January 6, 2005; Starting Date

Well, here we are for the first entry. As stated in the description, this is going to be a little "behind the scenes" look at how the next Mojo & the Boogieman album is created.

So far, we have ten songs in various states of disrepair, ranging from finished and we're playing them to live audiences to just a basic "skeleton" (words, vocal melody, and a general music idea, only). These songs are:

SHE CALLS ME DADDY
TEXAS CANNON BALL
MICHIGAN AVENUE/DETOUR
SHE'S SO FINE
THE END OF THE NIGHT
THE "THANK YOU" SONG
NEVER HAD THE BLUES THIS BAD
SINCE I MET YOU
GOOD ENOUGH
MY SHARE OF THE BLUES

As for the finished and ready, we're playing out She's So Fine, Michigan Avenue, She Calls Me Daddy, and The "Thank You" Song. By finished, I don't mean that these songs are exactly as they'll appear on disc. They have been rehearsed enough that we feel comfortable playing them out and kind of getting a feel for how the songs translate to a live audience. Just 'cause we think it's a cool ending or a nifty change, doesn't always make it so.

So far, reaction to these tunes has been pretty good. As we go along, I'd really appreciate some feedback on how you feel about them. Please feel free to be brutally honest. What works for you about these tunes? What's not working? As we progress on a song, it's easy to get too involved with it, or get too "inside" the song to see what's working and what's not. Honest outside opinions will be very helpful to us.

Well, that's it for the intorduction. Next time, I'll give you an update on the writing progress, and I'll also start explaining the source of the lyric ideas. Until next time...

KEEP IT IN YOUR SOUL!