2026 RPM Challenge idea number three becomes finished song number seven. Is it obvious that I started dumbing things down just so I could get the 9/8 time signature to work? I don't think I've ever written anything in 9/8 before. I mean…

2026 RPM Challenge idea number 12 becomes song number two. This one might be good if I wasn't such a crummy singer. All guitar parts are a Gibson Les Paul Custom into a Fender Bassbreaker 15. No pedals this year, just plugged straight in…

2026 RPM Challenge idea number five becomes finished song number three. This one is really frustrating. I had a ton of gear problems when recording the guitars. I broke my prime RPM directive and re-recorded some of the parts a few days later…

2026 RPM Challenge idea number six becomes finished song number four. You might think this song is worth it for all the stopping and starting fun, but for me it's worth it for the four bars of guitarmonies. All guitar parts are a Gibson…

2026 RPM Challenge idea number seven becomes finished song number 12. I'm not sure what to think of this one. I listen once and I think it's okay. I listen a second time and I think it's awful. The vocals are terrible, objectively, but everything…

2026 RPM Challenge song idea number four becomes finished song number 11. I almost dropped this one without finishing it. I somehow managed to really intimidate myself with it. The sections were so long and the melodies were busy and it was…

2026 RPM Challenge idea number 16 becomes finished song number 10. This song feels like evidence that this year's project is running out of gas. I'm happy it exists but that's about the best I can say. All guitar parts are a Gibson Les…

2026 RPM Challenge song idea number 15 becomes finished song number nine. Another in a long line of attempts at writing The Great American 3/4 Rocker. I think as I typed the previous sentence I decided that my album title this year will be…

2026 RPM Challenge idea number two becomes finished song number eight. iTunes is telling me I just reached 35 minutes but I think it's rounding up. I might have enough to submit a finished RPM Challenge at this point, but I'll keep going…

2026 RPM Challenge idea number three becomes finished song number seven. Is it obvious that I started dumbing things down just so I could get the 9/8 time signature to work? I don't think I've ever written anything in 9/8 before. I mean…