it was just me, Rene and Ralph at last night's practice... Apple could not be with us since she was in Cavite as for Jann Paul, we haven't heard from him yet...
i really wanted to consistently have this once a week practice sessions but i just can't... it's so frustrating and i can't really do anything about it... Ralph has really been catching up a lot... these practice sessions could very much do us well specially Jann Paul and Apple...
nevertheless, with the aid of beats coming from a heavily battered keyboard in Sam's studio, the 3 of us was able to carry on practicing... it was suprisingly enjoyable inspite of the basic beats that your's truly could ever manage to juice from the keyboard's default beat bank...
we wasted no time cleaning up some songs specially "The Louder You'll Know"... at first we kinda found it hard to play along side the steadiness of the drum patterns but after a while we got used to it... i also came to know how hard it was to sing in precision time... i enjoyed it a lot to a point that it made me consider to get me a drum machine... but i know that i'm not that patient at learning how to program beats but maybe it might come to good use someday... just maybe... but i'd still go for a real drummer anytime...
here's how we toyed around playing two songs (Wasting Opportunities and Under Ccover Angel) using the same drum pattern...
Monday, September 15, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Expecting, Anticipating... The Rain...
Expecting, Anticipating... The Rain...
i was looking forward to last Monday's Buzz Night as this new Pillow line-up's debut gig but because of that rains, i guess it'll have to wait...
still we did play without Apple who could not make it due to flooded streets leading from her place to Mayrics... also she got injured because of the flooded streets going to her place...
Actually, i did felt really disappointed... who wouldn't be... we had at least 3 practice sessions going to this one and was expecting quite a lot from everyone involved trying to prove, me specially, that we have weathered the storm that has recently hit this band... it could've been a treat if we were palying all together that night...
Again, it just have to wait but now my patience an faith is being tested... i'm beging to ask the question "Is This IT?"...
Actually, we almost didn't get to play last night because aside from Apple not making to the venue, Jann Paul also had a hard time getting out of work as planned... ralph didn't want to wait much more since it was really late... i decided on letting Kel (Candyaudioline) play drums which was really what i didn't want that time around cause i wanted to push with the right line-up even without our singer... Jann Paul came just in the nic of time and we went with our set getting help along the way from Elaine (Candyaudioline) doind back-up vocals...
all in all, it was sort of an imcomplete but satisfying ordeal... Elaine was a bonus treat and while watching some of the footages, i think we played well... Elaine was bravely hilarious... she doesn't really care whether she'd look funny, a burst of giggles here and there at the slightest boo boo she did... Thanks Elaine!!!
lesson learned: this one's going to be a tough one and needs to be approached with patience and respect to everyone involved... at least i can see that everyone's into it one way or another... and that'll do for now...
Let it rain!!!
i was looking forward to last Monday's Buzz Night as this new Pillow line-up's debut gig but because of that rains, i guess it'll have to wait...
still we did play without Apple who could not make it due to flooded streets leading from her place to Mayrics... also she got injured because of the flooded streets going to her place...
Actually, i did felt really disappointed... who wouldn't be... we had at least 3 practice sessions going to this one and was expecting quite a lot from everyone involved trying to prove, me specially, that we have weathered the storm that has recently hit this band... it could've been a treat if we were palying all together that night...
Again, it just have to wait but now my patience an faith is being tested... i'm beging to ask the question "Is This IT?"...
Actually, we almost didn't get to play last night because aside from Apple not making to the venue, Jann Paul also had a hard time getting out of work as planned... ralph didn't want to wait much more since it was really late... i decided on letting Kel (Candyaudioline) play drums which was really what i didn't want that time around cause i wanted to push with the right line-up even without our singer... Jann Paul came just in the nic of time and we went with our set getting help along the way from Elaine (Candyaudioline) doind back-up vocals...
all in all, it was sort of an imcomplete but satisfying ordeal... Elaine was a bonus treat and while watching some of the footages, i think we played well... Elaine was bravely hilarious... she doesn't really care whether she'd look funny, a burst of giggles here and there at the slightest boo boo she did... Thanks Elaine!!!
lesson learned: this one's going to be a tough one and needs to be approached with patience and respect to everyone involved... at least i can see that everyone's into it one way or another... and that'll do for now...
Let it rain!!!
Friday, September 05, 2008
All Together Now... At Last...
for the first time, the members of the new line-up (Me, Apple, Ralph, Rene and Jann Paul) all showed up for practice...
regretfully, i wasn't able to use the opportunity to whip this line-up to shape thanks to my idea of having both Candyaudioline and Soft Pillow Kisses share the same practice slot... still we had a blast courtesy of my Candy mates who i think were all born with a natural tendency towards Lunacy...
