Into the summer we go with a new, but not unfamiliar purpose. I have accepted a challenge to produce ten new song demos before summer's end. Apparently, we can't get anything done without a deadline and furthermore, the suggestion to work isn't taken seriously unless it comes in the form of a dare. We are boys after all, we cheat, we lie, we steal, we accept dares and we seek danger. All of these things done in the most honorable of ways mind you, for we are not without virtue; every good bandit lives by the code.
To complete the ten I will take a few existing songs that have never been recorded and pass them off as new (you will never know the difference). I will sing of personal experience mixed with autobiography from a fabricated reality. We must perpetuate the mystery. Valid submissions will be in a form publishable on the internet, i.e. video or mp3. And I will remind you that the end of summer doesn't officially come till we are through the better part of September. It is attainable.
I will make a noble effort to post regular updates here, making songs available as I finish them and giving insight into the songwriting process as it unfolds. Jon Stone, the author of this challenge has likewise accepted it and it is expected of him to adhere to the code and make a matching noble effort.
The imaginary band has been revived yet again.
J. Thwaits
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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2 comments:
my goal is to revive it every time there is a short hiatus. What--you haven't been thinking about your songs for 5 minutes? Time for a revival.
And come on--I only do this because I am a fan of the JT! I dare you, oh bandit, to give the public what it so desperately wants.
I submit to you that much of the mood and flow of the words of your post can be mashed into a solid tune that probably already exists in your head: "a new, but not unfamiliar purpose"; "...we are not without virtue; every good bandit lives by the code."; "...personal experience mixed with autobiography from a fabricated reality. We must perpetuate the mystery."; "The imaginary band has been revived yet again."; and for the refrain: "We are boys after all, we cheat, we lie, we steal, we accept dares and we seek danger."
There, you have the outline of your tenth song... the one you will need come mid-September when time has slipped away and you are back in the frequency domain.
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