MMJ tribute album : Round 2!

corey · May 16, 2005, 05:47 PM

Y'all,
Who's up for doing another tribute album?
I'm ready to get the ball rolling. EC and I will be in charge of it since she helped me out so much with the last one.

For those of you that haven't heard the first tribute CD, go to this link : http://www.medusaproductions.ca/mmj/home.html

Here are a few things to keep in mind:
1. I would prefer that we not do any of the songs that were included on the first tribute CD. MMJ has released several albums and EPs, so we should should have plenty of material to choose from. If you do decide that you want to do one of the songs that was on the first CD, try to make it somewhat different than the first version (Ex: since "Phone Went West" was acoustic on the first CD, it would be OK if you do a full-band version).
2. When you decide which song you want to record, post the title here and we'll keep an updated list so other people will know which tracks have been claimed. We'll go with the "first come, first served" style of choosing tracks.
3. When you are done with your track, let me know and we'll figure out the best way to get the track to me. With all of the nifty storage thingies out there now, we can probably avoid sending things through the mail which will be much easier for our overseas friends. Also, Yahoo now has 1G of storage space, so you can probably e-mail tracks to me. I think that www.yousendit.com would work as well if you can upload it to that site and I can grab it from there. We'll work those details out when you finish your track.

How long do you guys need to finish your tracks? A couple of months? I know a couple of people have mentioned that they might start working on their songs already, so there may be some tracks ready to be sent to me. You guys leave some feedback and we'll set a deadline based on what you all think.

If I think of anything else, I'll leave some notes here.
Let's have some fun!

EC · May 16, 2005, 05:59 PM

Yeeeeaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!

Can I pick Come Closer? :)

Oh yeah, hey Corey, maybe you should keep an ongoing list on your first post there (just keep modifying it), that way people can know where to check to see who's picked what, and if the song they want to do is available.

corey · May 16, 2005, 06:00 PM

If'n ya want it. Let me know fer sure.

EC · May 16, 2005, 06:01 PM

Fer sure I do. I's wanna.

corey · May 16, 2005, 06:03 PM

Alright y'all. The first song has been picked... and I'll be damned if I still haven't picked a song. My initial plan was to pick my song before I started up this round of the tribute... :)

tomEisenbraun · May 16, 2005, 09:55 PM

Hell yes! I'm in. Now I just have to pick... if only i could hit those high bits on "I think I'm Goin to Hell"

Just a thought, Megan, would you want to collaborate on "Nashville to Kentucky" while we're at Bonnaroo? I don't know if this would count as a song selection or what, but we could we possibly do that, and have seperate songs as well?

Right now I'm thinkin either "Golden", "I Won't Cry", or "One in the Same"

ChiefOKONO · May 17, 2005, 12:03 AM

dammit i wanted to do Bermuda Highway!!
hmm now ill have to pick another...

i think we'll need at least a couple months to get things together too btw....

EC · May 17, 2005, 06:36 AM

QuoteMegan, would you want to collaborate on "Nashville to Kentucky" while we're at Bonnaroo?

Of COURSE I want to do that!! Yar! :)

Dave Rayburn · May 17, 2005, 11:34 AM

Hey y'all! Count me in for "The Way That He Sings"! I started recording a home version of this at the time that last year's collection was being rounded out. I didn't have it finished in time, but my duo's version of "Phone Went West" made it (luckily)! I will definitely dust off the tracks I had laid down, and I will have a finished version done to submit within the next month or two... just give me a deadline.

I can also help out with some artwork if needed.

Glad to be part of ANOTHER great thing. You guys (and gals) all rock!

utonynashm · May 17, 2005, 12:37 PM

Well since I can't sing...Mine would be an instrumental...

Maybe, one big holiday??

EC · May 17, 2005, 12:42 PM

(tony, you could always send your tracks to someone else, who could layer vocals onto it... if you wanted. Or else you could just give 'er and sing your fucking face off, because it's all about love, and nobody gives a crap if you're a fancy singer or not!!! :))

corey · May 17, 2005, 02:18 PM

I just got an e-mail from someone named Brad that wants to claim "By My Car".

Awesome.

EC · May 17, 2005, 02:43 PM

That IS awesome.

Okay, so:

EC (Megan) - Come Closer
Dave Rayburn - The Way That He Sings
utonynashm (Tony) - One Big Holiday
Brad - By My Car
EC, Eisey (and whoever else is around maybe? group effort?) - Nashville to Kentucky

word. Anyone else finalized?

I really hope somebody picks Mahgeetah. If nobody does, I might do a bonus track. :)

EC · May 17, 2005, 02:54 PM

I just had a thought about the artwork. I wonder if maybe this time it would be nice if people who maybe aren't musically inclined would like to do it? That way you could still be involved. If anybody wants. It's just a thought. :)

corey · May 17, 2005, 03:01 PM

It's a good idea. Let's go with that. I'd like to nail down a basic concept within the next few weeks if possible.... so when all of the songs are done, we can forward that info to the artist to finish up the artwork.

Word?

EC · May 17, 2005, 03:39 PM

(word)

Okay!! Who's arty? C'mon - I know you're out there...

(we can have more than one, too... Like, someone can do a cover, someone can do liner notes, someone can do a back cover... and I can upload it to the site, OR, does anybody want to design a site?)

utonynashm · May 17, 2005, 05:34 PM

I def aint singing on it...That is the only one I try singing to...but it doesnt work...

Ill just try to make a good instrumental...cause I know I can sing on it but it would just sound bad-i don't like sounding bad

tomEisenbraun · May 17, 2005, 09:54 PM

Alrighty, throw me down for Golden. I won't be ale to have this done til at least the middle of June, seein as I wont have the PowerBook til graduation and then i have Bonnaroo to attend and whatnot :)

tomEisenbraun · May 17, 2005, 09:55 PM

Anybody else think that we shoudl have a gianormous collaborative Cobra as the bonus track? Let different people claim the different sections and have us pair up and whatnot. This could be amazing if done right

utonynashm · May 18, 2005, 07:09 AM

Well...I got the instrumental of "One Big Hoilday" done...I might host it at my site cause I would like to now if it is good enough to be the final cut...anyone willin to listen???