joe infantini

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The Bands & Lost Recordings ( Part 2 )

from the rehearsal studio to the recording studio and beyond



Album Notes
joe infantini - The Bands & Lost Recordings ( Part 2 )

BLR (Part 1 ) TRACK(s): 1 to 16 copyright 2003

BLR (Part 2) TRACK(s) 17 to 41 copyright 2009

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i am guitarist and have been noodling with the guitar since the year 1976

. All of the music on "the bands & lost recordings" was written and arranged by joe infantini, except where otherwise noted , which is tracks 21,24,26,28,33,34,36,37 written and arranged by joe infantini & tom "Earthquake " Doud
Tracks 29,30 & 31 joe infantini & vinnie madonia
" Mississippi Queen " written and arranged by mountain in 1969 ( only available on the cd version )


i began noodling on a guitar since around the age of 9 when i didn't know how to play but tried to anyway and recorded most of it ,.what began to happen was the process of listening and an understanding of playing writing and arranging
.i began recording after discovering my sisters tape recorder and the comedy skits she was doing with her friends i thought to myself
" wow,you can record anything what a concept "
so 25 plus years later i have well over 100 cassette tapes ,the medium that i used to use,now,it's all digital recordings also transfer from analog to digital.

This cd is a collection of 8,16 & 24 track studio recording(s) as well as rehearsal recording(s) using a hand held recording device placed on the floor.

Here is a section where i well list the band,the members of each band and the year(s) of existence

Band name: Rampage
year(s) of existence(1986 - 1987)
Cassette - many song idea(s), only 4 song idea(s) were recorded in the studio
Track(s) 13,20,23,31 & 32
joe infantini-rhythm,lead & bass guitars
vinnie madonia-drums
rich caputo-vocals
Bass guitar on " Dreamer " john mitchelli
Lyrics: Rich caputo

Band name: The Agenda
year(s) of existence(1993 - 1994)
cassette - "An instrumental collection" 4 songs a 1993 release
" in a year " 10 song cassette which featured excerpts from a radio show a 1994 release
Track(s) 2,4,6,9,13,14,16,22,23,31,32
joe infantini-rhythm & lead guitars
vinnie madonia-drums
jimmy p - bass
rich caputo - vocals


Band name: (expired link)
year(s) of existence(1996 - 2000 )
cd - 10 songs recorded and released 1998
12 songs written but not recorded and many song ideas
Track(s) 1,3,5,7,8,11
stu Vanasse - drums & cowbell
john Alusik - bass guitar & backing vocals
joe infantini-rhythm &lead guitars
fred Lochner - lead vocals,keyboards & backing vocals
song titles:joe infantini
Lyrics:john alusik & fred lochner


2000-2007 various,much music written.....basically jamming with a few different drummers stu the drummer from (expired link) was one of them, i actually wrote 9 new songs for that project but that project was broken up due to stu not wanting to play anymore and hasn't played since......also i began jamming with tom doud in 2004

Band name: HELL DOG
year(s) of existence (2007-2009)
cd(s)- "Live,Loud & improvised" released 2007
"Looking for a bass player and vocalist" released in 2008
"Bury the bone" - early 2009 release
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joe infantini - guitar
tom doud - drums
cj scioscia - (studio) bass player
song titles: joe infantini, except for "Fight until we fall " by tom " Earthquake " Doud






Track(s) 10 & 12 home recordings,i have hours of this kind of stuff ranging from 1983 to 1989 all done on an analog 4 track Fostex cassette recorder some of which you can here on tracks 10,12,17 & 19

"scandal feast" & "no job too small" - all band members listed , in an "audio mutation" form as well as joe drummer & bill bassist on the very first section of "scandal feast" , i only know joe & bill's first name cause i only jammed with them once on a cold grey november day in 1992.


"no job too small" is an "audio mutation" it includes a conversation that was recorded,simply because it's easier to record than it is to write down all your verbal ideas, featuring me and drummer stu from (expired link) we were having a band meeting and began laughing,captured forever on an audio recording...


Here is a list of each song with brief info:
1) *threshold* - i did this in 1 take,standard tuning
2) *telling of the story* - 3 takes standard tuning
3) *tribe* - 1 take for first rhythm guitar,about 5 or 6 for the second rhythm guitar,there was alot of tension in the studio, we did this song so good at rehearsals, here is the tuning DADADD
4)*basement song* - improvised,same tuning as "tribe"
5)*Can't wait* - 1 take,standard tuning (demo version)
6)*little solo* - improvised,standard tuning
7)*desperation* - 2 takes,standard tuning
8)*Hoboken train* - 1 take and some overdubs,low E to D
9)*Azimuth* - 1 take doubled the rhythm guitars from 1993 same song as "pusher" but without vocals,standard tuning
10)*mother* - this is a roland r-70 drum machine that they dont make anymore, i think
11)*put me thru* - intro standard tuning, low E to C for the rest
12)*sun road* - 4 track,analog fostex

13)*pusher* - 1 take for each guitar,from 1986
14)*crux* - 2 takes,from 1993,standard tuning
15)*bit of the stick* - one session all mixed together as one song with added things from other sessions
16)*the song that almost was* - rehearsal recording from 1993
17)*no job too small* - a bunch of recordings uploaded to my roland 8 track recorder and mixed to a hard drive
18) *ode to the pillow* - roland echo effect on my voice,you'll hear me scream at the very end thats just me ,joe, acting like stu's groupie...
19) *scandal feast* - same technique as "no job too small"
20) ** Can't Get Away (demo 1986) ** recorded by the ex-drummer from "Hell Dog" tom doud, in other words he was at the recording console while we we playing.
21) ** Fight Until We Fall ** - standard tuning, i remember recording this solo and being so tired i was working long shifts at the factory
22) ** Radio Show Intro 1994 ** - this radio station dose'nt exist anymore
23) ** Pusher/azimuth (radio Show 1994) " - not bad for an under rehearsed band
24) ** Screamin Demon Seed ** - tom " earthquake" doud is really exceptional on the drums on this one
25) ** The Ocean At Night ** - the name of this band which was (expired link) is an acronym made of our last names first letters
26) ** Children Of The Storm ** - the guitars are in open tuning DADADD
27) ** Rolling (1985) ** another song that features tom doud behind the recording console, and it was also the first time in a recording studio for me.
28) ** Mutual Gusto Seethe ** - : )
29) ** A Dedication ** - this was supposed to be really different live than the studio version, oh well one of these days
30) ** Comedy Portion(s) ** - they always want the biggest piece
31) ** Improvised Garage Jam 1986 ** - self explanatory
32) ** Dreamer (1986) ** - another song that tom doud was behind the recording console
33) ** Work In Progress # 1 ** - left over "Hell Dog" recording session # 1
34) ** Work In Progress # 2 ** - left over "Hell Dog" recording session # 2
35) ** Rampage (rehearsal Recording 1986) ** - i have recorded 99.999% of every rehearsal/jam session this was recorded on what they used to call a "Boom Box"
36) ** Voodo Smile ** - drums were recorded as an improvised piece the guitar was recorded a few days later , improvised as well
37) ** Zymotic ** - jazz from a metal band or whatever the f^&k we were...
38) ** Fire For Warmth (demo) ** - open tuning DADADD and totally recorded at home on my digital 8-track
39) ** One Moment (radio Show 1994) ** - standard tuning
40) ** Sounds Like Money In The Bank # 1 ** - home recording
41) ** Sounds Like Money In The Bank # 2 **- home recording