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It was in early '07 that I first heard of Rock Band and I of course was excited because
I was already a huge fan of the guitar hero series.
But I had pretty much maxed out my skills in Guitar Hero and with Rock Band having all
these extra peripherals, particularly the drums which I had been interested in for a
long time... To buy it was a no brainer.
But as the title implies, Rock Band is meant to be played with more than one person.
The game was amazing, it was everything I excpeted. But, just by myself it was lacking.
So, I went out to start a band. Since I go to a school full of nerds anyways,
I figured I'd post some fliers and I'll have a band in no time.
Aw, man. I think it was back in December 2007 I saw posters around school.
So I decided to call the number and this Matt guy answered and said
"Hey, I need a singer and a guitarist. Would you be interested?"
And I'm just like, "Chyeah!" With the call out it wasn't long before the
rest of the crew were filled in. Ryan came in on bass, and the Swede provided
the vocals. With the band complete only one hurdle remained.
We needed, so I picked one very dear to my heart.
And with that, Exploding Sould of the Modern Burrito was born.
When we were first starting out we would just play the online and climb the charts to see
how we'd get there. We went on like that for some time, but once
we hit the top we were all ready to go up. So, I called up a friend of mine who was a
record store owner who had some contacts in the recording industry.
So she set up an audition for us. Little did the band know, the inside contact
was the lgenedary Bruce Dickonson, the producer that launched Blue Oyster Cult's career.
Dickonson agreed to produce their debut album, but at a cost.
He only agreed to produce the album if his niece could be the lead singer.
The Swede had to go. He was blocking our progress. They treated me like *** and I hope they
die. And so, the Swede was kicked out of the band
to make room for Chelsi. And on October 20th, 2008 in a recording studio in Florida, history
was made. Right, guys. I'm gonna be honest. I love the
sound, but I need more cowbell. The game's fixed, there's nothing I can do
about it. Alright, Don't Fear the Reaper, take two.
I was shocked at how fast it happened. I was playing in my apartment one week and in the
Kodak theater the next. Literally. Oh man, after the album was released, everybody
wanted us to play. At the zenith of their popularity the band
began to have issues. And all of it was caught on home video.
I had just gotten out of school and was headed back to my place where we were all going to
practice. And that's where I found him.
Ryan? W-what are you doing? A-are you snorting Kool-aid?
No, why would you think that? Mmm?
I LOVE IT SO MUCH! I did develop a pretty bad Kool-aid addiction
during that time. What the hell man?! What the hell?
Dude, I'm sorry. You were playing on $&*%ing hard! This song
isn't even that difficult to begin with! Yeah, well. You know how it is.
I bust my *** for this band. You know what? Screw you.
You know what? Go right on down to Hell. Maybe I will.
See ya there. *sigh*
That was a difficult night. I totally blew it and the band suffered for it.
The band disbanded shortly there after and the members went their separate ways. To this
day, Exploding Sould of the Modern Burrito lives on only as a memory of the fans it inspired.
Will the band ever get back together again? Only time will tell.