blood on the trax

lyric n backstory

ALL I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND
CATERS TO JUST ONE DEMAND
THE FINAL ON ViNyL
THE FACTS ON WAX
AN ADDICTIVE SOLUTION
BLOOD ON THE TRAX
REHEARSAL TILL MIDNIGHT
RECORDING TILL DAWN
I SOMETIMES WONDER WHICH PLANET I'M ON
PRECISION DECISIONS
CONTACTS AND CONTRACTS
PRESTIDIGITATION
BLOOD ON THE TRAX
ORIGINALS OR COVERS WHICH WAY SHOULD I GO
SWEATING MY BALLS OFF IN THE HEAT OF THE SHOW
A PRETENSE SO INTENSE
HACKS ON MY BACK
LIVE SATURATION
BLOOD ON THE TRAX
A NEED FOR THE KEYS
A KNACK FOR THE SAX
MUSICAL SALVATION
BLOOD ON THE TRAX


CIRCA 1986

WHEN I FIRST STARTED WRITiNG LYRICS I OFTEN WOULD USE SOME EXISTING SONGS MELODY TO HELP WITH METER.
SINCE I WASNT GONNA COMPOSE THE TUNE AND COULDNT PLAY ANYTHING, I FIGURED ITS NOT REALLY STEALING ANYTHING OR NOT BEING CREATIVE.  IT WAS JUST A TOOL.

THIS KNACK WOULD COME IN HANDY WHEN LIKE WORKING WITH KIAN, WHO OFTEN HAD A MELODY AND  A FEW LINES. 
OR WHEN A BAND WOULD CHANGE MEMBERS AND THUS THEIR WORDS WENT WITH THEM.

SUCH IS THE CASE HERE.  TINA's EXIT LEFT US WITH MANY HOLES.  IN PARTICULAR 2 OF OUR HOTTEST PIECES AT THE TIME...BLOOD ON THE TRACKS & ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY.
THE LATTER I'LL GET TO IN THE NEXT ENTRY.

DURING THE RECORDING SESSIONS DURING THIS TIME 
I WOULD OFT QUIP AFTER A GOOD TAKE THAT THERE WAS BLOOD ON THIS TRACK.  THE PUN GAVE RISE TO THE REWORKING OF THE LYRIC INTO A TESTIMONY THAT I THINK ALL MUSICIANS CAN RELATE TO.

I LOVE ALL THE DOUBLE RHYME LINES THAT ARE LITERAL TO THE THEME WITHOUT SEEMING CONTRIVED, THOUGH I'M SURE I'M NOT THE FIRST TO SAY THE FINAL ON ViNyL CAUSE ITS SUCH A NATURAL PHASE.  THE FINAL, AT LEAST AT THE TIME, WAS ON ViNyL.  TODAY HOWEVER EVERYTHING IS SO DIGITAL SOME OF THAT MEANING HAS AGED,  BUT TIME HAS THEN INHANCED THE USE OF 
PRESTI-DIGIT(AL)-ION.