Ready
b"Episode #162: Ready\\xa0 \\xa0 (Song starts at 4.55)\\nOn these episodes, I\\u2019ve often talked about the peace you can find in the outdoors, preferably near water for me.\\nI\\u2019ve found by getting outdoors, I manage to still my mind and quickly get into the creative state, the zone required to write a song.\\nThis episode pretty much shatters that peace, in a good way (I think).\\nLooking back, the song 'Ready' was probably the result of a build up of tension for me, in my mid to late 20s. It's a guitar/band driven rocker.\\nI was so ready\\u2026 ready to make some major changes in my life. I was ready to record, ready for a major romance, ready for \\u2026life.\\nSo I was ready to sort of cut loose in some way.\\nI was ready to do that again this week, when the band (Pete Pascoe and The Patient Hum) played an outdoor gig. I \\u2018cut loose\\u2019 and unleashed a lot of energy, as the front man. It\\u2019s fun, that\\u2019s for sure.\\nA lot of positive energy can come through from somewhere when you perform, compose and record.\\nBack in 1994, in NZ, my band weren\\u2019t with me at the time I wrote 'Ready'. I was out there, on my own and I was determined not to give in.\\nIn fact, I was just getting started.\\nSo I wrote the words as I sat in my van, overlooking the ocean. Then I drove home and composed what turned out to be a 3 or 4 chord guitar based rock song - on the piano. \\nThe old demo I found is on a tape that\\u2019s seen better days, so the sound quality is a bit \\u2018iffy\\u2019, this time. But the recording has a certain sort of feeling about it.\\nWhen I recorded this demo, it was my first time that I had a real studio all to myself. I was given permission to use it between 10pm and dawn for a couple of weeks.\\nI didn\\u2019t really know how to work much of the gear, but I set myself of completing an albums worth of recordings in the fortnight - and I did.\\nI realised I had an opportunity to put on tape what was on my mind, without any input for anyone else.\\nNo band? No problem\\u2026 I programmed some drums and played some drum fills live, played keyboard bass, piano and organ.\\nOne evening as I was recording the vocals a guitarist knocked on the studio door. He liked what he heard, went home, grabbed his gear and recorded all the guitars in one night. So much fun.\\nAll this from came about by writing about an experience \\u2018I\\u2019d rather forget\\u2019. Some things that don\\u2019t appear to be so great at the time can actually be the catalyst to get you moving.\\nAnd I did.\\nAnd I haven\\u2019t stopped.\\nRight now, I\\u2019ve never been busier as a creative person. The new Patient Hum band album is really taking shape. I\\u2019m producing that, painting big seascapes, blogging, making videos, half way through more albums. Making sheet music, video courses. It\\u2019s all \\u2018go\\u2019.\\nWith 800 songs up my sleeve, I\\u2019m enjoying this way of sharing them.\\nBy the way, I mention these 2 on this episode: Zed Brookes and Andrew Johnstone. Their latest album is here: www.brookesjohnstone.bandcamp.com \\nYou can check out 12 of my albums on\\xa0www.petepascoe.bandcamp.com, or they\\u2019re streaming on Spotify, etc. \\nOr\\u2026 there\\u2019s the 160 songs on this podcast of course (you can scoot straight to the song on each episode if you wish. I mention the time it plays, as above).\\nThis week\\u2019s blog post has the lyrics, more music and art - including this weeks seascape painting. It\\u2019s all go around here. www.petepascoe.wordpress.com \\nAnd I\\u2019m ready - for more.\\nHope you enjoy Ready. It was a fun episode to record.\\nReady? Here we go\\u2026. back to 1994! Let\\u2019s look at song #343."