# Musical breakthrough? Or just more noise? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 24, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-breakthrough-or-just-more-noise/586661 "2011-06-24T02:52:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cryptic\_C62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cryptic\_C62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic_C62)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-breakthrough-or-just-more-noise/586661/1 "2011-06-24T02:52:57Z")
A couple of months back, I had an epiphany moment in which I realized (not decided – there’s a difference) that my purpose in life is to make music. Since then, I have been busting my own ass like never before to improve my technique, fine-tune the material in my repertoire, write a lot of new songs, and meticulously transcribe _everything_ using Guitar Pro. I’ve practiced guitar for at least an hour a day every single day for the past two months, and with the other musical activities thrown in there, it has typically been about 3 hours per day. On top of all this, I’ve been spending the past few weekends recording tracks with a friend who just so happens to be a recording engineer in training. While we haven’t finished crafting an album, we have 14 tracks recorded, mixed, and freely available on [my Bandcamp page](http://ryanmalloy.bandcamp.com/). If you don’t like checking out new music, join the club! I’m stubborn as hell myself, and I obviously don’t expect everyone to immediately flock to the site. However, if you like trying new things or getting the chance to peek into the mind of an aspiring Steve Vai wannabe, then come on down! If, in particular, you like… … funky rock a la Red Hot Chili Peppers, you might enjoy [I’ll Do It By Myself](http://ryanmalloy.bandcamp.com/track/ill-do-it-by-myself), [Ready or Not](http://ryanmalloy.bandcamp.com/track/ready-or-not), or [The Main Event](http://ryanmalloy.bandcamp.com/track/the-main-event). … somber songs for reflection and contemplation, you might enjoy [The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond](http://ryanmalloy.bandcamp.com/track/the-bonnie-banks-o-loch-lomond), [Wasted](http://ryanmalloy.bandcamp.com/track/wasted), or [Loss](http://ryanmalloy.bandcamp.com/track/loss). … progressive instrumental pieces, you might enjoy [Whetstone](http://ryanmalloy.bandcamp.com/track/whetstone), [Storm Song](http://ryanmalloy.bandcamp.com/track/storm-song), and [The Aurora Affliction](http://ryanmalloy.bandcamp.com/track/the-aurora-affliction). \ ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-breakthrough-or-just-more-noise/586661/2 "2011-06-24T04:53:47Z")
Two for two so far – I’ve listened to _I’ll Do It By Myself_ and _Ready or Not_ and loved 'em both. Solid jams and good writing. And I love the line… _I’m the alpha and omega, I’m the Xbox and the Sega_ …far more than I really should. 🙂