Gig: 10/3/1992, Mike Peters, Ashbury Park, NJ, Fast Lane

Day Fifty Two : Tuesday 23rd July 2005 In the morning, George and I sorted out the best vocal take for ‘This Is Life [Get Used To It]. We added some sparse percussion and close harmonies which took a bit of working out. George and James are both good at understanding the physics of the harmonies whereas I tend to be more instinctive. By the middle of the afternoon we [read more]

Day Nine: Friday 3 June 2005 To record a master drum track, Steve plays the drums in the ‘live’ room. He is playing along to the rehearsal recording and is listening (via headphones) to all the vocals and guitars from the guide version. Steve usually cuts three or four full takes and then listens back to them and decides which one is the best. This usually means taking the bast [read more]