Last weekend, (that is the 11th and 12th October) the people who I played drums for at the Polish club invited me to join them in a jam session with another two musicians. This time I would be playing guitar and singing, and in the rest of the lineup there were also the two original guitarists plus a bassist and a drummer. It took place at one of the guitarist's (Ragnar) garage, and he gave me a lift in transporting the equipment that I was bringing.
We spent most of the time working on the Iron Maiden epic "Phantom of the Opera" which required intense levels of concentration due to its complex musical structure and multiple instrumental parts. A lot of the riffs and themes I had to learn on the first day, as well as the vocal tune in the verses.
(3 hours)
In spite of this, by the end of the second day we were able to play the whole seven minutes of the song, albeit with a few mistakes. I have included a link to an audio file of one of the takes we played - http://www.esnips.com/doc/cb5bcb01-856c-4f2f-9f2f-7cd1ba1ea83b/Recording-(1). Only problem is that the vocals cannot be heard due to the position of the phone that recorded it. In addition, we jammed seceral other tunes such as "In Bloom" by Nirvana, "American Idiot" by Greenday, "Time" by Pink Floyd, "Rooster" by Alice In Chains and "Drive" by Incubus.
(4 hours)
It seems very likely that this activity will continue, as Ragnar tells me that he will attempt to book a studio that he knows for this weekend.
Unfortunately, my open mic activity is currently suspended due to my voice being out of action for singing. This is because of a combination of a throat infection and trying to sing at the mentioned rehearsal whilst I had it. On Monday 20th I have an acoustic gig at The Brewery Tap pub, so hopefully my voice will have recovered by then and a friend should be able to video the performance for this blog.
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