SUNDAY 31st OCTOBER 2004

Recording: 'I've got a feeling' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'And your bird can sing' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'The end' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Rockestra Theme'
France 3 basement - 13:00-14:15 - P: Dude.

I did a big session of drums that sunday. Take 1 of 'I've got a feeling' was bass and electric guitar done by Terry, from Yellow-Sub.net. He also did the basic tracks for 'The end'. 'And your bird can sing' is a collaboration with Maxsilham, also from Ysn. After the drums I also did the piano for the ending of 'The end', and I managed to stick in a strange piano version of Paul McCartney's 'Rockestra Theme'.

MONDAY 25th OCTOBER 2004

Recording: 'Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (reprise)' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.

I was alone that morning so I took this opportunity to add vocals to my cover of 'Sgt Pepper's Reprise'. I did it rather quickly, although I was suffering from a hard flu.

TUESDAY 21th OCTOBER 2004

Recording: 'Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (reprise)' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.

I did the bass, and then all the guitars for this number.

SUNDAY 17th OCTOBER 2004

Recording: 'Baby's request'
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude. Present: Doreen.

My very first recording with the Harley Benton Ukulele ! I wanted initially to record it at the Beatles Day of Mons, but unfortunately, I couldn't be there, so I did it at home instead. I did one take for the Uke, and then one take or the vocals.

TUESDAY 12th OCTOBER 2004

Recording: 'The long and winding road' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'And your bird can sing' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'God' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning and afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Doreen.

I did three vocal takes that day. 'The long and winding road', comissioned by and dedicated to Ornella from YSn. 'God', for which I modified the lyrics a bit, and 'And your bird can sing', in which the instruments were done by Maxsilham (just like 'I me mine' was previously done).

THURSDAY 9th OCTOBER 2004

Recording: 'Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (reprise)' (take 1)
France 3 basement - 14:00-14:15 - P: Dude.

I intended to record some drums for the basic tracks of the Pepper reprise, and also on 'She came in through the bathroom window'. I set up the microphone and Minidisc, and proceeded to play a rough take, just to establish the recording level. I was just checking it out when someone entered the room. It seems there was a band rehearsal scheduled, so I had to get out. So the only thing I managed to record that day was this rough take, not even designed to be used ! I guess I'll have to make something out of it anyway. :)

THURSDAY 7th OCTOBER 2004

Recording: 'I me mine' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.

Take 1 of 'I me mine' was done by Maxsilham, from YSn. I proposed to add some vocals, and that's what I did that day. I didn't expect the mixing of the voices and Max's guitars would be so difficult. I spent a lot of time trying to make it sound good.

SUNDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2004

Recording: 'The long and winding road' (take 1)
Recording: 'God' (take 1)
France 3 studios - noon - P: Dude.

I went to the piano and recorded some takes for those two songs, for YSn. 'The long and winding road' was commisioned by Ornella, from YSn.

FRIDAY 1st OCTOBER 2004

Recording: 'A day in the life' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - all-day - P: Dude.

Doing all the final guitars for this cover. Adding the alarm clock sound, and dediting the central joke, and the last elements of the song. Mixing it and sending it to David the next day.

SATURDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2004

Recording: 'A day in the life' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.

Redoing the bass for 'A day in the life'.

TUESDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 2004

Recording: 'Sexy Sadie' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.

Live performance in Germany with Mike Keneally and Friends
Recording: '2001' (live with Mike Keneally and Friends !!!)
Waldsee, Freiburg, Germany - evening - P: Dude. Present: Yann, Mike Keneally, Jaan Wessman, Schroeder, Claude Kunhen, and many happy people.

Doing the vocals for 'Sexy sadie', along with the melody guitar at the end.And then immediatly driving with Yann straight to Freiburg, Germany, to attend Mike Keneally's concert. I had the opportunity to sing backing vocals on Mike's wonderful song "2001", during the Mike Keneally and Friends show at the Waldsee. I approached Mike during the afternoon soundcheck and asked if he could participate to this song he likes very much. The incredible MK then said the magic word: "Sure !" After the soundcheck I went back to my happy and fullfilled audient position, only to be called to the stage during the evening show to do it "for real" !

Mike Keneally and Friends is MK on guitar, piano and vocals, the amazing Jaan Wessman on bass, and the astonishing Schroeder on drums. That show also featured the guest performances of Johnny Gomer, on acoustic guitar, and Rainer Lenz, on lead vocals. Apart from any family business like getting married and having children and all that stuff, this was the most beautiful day of my life. (so far ;) ).
You can hear a recording of this live performance href="http://membres.lycos.fr/innerdude/english/Dude/live/mk2004%2Bdude.htm">here

SUNDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 2004

Recording: 'A day in the life' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Comfortably numb'
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude. Present: Doreen, Julian, Domino.

