Uptempo rock

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In 2001 I joined a band named Soulvasq. They were friends of mine that I've known for quite a while, and they were all really good with their respective instruments. They had plenty of songs written that we rearranged and rewrote when I joined. I had the drummer and bassist come into the studio I was a partner in, and record rough demos of a bunch of their songs. Two years later, after I left the band, I really wanted good, finished versions of the Soulvasq songs, and decided to build on those original bass and drum demos.

Two Dollar Bill was our only complete recording project together in our own personal studio. I had a full recording studio set up in the basement of the band's house, and started recording two tracks; Aliens Ate My Buick and Two Dollar Bill.

Aliens Ate My Buick was one of the songs written between the breakup of Drop Swarm and the formation of Soulvasq, with a band named Wiseguy. Wiseguy consisted of Dave Solar, Mark Vasquez, Jason Hope, and several guitar players. It was written about Phil Goodrich, who would later become the drummer of Soulvasq and played the song that was about him.

Recently, I decided to finish the song. Using the existing bass and drum tracks, I re-recorded the guitars and keyboards on it, and even have a version with a little horn section in it as well.

One of these days, I'm going to get Dave and Mark to lay down the vocals for me, so we can finish the song!