PORTNOY / SHEEHAN / KOTZEN - Update From Day 5 In The Studio Available - "... A Kick-Ass, Bad-Ass, Groovin', Funky BMF Of A Song!"
August 9, 2012, 12 years ago
Drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS, ex-DREAM THEATER) has checked in with a new update on his project with bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS) and guitarist Richie Kotzen (ex-POISON, ex-Mr. Big):
Day #5:
"Start the day with diving into developing a new idea that Richie came up with on Sunday. Within about an hour, we've assembled what is a kick-ass, bad-ass, groovin', funky BMF of a song! It's (tentatively?) called 'Desire' and has a very strong RED HOT CHILI PEPPER vibe happenin'. I think this one would be the natural first single or lead-off track.I jump straight into tracking the drums while we are in the zone and nail it after a few takes. Lovin this one!
Take a break to go fuel up on some Starbucks and then we dive into another one...
We start doing a little surgery on one of the tracks from the second batch of writing in February, spend a while re-writing the pre-chorus and then call it a night so we can head over to the Rainbow to meet up with our good friend (and the mastermind behind this collaboration) Eddie Trunk, who is celebrating his birthday!
(We joke that maybe we should name the band EDDIE TRUNK or THE EDDIE TRUNK BAND or THE TRUNKS).
Also joining us is Don Jamieson, Jim Florentine, Mike Piazza, Brain Slagel, Mike Faley, Billy's wife and a few other friends...good times!"
