the blog quebecois

Nobody would have mistaken me for an actual musician; but I was becoming a competent rhythm guitarist, at least. This came from a couple of riffs I'd been fooling around with -- I recorded it with two guitars (no bass that I can hear) in the somewhat unusual key of F-sharp. Unusual, that is, for rock (or country/folk) guitarists, who like the big, open-string keys like A, D, E, or G for the sustaining quality of the notes. Also, they're easier keys to play in while indulging in typical rock-star activities, such as: a) jumping around randomly; b) ingesting random drugs; and, most importantly c) playing with your guitar slung below your hips (it's a bit of a mystery how anyone can play anything, let alone complex chords with the guitar held that awkwardly).

At any rate, we never did anything with this, but I like the way it sounds.