The Shining Hour Recording Diary
		The format of this diary page has changed to reflect each song's progress (or lack of!) and the dates when something was added to the song rather than just a list of dates. Scroll down for MP3 files where available.
What has been recorded so far...
Songbox in: WHITE = In progress RED = Backing track finished YELLOW = Recording complete GREEN = Mixed BLUE = Song completed

Working Title	Date	Comments
Castaway	17.09.11	Acoustic 6 string guitar recorded
I'm Over It Now	14.06.11	Acoustic 6 string guitars recorded
In Your Life	24.01.11	Two acoustic guitars recorded An idea from 1997 which for me is really tricky to play accurately but I've finally nailed it!
Window Shopping	10.01.11	Backing track completed The first song to be recorded entirely within Logic on the iMac. Sounds pretty good too.
	25.10.10	Electric rhythm guitar recorded An old idea being recorded for the next CD
Used To Love Me	17.09.11	Acoustic 6 string guitars re-recorded
	14.06.11	Acoustic 12 string guitar re-recorded
	20.12.09	Acoustic 6 & 12 string guitars recorded A new recording in progress of an idea about 2 years old
I Tried	14.06.11	Acoustic 6 & 12 string guitars re-recorded
	20.12.09	Acoustic 6 & 12 string guitars recorded A new recording in progress of an idea about 2 years old
Safe And Sound	13.04.03	Mixdown and upload to the website
	09.04.03	Main vocal recorded
	06.04.03	Drum submix The backing track is now complete. I think it sounds really punchy. Lyrics need to be completed and sung before upload as an MP3 file.
	05.04.03	Bass guitar, effect guitars and drum tracks recorded.
	01.04.03	Electric 12 string guitar riff recorded. Second electric rhythm guitar re-recorded
	31.03.03	Two electric rhythm guitars recorded. A noisy, angry song about the state of the world (man!). An idea from October 2001. Hopefully this will be finished soon and uploaded as an MP3 file.
Greener	30.11.03	Bass guitar recorded
	18.03.03	Acoustic rhythm guitar and acoustic octave guitar (mandolin style) recorded Guitar recorded to a click track. An idea from 14.07.00.
Superhero	15.03.03	Arrangement of drums and Mellotron keyboard The first work for ages on this pretty tune.
	14.03.03	Acoustic rhythm guitar recorded Guitar recorded to a click track. An idea from 06.08.01.
Playgrounds	09.02.03	Acoustic rhythm guitars recorded Recorded the acoustic to a click track. New idea from January 2003. Lyrics coming along, so far fairly nostalgic.
Seasons	09.02.03	Acoustic rhythm guitar recorded Recorded the acoustic to a click track. Completely new idea from 25.01.03 and could turn out to be a gorgeous song. Quite a laid back ballad.
No Better Time	05.02.12	Bass guitar recorded
	24.10.10	Electric Guitar riff recorded
	20.07.07	Drums recorded It's been a long time coming but I think this one should progress nicely.
	15.01.03	Acoustic rhythm guitar recorded Recorded the acoustic to a click track. This song is a favourite idea from August 1999.
Funky	10.02.07	Wah-wah guitar recorded The backing track is now finished. Just vocals to record.
	20.11.02	Bass guitar recorded
	10.11.02	Drums, electric rhythm guitar and 'brass' recorded A very new idea. This song has a working title of 'Funky' - but don't worry, I'm not going all Jamiraquai! In fact it is more reminiscent of The Sunday's 'Goodbye'.
After All	01.04.02	Drums and keyboards recorded This is a new idea. Quite a pretty tune I think,
Closer	18.08.01	Acoustic guitars recorded A slowish ballad type song with celesta and organ.
	31.07.01	Drums & keyboards recorded
Forgotten	25.08.01	Electric guitar recorded The backing track is now finished. Just vocals to record.
	18.08.01	Acoustic guitar recorded This ballad song is about 6 minutes long... yes another epic but it sounds gorgeous. My singing will have to be top notch to match the backing track which is difficult at the best of times...! Only a small amount of electric guitar and vocals to do on this one!
	03.08.01	Keyboards recorded
	02.08.01	Drums recorded
Good For You	02.07.07	Piano added The backing track is finished... at last!
	10.02.07	Electric guitar solo and E-Bow recorded It's a long time since I recorded anything on this song!
	16.08.01	Bass guitar recorded This song is building up nicely. It's got a similar feel to the song 'Something' which was on Blue.
	05.08.01	Sequenced drums on Cubase and recorded them Another very new idea 2 electric rhythm guitars recorded The Rickenbacker guitar sounds great through the D1600. Nice and thrashy - almost like that Jam sound!
Obsession	05.02.06	Main and backing vocals recorded Although this song won't be on the next CD, the backing track has been hanging around completed for a long time. T
	06.05.02	Bass guitar recorded The backing track is now finished on this noisy song. Rock on!
	05.05.02	Lead guitar and effect guitars recorded
	21.04.02	Electric rhythm guitars recorded
	08.08.01	Drums recorded I've actually recorded this song's backing track already in my experiments with the Roland recorder and the computer but decided it needed a fresh makeover. Let's hope I can replicate the tricky bassline!
Rockpig	27.08.01	Download this MP3 file (894k) and laugh along with The Shining Hour's new direction! This started off as a test when I got the new machine. I wanted to try out the distortion effects and made up this song as I went along. Obviously, first of all I got my hair poodle-permed, put on a pair of spandex trousers and rocked like a Mother with a capital Rrrrrr!!