Progress at Last

A few days ago, me and Christian recorded the forth and tentative final recording of our first song. Although he seems quite satisfied with it, I am not. The reason he is satisfied with it is because I hit all the notes properly. The reason I am unsatisfied with it is because I know I can sing it better but for some reason I am unable to. I know my voice is better than that recording (but Christian doesn't), so, logically I would want the recording to be the best possible. The strange thing is that on my way home after recording on Monday, I sang it much better in my car, just to prove to myself that I could sing it better.

Also, while we were not recording for these past few months, and unbeknownst to me, Christian had recorded multiple tracks with the differing instrumental parts. We now have a near complete song. All it is missing (aside from my more awesome voice) is the intro and the guitar solo.

We also have another song to work on as well. I just need to find the right words and melody for it.

[_] 1 (Square One)

So last night I went to meet a guy who was interested in recruiting a vocalist for his band. I wouldn't quite say it was a disaster, but it didn't go as well as I would have liked. He sang three of the songs so I could get a feel for the music style. Although he was very adamant about it not being Blues Rock, it sounded like Blues Rock to me. The singing parts were very monotone sounding, and he also made it clear that there were no fancy intro's or guitar solo's in any of the songs. Unfortunately, intro's and solo's are two things that I really like to have in a song. I think a good intro sets the mood. He also said that I wasn't singing loud enough, which was interesting because I always thought I sang too loud, but it was hard to sing that style the way I'm comfortable with. I don't think I sang it bad, I just didn't have the right voice for that particular style.

So after semi faking interest in their project, I realized that if I sincerely don't have much interest in their band I would only be doing them more harm than good by pretending to have interest. So that's what I told the guy. I told him I was sorry to have wasted his time but that I couldn't pretend to have interest when in reality I had none.

So it's back to where I was before. But I am still going to meet Christian tomorrow to work on our song, so that's a good thing.

Here is the part where I look into the future and say that someday it will all work out, but not entirely believe it. It's so easy to say that things will work out in the future, but believing it is something entirely different.

A Good Lead... Maybe

Despite having made contact with Christian regarding another recording session, I decided to pursue other alternatives as well as the studio time. The other day, I put an ad up on craigslist stating that I was a singer looking to join or start a band. Not five minutes after posting my ad, I got a call from a guy who was looking to diversify his band with a new lead vocalist. The music style is not as hard rock as I was originally looking for, but it is still a style I can sing.

I nailed him down for a time to meet up, so that it wouldn't end up like the last lead and come to nothing. He also informed me that they had already had a couple other "singers" try out for the part but they were no good. That kind of makes me a little nervous, but I just have to remain confident that the other singers really were terrible and I will do much better. I am meeting him and possibly his band later tonight. Wish me luck, and I will let all my fans...
...know how it went.

Where to Go Next

So as for the lead I had from the other "motivated" guy near me who was trying to start a band, it appears as if he has lost interest. Correspondence has ceased and it has been about 2 months since I first made contact with him. It appears all hope for this lead is now almost completely gone. That is sad....

I have however, managed to connect with Christian, my former collaborator, and we are planning on working on our song again next week. This has rekindled my faith in humanity, and I will now burst out in song! OK, so I can't quite burst out into song yet, my voice is still on its way back after going on vacation for about a week because of a cold. I joked with people that I had caught the Swine Flu, but in reality, if it was indeed the swine flu, I recommend it above the seasonal flu.

Anyway, enough about the Swine Flu, this is not a medical journal.

So to all my devoted fans (joke) I bid adieu and farewell, until we next meet... I can joke like this because I don't think I have many regular readers (only Mi), so nobody will think less of me for taking the level of seriousness down a bit.

So until next time, keep up the fanaticism!

Slow Progress

So my previous post left me feeling rather like giving up on the whole project and forgetting all about it. In all reality I knew then that I wouldn't give up because, after all, singing in a band is one of my aspirations and I can never stop trying. So I have been corresponding with this other potential musician who claims to be very motivated about starting a band. Unfortunately we only are able to send one email a week because of his schedule right now, so things are going slow as always.

