studio – Page 9 – Paul Melancon

6 June, 2001

6 Jun: studio

OVERTURE
Mike Rizzi (Five Eight) – drums

HITCHCOCK BLONDE
Mike Rizzi – drums

So, in the intervening time Rob and I have come to the conclusion that OVERTURE is still a little too slow. It wouldn’t be quite as big a deal if it wasn’t leading off the CD, but it really needs to grab and right now it still sort of feels a little sluggish. The fault of not really spending time on working these out ahead of time, but it’s not something that could be avoided given the money situation.

So Mike came in and worked on both tracks today while I’m here at work.

4 June, 2001

4 Jun: studio

JEFF LYNNE
Paul – backing vocals

Backing vocals done. They’re not the sort of over-the-top thing I would have liked, but there just wasn’t anything coming. It was time to admit I can write the songs, but only Jeff Lynne can do those damn backing vocals. I just couldn’t break through that wall.

About a year ago I had a revelation about myself, that I remembered this morning for some reason. I was having a sort of break-down at the time, despondent over my life and where it seemed to be headed, and in the course of trying to work it out the wife asked me what it was I wanted to be?

There was a brief pause and it suddenly dawned on me. And it’s important that you not laugh.

I wanted to be a superhero.

When I was a kid that’s all I ever wanted to be, and I realized that it hadn’t changed.

Now, you may not realize this, but since I’m not from another planet, and radioactive spider bites tend to simply kill you in real-life, superhero jobs are pretty scarce. But that desire has pretty much shaped my life unconsciously since I was a child.

Being a musician is as close as I could get.

28 February, 2001

28 Feb: studio

LITTLE PLUM
Paul – ukulele, vocals

Uke track done in one take. Vocals done in three, one each on a different mic, sung very close and quietly. Talked about putting JEFF LYNNE on hold until we can come up with backing vocals. Next date up in the air, he’ll be working on these songs, and we’ll figure out what’s next and who’ll do the drums.