- Whyjacks - Journal/News http://whyjacks.com/news.html Whyjacks: Journal/News Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:57:10 -0700 Working On New Material http://whyjacks.com/news.html#34 http://whyjacks.com/news.html#34 - Whyjacks - Journal/News A Quote http://whyjacks.com/news.html#32 http://whyjacks.com/news.html#32 - Whyjacks - Journal/News NEW SONG! http://whyjacks.com/news.html#29 Hope u enjoy . MJ]]> http://whyjacks.com/news.html#29 - Whyjacks - Journal/News The Perfect Song http://whyjacks.com/news.html#28 When most people hear a song the first time...they hear what they have conditioned themselves to hear. Some gravitate to the melody or words and voice. Many just pick up on the beat or groove then move on. How sound effects your brain seems quite individual. I think songwriters and musicians hear things differently. We can hear the whole and the parts and then bring them in and out. Sometimes its a conscious thing..sometimes not. I think its why so many times when a musician is asked for their favorite things to listen to or influences...they give what seems like obscure artists or references. Its because they are attracted to something in the music maybe others are not hearing. Or they are challenged by something. Finally, the only way to truly hear a song is to crawl inside it. Unplug from everything and focus on it. Most of the time especially nowdays...its just background for whatever. Go in next time you really like a song...get inside it. MJ]]> http://whyjacks.com/news.html#28 - Whyjacks - Journal/News New Mexico Bound http://whyjacks.com/news.html#26 Its off to the land of enchantment this coming weekend! Time for some peace, serenity, and beautiful natural scenery. Its just outside Albuquerque this time around...a little higher up and close to the national park there in the Sandia area. If you ever get a chance go visit Sandia Peak...Its 10,600 ft up. Beautiful view. I love the excitement that comes when you're getting ready to travel. The challenge of packing ....the ideas that float in and out leading up to leaving. The thought you may actually discover something....something you might of overlooked before. Something about yourself or someone else. The reminder that wherever you go...there you are. That it is not so much the going that is the most important thing....but that you open up , refresh the screen and become conscious and aware of life. Hope to put new free downloads up on the site soon...we just want them to sound good!. Tryin to keep a certain standard with what we put out. Thanks for stopping by..Love MJ]]> http://whyjacks.com/news.html#26 - Whyjacks - Journal/News Shifting Awareness http://whyjacks.com/news.html#25 http://whyjacks.com/news.html#25 - Whyjacks - Journal/News What's up with the groundhog? http://whyjacks.com/news.html#22 I keep forgettng if he's supposed to see his shadow and that's a good thing....or if its good that he doesn't. Anyway, it's a wintery Feb. day. How about TOM PETTY and the HEARTBREAKERS. G You cannot see a better live band. I've seen them twice and it's unforgettable. Why oh why did T.P's last album not sell well or chart? "(Highway Companion)" Great songs. Speaking of great songwriting on recent albums...the EAGLES have some great stuff on "long road out of eden". There are lots of good things happening out there in music. You just have to look. Try and support quality! I know thats the whole "different strokes for different folks" deal....but come on...more people vote for American Idol than vote in the presidential election. Does anyone realise that it's not even original music? YOU'VE HEARD IT BEFORE. In most cases MUCH BETTER! Open up to what is happening originally in good sound artists. Grab a hold of someone out there before the world knows about em. What ever happened to that? There's no better feeling than finding something that no one else knows about. Be original. MJ ]]> http://whyjacks.com/news.html#22 - Whyjacks - Journal/News Unheard great sounds http://whyjacks.com/news.html#17 Lately ive been looking around for interesting sounds to use on our new recordings. While exploring early electronica...stuff from the 30s40s50s, I was just amazed at what these innovators were doing. If anyone has ever seen early horror movies or flying saucer alien creature stuff like "The day the earth stood still"...The intruments used to make those strange haunting sounds were the "Theremin, Nova-chord, and even the early hammond b3. Wonderful other worldly sounds. Do a google search and find some recordings. Hopefully, we can duplicate some of these sounds for the upcoming set of songs. See ya, MJ]]> http://whyjacks.com/news.html#17 - Whyjacks - Journal/News Seasons changing http://whyjacks.com/news.html#16 http://whyjacks.com/news.html#16 - Whyjacks - Journal/News "Dont bring me down" http://whyjacks.com/news.html#10

A lot of people seem to like the song "Don't bring me down"....from our recent album. It's interesting because we were unsure about including it. We thought it was a good song ...but we had lost the 16 track recording and only had a 2 track Steve managed to put together. Anyway, the song came from what i like to do when I'm searching or just needing to get out of the room and see something different. There are open places here in northern indiana....and yes cornfields and long rows of soybeans. Some nights are so soft and beautiful that it seems songs come thru the jeep window. To me, open places and long drives are spiritual. So, after a long night of driving and listening i came home to a wonderful sunrise and wrote the basic idea of the song. I hope it connects somehow.....We have a current song "Throwing my bones around" that i think will flow this way. We'll put a short preview of it on the website soon. See ya, MJ

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