Optimism/Time Moves On

The Sam riff in G that I mentioned last month came quicker than I expected. Sam came out to see Route 9 play on his birthday and before we left I stuck a microphone in front of him. He quickly and effortlessly laid down the riff that would have gone on the end of "Sad Bastard." By tacking it on the beginning of this song it will now be heard after "Sad Bastard" as it was originally intended when you listen to the 2009 project in order.
I then asked Sam to play for three minutes off the top of his head and recorded him again. Three minutes later I had a perfect recording and arrangement of a nice little pop song. The melody seemed obvious to me. I could hear it sitting between the chords. Sam later told me that he had demoed this song before and played the exact same melody on his guitar. I sat in the barbershop listening to his recording over and over until I finished the lyrics. Because Sam recorded it on his birthday I went with a "time moves on" theme. Erik sang the title with me giving the vocal track some depth. I love the end result. Not only is this song Sam's first calendar appearance since 2007 but it's also the first time he and Erik have been on a track together.
I really consider this month and last month a 3 song medley, meant to be heard as one piece. Sad Bastard/Optimism/Time Moves On. If "Optimism" didn't play into "Time Moves On" well I wouldn't have included it. I'm thrilled with the outcome and feel lucky to have Sam's contributions. Go back and listen to last month then give the new tunes a play. It sounds like we planned it!

Optimism/Time Moves On

Sam Spofford- Guitar
Craig Morin- Vox
Erik Brackett- "Time Moves On Guy"