Attendees included Sal, Nick, Jason, and myself, plus prospective lead singer Jess. Sometimes it's good to step back for a while so the songs feel fresher when you return. It also helped that we were trying some new songs ("Teen Angst" by Cracker, "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads) and bringing back "Dani California", not to mention that this was only the second session for "Sherry Darling" and "The Kids are Alright".
As for Jess, we liked her as a person, but she's not the right voice for us, so we're still looking. She did help in a couple of respects, though. We hadn't formally chosen "Psycho Killer", but she thought she could sing it, and the rest of us thought we could play it, so we took a shot in the dark and it really worked out well, though I ultimately took over the lead vocal on it. She was also helpful in keeping us together for the chorus of "Dani California", which has been a significant problem. Now we've at least isolated the core of the problem and can try to fix it.
Highlights of the session: "Teen Angst" and "Psycho Killer" immediately sounded as though they'll be among our best songs, right out of the gates. "The Kids are Alright" was right up there, too.
Lowlight: Winging our way through the Beatles' "Day Tripper" because Jess thought she might be able to do it. Turns out that none of us really could.
I've taken the lead vocal on the last couple of new songs, except for "The Kids are Alright", so in the absence of a new lead singer, we need to find some material that suits Nick's voice.
We're still tightening up gradually, in spite of the long layoff. Good session this time.
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