We also apparently have a full band, as a good drummer has finally been located (to my knowledge). I can't remember what I posted last time or if I said anything about the two guys I know who play instruments and are interested, but so far we have 2 ½ vocalists, 2 guitarists, 1 bassist, and 1 drummer. Perhaps later we shall find someone for keys as well but for now we'll stick with what we have.

And as usual, I like to end my posts on a hopeful tone. So here goes: Hopefully we will begin corresponding more often and hopefully we can get this show on the road soon.

Oh, and I can't call myself The Scientist anymore because that name has been taken for like, 3 1/2 decades already Some guy took it from me before I was even born!!

Roadblocks... or No Road Altogether?

So my chief musician, Christian, has begun college for the fall semester. Normally this would be a good thing; however, it means that he now has no time to work with me on our music. I unfortunately had to pull out of school for the semester due to financial restrictions.

At first, this left me at a complete standstill, unable to practice songs, and unable to record further progress. I also have issues with the computer I use for my writing (the computer I use for the internet is not mine) so that further restricts progress. Then I got the idea to put an ad on the internet that briefly described my vocal talents and also the music style I preferred. I also responded to an ad posted by a guy who was hoping to start up a band right near me.

I got a call the other night regarding my response to the ad. The guy was very interested and also motivated. He was eager to meet up and discuss different issues, but there was one drawback: his phone was not working. It still isn't. So as of right now, I'm still at a standstill.

I also got one response to my ad, so I quickly responded back. So far I have gotten no follow up and it has been 4½ days.

Should starting a band really be this hard? Why does it seem to be that I am the only one who has the motivation, but nothing ever comes of it?

Is this where I'm supposed to quit?

Where I Come From Lyrically

I often have people criticize me for always being so cynical when it comes to relationships. Little do they know that this cynicism can be one of the most powerful driving forces behind my song writing processes.

Last fall I became friends with a girl I met in college. We had two classes together and right off the bat we got along great. We talked all the time, and we seemed to have a good understanding of each other. Eventually we got to the point where we would walk out of the school together when our classes were done and just talk about whatever came to mind.
As the semester began to dwindle I had the very conflicting job of deciding whether to let this friendship dissolve into nothing (there was no guarantee that we would ever see each other afterward) or to gather up the courage to ask her to hang out sometime.
Over the years I have read up on how to build relationships, the does and don'ts, ins and outs, rights and wrongs. This lead me to believe that simply asking her to hang out casually over the winter break was the best option, even though officially "going out" would have been nicer in my opinion. One day after class I approached her in the parking lot and stated my question. It was simple. "I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out sometime, you know, just... do whatever?"
This was the part where I was pretty sure she would say "no" or something less kind. Instead, she looked me in the eyes, smiled, and said "sure!" We briefly chatted about when would be the best time and then went our separate ways.
A couple weeks later we went out to see a movie together. She picked what one, and I agreed because I was nice.
The semester ended a week later and we talked on the phone about hanging out again sometime, we just didn't know when. She was going down to Florida with a friend for a week and when she got back we were going to see about getting together. The night before she left for sunny Florida I gave her a call to wish her a happy and safe time. She said she would take me with her if she could, which I was not expecting her to say, but thought it was cool nonetheless.
So off she went to Florida with her friend. When she returned a week later, she didn't call me, nor did she answer when I called her. I thought, "Oh well, she's probably tired from her trip and is resting or something." I tried calling a couple times on later days, most calls went unanswered. When I did get ahold of her, she sounded rather distant, and not near as cheerful as she had been before her trip. This wasn't making any sense to me. I asked her if everything was OK and she said "we" were fine, which didn't sound very reasuring to me. Once again I asked if she could hang out at all, and she informed me that her parents didn't want us to hang out anymore. This was, of course, a big disappointment to me, but I took it and just assumed (foolishly of course) that her parents really didn't want us to hang out and she was just as disappointed as I was. I still felt rather distant from her though and eventually asked her "if your parents were ok with it, would you still even want to hang out?" To which she replied "well they're not, so we can't" This did not satisfy me and I was determined at this point to find out what went wrong. I didn't think we would ever be the same again, but I hoped we could be. I sent her a message over the internet:


