The Process

1984-2003 - Songwriting (it took almost 20 years to write 10 songs). Don't Explain, Silverado, Universal Welfare Line and Fatal Desire were all pretty much finished in their present form during the 80's while Brian was living in Silverado Canyon. All In Your Mind and Loser were written concurrently in 1989 or 1990 and haven't changed much since (although the feel of Loser has changed several times during the recording process). Last Goodbye came to Brian in the early 90's as an inexpensive substitute for thousands of dollars' worth of therapy to deal with the significant loss of family and friends. Try Too Hard was written in Bryce Canyon over New Years of 2001-2002. In July 2002 Chris gave Brian his Martin Backpacker® which inspired Brian to write 31 Days which, for the record, is not about Chris (who had the courage to change his life), but rather about people who talk a lot but do nothing to crawl out of the hole. Sortin' It Out was written in October 2002 during a Colorado/South Dakota/Wyoming road trip.

Click for history of the project prior to January 2008.

January 2008 - Nothin'.

February 2008 - Still nothin'.

March 2008 - Talked about it a litte, but still nothin'.

April 2008 - Take a guess.

May 2008 - Take another guess.

June 2008 - Zip. Zilch. Nada.

July 2008 - Finally!! Jon and Brian got together on the 10th to redo the backup vocals on Loser and Universal Welfare Line. Getting closer, step by step.

More to follow as the project evolves - check back regularly. Click the History button to review the history of the in-studio process prior to this time.