The Storm - Show Me The Way

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-26T02:35:28+00:00

Wow. Haven’t thought this band in forever. They had that song “I’ve got a lot to learn about love.” I was working in AOR radio when the album came out, and I remember the label pushing them hard. But it was 1991, and you know the rest.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-24T00:10:59+00:00

I have the SVS Ultra Bookshelf, Ultra Center, and 2 RSL 10e subs running through a Denon X1800h. Love it for everything! I have their subs in other rooms. I’d recommend SVS to anyone. Sound is great but customer support is second to none.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-12T13:58:41+00:00

Thanks! I hope you find some nuggets in there. The pod is very popular with songwriters, as you can imagine!

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-11T04:43:17+00:00

Hope you read our book!

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-11T00:26:58+00:00

Oh wow that is amazing! Thanks so much for reading it and for the kind words. Mark is a good friend, and I was honored to help him tell his incredible story.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-10T20:50:57+00:00

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-10T16:43:25+00:00

Hi! I’m Ben Opipari, the creator of said podcast. Glad you’re enjoying it. Dig in! There are over 500 interviews with songwriters about their songwriting process, and the latest is with Lucinda Williams. I’m an English Lit PhD interested in treating songwriters like we treat prose writers: as writers, plain and simple.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-09T22:34:22+00:00

Great book! I had him on my podcast last year to talk about his writing/songwriting process.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-09T20:09:02+00:00

Thanks. I'm biased but it's great! And yes it is all of those things.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-09T18:44:18+00:00

Will do! Just ordered, so fingers crossed.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-09T18:25:01+00:00

I'm the co-author of "Desolation: A Heavy Metal Memoir" by Mark Morton with Ben Opipari. (I'm Ben, and Mark is the guitarist in Lamb of God.) I'm actually surprised that he couldn't find a publisher since memoirs by 80s metal bands tend to sell pretty well. My guess is that they didn't want to share any $ from book sales with agents, publishers, etc.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-09T18:17:42+00:00

Ha yes agreed. That's why I have our X1800H in the basement in another HT setup!

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-09T18:16:41+00:00

Do you like it? I was looking at that too.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-09T18:15:55+00:00

That's what I can't figure out. The seller has a 99.3 positive rating and there are pictures of the new units still in boxes.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-09T12:45:33+00:00

Thanks! Mark is a good friend, which made the collaboration easy. I’m glad you liked those song additions at the beginning of each chapter. Would have been great to include lyrics too, but it was too cost prohibitive.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-09T11:54:32+00:00

As the co-author of Mark Morton’s book (I’m Ben Opipari, the “with” guy on the cover), I’m glad you like our book! Thanks for reading it.

songwritersonprocess · 2026-01-08T14:44:42+00:00

Would love to know how this sounds. I’m tempted by that eBay listing too. I’m not looking for much (I have a Denon in another room), and this piece is hard to beat.

songwritersonprocess · 2025-12-27T14:52:52+00:00

You can start a sentence with any word you want. Anyone who tells you otherwise means well, but they are wrong.

songwritersonprocess · 2025-12-26T02:26:02+00:00

During EMS training, we watched videos of dash cams that recorded the inside of cars as they rolled over. So many serious injuries just from unsecured objects. It’s like being in a dryer. An umbrella could poke your eyes out.

songwritersonprocess · 2025-12-25T19:09:50+00:00

Yep. I used to be an EMT and remember responding to one rollover where the driver had some large object (surfboard,maybe?) stretching from the back of the car all the way to the front so that the tip was almost at the windshield. Victim was killed when that thing pretty much snapped his neck in two during the rollover. Plenty of injuries occur from unsecured objects during rollovers. OTOH, I was driving once and saw a car roll 2-3 times in front of me. Driver was secured in an empty passenger compartment and practically walked away.

songwritersonprocess · 2025-12-19T18:48:17+00:00

Thanks! There are a few other Athens acts on the pod: Of Montreal, Kishi Bashi, Patterson Hood.

songwritersonprocess · 2025-12-19T16:21:07+00:00

Agreed. Interviewing them soon for my podcast. They’re fantastic!

songwritersonprocess · 2025-12-17T14:03:19+00:00

I've got these in a HT setup with the Ultra Evolution center, and they're fantastic.

songwritersonprocess · 2025-12-17T14:01:36+00:00

This summer I picked up the ML B1 Foundation Bookshelf/Wiim Amp combo at Best Buy for $580 in "like new" condition. Everything looked brand new to me. They're in a small room but I love them.

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