Josiah A. Teal 24 January at 09:09

Hey, I had something planned out to write to you, but I forgot what it was... I guess I'm just having a hard time trying to understand what happened here. It seems that it might be a little more than just what your parents say, but I can't know for sure. Are you afraid of something? I am sorry if that is the case... I was only trying to be your friend. If you want to be completely honest... or I will be completely honest... I do like you, but I was more than willing to be just friends because I believe you're worth it, it's that simple for me. I thought you were a lot different from anybody else I ever met and I just wanted to get to know you better. I don't want you to get hurt or anything... but at the same time I think I'm being hurt right now because I don't know what's going on... so it's kind of important to me. I don't know if I can go through this again. You don't have to reply right a way, take your time.

Sorry to dump this in your lap right now :/ I don't mean to be a pain, I'm just in need of some clarification that's all.


Her response was rather disappointing and almost rude:

Girl Lastname 24 January at 12:13

How much more clear can i be? I can't hang out with you! My parents will not let me. How hard is that to understand?

However, yes, it is more than that. When I say I've have a lot going on I mean: one of my good friends mom just passed away, my best friend's parents are getting divorced, my best guy friend has just decided to tell me he has feelings for me but he is a good friend of my ex, who i am still in love with... So I am trying to deal with all that. Plus school, preparing my horse for a national show, and my dance lessons.

I know what it feels like to like someone who doesn't feel the same. It's not fun and it's really hard to just be friends with that person without wishing it was more and ending up hurt.

I also know what its like to feel so completely right with someone. To be over the moon, loopedy loop, overwhelmingly inlove with someone and be loved back. Yes, I got my heart broken in the end, but to me, It was worth it. If it was that great with the "wrong" person, think how amazing it will be when i find the "right" one. And the pain will go away. No, I haven't quite gotten to that point yet. It still hurts like hell. But ya just gotta keep moving and staying positive. Don't let the pain of whatevers happened in the past hold you back. Let go and be happy for the good memories.

I hope you understand now.


At this point I could have let my inellectual debater side kick in and rip her response to shreds, but even feeling like I did, I kept it civilized:

Josiah A. Teal 24 January at 18:03

K, I think that clears it up a little. Sorry again :(


So if anybody ever thinks I am too hard on myself, and I need to loosen up and put myself out there, all they need to do is read this story. And this isn't the only time something like this has happened to me, but it is the most well documented.

This little true story will give you an idea of where my lyrics come from. I will strive to include some more goodspirited lyrics in some songs, but I can't make any promises, especially with other things going on right now.

Anyway, I don't mean to be depressing, but I am feeling depressed so that's what I wrote.

Nothing Too New

So another song is being written slooowly. I have no mouse for my personal computer and for some reason I think my computer is dying anyway. I can't write it down on my computer is what I'm trying to say. So for now it all stays in my head... hopefully I can write it all down really soon though. I have a feeling it's going to be a lot better than the one we have being recorded now.

We haven't gotten a chance to practice in a while now. Once I get a little extra cash to spend on gas for my car that should change. Not really a whole lot to talk about at the moment, I'm just updating the blog so that nobody thinks I have forgotten about them... or something like that.

Demo Recording

Yesterday me and Christian Recorded demo #3 in his studio. We now have the melody down pretty much the way it will be. The arrangements are definitely coming along as well. We just need to figure out some minor musical details.

