I'm recording an album

Thank you fellas so much for your kind words and support. It means a lot to me. I lost a lot of "friends" when my band of the last 3 years decided to give up on me this summer. One of which was my best friend, who had been my drummer since we decided to be musicians in high school.
Just quit. Music isn't for everyone though, and some people want to have families, so I can't hold a grudge.

Enough of that story though, just background info . . . ONWARD I say!

Today was my first experience with a producer. I've never worked with a record producer before, but I picked one that is going to push me to branch out from my more traditional style. I really feel like I have something to say, and hopefully he can help me say it in a way that will resonate with folks.

I'll keep this thread going as I record. Today was a lot of deciding on tempos and planning big picture arrangements for my new tunes. Next session we start on a song called "Boxes".

As far as the throwback Temptations song goes though, I had to do some rearranging as Ken suggested to suit my style.

Until next time, long ashes brothers.

Hey Bob, I meant 'boxes' like a metaphor for coffins. That song is one I wrote about dead musicians and how they feel about new music. I do reference cigars in one of my other songs though -- how could I not?

If the vid isn't working, you can just youtube search " Ryan Young Temptations Wish It Would Rain" or some combo of those keywords. This is a pretty old clip though, I feel like I've grown so much since then musically. I can't wait to share, but it's a long way til the end of this record and patience is not my thing.