Band Meeting

I was avoiding this issue for almost a month but now that it's resolved I am comfortable talking about it...

At our last recording session Joey and I had a huge misunderstanding, stemming not from the matter at hand but from many unspoken (and incorrect) assumptions on both our parts. Even though our current relationship has been on an even keel (not like it was 30 years ago), there were some unresolved issues that bubbled to the surface and manifested themselves in the studio, causing both of us great distress.

Over the course of that month, my mind was in full recovery mode, thinking about how to pull "the fat of this CD project and all it's almost year long sessions" out of the fire. In that month I re-evaluated our new and old songs with what I hope was an unbiased ear. What came of that (rock) and soul searching was a fine tuning of melodies and lyrics that (I think) bring the songs in question up to a new level.

What level? Well, the bar was raised by our experience with Tommy Byrnes during the recording of Crying Town. Shouldn't ALL of our new recordings (and for that matter our current live set) be at that new level? My thinking is, yes it should.

At the meeting, we discussed many things, discovering (after three years) that resentments from young adulthood don't just go away. I guess we were both afraid to rock the boat but now that these issues have been aired, discussed and resolved we (as a band) now know how to proceed to take us (the songs and the band) to that new level.

Will it be easy? Probably not. Old habits die hard and we all have 30-some odd years of habits to break. Will it be satisfying in the long run? My answer (and I can't speak for anyone else) is ABSOLUTELY!

Growth always comes at a time when your resolve is tested. I for one have grown both artistically and personally from this experience and I have a new found excitement for the band.

Let's move forward!





PS The meeting was hosted by Scott at one of the furnished appartments he rents. A beautiful place with a unique lobby. See photos.

RIP Doug Fieger

I was surprised and saddened today to learn that Doug Fieger, leader of The Knack has succumbed to a long illness today.

I've decided to celebrate his talent not with a rehash of their well known (and worn out) debut album Get The Knack! instead I present one of their less known but totally rocking albums, Serious Fun.

Check it out!

Finishing the new CD?

We've been working on our new album in fits and starts since March 2009 and now it looks like we're gonna actually finish it, starting with a final all-day session this coming Saturday. Hopefully we'll get all the actual recording done on the dozen songs we've been assembling and then one last MIX-A-THON!

Hard To Get(rough mix) by buddylove

Now the question is, what should we call it? Someone suggested "Flowers and Kittens". what do you think?

Wo Hop

Where does a starving rock and roll band go to eat at 2 AM in the morning after a gruelling evening of entertainment? There's only one place in New York City and that is Wo Hop in (where else?) Chinatown!

A fixture in my life since high school, when me and my friends would at a moments notice (most likely after an evening of "ahem") drop everything and head into Manhattan for a late night snack.

Here's the band after a typical hard day's night, enjoying the after effects of our after gig meal.

Otto's Shrunken Head

Had a GREAT gig last night at a crazy place called Otto's Shrunken Head Tiki Bar and Lounge.
The main feature of the joint is Mr. Wood, the master of ceremonies, who passes a bucket around the audience to pay the band (which I found to be the most fair and honest payment method I've ever heard of!).
Here are some pics of the evening...

Updated Preview of "Crying Town"

We were in the studio again this past Wednesday working on what I now think of as our signature song. Although we are not quite finished mixing it I'm posting it here and now because I am SO EXCITED by it that I want to share it with anyone who cares to listen!

Buddy Love - Crying Town 2009-12-02 Mix by buddylove

SO PLEASE LISTEN AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!

Exclusive Sneek Peak of Crying Town

Lots of studio activity this past and coming week. We finally nailed down Tommy (our producer) to finish the song he and I wrote together, Crying Town. First things first, Tommy is a genius! His production methods are specific and intense and the result is something that I never could have done or even imagined on my own. I guess that's why he gets the big bucks cause he sure knows what the hell he's doing.

So for anyone who is interested in hearing it, just log into our fan site and you can hear an unfinished, but awesome mix of it.

Also while you're there, check out the other members of our "social network" and put your own two cents in.