June 14, 2024
After being sick for most of May
and the first bit of June, I was
FINALLY able to start recording
vocals again! This week I recorded
the lead vocal parts on
Shadow/Light and nailed down
what I wanted everybody else to
sing! On this song there is sort of a
call and response feel on the verses
so I’ll be singing the initial call
while James will be singing the
response. Then on the choruses...
usually I sing my own harmonies
and doubles but this week after
hearing mine and James vocals
together for the first time I wanted
to give it a try for the choruses so
I’m having James record all of the
choruses too with me. Since this
song is supposed to first represent
Shadow for the first half and Light
for the second half, I decided to use
Sam’s sweet buttery rich deep
vocals on the bridge (there simply
aren’t enough adjectives in the
English language to describe his
singing voice). By the bridge the
overall tone of the song changes
from Shadow to Light or at least to
a plea for Light. Sam’s voice does
this beautifully on this part. Then
mine and James voices will be heard
in the distance. Last but not least
SARAH will have a time to shine as
her voice comes in on its own solo
part until the final round of the
ending all four of our voices come
together for a big epic kaboom
finish hehe. This is seriously
probably my most favorite song I’ve
ever written, no joke. It perfect
encapsulates introducing the entire
meaning of the Beautiful, Terrible
album which is why I decided to
have it be the first song.
As I wait for James to send back his
vocals, today I hope to record more
vocals on one of the next songs...
likely “When the devil Calls”... then
tomorrow Sam and I have ONE
MORE SONG to sketch the drum
part out on which is part II of the
Beautiful, Terrible Trilogy (or last
three songs on the album). We’re
only two months away from my
birthday and my goal has been to
get the digital version finished and
out to everyone by then but we’ll
definitely be cutting it close!