It has been a goal for the band to record in Nashville.  My brother-in-law went to school in Nashville for music business and is now getting himself established in the highly competitive world of recording in the most competitive city in the country.  This all means that we have the opportunity to go record for much less than it would normally cost us.  

Deciding to record, however, has been the easy part.  Now we are in the process of writing new songs and learning material so that we can record.  The problem is that just learning new songs isn’t enough.  We have enough songs that we could actually cut some and still have enough for an album.  This doesn’t mean they are cohesive or flow well together.  They don’t necessarily represent pieces of a puzzle that when put together makes sense.  I am not sure I even know how that is done.  

I don’t know if it is the pressure of recording in a city known as the “Recording Capital of the World,” or this being my first real experience recording, but I am really hung up on it.  I want this album to be good.  No, I want it to be great.  I want to be able to look back on it and be proud that we really did a solid job.  The real problem is that I am a bass player.  I am a bass player and the newest member to this band.  I feel like I overstep my bounds enough with some of the feedback and comments I make.  I have been in the band for a little more than six months, but I still want to be respectful.  

So right now I am trying to do everything I can within reason.  The first thing is taking charge of my own bass lines, refining them, crafting some runs, building some depth.  I have a lot of work to take care of, so I am just going to do what I can and hope that everyone else is doing the same. 

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