May 16, 2009

• I was originally going to comment on Eminem's new CD, but I've decided it's unneeded. The short version - disappointing. Lyrical genius with no direction of message (or much of anything beyond crazy rhyming).

   

  So, I'll instead post my song, which is about...at least a year old by now. No, actually, it ought to be older. Dang. Basically, I wrote the first two verses a while (heh, long while) back. I was at a total loss for where to head lyrcially and seemed to be exausting my own rhyme schemes (as a reviewer told me, same type of words rhymed as always). The first half of the second verse in particular was just awfully weak.

  I don't remember exactly what happened in order next, but at some point I really started to like an old beat that I had done. It had (/has) a very spaced out type feel to it. I was lucky it worked so nicely. Since I was stuck very much in my "write about depression, abuse, etc." phase, where all of my work was focused on this topic (if only all my work was of the same quality from that time...), I found three friends to record their own personal issues to be used in place of the hook. Wasn't entirely easy, since not everyone was exactly jumping at the idea of their own problems being displayed in such a public medium. But I found three who were willing to help.

  As the beat was constructed, finalized, and the interviews interlaced properly, I decided to gut the first half of the original second verse and put in an old verse I had never used. It worked perfectly, thankfully.

  I don't know when the third verse was written in respect to the previous stuff I've just written but I do know it was about a year since I had written anything. I think as a product of so long a break from writing and so many ideas and opinions mulling over in my head, the third verse ended up 60 or so lines.

  In any case, after finally getting time to record the thing, I ended re-recording some of the parts because my flow was just awful for some parts. Plus some minor tweakings and alterign the beat had to be done. Finally, after all this time and talk about it, it's done. I just pray it sounds like a decent final product.

  For those unfamiliar with my album idea, this point is when the protaganist is dealing with so much they're more concerned with just saying their thoughts than concern with how they say them. Needless to say, the enirety of the song is meant to be jarring and explicit. The lyrics can be gotten here: http://thirst2.xanga.com/656823727/item/. In any case, I'll stop talking now.

  (note: everyone who knows these people on here I trust, so I don't fear them being bothered for what they say on the track. Plus, they approved of it being used when I asked to interview them. But, nonetheless, they are taking a brave step of putting their voices out there - so, of course, respect that; it takes a lot)

  
  (you can pause the music player at the very bottom of the page)

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