Seven
(Two instrumentals featuring
The Destination Band)

CREDITS

Concept/Music/Guitar: Mark Jeghers
Lead Guitar Ad Lib: Tim Neblung
Keyboard/Drum Machine: Ed Liften
Mix: Mark Jeghers

NOTES

During the mid-80's, I worked for a small software company in Stockton, Ca. that wanted to make a promotional video. We needed some background music to go in the video, but we were worried about finding some music that was actually good. You see, we had recently tried running radio ads produced by a local agency, but the advertising jingle they made for us turned out to be utterly stupid. It was, without a doubt, the single most idiotic song ever created.

Well, this was during the brief time I was a member of the ill-fated band "Destination". The band had great potential, but we lacked two important things: A) a drummer, and B) doors of opportunity opened by God. At any rate, I told everyone at work, "Never fear, me and the band will make some background music for you!" And they said, "Oh, great...", rolled their eyes, and hoped we didn't make something even worse. If our music stunk, how would they break the news to us?

So one night, while Ann was away at work, Tim and Ed came over. I shared some concept ideas with them, Ed programmed some drum rhythms, and away we went! We recorded both tunes directly onto my 4-track reel-to-reel, and I later mixed them down using the church soundboard. When everyone at work heard the results, they were stunned. They marvelled and said, "Wow! You made that!?" And, sure enough, they used our tunes in the video. I guess we didn't stink after all.

While I felt that my concepts for the tunes were pretty good, I don't really think that was what made them shine. It was Tim's delicious guitar solo's, performed entirely off-the-cuff and ad lib! By the way, his distortion effects box had a dying battery, and Tim insists that it contributed to the bright sizzly sound of his guitar. He claims that he could never reproduce that hot sound again!