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It's All In The GameWhen you're working alone that shapes the sound. If a song doesn't work with just an acoustic guitar then it's no use to you at that moment. A band lets you expand your vision and your sound.
Dee McGruddy joined us on vocals and Leon Maitreya (perhaps his real name) came in on guitar. We were now officially a PROPER ROCK AND ROLL BAND !!! We made lots of noise. We aimed big. The songs were going big. I did some of my best writing and we had an album that was going to make you listen. Without the budget for a studio recording (studios? The Beatles never needed them anyway....did they?) I first decided to record the album myself (a bad idea) and then proceeded to mix it myself (a very bad idea). Predictably the results were.... 'underwhelming' (it turns out they have sound engineers for a reason). The record was a minor disaster and not the success that it deserved to be. Thankfully, the songs have now been rescued from the vaults and remixed by Justin Whittingham (Anything Goes). They finally do justice to what should have been a fantastic album. And I've learned my lesson. All In The Game re-release in 2021. |
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