Everything seems to be running fairly smoothly now, the only issue we have now is our schedules... and possibly still recruiting more band members. Christians idea is to record the song with just me, him, and possibly one other guy named Dustin. I met Dustin in college at the same time I met Christian coincidentally. Anyway, the three of us may record the song, Christian playing Guitar, Bass, Drums, and whatever else we decide the song needs. We may recruit other guys to play live shows in the future.

That is our plan for now....

Psychic-ness and Broken CD Players

The other night while riding in a car with my friend, I made an offhanded comment about how I had really wanted to get this band going and was getting frustrated because Christian was always busy. I hadn't talked to him in a couple of weeks so the fact that the thought just popped in my head was really sort of odd. Not three seconds after my rather random comment who should I get a text message from but Christian. He said that he was gonna have 3 days off this next week and wanted to know if I could work on our song. Sometimes I think I have a psychic superpower that I have not learned to develop yet.

Anyway, so tomorrow I am meeting with Christian to work on the song. Hopefully we will be able to get a more solid tune and melody and rhythm and... stuff. I actually left the demo in my friends car because she got a new subwoofer and wanted to test it out, plus my CD player broke so I can't listen to any of my CD's now anyway so someone might as well enjoy them eh? But I remember the song well enough, I just don't know if Christian does. All will work out in the end... maybe.

Another Post With the Word "Update"

If there are any loyal followers out there who have been itching for an update, I apologize for the recent lack thereof.

In recent news, I have been unable to contact Christian (Guitarist and Musician) to arrange a time to practice our only fully written song. I am hoping he gets back to me in the near future so we can get this song on the road.

I have also been working on another song, which has been coming to me both with lyrics and music at the same time. It comes in small pieces, but they are genius...ish. Not a day goes by that I wish I would have learned how to play the piano when I was younger. It's so much more difficult to learn when the distractions are more evident.

Song... Stuff

So today I met with my college friend Christian and we talked briefly about our only song. I believe I previously posted something about the demo he recorded for me. Well anyway, we talked about the vocal melody and the guitars a little bit, unfortunately we couldn't really put anything to music... upgraded music... today because we still need a place to practice. But anyway, I'm a bit excited to see how it turns out when it is finished. Perhaps I will upload it to this blog.

On another note, I may need to change the title of this blog from "Incoherency Prevails" to "Coherency Prevails" because I don't believe we are going to be quite as hard rock as I previously thought.

I HATE MONEY!!!

Alright, totally forgot what I was going to write about.

I think I was going to complain about how money is always holding you back, preventing progress. If I didn't need money for everything I ever wanted to do I would be set.

So, anyone want to volunteer some funds? lol, just kidding.

Of This and That: Another Update

So school is over for the summer, and we failed to properly secure a practice location. Hopefully that option does not disappear completely though, hopefully we get a response from the... proprietor... of the establishment. We may just have to settle for establishing a firm foundation for our songs by getting the tune and melody down right. That's not so bad.

In the meantime me and the original band member "Undertone" may set up a project band called "Scream Theory" that will be a highly experimental hardcore or... rap...core group (I made that up). We may borrow a couple members from his current band DelGaia to form this one, but it might be more feasible at this point than anything else we have tried. I just have to get him to commit. That's the problem, I'm too motivated and I get frustrated by other peoples apparent lack thereof. Hopefully... hopefully we'll get it done though... hopefully.

Dumbness

So I have heard the song I wrote with the music the Christian put to it. It is pretty good. Some small changes may be necessary but overall I think it gives me a good base to work from. Still waiting on word back about the location.

I drew our band name on a piece of paper along with a symbol I made for my name. I don't know why, but I just felt like putting them on here.

Short Update... or Lack Thereof

So not much has happened in the way of updates lately. We are still waiting on word of a practice location as well as equipment. I did however, purchase a digital camera so we can take pictures and short medium quality videos. Hopefully we will put something worthwhile up here in the future.

