Wake Up!

I’ve only experienced this a few times, but it’s always really cool and disorienting at the same time. My clock radio woke me up this morning with my band blaring back at me.

It’s a weird sensation because you know the song so well (almost before you consciously realize that this song is coming from outside of your head), but it’s not just the tune, it’s the sound. The guitar tone, the room sound, the snare crack are so stuck in your head from listening to the song over and over again during mix down that you will always instantly recognize it from the millisecond that the sound waves enter your ear.

Add to the equation that you just came out of a dream and you can see why this is such an odd way to wake up.