Huzza!!!

Well, Here's an update....
We all got together and have been working on Thank you lists, credits, and lyrics. We are about 35% done with the layout of the record. Still need a few things. We have worked on the order of the tracks(still working on that). I have been listening to the songs exclusively and have some changes I want to make (minor changes) as well, there is a lot more work to be done, but we are excited. I have also been getting quotes on the production cost of the CD, things are looking promising..
On the status of the band... We are currently working with a new drummer. His name is John(Black Ops) He is an old friend from my days working at guitar center. He is very dedicated and works really hard. Hopefully we will be ready to play some shows once the record is done!! We will also be working on NEW material...NICE!!

There it is THE UPDATE!!!

-Shaun

don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining

GRRRRRR.....No new blogs from band members! I'm all alone here. (thanks Will for the comment but the world needs to know of any progress your making as well) I have a strong feeling that no one else from our band is even reading this blog. It's effectiveness is almost mute... I can almost guarantee that no band members are active promoting the blog either. I don't mean to bitch, but I really want to hear about what everyone else is doing( in regards to the band of course) If this blog is any indication, nobody in the band is making any progress. My vote on the poll to the right will be "ARE THEY STILL A BAND??" Prove me wrong guys...prove me wrong!

Oh, I did not make any more progress either, I will be working on the layout of the cd tonight...hopefully. Were supposed to have band practice tonight as well;However ,From what Old Dirty is telling me, that probably won't happen.. RATS!! This CD will never come out BAH!

P.S. HAHAH...Just venting, I check the blog everyday hoping I could get some insight into what the other guys are working on outside of band practice. TO NO AVAIL!!

(not so)Wicked!!

-Shaun

I put the "PRO" in Procrastination

Damn! I did it again. I let the "Pro" get the best of me last night. I ment to sit down and work on the Intro for one of the songs, but instead I didn't. Bah... I'm not sure if I will get to it tonight either.(double BAH) I will definatly try. I have to work on the layout for the cd as well. I think tonight I will at least do a scratch layout with on paper with crudely drawn ideas for each panel. I am figuring on at least 4 panels for the cardboard case and 8 for the booklet. I have some ideas, but I need to get them down so that they can be evaluated outside of my head. They need to be reviewed by the rest of the band as well. Also any input they may have needs to noted. I have not seen the "whole" band in weeks. I was hoping that this blog could serve as a way for us to see eachothers progress, but it seems that I may be the only one even reading and contributing to the blog (of band members of course, Im sure there are millions in the general public that read my terrible writing everyday) Where are you Mike, Will, Old Dirty and R.G.? Is anybody out-there?

Wicked

-Shaun

I did it!! I did it!!

Last night I beat procrastination for at least one night. I got to the studio last night and actually got something accomplished..NICE!! I finished the additional backup vocals on one song and redid the main vocals for a song that I was not happy with. I also added backup harmonies to that song as well. Hurray!! So for tonight, I need to redo the intro that Kevin accidentally deleted and work on the layout of the album. And look I blogged again today! Thats Three days in a row. I have to get Will to post again on the progress the band has been making at practice. Stay tuned!

Wicked!

-Shaun

I'm a Sad Puppy

I was really excited to get things done last night. I got to the studio around 11:30. I was getting ready to tackle some of the tasks I had been meaning to get to, then it happened... I turned on the time thief! I turned on the TV and on the History channel a program about far of galaxies and the universe was on. I got sucked in! I did not do a thing. After a while I got tired and fell asleep. I awoke to realize I had missed out on any progress that I had intended on making. BAH!! The one redeeming thing is that I am blogging today!! So tonight I won't make any puppy's sad and actually work on the song that I need to add backups to.. GO ME!!!
Also, where is the rest of the band. Old Major, Will and R.G. have posted at least once but Mike has not posted at all. Also R.G. Promised us that he would post at the very least, weekly ,but has not lived up to his "Commitment". I do believe he stated in his first post that, and I quote

The drummer for SCR does not verbally, physically, or ethereally commit to posting daily (every 24 hours) on this blog; the drummer does, in fact, COMMIT to posting at MINIMUM once a week, until said album is completed. Any additional postings are a bonus. The drummer does agree to Rock!

