#TBT House of Lords - Sahara This is one of the records that I had the most fun playing on and recording. We did this one "old school," where 5 guys get in a rehearsal room and actually jam out song ideas, demo them up, and THEN make a record. (Crazy concept, right?) The process was a fun one for sure, and we had an old Akai 12 track recorder that used these funky tapes that were very similar to video tapes to record all our ideas on. The technology was actually getting usable, as the song "Can't Find My Way Home" was actually our 12 track demo transferred to a 32 track digital machine, the drums and bass re-recorded, and then mixed on an SSL. That was our highest charting song, and proved to me that you can make a great record without spending $230k. (Well, we did spend 230k on this one anyway, lol.) We were able to get creative, and Gene Simmons encouraged us to let loose a little bit on songs like Kiss of Fire. He used to call it a "vulgar display of power." Haha. I like that saying from a musical perspective! Happy Throwback Thursday and have an amazing weekend! #kenkmary #houseoflords #genesimmons #simmonsrecords #rca #sahara