October Living Room Bootleg Session - Judgment Day

Judgment Day (from the CD 'Ribbed For Your Pleasure') is one of my favorites, but doesn't make the set lists often these days, since it's straight music. The song is about those snap first impressions and judgments that we make every day just walking past someone on the street. The idea being that Judgment Day is actually every day.

Often, those first impressions are completely wrong. That guy you thought looked kind of stuck up could turn into a really good friend when you get to know him. On the flip side, the people closest to us sometimes don't really understand who we are either. And that can be even more difficult to deal with.

Musically, this song, like many others on 'Ribbed' is strongly influenced by Prince. Particularly a song called "I Hate U" from his 'Gold Experience' CD. I was enamored with the really energetic drum section at the beginning which drops into a deep R&B groove. Musically it came out very different, and lyrically it's light years away. But many of my best songs have come from experimenting with someone else's idea, and turning it into something of my own.

Of course, on this acoustic version, there's no drums. So make sure to listen to the original studio version to get the full idea. And if you don't have a copy of "Ribbed For Your Pleasure", now's a good time to get one. :)

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