"The Time Has Come" ~ Mauger & Conroy Collaborative

I wanted to write a song that had a Beatles feel the way that Weezer’s Buddy Holly song was reminiscent of 50’s rock and roll; although the songwriting and performance sounds very modern, there is some intangible element that points back to an earlier time in rock and roll.The chords were written around the musical concept that a progression from D major, D augmented, to B minor has a three note chromatic step. Good use of tension and release in a way that doesn’t go overboard.

The rest of the song carries the idea of a melody / bass line as played through a strummed chord pattern. Most notably, I really enjoy the G major to G minor change, as that feels particularly Beatles'esque. It took me the greater part of two weeks to get the chord progression to work, and with much help from my guitar teacher."The Time Has Come" is one of my favorite songs so far because it one of the more complex songs to date. Mauger's lyrics and singing are a great compliment. This guy knows how to write and sing with emotion and dynamics.

Like "Earn It," the guitar vocals were recorded in seperate locations. Whereas that method seemed to work on a previous occasion, it didn't work all that well this time. Listen to my strumming caefully: my right hand technique is off tempo in certain locations. Similarly the singing seems off at times. I don't attribute this to anything we did wrong individually so much as not meshing when the two halves are combined. When played live, this song takes off.