activists Can Be Poseurs Too, which is also known as Protest. This song, vocally, kind of goes something like this “Chibbity, chabbity, zippity, zappity,” You say that three times fast and that’s kind of along the lines of what I was dealing with. If I had a swollen tongue, I’d be in some serious trouble to lay that track down. The third song was the title track, Saturday Evening Underground. This song just delivers. That’s all I can say about it, and I was pretty happy with the outcome of the vocals. The next song, Return to History, is a band favorite. I happened to make it through the first vocal track, but the second vocal track was a bit laboring. I could feel the strength in my voice begin to wane and I had to be honest with myself that I couldn’t go on.
We sat in the studio and replayed what I had laid down. I closed my eyes and just listened. I have to say that listening back put a smile on my face. Me and Cheebs were pretty happy with the outcome. The target date for the next four songs is this Friday and somehow, I am going to minimize my speaking to preserve the vocal chords. I’m not too sure how I’m going to do that, so maybe I’ll carry a notepad around and just write down everything that I want to say. I’ll be living in a text message world for the next few days. Til next time…..
Peace,
Kevy Hallous