Hmmmm Interesting

WICKED

-Shaun

Another Day

Here we are back again. Well, I wish I had more to report. We have not done much in the past few weeks toward the completion of the record. I am working on a barter/trade thing with a web designer to design and produce our webpage for the record. Judging from some of the examples he has shown me, it looks like it will be pretty wicked professional. The idea is to have a one page website dedicated to the album. I want to stream the whole record on this page as well as provide any information as far as shows and news.(and of course how to BUY the record....NICE!!) I took a night shift at my job so the guys have been having practice without me :( Good news for any fans out there as they have been learning new songs for the NEXT record. Also,Kevin accidentally deleted some to the files for an intro that I did. I will have to redo that and finish up some additional back up vocals. Kevin has been mixing the songs in the mean time and we have been listening to them to determine if any changes need to be made...sheesh. With August coming up tomorrow, a NOVEMBER 07' release date is slipping away. There is an overall lack of motivation right now that needs to be changed (I include myself as well). I still need to finish the layout for the cd but I have been to lazy to work on it. THAT CHANGES TODAY!! I AM GOING TO BLOG AGAIN EVERYDAY AND MAKE SOME SORT OF PROGRESS E-V-E-R-Y D-A-Y!!!!! Tonight I will work on the layout and record the extra backups for at least one song!!

LETS DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS!!!

WICKED!!!!!!!!

-Shaun

Boo- YA!~

Salutations!,
Sorry about not posting as often as I promised.We ran into an issue with the Internet at the studio,my primary place of blogging!! Any who, Progress is going good!
As Kevin began doing all the preliminary mixes he noted that the recording of the drums on one of the songs was sub par...So Ricardo RE-RECORDED it. Also He recorded a little fun extra(you will have to wait for the record to find out..HA!!) I have been listening to the initial mixes and have noted some areas that may need additional harmony backup vocals;However, we are still making great strides in regards to what I will call Administrative aspects of the record. such as: album art,production and distribution.
We are currently in the process of redesigning our myspace.. very soon we will be posting one of the finished songs there. Also Once the record is complete we will be putting up a special site for the Album in which we will stream the whole record!!! SHWEEET!
I hope you are telling your friends (although they won't believe you!! they will say Samuel Caldwell's Revenge has had a record coming out for almost 2 years..Bah!)
Just so you guys know we have already began work on our second release, I have about three skeletons of songs and Will has....well a virtual plethora of songs...So the next record will NOT take as long!!!

WICKED!!

-Shaun

"What The Fuck Is a Blog?......."

So... here we are... on the "internet"... apparently everyday. we'll see how well i keep up with this. I'm the Old "Dirty" Major. i should start by saying i don't spend alot of time in "cyber space", or with technology in general, so any questions, comments or concerns regarding my postings are probably pointless.
well, now that we've become familiar with one another, let me get to the point. this is a blog, (it sounds very punk rock if you extend the vowel) which, i am told, is a guy writing about crap no one wants to hear about on a platform so large no one could find it if they wanted to. so, mom and ba, ("ba" means 'dad' in vietnamese, which is what i call my (step)-dad, on account of he's vietnamese... {southern, for those of you with left-over "hostile" war sentiment... save it for "Part II: Bush's Crusade"}-), and my brother Jason,... thanks for logging on.
so in case i haven't told you already, we're supposedly releasing our first full length album sometime this century. it is going to be called "The Power to Consume Ourselves", and upon detailed inspection, i feel it's appropriate to announce that we may or may not be rapidly approaching what may or not be the final draft of what may or may not be the cover art for said album. i'm sure you're as excited as i am. it would be hard not to. (i wanted to end that last sentence with the word "be", because it sounded better in my head, but i wasn't sure if it was a preposition or not. perhaps because of my poor, public school education)
on the other hand, we actually are wrapping up the butt end of the recording process as we speak... (i hope this isn't actually considered speaking), and are plunging fearlessly into the mixing phase... which, for all intents and purposes, we will call "Phase II"... [this, (fortunately, and 'un'...,) is almost entirely dependent on Kevin "Jones"; the mastermind and superwicked bad-ass behind the board]
I'll be sure to let you know how "Phase II" unfolds..... until then, i'll be trying to find some time to sleep. "No rest for the Wicked", eh? (hopefully that's step 3)




-Old "Dirty" Major

samuel caldwell's revenge