Good News

So things are beginning to look brighter for now. I asked a friend at college if he knew of anyone who was interested in joining a band and he promptly jumped into it. He expressed serious interest in playing rhythm guitar. He also read and approved of the one song that I have finished writing and even took it home and put it to music. I have yet to hear how it sounds but he seems pretty confident, which is always a good thing.

We have also decided to put up flyers around the school (thanks Mi) and recruit other potential members. We will probably hold auditions if we get sufficient responses to the flyers. We also may have located a place to hold practices. My college friend knows the pastor of a church in a location that is ideal. This pastor will allow us to use his churches basement for practices as long as we aren't evil down there (I know I'll be a good kid... guy).

So that would solve many of my biggest problems!
Members - recruited through flyers.
Practice Location - provided by a church ideally located
Matching Music and Lyrics - College friend is confident

My college friends name is Christian... just thought that info might be helpful.

On another note, our musical style will probably become more diverse now, because we can't afford to be picky. I still like the hardrock style, but I am very willing to be flexible. Plus, I still enjoy other kinds of music.

Now I am getting more excited! We should be up and going over the summer :D

-The Scientist

Roadblock(s) >:(

I hope that every hopeful band faces this dilemma early on. If it is common, then I need not be so worried. Right now though I am at the point where I almost want to say, "Well, it was a nice thought but I don't see this thing really happening any time soon."

So far, I am the only person who is actually working on things. My friend has another band right now that he is very actively involved with and they are currently winning battle of the bands contests. That's all fine and good for him but it leaves me hanging. I can't start a band by myself, because as soon as people hear that I can't play any instrument they laugh and walk away.

Our hopeful rhythm guitarist seems to think it was all a joke, so that's a dead end.

And when all that is done I still have a problem with combining music with lyrics. I can write songs, but I can't seem to put music to them. I can come up with music but it doesn't fit any of my songs nor can I seem to write words for it.

But why should I be surprised? This has been a pattern throughout my life. It's creativity suppressed through inability... which does rhyme. Not that I actually lack the ability... but more like obstacles keep me from doing things.

Keep the band name... keep the songs... get new members? Where do I find new members? It's not like they're easy to come by these days. Everyone who can play an instrument well is already in a band.

:) ... >:(

Another Update for Nobody to Read

I have completed one full song... written it anyway. We still have to decide what music will go with it. Music is a tough thing.


Yeah so, because I have recieved a request to put pictures up, here is one of me. This is by no means a professional photograph. But here I am. I am an ugly person but that's ok I guess, I have come to grips with it now.

Writing, Arrangements, and... such

Songs are being written slowly, and musical arrangements are gradually beginning to take shape. And for the first time in my life, I have been able to save a musical arrangement from one of my late night... half... dream things. So that is kind of exciting, yes? A camera purchase also might be in the near future so once that is done pictures may start to appear on this blog.

Still waiting on the intros from the other members... some would be up already if only cats were more well behaved. Computers do not make good litter boxes!

I also had the privilege of watching one of Undertones shows with his other band on DVD. He can get pretty crazy sometimes. He's pretty good with stage presence too, which will hopefully make up for my probable lack thereof. That's all for now, more updates will come eventually.

-The Scientist

Today's Update

While I was going to try and limit my posts so that "Johnny" could do his intro without too much space passing between mine (already posted) and his (yet to be posted) I have run into a small dilemma. As it turns out, There are many cats (4) at his house and one of them thought it was a good idea to relieve herself on the computer. This of course was very upsetting, not only to Undertone, but also to his entire family and the cat was strictly reprimanded. Unfortunately, I don't believe the cat really gave a crap about what anyone else thought and was in fact, rather pleased with herself for what she had accomplished. I think it was her evil plan all along because now those computer nerd kids will be forced to spend more time with her instead of playing Runescape or Aurora Blade for hours at a time. Those cats can be devilishly clever sometimes.

