Gettin' Geared For "One Track Mind"...

June 20th, 2004

Hey all.

Long story short. We are finally done our new record. Dave Draves did a great job with the mix, and after mastering the sonavabitch for us, we have spent the last week just listening to the audio CD. I'm sure there have been people wondering what the hell we've been doing driving around town at top volume like delinquents. I personally made the mistake of attempting to order a coffe at a Tim's drivethru, while exteremely blasting the lead off track on the record in my car. Rock'n'roll! We're all pretty stoked....but heed our warning. We've had a few observations that The Setbacks have kind of changed their "tune(s)" a bit in terms of our songwriting. I have to agree....for those of you expecting the volume to be the same as our debut....you are all in for a dose of deafness. This record is a lot louder and more aggressive that the last one...and no kidding around, you crank it in your stereo...be prepared ot get blown out of your lazyboy....that's what I think.

On Friday night, I caught C'mon at the Dom. For those of you who don't know, this is Ian Blurton's new band, with Katey Lynn Campbell from Nashville Pussy, and Randy Curnew from The Swallows. Seriously, this band kills almost anything else that I've seen in the last while. They kick major ass. If you haven't already picked up their new album, I suggest you do. I've added the link to their new website to the links page. I suggest you check out their site, and load the C'mon player. You wanna hear riffage? Load the song "From Where We Started". You'll immediately create horns with your fingers, and start kicking your head back and forth...

I also happened to pound some beers at a local blues club in Ottawa, and caught The Five Man Electrical Band. These dudes rocked the shit outta all of the middle agers chewing chicken wings. It didn't lool like anyone really expected it to be that loud. These guys were older, but they were pros. Some other dude even got up there, and threw himself into a rendition of "Purple Rain" by Prince, and they all followed suit effortlessly. I was surprised to hear the part time guitar player nail the 5 minute solo in that song, which was a pleasant surprise.

Very musical weekend...

Chris