the great betrayal III

....i had left my previous endeavours with a band that i dedicated over 6 years of my life to...blood, sweat and fucking tears.  my emotions of betrayal, disappointment and fear on what would be next, were still very very fresh when i first crossed paths with paul and dave at a local restaurant...we had shared stages through our previous bands and we knew of each other...dave broke the ice (which he tends to be good at from time to time) while paul proceeded to express that he and dave had been writin' solo for a period of time and had almost an album worth of material....after a brief recap on what we both have done musically in prior years, paul invited me down to take a listen....they needed a guitarist....

....one thing i remember distinctly about our first song presentation at the studio was the haunting drive and passion to do something real and legitimate in this business....for those of you who are foolish enough to ever play in a "band", it will be a painful lesson to learn that you don't cross paths with people who actually give a fuck very often....i gave a fuck and so did they....that was obvious....

....while scrolling through the rough tracks of "intervene", "no heaven", and "taste of a tear" i was glad to actually hear "songs"....and what i mean by a "song" is something you're not gonna forget in the next 5 minutes after listening....music to sink your teeth into....material that stands the test of time, holds water and would be relevant to the masses a decade from now....but, i felt as if there were qualities that weren't quit developed at that stage....that there was defiantly a "turn it up, push the envelope" attitude that hadn't fully presented itself on those rough tracks....that attitude is my musical religion and i heard the potential loud and clear of what i could bring to [neveragain]....

...."consequence"....that was "the song" and i was sold beyond it all....here is a song that harnessed my primary musical religion of "less is more"....the "tragic loop" is where my love of music started when i was a child....without naming particular artists, it took me back real quick to the heart of it all....lyrically, it is a biography to people I know....and as far as dave and paul are concerned, they can obviously relate to that....

_t