So what do I do to take up time? How about an update on the progress of the band? Progress is slow for now, but Undertone and I now both have jobs that should be able to support our aspirations at least a little bit. We only need to find out how to manage our time and put together some practice sessions. He is currently involved in two other bands so the business level is rather high for right now.

I have been writing some lyrics lately because inspiration has been more abundant than in recent times... though I do have a hard time coming up with more than just one or two lines at a time. I also have a hard time coming up with the proper tune and making it sound good, we have to stand out.

As for standing out, that will not be an easy thing, although it may be easier than I imagine, seeing as many local bands play the same riffs because they all feed off each other's music.

We still need to talk to the other potential members and confirm their membership and participation... gotta get on that... gotta get Undertone on that.

-The Scientist

Why "Vena Sera?"

So before I go and confirm a strange hypothesis I wanted to put it up on here for all to ponder.
Yesterday, while looking through the album "Vena Sera" from Chevelle, I stumbled upon an anomaly in the credits. It said:

"Art Direction, Sean?Evans"

Ii instantly fell upon my mind the "Sean Evans" and "Vena Sera" were essentially the same things only one was scrambled up and missing one S. Secondly, why would there be a question mark in between his first and last name? I must admit that without the question mark, I never would have made the correlation. Was Mr. Evans performing an expirement? Would Chevelle really name there album, in a way, after the man behind the art direction?

Now that my hypthesis is out there, I will commence my internet search in hopes of either confiming or refuting it.

OK, according to Wikipedia:

"Vena Sera has been translated and interpreted as meaning many different things.^{[citation needed]} It is translated as "Vein Evening" or "Evening Vein" in Italian, and "In like vein" in Latin. However, Pete Loeffler has stated that the title means "Vein Liquid" and is representative as "the blood of the band and the work we put into the album"."

I still think it's a silent tribute....

Rundown

Just to get some key elements out of the way before Johnny D Undertone does his intro.

The Band

Band Name: Lanituasta

Genre: Experimental Hardrock, Alternative, Hardcore, perhaps some Rap if we find we can do that.

Area of Performances: Most likely in and around Rochester, New York in the country of USA.

Anything else?

Influences: Chevelle, Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Skillet, System of a Down(?), etc.

Right now we are looking at 2 lead vocalists, 1 rhythm guitarist, 1 lead guitarist, 1 bass guitarist, 1 keyboardist, 1 drummer (Undertone wants more, but I don't know how that's really possible), 1-2 backup vocalists, maybe some strings, and we'll see what else comes along.

So in all we need 8-12 members! That's a full stage for sure! We might end up cutting some positions if things don't work out, but I hope it does work out.

3 down, 5-9 to go.

-The Scientist (again)

Update for Today

Very soon, an attempt will be made to put some photographs on this blog. As of today, we have no camera of our own because we are almost bankrupt, or something like it anyway. I will make an effort to get my counterpartner in crime "Johnny D" to put some of his fingerprints on this blog... but he doesn't seem to be too enthused about this thing.

Pictures will make this blog more marketable I think, and they will also provide something other than words to back up what I say. Now where to find a camera? Cursed be unemployment!

-The Scientist

My Introduction: The Scientist

Please do not translate my blogs into Hindi automatically!

Well, now that that's squared away I can continue. Today I found it rather funny that at school (college), the people in the aerobics class run around outside for exercise. This is all normal and everything, but what's funny is the fact that whenever they are running around outside, I race by in my little black car with hard rock music blaring out the windows. First it was Chevelle's song "Brainiac," and today it was Avenged Sevenfold with "Lost." I really don't know what they think of me when I drive by with my dark sunglasses on and my hard rock playing louder than is necessary, but even if they think I am a complete idiot and completely inconsiderate, I don't care. I like my loud music, and I like to make other kids hear it when I drive by, ha ha!

