Click on the thumbnail to view a printable cd sleeve.- Title: Days Like These
- Artist: Trex
- Timespan: 2001
- Theme: multitracking on the road
- Length: 77:15
- Tracks: 10
- Lyrics: 2
- MP3s: 10 play all locally
- Rating: **½ [2.5] (1 rating) rate this album
Track List
| # | title | lyrics | time | download | listen | started | recorded | rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arps | - | 1:07 | download | listen locally | - | 2001-06-21 | ** (1) |
| 2 | Junek | - | 1:52 | download | listen locally | - | 2001-06-21 | ** (1) |
| 3 | Junke | - | 4:08 | download | listen locally | - | 2001-06-21 | **½ (1) |
| 4 | Euthenasia | lyrics | 0:11 | download | listen locally | - | 2001-06-21 | * (1) |
| 5 | Sloppy Chimey Trance | - | 4:35 | download | listen locally | - | 2001-06-21 | **½ (1) |
| 6 | Sloppy Tragic Trance | - | 4:31 | download | listen locally | - | 2001-06-21 | **½ (1) |
| 7 | Ten Minute Trance | - | 10:00 | download | listen locally | - | 2001-06-21 | *** (1) |
| 8 | Totem Trance | - | 1:41 | download | listen locally | - | 2001-06-21 | **½ (1) |
| 9 | Twinkle Trance | - | 2:21 | download | listen locally | - | 2001-06-21 | *** (1) |
| 10 | Days Like These | lyrics | 46:49 | download | listen locally | - | 2001-06-29 | *** (1) |
| Total | 77:15 | play all locally | album rating: | **½ (1) | ||||
Notes
I was back in the Pacific Northwest, and very happy. It had taken me four days to drive to across the country to Bellingham. My next step was to look for an apartment. I finally found one in the best location in town, but had to stick around for a few days to finalize things.
Meanwhile, I explored the area on foot and snuck into the college's practice rooms. I recorded the first several piano improvs on the same day that I recorded "Marathon".
After I secured the apartment, I drove north up the Alcan to Alaska. I visited Seward (where I hiked Mount Marathon), and then, while on the road to Homer, had an interesting idea: I played back "Marathon" on the car radio and sang along to it, recording with the dictaphone. The result is "Days Like These".
These were some of the happiest days of my life. I had a job, a place to stay, and an entire summer vacation in front of me. I was travelling, meeting people, and making music all at the same time. It really doesn't get much better than that.
Songs
Arps
- Days Like These track 1
- recorded: 2001-06-21
- location: Bellingham
- length: 1:07
- Travis Emmitt - piano
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I recorded this and the next several songs on a piano in Bellingham during my third Pacific Northwest trip.
This particular track is a bunch of arpeggios. Zzz.
Junek
- Days Like These track 2
- recorded: 2001-06-21
- location: Bellingham
- length: 1:52
- Travis Emmitt - piano
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I recorded this in June. I don't know what the "K" means, though. Maybe it's a pun on "junk"?
The music is melodic, but kinda boring and cheesy. I wish the rhythm were stronger.
Junke
- Days Like These track 3
- recorded: 2001-06-21
- location: Bellingham
- length: 4:08
- Travis Emmitt - piano
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This starts like "Arps" part 2. As if we really needed more along those lines...
But then it gets a semi-solid pattern going, and it's not too bad. Nor too good. Just so-so.
Euthenasia
- Days Like These track 4
- recorded: 2001-06-21
- location: Bellingham
- length: 0:11
- Travis Emmitt - piano, talking
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I think I was recording over some of the lamer piano bits. I was trying to keep my voice low because I was in a college practice room.
Lyrics to "Euthenasia":
this is called euthenasia now let's go ahead and switch now
Sloppy Chimey Trance
- Days Like These track 5
- recorded: 2001-06-21
- location: Bellingham
- length: 4:35
- Travis Emmitt - piano
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More repetitive, jangling noise. Unsteady and rather boring. Not cool.
Sloppy Tragic Trance
- Days Like These track 6
- recorded: 2001-06-21
- location: Bellingham
- length: 4:31
- Travis Emmitt - piano
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More boring trance, this time with darker, "tragic" chords. It sounds a little too reminiscent of "Christmas in Cancun" for my tastes.
Ten Minute Trance
- Piano Picks track 13
- Days Like These track 7
- recorded: 2001-06-21
- location: Bellingham
- length: 10:00
- Travis Emmitt - piano
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This is exactly ten minutes long. Aside from that, it's pretty nondescript. Repetitive, non-melodic, more an exercise in stamina than anything else.
Totem Trance
- Days Like These track 8
- recorded: 2001-06-21
- location: Bellingham
- length: 1:41
- Travis Emmitt - piano
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This was supposed to sound tribal. It didn't. Fortunately, I got tired of it pretty quickly.
