Ball Of Lame

It's been way too long between podcasts, for which I apologize.  I've joined a band, and that takes up a little of my time.  Not that I'm making excuses.  Another reason that I haven't been posting songs on here, I've been recording parodies, mostly about co-workers.  For obvious reasons, I didn't want them to be on the Interwebs, where I could compromise my position at work.  If and when the targets of my songs leave the company, then the parodies about them will be available for all to hear.  Meanwhile, I recorded a John Mayer cover, "Waiting On The World To Change".  I've noticed that Mayer elicits some real emotion in people, they either love him or hate him.  Some folks are amazed by his talent, and think he's a real funny guy.  Others consider him a man-whore, who has left a trail of broken hearts in his wake. And consequently, he gets labeled as a d-bag by many.  I'm in the first category, and although I hate to admit it, I have a man crush on him.  Perhaps I can recognize his talent on guitar, being a musician, and see past all of the Jennifer Aniston sympathizers.  I put a little of my own spin on the song, changing the drum beat and keyboards to match my skill level (low).  Hope you enjoy!

Steve

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My time lately has been taken up with my normal recording, and also helping out a buddy with some side projects.  I'm by no means a hired gun, but I can fake my way through most songs, and I'm a quick learner.  Today's cover is a song written by Motion City Soundtrack, a group with local ties.  The song is "Her Words Destroyed My Planet", and I make use of Autotune to make my vocals LESS shitty.  Download their latest album, "My Dinosaur Life" during October on Amazon MP3 for only $5.  Help some MN guys out.....

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Back from a short hiatus, a computer format, and just a busy life in general, I've returned with a cover of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear The Reaper".  If you would like to listen to any of my other songs, they're located at Ball Of Lame

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Since my unfortunate thumb injury sidelined me (literally), I didn't have a whole lot to talk about.  So I took a few weeks off to heal a bit.  And still managed to record a cover of the Loverboy tune, "Turn Me Loose".

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Two songs for in one episode?!?  Say it ain't so!  Whether you like it or not, I've included two of my "classic" covers in this episode, and they couldn't be much more disparate choices.  First of all, we have my version of the Fixx classic "One Thing Leads To Another", and then "Rainbow In The Dark", in honor of the late Ronnie James Dio.

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This week's podcast discusses my upcoming soccer season, and the practice I just endured.  I feel like I got tackled by Jared Allen...

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I explain my Modus Operandi when dealing with the poor drivers in the Twin Cities, and show off my mad Autotune skills (not!).   If you ever wondered what I would sound like, singing a Miley Cyrus song, wait no longer.  With a sprinkling (OK... two handfuls) of my new found Autotune plug-in just to make it interesting.

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A cover of the depressing song by The Church, "Under The Milky Way".  I'd rather sing about the candy bar, especially the new caramel Milky Way bars.  Those be some good eatin'!

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This podcast is a brief look at my recording process, when doing a cover.  I could go on and on, but I figure that would be pretty boring for most people.  This song hit me in a department store, I was hooked, and I had to record it.

Please give me some feedback on my subject matter, sound, cadence, and general listen-ability, as far as the spoken portion of the podcast.  I haven't scripted a thing, and have only a general outline in my head of what I want to talk about.  There might be other things that you want to hear about, or

E-mail me at steve@balloflame.com with your criticism, hints, praise, guest ideas, or ideas in general.

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