Monday, August 20, 2007
"Tried out for the team..."
Willis Update August 20 2007

Yesterday was a productive day in the Willis world as Rob and I got a good chunk of the guitar down. The next step will be for me to lay down some rhythm gits to match up with robs and start to fill in the sound. Then we will start work on the clean guitars before we take a stab at the bass. If everything goes according to plan, I would like to have some rough mixes done to send out to everybody by the end of august or early september. These mixes obviously won't have any vocals, and probably not any lead guitars either, but they would allow Amy to hear how the songs are taking shape so she can start work on any lyric and melody changes that will be required. There seems to be a faint light at the end of the tunnel, but it's pretty tiny at the moment. These next couple steps are going to be big ones, and we're going to start hearing these songs like we've never heard them before. Let's keep rocking!

Drummer John

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posted by John Simmonds @ 12:40 AM   0 comments
Monday, July 23, 2007
It's Alive! It's Alive!
Willis Update July 23 2007

Indeed, yesterday Rob and myself laid down the beginnings of 12 willis songs, with the help of our friend Brain G. We spent about 8 hours working on drums and guitar before packing it in for the day. It was long, hot, and exhausting, but worth it. The drums are sounding great, and the songs are tighter than ever before. It's like listening to them for the first time, with some of the changes we've made, and the quality of both the recording and the playing. I plan on going through everything we recorded yesterday within the next day or two, and fixing up any drums that need to be. Then, I'm off to Mexico until August 6th, after which we will be resuming the recording starting with Rob's guitars. I can't wait to start getting these guitars down and hear these songs take shape.

Happy 10th anniversary Willis!

Drummer John

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