Take 1 of 'A day in the life' was made by David, from Yellow-sub.net. He suggested that we do this cover together, and I liked the idea very much. I modified a bit his version so that the sections after each 'I'd love to turn you on' would be longer', and then I did all the vocals. I also did all the vocals for 'Comfortably numb'..

SUNDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2004

Recording: 'Sexy Sadie' (take 1)
Recording: 'Four plastic pillars'
France 3 studio - afternoon - P: Dude.

A minidisc recording made at the Steinway piano lying down in the basement studio of the place where I work. I did an instrumental take for 'Sexy Sadie', and another improv. This time I had my Sony stereo microphone, so the sound is quite nice.

THURSDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 2004

Recording: 'Love you to (take 1)'
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.

A weird version of the Indian 'Love you to' but for acoustic guitar this time. I used a guitar which I tuned to a C major, I think. I tried hard to play the melodies sitar-like. I also did the voices.

SATURDAY 21st AUGUST 2004

Recording: 'Wah-wah'
Recording: 'Pipes of peace'
Recording: '
Only love remains'
Recording: 'Through our love'
Recording: 'Don't let it bring you down'

One-eyed Jack - night - P: Dude.

Hey hey, more stuff for YSn. Mostly Paul this time.

WEDNESDAY 18th AUGUST 2004

Recording: 'Never without you'

One-eyed Jack - afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Doreen, Julian, Domino.

That afternoon I did this great Ringo Starr tribute for Geroge Harrison. I augmented it with a Harrison medley at the end. That night I did John's 'Nutopian international anthem'. I really can't wait to publish that one ;)

TUESDAY 30th DECEMBER 2003

Dude's Power Trio rehearsal 10
Recording: 'Bruxelles'
Recording: 'Instant Street'
Recording: 'Come together'
Recording: 'Ankle bracelet'
Recording: 'Dancing days'
Recording: 'Be my wife'
Recording: 'Chunga's revenge'
France 3 basement - evening - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Stef, Boz, Flo.

A great rehearsal. We worked out three new song that night: 'Bruxelles', 'Come together' and 'Cracked actor'. The first two came out well, the latter needs more attention (especialy the guitar solo stuff). Apart from that we did 'Chunga' (only half of it was recorded), and 'Paranoid', 'Ankle', 'Wife', and 'Instant Street'. We also fucked up some impromptus versions of 'Acropolis now' and 'SMBH'. And we did a rough 'Dancing days'. Flo was here, and he was helpful as usual. My voice, once it was warm, was in very good shape. The 'Paranoid android' we played at the end came out surprisingly well, we did it from top to bottom without any breaks. Steve used the transcription I gave him for the 2nd half of 'Instant Street', and it sounded better. My aprehension to perform in front of scrutinizing beings (in that case Flo) wasn't a problem that night: I felt more confident.As I said, a great rehearsal.

TUESDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2002

Day Eighty-seven for the album + Session for the Fakers
Recording: 'Steffy Tardust' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'The return of the Black Zonga' (SI on take 1)
Rusty Wagon - 21:00-23:00 - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann.

Rapidly doing the rock'n'roll bassline for 'Steffy Tardust', and then moving on to more work on 'Black Zonga', with the re-doing of the guitars. The first solos in the first measures of the song itself (not the prologue ones), some soloing here and there in the bridges, and finally the clean arpeggios in the ending of the song.

SUNDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2001

Recording: 'Wuthering heights'
Recording: 'Your little chair' (demo)
One-eyed Jack - afternoon - P: Dude.

While I was alone at home (something that doesn't happen much these days), I did a strange version of Kate Bush's great hit with two acoustic guitars (one with nylon strings, the other with metal strings), and two vocal parts (one in the correct original octave, falsetto style, and the other voice two octaves lower). Then I was ready to start laying down the demo for 'Your little chair'. I exported the Reason sequencing I did the previous weeks, and I did some vocals, with overdubs here and there, 3 tracks of handclaps, and some guitar (the loud power chords before the chorus, a stupid little solo for the beginnings, and some funk stuff for the choruses). I did not put any bass because I'm gonna ask Stef to do the basswork on that thing.

SUNDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2000

Recording: 'Firewalks ending (demo)' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.

A note flurry has occurred. I added the snare drum bolero section, just after the 'Vasoline' like bass/guitar unison. Cooool.