Something that never got lyrics... Recorded for the 2020 RPM Challenge

Me on guitar, bass, and words. Drums via plugin. Vox courtesy of the Microsoft Word narrator. :)

Me on guitar, bass, and words. Drums via plugin. Vox via Microsoft Word narrator.

Me on drums, bass, and borrowed classical guitar. Recorded the drum part to test the mic setup in my rearranged drum room. Added the guitar and bass a week later, between watching David Byrne's performances on SNL. Not ecstatic about any of…

Added snide words to a funky little burp. There really is no point.

Me on guitar and bass. Drums arranged in Superior Drummer 3 plugin. Vox via Microsoft Word narrator, and words via Inspirobot. :)

This one was me trying out my new MIDI keyboard controller in FL Studio. Also finally realized I could open Superior Drummer in there, so here we are...

Me trying out my new MIDI keyboard controller in Reaper (EZKeys plugin). Drums via Superior Drummer, and vox (as usual) via Microsoft Word narrator and Inspirobot.

Another drum mic test, re-purposed and mangled in Reaper. Added bass and guitar for even more fuzz.

Another drum mic test mangled and re-used. Keys via MIDI clips in EZKeys plugin, and vox/words via Microsoft Word narrator and Inspirobot.

The original working title for this album was PSA, because Robbie and Margaret mentioned that all the songs they had in mind were pretty and sad, or angry. Robbie R. - lyrics, vocals, guitar Kevin C. - drums, bass, recording, mixing

Ah, a true group effort! John J. had the idea to record a song on drums, then hand it off to the rest of the group to build off of. I took him up on the challenge, adding rhythm guitar and bass tracks one night at the studio. Kenny had some…

Another Sweepers original. Thanks, guys! (Not sure where the occasional snare ring is coming from, but I didn't have time to track it down...) Willis ??? - vocals, guitar Tommy U. - guitar Bob P. - bass Jonny P. - drums Kevin C. - recording…

Heh. :) The first two verses are about a local town (Decatur, AL) with notorious sewage/drainage and chemical problems. The third verse is about a literal poop train that stunk up north Birmingham and Parrish, AL for weeks at a time within…

Last-minute addition, and fueled by the same impulse that led to the PSA working album title (Pretty and Sad, or Angry). We didn't have time to get the vocals right in the studio, so I just pulled my usual trick of making the computer say the…

Another Sweepers original. Thanks, guys! Willis ??? - vocals, guitar Tommy U. - guitar Bob P. - bass Jonny P. - drums Kevin C. - recording, mixing

Margaret's relatable expression of beleaguerement. Margaret B. - lyrics, vocals Robbie R. - lead guitar Kevin C. - rhythm guitar, bass, drums, recording, mixing

Another Sweepers original. Thanks, guys! Bob P. - vocals, bass Willis ??? - guitar Tommy U. - guitar Jonny P. - drums Kevin C. - recording, mixing

Brothers Matthew and Michael came over to record some guitar at my home studio. Rather than parse the parts out into individual songs, I just left 'em smushed together. :) Michael N. - lead guitar Matthew N. - rhythm guitar Kevin C. - drum…

This could have been a JellySpice track, but I decided to put it over here in SRC-land. :) Bill J. - vocals Kenny T. - bass Kevin C. - drums, recording, mixing