It was a challenging weekend in the studio. My voice wasn't cooperating and my ears have been giving me trouble. I just can't hear anything well. Perhaps it's just lingering effects from that flu thing over Christmas.
I've been fighting and fighting with this one song called Healing Touch. Of course it's the opening song of the album. Of course it's the song that introduces the mood and lyrical theme of the project. It's the first impression song and it has to be good. And it wasn't working.
It drove me bloody crazy all weekend. I thought I had nailed it in Saturday, but listening back Sunday morning proved otherwise. I hit all the notes but they all lacked that 'spark' than makes something authentic.
I finished off tracks for Loves Sweet Decay, Foreshadow and Sweet Sugar Honey Bee yesterday and by last night I was tired. I took one last kick at Healing Touch and... it worked! Obviously I just needed to get tired enough.
All the lead vocal parts are now completed. We have a couple of guitar parts to do... a few backup vocals... and a bass part we mysteriously lost and then...
it will be done. by the end of next weekend.
(holy crap.)