I am not without consideration for other people however, and I do turn the music down when I am stopped at red lights or stop signs, or when I drive through a crowded little town very slowly, or when there are senior citizens around, or concerned parents with little kids. But when the helpless victims are college or highschool students, I don't give a crap. Is this the right attitude? Maybe not, but as I said before: I am having a hard time caring. What does this have to do with starting a rock band? I think it's for introductory purposes. Now you know a little bit about me. Want to know more? The answer is probably a solid "NO" but because I don't care what you think I will continue.

I am probably more of a nerd than anything else. I can fit in with almost any crowd, but I feel most comfortable around nerds and geeks, preferably ones who love rock music. My friends used to make fun of me because I was nerdy and knew little facts about everything. Now who in their right mind makes fun of somebody for being smarter than they are? "Ha ha, you know more than I do! You're such a nerd! Get a life nerd!" Yeah, who does that? I know who does, my friends, that's who! This is why I chose the stage name "The Scientist," because I am smarter and more nerdy than most of my friends, not to be all proud or anything, but it's just the way it is.

It was shortly after incidents like these that one of my non-nerd friends who made fun of my intellect joined a Hardcore band called "Kiss Her Goodbye" and became a rocker for a few months. This made him very proud and when I expressed interest in joining a band (not necessarily his), he told me that there was no chance because I didn't play any instrument. I guess it's a proven fact that people who don't play any instrument can't be in bands. His older brother had been in a "Power Pop" band for a few years and they were semi big in Wayne County, New York for a while. I actually met this brother first and he told me that, "You really need to have a higher voice to make it as a vocalist." This was an insinuation that I would not make it as a vocalist as my speaking voice is lower than most peoples.

So yes, this band is partly a crusade on my part to prove my critics wrong. Most people who know me have never heard me sing, so I may be taking a risk seeing as I have had little feedback from others. I was once told by a surprised friend after messing around on the Microphones at a youth group, "Dude, you need to join a band because you can really sing." This made me feel pretty confident about myself, at least for a while.

I should probably put it right up front that I am a Christian, meaning I follow (or at least try to follow) the teachings of Jesus Christ. Saying this right away will help prevent me from going places and doing things I shouldn't do. Lately I have had a hard time staying true to what I believe is right, but that doesn't mean I no longer know what I should be doing. I just have a hard time talking to people about it because of the status quo that Christians have developed over the years. I am not "in your face" about what I believe, though some would argue that I should be. I don't like to be pushy about it, but I will defend my position if the need arises, and I think I can defend it quite well.

This introduction was a lot longer than I intended, but once I get started it's hard to shut up, that's just how I am. I don't really get to talk to too many people so I get things out where I can. So that's me... in an eggshell. I will try to get Johnny D Undertone to post an introduction of himself, but we'll see how it goes.

-The Scientist

Beginning

This is the blog of a hopeful rock band. Although we have yet to get together to mess around or do anything resembling a practice session, we are still making blogs and getting the word out there. But in reality, what better gift for a fan (if we do make it big) than to have our entire journey chronicled on the internet? OK, enough intro for now.

This band will consist of what I call Experimental HardRock. My friend and fellow founder who wishes to be called "Johnny D Undertone" describes it as alternative. But it's pretty much planned as being hard rock with hardcore elements, hopefully some good rap styles, and we'll see how the beats go.

Let me now introduce you to the band thus far.

Josiah Teal, AKA "The Scientist" on lead vocals and backup incoherency (That is me, I will probably be the only one who writes on this thing).

Josiah Slocum, AKA "Johnny D Undertone" on backup vocals and lead incoherency.

Zak Slocum, AKA "(undetermined)" who wishes to do rhythm guitars.

That is all that is set in stone as of now, so as you can see, we have some work to do. There are a few others who we will be contacting over the next few weeks to see if they would be interested in joining up. Among these is Neil, who plays the keyboards and has a twisted inhale scream that would be very effective in certain instances.

Oh yeah, our band name is Lanituasta. What does that mean? Don't you wish you knew!