First up was Chelsea (stage name pending), who sang along with Journey to "Lights." Which made me think, hey, maybe "Lights" would be a fun song for Know Eye Inn Teem to cover, especially on account of that part in the middle where Steve Perry belts out "It's sad, oh, there's been mornings out on the road without you, without your chaaaaaaaaarms, ohhhh woooooah, na na na na na na..." I love that part.
Then we had Jonathan ("Lucky"), who also sings, and did my favorite They Might Be Giants song, "Birdhouse In Your Soul," a cappella. It was marvelous.
Finally, as if sent from heaven, Ann ("Annimal") auditioned for us on the....BASS!! YES! We have a bass player! Who can genuinely play the bass! And it sounded great! Wheeeeeee!
So things are looking POSITIVE. Also many of our band members are stepping up to the plate with songwriting this year, including violinist Brad, bassist Annimal, vocalist Lucky, and talentless me (with due credit to Cerin, without whom my songs would just be awful poems).
The rookies listened to some of 2007's The Aluminum Album and politely refrained from running out the door screaming. Jonathan said we weren't that bad and that some legitimate bands, eg. the Moldy Peaches, have a sound not unlike KEIT's. Ann suggested that if KEIT was feeling insecure about ourselves, we should just listen to a 60s girl band called the Shaggs and we're sure to be heartened.
