Reflection: The Creation Process (Greased Lightning)

After the initial creation process, we decided to focus our efforts into one song, which was Greased Lightning. For this song, I also play the Baritone. Mostly in the solo, but I follow the basic chords and join up with the kolintang in the solo.

So Greased Lightning is by far the most difficult song we have. For once, the complex (relatively) arrangement and high tempo make the song quite the challenge. Then there's the solo parts. Still optimistic about our chances here, we can do it all in time for June 4th.

Enough Talk, to the Process

So anyway, now that the basics are clarified, let's start the reflecting part. The aspect that I know the most about (obviously) is the instrumentals. Over the insanely long time it took to get anywhere with this song, we finished most of the song. Emphasis on most.

The verses and melodies up to the solo parts went well, and are in my opinion the best parts of the song. The solos took the most time, logically, and after weeks of trying, we were able to recreate most of the part.

The Verdict

So with that over with, what is my opinion on our performance this time around. Considering the difficulty of the song, I think we did well for the most part. Our biggest failure was not focusing enough through the process. I believe we could have done more throughout, but the progress we made is still quite good.