(I'm sure anybody could go on for pages about their favorite musical heroes). Every one of these bands represented something that we wanted for our music in one way or another - the 19-minute jams of live Zeppelin, the simplicity and angst of Nirvana, the sophisticated riffs and soaring melodies of Soundgarden, the smooth, yet piercing nature of Clapton's Blues. We were filling our brains with Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Clapton as well as the 'grunge' scene greats: Soundgarden, Nirvana, Pearl Jam. We had this idea that we wanted to "keep it real." To us, this meant not designating a set time for guitar solos, maybe taking a drum solo if the urge set in, but it also meant that we wanted energy to come out of our songs before perfection.
We made sure we all knew our parts and hit our notes. I remember practicing as a band in preparation for that first recording session.
We wrote a number of songs, played in front of people every chance we got, and saved up a bunch of money between the three of us to make a recording.
I had been playing guitar for about a year and was jamming with some good friends that were at a similar skill level to mine with bass and drums. The first time I played in a band, I was in high school.
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