CHRIS IMPELLITTERI - "Sharing Files Between Musicians To Create A Song Seems So Lame And Impersonal To Me"
February 18, 2014, 10 years ago
Guitarist Chris Impellitteri (IMPELLITTERI, ANIMETAL USA) recently posted the following message via Facebook:
"Do bands ever record live anymore? Or do they all record separately in their bedrooms and share files with one another?This Impellitteri instrumental song titled 'Screaming Symphony' was recorded in one take while my band Impellitteri were playing for a couple of hundred people at the NAMM show during a JBL party. Since then, I have never recorded this song in the studio, as I wanted to have at least one song immortalized as crudely as possible, and never recorded using Pro-Tools or any other computer based system.
In effect, what you hear is what you get, which means the artists get one chance to play their parts correctly as no computer or second take will fix their mistakes!
A friend in the audience also recorded it using a cheap hand held camera to document this song.
Sharing files between musicians to create a song seems so lame and impersonal to me. Bands need to get back to recording live with each other so they can communicate musically and play off of one another. Remember VAN HALEN 1? Computer recording is like having sex with yourself; it works, but I think we would all rather be with the significant other, or others while doing it... ha ha!"
Impellitteri posted the following message on December 6th, 2013, the birthday of late guitar legend RANDY RHOADS:
"In honor of Randy Rhoads birthday, here is a guitar solo that I recorded for the Randy Rhoads tribute album produced by the great Michael Wagener. I did not play the rhythm tracks, I only did the guitar solo. Happy Birthday Randy Rhoads... you still influence me to this day!"
