Lydia's Recording Diary

I was going to write some magical philosophical emotional brain exapansion about my experience with Susan Boyles amazing performance on the tube, but since we had an epic recording session last weekend, I have decided to invoke my flatmate's experience of the event. She arrived when we were wrapping up the major tracking takes and experienced all the fun and chaos that ensued, and here she is:Hi, I'm Lydia and I live with Kurt and Moses and was lucky enough to be invited to hang with the band while they recorded Follow my Nose.I turned up with a box of beer and no expectations. My first memorable experience was Kurt's amazing ability to sing. I didn't realize his balls were so high! Lol! But in all seriousness the song didn't really need his fantastic singing talent, it was already amazing! The vibe of the studio was comfy and I felt part of the team, especially when they included me in the percussion. It was joyful. Hahaha. The most interesting part of the night, where I saw the guys work the hardest, was when they decided to remix a Timbaland/One Republic song with the chorus of their song. It was highly amusing, as I stood round filming them holding hands in a circle singing ...It's too late to apologize. Good times!After this tomfoolery, the actual seriousness took place where they focused on minor technical difficulties and it got quite heated, but I just sat back, drank a beer and observed. I never realized how much work goes into a song, and now I have the appreciation of why a lot of band members get pissed at each other and at extremes, break up. It was enlightening and entertaining. By this time I think the guys had been in the studio for 12 hours so it was a unanimous decision that everyone should go home, chill out and return the following day (sober) with fresh ears!In the end it was great fun and a great experience. I hope they invite me along next time they record! ;-)