Monday, October 5, 2009
"The Rangers had a homecoming in Harlem late last night..."
I see that Springsteen and the E-Streeters are closing out the Meadowlands in style...playing Born to Run, Born in the USA and The River in their entirety on various nights of the Meadowlands last stand...what has that got to do with Stereo Bang Bang? Let me think about that...so here we sit on the West Coast, six guys in their prime, six guys trying to stay in time...recording a Cd. Fiercely independent and unmanageable...but an interesting glimpse into the creative process. The band held a listening session on Sunday, as previously noted...criticism, self-criticism. I always wonder how awful films get made...I mean, didn't anyone notice this in cutting room? Did they not have the money or the footage to fix it? Same thing holds with the recording process...are we being objective? Are the songs any good? Is the playing good enough? Is the singing...singing? There's a lot of second guessing that goes on...but, one thing is for certain, we are makin' it up, whatever it is. The songs, the arrangements, the vibe, the sound...it is truly original although derivative. But then life is derivative. This is our own private Jungleland.
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The creative process should live somewhere between storyland and datastan. Inviting dialogue or feedback only makes what you do in storyland more relevant.
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