Before we get to the good stuff, I’m guessing it’s the obligation of the band to welcome everyone to our new site. Yes, it’s a glorified blog. But, it makes sense for us. We haven’t played a show in quite some time, so we would be remiss in not having a site that makes it easy to explain why. In brief, we have been busy. Busy, writing, working, buying equipment to record our first full length album with (DID YOU JUST SAY?!?! Why yes, I did), and just fine-tuning our set. The purpose of this site is to hopefully provide an enjoyable forum to post new songs, videos, pictures of the band, and most importantly
Friends often ask me what Rain the Shining’s song writing process is. I guess there isn’t a simple answer other than we all piece the songs together during band practice. For a more in depth answer, read on.
Generally, I’ll start by having some type of chord and melody structure that I then use as a Madlibs style framework to hang my lyrics on. Once that part of the process is done, the pseudo-song is then put on an assembly line where factory workers, Mike (drums), Jonny (lead guitar) and Jon (bass) assess the product and consider their own parts.
“From Point A,” a song that has taken on many forms over its 2 or more years in existence (excluding different outros), has proven itself as a fan favorite at our live shows. I can see why, too. Our songs have a tendency to drone the night away, but this one in particular has one of our more rockin’ moments…even if said moment isn’t until about 4 minutes into the song. Maybe it’s the 4 minutes of anticipation that makes its finish so sweet. With all of that said, I’ve decided to take the rock from From Point A, and post a video of the song in its purest, most original form…acoustic. Enjoy.
Before we get to the good stuff, I’m guessing it’s the obligation of the band to welcome everyone to our new site. Yes, it’s a glorified blog. But, it makes sense for us. We haven’t played a show in quite some time, so we would be remiss in not having a site that makes it easy to explain why. In brief, we have been busy. Busy, writing, working, buying equipment to record our first full length album with (DID YOU JUST SAY?!?! Why yes, I did), and just fine-tuning our set. The purpose of this site is to hopefully provide an enjoyable forum to post new songs, videos, pictures of the band, and most importantly