tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256203912024-02-28T02:54:53.313-05:00grazer's song-a-day songsA song a day.
Improvised, recorded in less than an hour, posted.
For fun!Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-19591205364252385872007-10-01T11:22:00.000-04:002007-10-01T11:49:10.466-04:00Favorites<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Been a while... Here are some of some of my favorites from round 1 and round 2.<br /><br />Just to recap, these were all improvised and recorded (with overdubs) in about a hour or two each, 1 a day, during each round.<br /><br />Round 1 (spring 2006):<br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/04/song-012-04-14-06-eye-peach.html">012 04-14-06 eye peach</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/04/song-006-4-08-06-my-tv-screens.html">006 04-08-06 my tv screens</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/05/song-025-04-27-06-totally-aligned.html">025 04-27-06 totally aligned</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/05/song-033-05-05-06-misty-highway.html">033 05-05-06 misty highway</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/05/song-021-04-23-06-climbing-mining.html">021 04-23-06 climbing mining</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Round 2 (fall 2006):<br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/11/song-008-11-17-06-can-i-be-one.html">008 11-17-06 can i be the one</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/11/song-005-11-14-06-rain-delay.html">005 11-14-06 rain delay</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/11/song-001-11-10-06-ive-been-gone.html">001 11-10-06 i've been gone</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/11/song-006-11-15-06-i-have-time.html">006 11-15-06 i have time</a><br /></span><br /><br><br /><br>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1164604100525915622006-11-27T00:06:00.000-05:002006-11-27T00:08:20.833-05:00Song #011 11-20-06 i want to eat<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day_2/SAD2_011_11-20-06_i_want_to_eat.mp3">grazer - i want to eat.mp3</a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1164502750825689232006-11-25T19:58:00.000-05:002006-11-25T19:59:11.713-05:00thanksgiving mistakesI mistakenly thought I'd uploaded all these songs to the server before leaving for thanksgiving... sadly, had not. Here they are now, all caught up!Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1164502659773445552006-11-25T19:56:00.000-05:002006-11-30T12:12:18.073-05:00Song #010 11-19-06 brian delay<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day_2/SAD2_010_11-19-06_brain_delay.mp3">grazer - brain delay.mp3 </a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1164502590518317152006-11-25T19:55:00.000-05:002006-11-30T12:05:30.510-05:00Song #009 11-18-06 road goes down<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day_2/SAD2_009_11-18-06_road_goes_down.mp3">grazer - road goes down.mp3 </a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1164502539966043172006-11-25T19:54:00.000-05:002006-11-30T12:01:50.630-05:00Song #008 11-17-06 can i be the one<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day_2/SAD2_008_11-17-06_can_i_be_the_one.mp3">grazer - can i be the one.mp3</a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1164502473942291372006-11-25T19:53:00.000-05:002006-11-30T12:11:05.696-05:00Song #007 11-16-06 i can hear my fingers talkin<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day_2/SAD2_007_11-16-06_i_can_hear_my_fingers_talkin.mp3">grazer - i can hear my fingers talkin.mp3</a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1164502360393189512006-11-25T19:50:00.000-05:002006-11-30T12:03:23.146-05:00Song #006 11-15-06 i have time<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day_2/SAD2_006_11-15-06_i_have_time.mp3">grazer - i have time.mp3</a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1164038636300673712006-11-20T11:02:00.000-05:002006-11-20T11:03:57.133-05:00Song #005 11-14-06 rain delay<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day_2/SAD2_005_11-14-06_rain_delay.mp3">grazer - rain delay.mp3</a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1163960763861840972006-11-19T13:16:00.000-05:002006-11-19T13:26:04.053-05:00Song #004 11-12-06 what are you watching me for<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day_2/SAD2_004_11-13-06_what_are_you_watching_me_for.mp3">grazer - what are you watching me for.mp3</a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1163871556727784882006-11-18T12:38:00.000-05:002006-11-19T13:20:45.970-05:00Song #003 11-12-06 can't get enough<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day_2/SAD2_003_11-12-06_cant_get_enough.mp3">grazer - can't get enough.mp3 </a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1163774596096505472006-11-17T09:42:00.000-05:002006-11-17T09:43:16.626-05:00Song #002 11-11-06 i've been waiting<a href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day_2/SAD2_002_11-11-06_ive_been_waiting.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grazer - i've been waiting.mp3</span> </a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1163699921532018462006-11-16T12:58:00.000-05:002006-11-16T12:58:41.900-05:00Song #001 11-10-06 i've been gone<a href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day_2/SAD2_001_11-10-06_ive_been_gone.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grazer - i've been gone.mp3</span></a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1163643140280568872006-11-15T21:07:00.000-05:002006-11-15T22:29:23.846-05:00Starting Tomorrow: ROUND TWO!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nearly 6 months later, I'm finally ready to jump in the ring once again.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tomorrow begins Grazer's Song-A-Day-Part-2!