From Balustrade to Lambridge to...Mexico?!

Another week, another practice at The Batch. Alas I (Lex) wasn't allowed to drive to Carter's for some unknown crime of a domestic nature (probably weeing on the loo seat! - Carts) and so we once again set about appeasing the Goldfish JukeBox Jury and Carter was forced to take the bus from out to the mighty Batch.

After last weeks succesful return to form it was back to the song-writing this week with a need to get the album underway. Therefore we decided to continue work on 'In The West Country' as well as write a new song for the yet to be named, Tuesday Splinter Group (which wouldn't be a half bad name at all!).

After perfecting 'In the West Country' to a suitably dirgy country blues swamp song, (until we record it and add some percussion) we decided to try and pen a quick country song. Using everyone's favourite chords (G, C and D - but no capo this time) we soon created a little ditty about taking the train through America to Mexico and in true British fashion we can still find time to grumble about the weather. We also managed to squeeze in Michale Stipe-esque litereary reference to Lex's most recent read Jack Kerouac's On The Road - a good job he wasn't reading Bog Bodies for Beginners or who knows how the subject matter would have changed.

Anyhow, Joe and Leo (the other goldfish) both seemed impressed with the new song and so we will have to wait and see how this new Balustrade epic will continue to develop. Perhaps we will have to develop our regional accents and become the West Country's answer to the Arctic Monkeys - I bet that you look good at the barn dance!!