The gig at Fontana’s was a lot of fun. It was great to have so many friends & fans in the audience. It was also great to feel like the band is getting more and more cohesive. These songs have gone through a long journey and are still in the process of evolving. It’s great to hear what the new musicians are bringing to them. A great example of this is Ale’s reinterpretation of the drum part on Olio. He manages to fill it out but doesn’t take away from it’s inherent melodic nature (strange to think of drums as melodic but they can and maybe should be). Another great example is Greg’s added electric parts to Shine All Your Love. He brings a little southern twang to it that is subtle but cool.
Working in the club scene in NYC is a fun and dicey proposition. This time, we ran into trouble with a missing kick pedal for a kick drum that when hit, sounded like it was reverberating in the middle of the grand canyon. It also was doing so in the same frequency range as the bass and thus it was impossible to hear the bass.
And yet, through it all, The Hillary Step persevered. The name ‘The Hillary Step’ comes from a part of Mt. Everest which is the last perilous section before you reach the peak. I suppose then that it makes sense that we should be faced with these kinds of perils…as long as we eventually reach the peak. Hopefully, we are on our way. Come see how we are doing on Feb 5th at Arlene’s Grocery…8pm.
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