New Album
So I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately. My company got bought out last August, and I’ve been waiting since then for everything to be said and done with so I can get laid off and move on with my life. Pretty much everything I enjoyed about my job went away almost overnight, and I’ve been stuck doing the few things I didn’t like about my job full time for the past year or so. Needless to say, that does not make me a happy Erock. Thankfully, my time at work is coming to a close rather soon. My only fear is that when I’m finally free the funk may decide to hang around like Saddam Hussein.
I’ve decided the only way to keep myself from becoming a reclusive video game addict during my time off is to write and record an album. It’s been quite some time since I’ve been serious about my music, but it’s really the best way to channel feeling like shit into something productive. I figured I’d write about it here to keep myself honest. Otherwise, it would be too easy to slack off. Then a few years from now I’ll be kicking myself for not taking the opportunity to make some music.
The big first step is figuring out where I want to go with this from a musical standpoint. I think the only way to do that is to start tooling around on the guitar and see what comes out. If I like where it’s going, then I’ll run with it. I’ve done some doodling around while watching TV the past few nights, but nothing was coming out. I wasn’t plugged in, and I think that’s what’s keeping me from making that first step. I need to find the right guitar tone. I have a few ideas, but I think I need to just play around until I find something I like. Hopefully once I get the sound, the riffs will start flowing like they always have.