During the Pillow practice session, i noticed a few things that have to be taken into consideration... 1st is how the past few successive practice session have helped Jann Paul get back to form... i remember during the recording sessions last month as to how he was having a very difficult time playing the songs... now he was playing them with ease... just hope that with these practice sessions, he'd improve more specially on the more upbeat songs where he usually have a hard time executing them at the right speed... Rene on the other hand is more relaxed and credits this to Jann Paul's steadiness... this is a good thing and give the songs more consistency and definition... Apple on the otherhand obviously needs to practice more and regularly... Rene noticed that she seems to forget the proper executions specially after weeks of being inactive... well actually she has already told me that she have some sort of a memory problem ever since she was involved in an accident not so long ago... i also noticed something about the way she sings... there's something wrong with the way she anticipates each line... this is mainly due to her having a hard time memorising them, this affects the way she sings making her sing awkwardly at times... this can still be corrected i think... As for Ralph, i guess he's suffering from info-overload but he'll get the hang of it very soon... also he still has to learn the right sound for each song... still we all are very pleased with him... he even impressed us all by learning 1 song (Just Like The Sky) in just 30 minutes...
as for me, i guess i'm really getting old...
regretfully, i wasn't able to use the opportunity to whip this line-up to shape thanks to my idea of having both Candyaudioline and Soft Pillow Kisses share the same practice slot... still we had a blast courtesy of my Candy mates who i think were all born with a natural tendency towards Lunacy...
During the Pillow practice session, i noticed a few things that have to be taken into consideration... 1st is how the past few successive practice session have helped Jann Paul get back to form... i remember during the recording sessions last month as to how he was having a very difficult time playing the songs... now he was playing them with ease... just hope that with these practice sessions, he'd improve more specially on the more upbeat songs where he usually have a hard time executing them at the right speed... Rene on the other hand is more relaxed and credits this to Jann Paul's steadiness... this is a good thing and give the songs more consistency and definition... Apple on the otherhand obviously needs to practice more and regularly... Rene noticed that she seems to forget the proper executions specially after weeks of being inactive... well actually she has already told me that she have some sort of a memory problem ever since she was involved in an accident not so long ago... i also noticed something about the way she sings... there's something wrong with the way she anticipates each line... this is mainly due to her having a hard time memorising them, this affects the way she sings making her sing awkwardly at times... this can still be corrected i think... As for Ralph, i guess he's suffering from info-overload but he'll get the hang of it very soon... also he still has to learn the right sound for each song... still we all are very pleased with him... he even impressed us all by learning 1 song (Just Like The Sky) in just 30 minutes...
as for me, i guess i'm really getting old...
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Getting Better...
we had our second practice with Ralph last Sunday and we (Me, Rene and Jann Paul) just can't help but feel really happy at Ralph's progress... he can now do around 12songs... ang bilis di ba? wasn't really expecting it to be that quick pero ayun, masipag talaga... he takes things seriously and as much as possible, he'd stay close to what he hears... we even made him do some songs which he hasn't studied yet pero go pa rin sya... i like that attitude, willing to try things rather than shying away just to save face... it just goes to show how confident he is as a guitarist...
Nung first practice, he was able to do 7 songs (Bathing In The Sun, It Will Never Last (Forever), Harsh Words (Never Heal), I Don't Know What To Say, Stolen Flowers, Stay Here For A While and Losing Something...) last time out he was able to do 5 more (Mr. Right, Vodka Ice #3, Under Cover Angel, Your Shoes Are Untied and So Called Friend)... Sayang at wala dun si Apple kasi it would've been more enjoyable since the line-up been almost rounded up with Jann Paul still being our drummer... and because of Ralph, kahit na medyo loaded si Jann Paul sa work, mas feel nya ngayon mag practice... Even me and Rene have been enjoying the past few practice sessions...
Tonight there'll be another one with (pati rin Candyaudioline) and hopefully kumpleto kaming lahat sa practice para mas masayama...
Nung first practice, he was able to do 7 songs (Bathing In The Sun, It Will Never Last (Forever), Harsh Words (Never Heal), I Don't Know What To Say, Stolen Flowers, Stay Here For A While and Losing Something...) last time out he was able to do 5 more (Mr. Right, Vodka Ice #3, Under Cover Angel, Your Shoes Are Untied and So Called Friend)... Sayang at wala dun si Apple kasi it would've been more enjoyable since the line-up been almost rounded up with Jann Paul still being our drummer... and because of Ralph, kahit na medyo loaded si Jann Paul sa work, mas feel nya ngayon mag practice... Even me and Rene have been enjoying the past few practice sessions...
Tonight there'll be another one with (pati rin Candyaudioline) and hopefully kumpleto kaming lahat sa practice para mas masayama...
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