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==Phase Two: Grandmaster== | ==Phase Two: Grandmaster== | ||
After seemingly aborting the Cello sessions, Rivers | After seemingly aborting the Cello sessions altogether, Rivers began a series of solo demo sessions recorded over the first half of 2004. By July, the rest of the band was getting antsy. Brian and Rick Rubin were cool with whatever Rivers wanted, but at a July meeting, Scott and Pat decided that they were raring to go on a new round of sessions, and the others agreed. They moved the party to Granmaster Studios, and recording commenced. | ||
By this time, Rivers had whittled down a list of twelve specific songs that he felt were right for the album. He asked the others to humor him, and focus only on these songs. If the end result was not up to par, he would gladly open things up to suggestion. | By this time, Rivers had whittled down a list of twelve specific songs that he felt were right for the album. He asked the others to humor him, and focus only on these songs. If the end result was not up to par, he would gladly open things up to suggestion. | ||
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*"[[Where To Start]]" (10/04 Grandmaster) | *"[[Where To Start]]" (10/04 Grandmaster) | ||
===The results=== | ===The final results=== | ||
When the dust settled, three batches of songs emerged. First and foremost were the twelve songs completed for ''Make Believe''. Secondly, eleven tracks that were essentially finished, but left unmixed, were the so-called Fallen Soldiers. Lastly, there remained a brief list of songs that weren't completed to anyone's satisfaction, and left by the wayside: | When the dust settled, three batches of songs emerged. First and foremost were the twelve songs completed for ''Make Believe''. Secondly, eleven tracks that were essentially finished, but left unmixed, were the so-called Fallen Soldiers. Lastly, there remained a brief list of songs that weren't completed to anyone's satisfaction, and left by the wayside: | ||
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*''[[Make Blieve]]'' | *''[[Make Blieve]]'' | ||
*[[The Fallen Soldiers]] | *[[The Fallen Soldiers]] | ||