It's amazing how many old feelings five minutes can swell up. I just found this "single" of a Cream cover and an original song in my music folder of some stuff my old band from when I was fourteen did back in 2008. We never released it since, well, it doesn't sound very good since we're using cheap equipment, except for the drumkit and my guitar(The only two pieces of the band's gear any of the members still use! That guitar was actually my first decent, serious, "This is an adult's guitar you can use for serious things" guitar, come to think of it.) and because we were recording it directly with the mic built-into my laptop, and had no understanding of how the music business worked. But even so, listening to it, despite the way the band ended, I really want to, now that we're two years older and more mature, get back together with the guys and try again, if for nothing else for nostalgia's sake! That said, I know that wouldn't work out well since, well, I get a feeling there will still be some animosity, but it still does make oneself feel old despite still being a minor.

On the bright side though, it has made me more confident about my music; I've two years more experience writing music, much more musical skill, a voice I've grown comfortable with, a near completely different mindset, and a much better tone. But even back then, I was just so excited to be playing music, making music, and recording it to show people, that I didn't care that we sounded bad, because darn it, we put our hearts into it, and that made it sound awesome!

But yeah, just sitting back and listening to this old pair of songs not only has made me a lot more confident about my voice and songwriting, but it's also convinced me to, the minute the bass arrives and I swap the strings(Strings that have been sitting in the cold and that have the grime from the factory are never good!), I'm laying down the first tracks for the album.