everyone, say hello to Raining Red, my new/oldest band.
How can a band be new and old at the same time you might ask? Well Devin is in there. And so is Alex Rodriguez, our constant Code Brown fill-in for bass and guitar when Devin and Eric began to work in high school (he basically became a full-time Code Brown member after he printed a t-shirt with Devin's face on it with the text "MISSING" that he wore to shows he played). The last is Chin, the asian guy who hung out with us all throughout high school. Is it Code Brown? No. I wrote the majority of songs for Code Brown, and this time I would really like for Devin, Alex and Jason to put their creativity into high gear considering it's their band, I'm only joining and doing what I can to fabricate their ideas into something good. I want all of the satisfaction after recording to go to them.
Its strange for me to go from playing in a high caliber band like Tiefighter, one that was constantly booking tours, studio time and had an acute sense of how to write songs that people would always get into, to playing in a garage band again. With guys who never play shows and have never assimilated themselves with a scene. But then again, it's extremely liberating. Just to head over to so-and-so's garage and jam for an hour or two and be stoked about what we came up with.
We posted two demo songs on our myspace. The first, "when earth became sky" is a song i wrote for Raining Red. I recorded it in my bedroom with my computer. I synthesized the drums and I honestly think that it's one of the most well rounded songs I have ever written. I love the way the lyrics punctuate themselves to the different tones each riff takes. I'll post the lyrics.
"with eyes locked out on the horizon,
your hand in mine, we waited for the flash
whats happening to our modern west romance?
a simple, celluloid tragedy on edge
of everything that we've ever hoped for
and everything we were ever promised
I feel the future bearing down on me
one I don't want, one I don't need
so I run anywhere
so I run nowhere
with eyes locked out on the horizon
your hand in mine, we watched the world collapse
"we're not going to make it, are we?"
you asked but you knew
that we'd blow apart like leaves
and I cant grasp this moment
your blue dress, the ocean
the overwhelming sense of urgency
that this will be the last chance
to tell you that I wanted more
than what Sumerians planned for
a future, a life with you
with eyes locked out on the horizon
your hand in mine, we waited for the blast
"we're not going to make it, are we?"
you asked but you knew
that we'd blow apart like leaves"
I bet you cant guess what movie inspired it. If you cant, the little breakdown in the middle of the song should tip you off right off.
The second song, My Downfall, was written by the rest of the guys. I just re-did the vocals.
Go check them out at www.myspace.com/rainingred1
School is going well. Math is math and math is hard work. Swimming is great, I cant believe how fast I can swim using only my arms because of all the surfing. Photoshop is fun because Ruth is in it, I like talking to her during lab. And my english class, I'll have to record the lecture because my professor is, hands down, the funniest one I've ever had.
I still love my xB. I take the long way to work just to drive it as much as I can. I've put 2000 miles on it since I bought it : X I wipe the bugs off the front every time I find one and I park in a spot at work that I can see from the video cameras on the Expo Line. Total new car syndrome.
Cant wait to see you guys!
4 comments:
Yay! Congrats on the new/old band! [They don't drink or do drugs, do they? That's the only thing that concerns me, other than that, I'm excited that you get to be musical again.] And call me dense, but I can't figure out the movie. The only one I can think of is the Armageddon-type that came out around the same time with Elijah Wood in it, I think. What is that movie called? Anyway, I'm sure that's not it. And it cracks me up that you wanted a car with good gas mileage, but you're taking the long way to work. :D Have fun with your new car! Can't wait to see you too! Love you!
With tiefighter, we would spend weeks on the road crossing state and international borders. if you have a problem with your life, it becomes everyone else's problem if you get pulled over. but Raining Red wont be doing any touring. For me, it's all for fun. Whatever the other guys do is their business, but I've known them since Suzanne, I dont think theres anything really going on.
And the movie you're thinking of is Deep Impact, and funny enough, I would have taken quotes from it if I had it because it was my first thought for good material. But I settled for terminator 2 and 3. "i feel the future bearing down on me, one I dont want one I dont need", "we're not going to make it, are we?" and "they blow apart like leaves" were all taken from those movies. the your hand in mine was in reference to the end of terminator 3. Something I'm doing with every song I write lyrics for with this band, basing it off a movie.
and yea, i hope the urge to drive needlessly passes. and the urge to save money resumes ahahaha.
OHHH..... I get it now! I don't remember T3 that well, so I would have never plugged the (what I think of as) romantic lyrics with the Terminator movies. But I do see it now. :) I saw previews for the Sarah Conner Chronicles and it looks worse than the first two episodes I saw last year. But the movie with Christian Bale next year looks amazing!
And I don't mean to be nosy. I just am so proud of your decisions and your goals, that I didn't want you to throw them all away. I'm very proud of you and hope that you really enjoy playing/making music again.
Love you!
myspace is being retarded and not loading the player, so I can't hear your songs right now, but I'm really anxious to! Hopefully it will work tomorrow! Congrats on the new band. Enjoy the low-pressure, creative atmosphere while you can :)
Keep on keepin' on with school man! You CAN do it...put your back into it :) haha...sorry. I couldn't resist. Anyway, I'll post again and let you know what I think when I can hear the songs. Take it easy. Oh, and I'm really glad you're still enjoying your ride!
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