You Might Have a Prayer

You Might Have a Prayer sprang out of my brain a day or two after I saw an old video of Buck and the Buckaroos on Netflix. I can't remember which song they played, but it was a waltz and it was amazing. I'm not exactly sure if my intent in this song is to give advice, a warning, or a retrospective of my last few years. It's not quite done, so maybe I'll figure out before I finish it up. I had the feel of this pretty much set walking into the first rehearsal. When we played it, the band unequivocally nailed it. They're such bad asses.

Rehearsal, March 27, 2011

Notes: Dave B on acoustic guitar, Paul on pedal steel guitar and vocals, Dave O on drums, Steve on bass

Ever tinkering... we fooled around with the instrumentation. I wasn't sure if I could play it on the steel and sing at the same time, so I moved over to acoustic guitar. Ben played electric and Dave B moved to the banjo.

Rehearsal, May 1, 2011

Notes: Dave B on banjo, Paul on acoustic guitar and vocals, Dave O on drums, Steve on bass, Ben on electric guitar

Again, we figured out the pedal steel / banjo combo sounded very cool. I also felt more comfortable singing it, so I moved back over to steel guitar. We also slowed the song down quite a bit to give it that old-timey-tear-in-your-beer country sound. I love it.

Rehearsal, July 3, 2011

Notes: Dave B on banjo, Paul on pedal steel guitar and vocals, Dave O on drums, Steve on bass