The City Veins

Yes, that’s a shitty song off of Semisonic’s much-maligned sophomore offering. I’m sure they were talking about some tired, completely overused description of love, utilized by Shakespeare in order to reference a greek playwrite. But with bands as it is with love, the mixture of elements determines the product. We are still at the stage of proving that we have the ability to form something meaningful and new from a musical standpoint. Sometimes it seems as if we’re close to a break-through, somtimes not.  That’s normal. But what can sometimes be shocking is the way that being part of a band transforms personalities, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. A band is not only a professional entity but is, ideally, formed on friendships and a sense of common interest. But no matter how hard you try it CANNOT be exclusively one or the other. There is just so much work to do, so many tasks to complete that you cannot help but sometimes treat friends as co-workers or employees. Obviously, people get pissed off at each other. I always hope that the result is a complete implosion through which something genuinely emotive is produced.  Anger can be useful, if people have the good sense to use, though I suppose anger is irrational almost by definition (or maybe that’s rage).  Regardless, when your favorite bands are out there creating good music, it’s likey that one of two things is actually occuring:

1Â They are about to fucking kill each other.

2 They are all suffering through immense amounts of heroin withdrawal. Â

On a completely different note, and probably more appropriate as a separate post, we’re going to begin offering new recordings much more frequently. Spencer, Bayes, and I are moving into a new place off of Lee Highway, and when we’re finished moving in we will be able to record rehearsals live. That should be pretty bitchin’. If anyone doubts my technological acumen, which you would have plenty of evidence for, I will put your criticism to rest with the next set of offerings. Bayes and I will also drop selected pieces of songs that we’re working on, so check back frequently!