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It's Terry Time again!

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well

We went back into the studio on Monday night to remix Travelling song, add choruses, tweak levels, change snare sounds.

That was all OK. Then I got a bit keen on 'adjusting' the harp solo int he middle, dropping the level and messing with it..

On listening to it subsequently I start to wonder whether we're (by we, I mean, Me)  improving on Pete's mix or stuffing it up.

(sigh)

We'll be releasing both versions; the very elegant and smooth mix that Pete produced to start with and then the more raucous, live sounding mix that the band prefers.

Pete sees the studio material as its own thing, that live shows should be different, whereas Mr Wizard, Rosie and Yours Truly like the way we sound live and are trying to replicate that.

I can see merit in both points of view.

The Curious Assembly project has had the benefit of allowing us to examine each song as a single, with more elapsed time between recordings.

We're also now working towards 'sonic' outcomes, in other words, setting a goal of how something should sound and seeing how close we get.

I was hoping to post a revised clip but I'll hold off as we ponder the changes we've made.

Hmmm..

Twas the night before Christmas

and all through the land

people went shopping

at Coles

for cheap ham

or crowded in Target

fighting over

the lollies

some ramming old ladies

and cars with their trolleys

but one thing was absent

one thing was missing

it was as if Old Saint Nick

left a sign

'I've gone fishing'

The reindeer searched high for their

ebullient master

'if we cannot find Santa, 'it'll be a disaster'

til a red eyed young reindeer put

his ear to the ground

I know where that fat bastard is

just follow that sound

down railways and streetways and sidewalks and chimneys

and bike lanes and alleys went DONNER UND BLIITZEN!!

at last did they come to a well hidden stair

pointed the young reindeer

I'll just bet he's up there

so they forked out dough for the cover

and marched through the door

and LO, there was Santa, out on the dance floor

He smiled his great smile, gave them a hug

so warm and big

I wondered when you'd get here

it's a Stormcellar gig!

8:30-23:00.

Ho Ho Ho!

It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's Comedy Gold!