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For those unfamiliar with "round 1," here is the original rundown:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >For the next however long, I'm going to try and write/record/post <span style="font-weight: bold;">one </span>song every day. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Each song will have to be made up on the spot, lyrics improvised (for better or worse) as I record, and less than an hour spent on the whole process. Other than that, anything goes. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The songs will be sketchy, the lyrics will be good and terrible (...indecipherable...), and the melodies and vocals will be raw and often off-key, but they'll be in the moment and whatever I record first pass I'll have to work with in the overdubs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Some days I won't be able to record, so I'll record an extra song (or songs) the day before or after to make up for it. I've given myself a seven song buffer.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mostly just for fun, and practice, and why not?"</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Same rules apply. I started recording a few days ago, and so far, I'm very happy with the results. Comments are open - please leave any thoughts you might have!<br /><br />For posterity, here's a quick link list to some of my favorites from round 1:<br />(my favorites change all the time, this only reflects how I feel at present)<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:65%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/05/song-033-05-05-06-misty-highway.html">033 05-05-06 misty highway</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/05/song-021-04-23-06-climbing-mining.html">021 04-23-06 climbing mining</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/04/song-012-04-14-06-eye-peach.html">012 04-14-06 eye peach</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/04/song-006-4-08-06-my-tv-screens.html">006 04-08-06 my tv screens</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/04/song-008-04-10-06-be-my-friend.html">008 04-10-06 be my friend</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/05/song-025-04-27-06-totally-aligned.html">025 04-27-06 totally aligned</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grazerhickman.blogspot.com/2006/05/song-032-05-04-06-goodbye-lazy-dream.html">032 05-04-06 goodbye lazy dream</a><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1149600971188575592006-06-06T09:35:00.000-04:002006-06-06T09:36:11.263-04:00Missing SongsHere are two songs that did not get posted right away.Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1149600936060592732006-06-06T09:34:00.000-04:002006-06-06T09:35:36.180-04:00Song #036 05-08-06 pretzel pieces<a href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day/036_05-08-06_pretzel_pieces.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grazer - pretzel pieces.mp3 </span></a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1149600826605568342006-06-06T09:31:00.000-04:002006-06-06T09:33:48.046-04:00Song #039 05-11-06 sour lime<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day/039_05-11-06_sour_lime.mp3">grazer - sour lime.mp3</a><br /></span>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1149286083184305082006-06-02T18:06:00.000-04:002006-06-02T18:08:03.846-04:00Hiatus!Well, it seems I've finally become too busy to do this every day. Nearly 40 songs, though - that was fun! I'll probably upload sporadically over the next two months, as I'll have time here and there, and I still have some songs to upload, so check back!<br /><br />I may do another run come September....!Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1148602911006372512006-05-25T20:20:00.000-04:002006-05-25T20:21:51.086-04:00UpdateOkay, back from Maine. Got a little behind due to the fact that I was not around any sort of recording or uploading equipment. Instead of uploading all the songs from the past week at once, I'm going to upload two a day until I'm caught up. Enjoy!Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1148602815154444772006-05-25T20:18:00.000-04:002006-05-25T20:22:50.750-04:00Song #038 05-10-06 burning couch<a href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day/038_05-10-06_burning_couch.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grazer - burning couch.mp3</span></a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1148602725703380612006-05-25T20:17:00.000-04:002006-05-25T20:22:28.790-04:00Song #037 05-09-06 dollar comb<a href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day/037_05-09-06_dollar_comb.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grazer - dollar comb.mp3</span></a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1147912587853920302006-05-17T20:35:00.000-04:002006-05-17T20:36:28.126-04:00Maine DelayIn Maine for a week and out of the range of the Internet (Is that even still possible? It sure is!) ... All the new songs will be posted when I return!Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1147653608837870972006-05-14T20:37:00.000-04:002006-05-14T20:40:09.566-04:00Song #035 05-07-06 metal plate<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day/035_05-07-06_metal_plate.mp3">grazer - metal plate.mp3 </a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1147566400324296672006-05-13T20:25:00.000-04:002006-05-13T20:26:40.540-04:00Song #034 05-06-06 bellevator<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day/034_05-06-06_bellevator.mp3">grazer - bellevator.mp3 </a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620391.post-1147463703451443552006-05-12T15:52:00.000-04:002006-05-12T15:55:03.636-04:00Song #033 05-05-06 misty highway<a href="http://www.aphasiafilms.com/song_a_day/033_05-05-06_misty_highway.mp3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">grazer - misty highway.mp3 </span></a>Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09414253545756321523noreply@blogger.com0