Twinkle Trance
- Piano Picks track 14
- Days Like These track 9
- recorded: 2001-06-21
- location: Bellingham
- length: 2:21
- Travis Emmitt - piano
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Repetitive high chords, not too bad in theory. In practice, kinda zzz...
Days Like These
- Days Like These track 10
- recorded: 2001-06-29
- location: Alaska
- length: 46:49
- Travis Emmitt - piano, vocals
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This consists of two tracks, recorded on separate days. The piano part is "Marathon", which was recorded in Bellingham, WA. I was listening to it in the car when I was driving in Alaska from Seward to Homer. I started to sing along, and decided to record the result with my dictaphone. The result is this epic, heartfelt waste of tape. :)
Note: Although this contains profanity, it'll take you several minutes to find it. That's several f--king minutes of your life. In other words, you'll have to really work in order to get offended, so if you manage to get offended, it's your own f--king fault. Have a nice day.
Lyrics to "Days Like These":
driving towards homer days like these and every time i have days like these ??? days like these and every so often days like these ??? days like these and when i ??? days like these and ??? days like these and i want my days like these and then i want my days like these there's a ??? to days like these ??? solution ??? working ??? i'm ??? i try to analyze everything i try to analyze everything i try to analyze everything try to analyze everything and then along come days like these and then along come days like these and then along come days like these and then along come days like these and now i'm driving towards a really cool place somewhere? and now i'm driving towards a really neat place ??? and then along come days like these and then along come days like these along once in a while i get days like these i don't wanna spend them in ??? once in a while i get days like these how i spend them is all up to me how i spend them is all up to me how i spend it is all up to me ??? wow the kenai river is blue blue green [4x] and along come days like these [2x] the kenai river is blue blue green [2x] along come days like these and along come days like these the kenai river is blue blue green [2x] and then along come days like these [4x] the kenai river is blue blue green [4x] and then along come days like these [4x] the kenai river is blue blue green [4x] and then along come days like these [2x] ??? more days like these ??? more days like these ??? more days like these ??? days like these ??? more days like these ??? more days like these the kenai river is blue blue green [4x] ??? more days like these ??? more days like these ??? ??? more days like these the kenai river is blue blue green [2x] ??? i want more days like these how i want more days like these ??? for days like these ??? for days like these i hide away for days like these ??? for days like these i forsake everything for days like these days i ??? everything i ??? days like these i'd give away everything ??? more days like these i'd give away all my things for a hundred days like these i give away everything for more days like these ??? more days like these ??? more days like these ??? days like these ??? days like these more days like these days like these the kenai river is blue blue green ??? the kenai river is blue blue green i look at mountains and the big ??? trees ??? i look around at everything the kenai river is blue blue green ??? ??? days like these ??? for days like these ??? for days like these ??? days like these ??? my head hurts my tongue hurts my face hurts my legs hurt my knees hurt my arms hurt ??? my tongue hurts my head hurts my lips hurt my face hurts ??? days like these ??? more days like these i gotta get me more days like these [6x] how can i get me more days like these oh how i want more days like these oh how i want more days like these gimme more ??? the everything, the everything gimme me all ??? for days like these ??? for days like these i'll save away for days like these i'll give up girls for days like these i'll give up ??? for days like these i'll give up money for days like these i've give my computers for days like these i've give my music for days like these i'll give my ??? for days like these i'll f--- my job for days like these i'll f--- my job for days like these i'll work away for days like these i'll slave away for days like these how can i get me more days like these i just don't want me more days like these all i want is more days like these all i want is more days like these i want more days, more days like these i want more days, more days like these how can i get me more days like these ??? please tell me now please tell me now please tell me now please tell me now ??? more days like these ??? i gotta get me more days like these i gotta get me more days like these how do i get more days like these how do i get more days like these just tell me now, just tell me how to get them just tell me now, just tell me how to get them just tell me now, the recipe just tell me now, the recipe just tell me now, the recipe i wanna have the recipe i want the recipe for days like these gimme the recipe for days like these ??? for days like these i want the recipe for days like these i want the ?? and i want the trees ??? just tell me how i get 'em just tell me how i get 'em just tell me how i get 'em please tell me now, please tell me now please tell me now, please tell me now please tell me now, please tell me now please tell me now how do i get 'em please tell me now, please tell me now please tell me now how do i get 'em please tell me now, please tell me now please tell me now how do i get 'em ??? ??? more days like these ??? more days like these all i want is more like these please tell me now, please tell me now please tell me now, please tell me now ... please tell me now i want days like these please tell me now i want days like these please tell me now gimme the recipe please tell me now gimme the recipe ??? they're all around, they're all around they're all around, they're all around days like these ??? ??? i'm travelling in the kenai up here in alaska i'm travelling through the kenai up here in alaska i'm driving through the kenai up here in alaska i'm driving through the kenai carrying me through in alaska ??? kenai ??? alaska ??? oh oh oh yeah oh yeah ... i'm driving on the road to homer i'm driving down the road to homer i'm driving down the road to homer i'm driving down the road to homer i'm driving down the road to homer i'm driving down the road to homer i'm driving down the road to homer i'm driving down the road to homer gonna sleep in the car in homer gonna buy some food in homer gonna sleep in the car in homer gonna buy some food in homer i'm driving down the road to homer i'm driving down the road to homer i'm driving down the road to homer i'm driving down the road to homer gonna sleep in the car in homer gonna eat ??? in homer gonna sleep in the car in homer gonna go to ??? in homer gonna have some fun in homer gonna have some fun in homer gonna have some fun in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna eat in the car in homer gonna sleep in the car in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna eat and sleep in homer gonna eat and sleep in homer gonna ??? car in homer gonna take some pictures of homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna have a fun time in homer eat and sleep and ??? gonna have a fun fun time homer eat and sleep and ??? ??? in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna sleep in the car in homer gonna eat real nice in homer gonna ??? in homer gonna ??? in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna ??? in homer gonna have a fun time in homer ??? in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna have a fun time in homer ??? to homer ??? in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna have a fun time in homer gonna have a fun time in homer ??? homer gonna home some fun in homer gonna sleep in the car in homer gonna some time in homer gonna ??? homer gonna ??? homer gonna have ??? in homer gonna have ??? in homer i'm gonna have some fun in homer i'm gonna have some fun in homer i'm gonna have some fun in homer i'm gonna have some fun in homer gonna try ??? in homer gonna try ??? in homer gonna ??? in homer gonna ??? in homer gonna have a fun time in homer ??? gonna ??? ??? to see gonna have some fun time in homer ??? in homer gonna have some fun time in homer ??? in homer gonna have ??? in homer gonna stare at the sea in homer gonna take some pictures in homer ??? in homer gonna have some fun in homer gonna have some fun in homer gonna ??? in homer gonna eat some ??? homer gonna have some fun in homer gonna have a good time in homer i gotta get back to the rhythm of everyday i gotta get back to the rhythm of everyday i gotta get back to the rhythm of everyday i gotta get back to the routine of everyday but the key is to ??? of everything as i travel it's impossible ??? the key is to take those routines to sculpt them into something admirable and beautiful the key of everyday happiness is everyday optimism and the key of everyday optimism is everyday routine and the key of everyday routine is routine that you respect and the key of everyday routine that you respect is responsibility and productivity and creativity and a little bit of sociality all of those ts you need ts to get ??? the key of everyday happiness is routine and ??? oh the key of everyday happiness is a routine and ??? oh the key of everyday ??? is a routine you don't want to weaken a bit ??? and people and ??? get the ??? get the ??? routines ??? bask in happiness bask in happiness bask in happiness bask in happiness ... gonna bask in happiness gonna bask in happiness long time in homer gonna bask in happiness gonna bask in happiness gonna bask in happiness gonna bask in happiness ... in homer ??? ??? routine ??? the key is ??? routine ??? ??? success ??? and the payback ??? and the payback ??? it's a ??? up here in alaska the payback is a worthy investment the sights here to the people here are worthy ??? ??? up here in alaska ??? up here in alaska ??? she must be nice enough to accept my invitations she must be nice enough to accept my limitations she must be nice enough to accept my invitations she must be nice enough to accept my limitations ??? she must be nice enough to accept my limitations she must be nice enough to accept my invitations she must be nice enough to accept my sense of humor she must be nice enough to accept my ??? humor she must be nice enough she must be nice enough to accept my invitations she must be smart enough to accept my limitations she must be nice enough to accept my humor she must be smart enough to have her own humor she must be nice enough to accept my invitations she must be smart enough to accept my limitations she must be nice enough to accept my humor she must be smart enough to have her own humor she must be nice enough to accept my limitations she must be smart enough to accept my invitations ??? she must be she must be she must be she must be ... ??? yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving yes, i'm still driving this car yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving yes, i'm still driving this car yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving yes, i'm still driving this car yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving yes, i'm still driving this car yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving yes, i'm still driving this car i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving yes, i'm still driving this car yes, i'm still driving, i'm still driving i'm still driving in the car i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving this car i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving, yes, i'm still driving this car ... i'm not dreaming, yes, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, yes, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, yes, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, no, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, yes, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, yes, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, no, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving in this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, no, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, no, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, no, i'm still driving, yes i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving in this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car i'm not dreaming, i'm still driving i'm still driving this car