It sounds... fun? 
I think the only way I'd personally attempt this was if I wasn't working and I had a full band at my disposal like the old days. Otherwise, I'd die of overwork. There are times in the past when I've been on thata much of a roll but... right now is not one of them. Good luck and ha ve fun!
I did a song-a-day for a month, and recorded each song, but they weren't album-quality songs. I've never done this one. Seems fairly reasonable (a day to write, a day to record, a day to mix for each song, more or less), but it's certainly not happening for me this year. We're moving to a new house, getting our old house ready to rent out, I'm finishing a semester at work and beginning a new semester in school. Also, my band is working on an album. But I'd encourage anyone to try this sort of thing.
Originally Posted by gennation
I used to recommend that everyone try it, and that everyone would surprise themselves with the quality of stuff they produced. I wrote about 25 songs in a month, which is more than I write in an average year, and several went on to some public life after the month was up. So, perhaps overall, there was a slightly lower quality level in the work--say, 20% of the songs were "Keepers", as opposed to 25-30% of my slower output. On balance, I came out with almost a year's worth of "keepers" in a month, though, so I definitely came out ahead.
That said, I've tried to re-engage in the process several times since then, and haven't made it work. Part of that is external--there was a change in the tech policy at work whereby I can't take my laptop home over the summers, so I'm not able to record during the period when I have the most free time--but it's not happening all the same.
@Blue2Blue - You should definitely do it. A daily deadline can be a strong motivational tool and I get the sense that you may be in need of this kind of kick in the pants. 
As Chicken Monkey said, I think you will be surprised at the (lack of) difference in the quality of your output; and when viewed through the lens of "something is always better than nothing" you will certainly come out ahead.
It is a huge time committment and you need to coordinate that with your 3D life. When I did the month of songs with Chicken Monkey my wife and kids were away (training seminar/camp) for two weeks out of the month and last February the wife and kids were away (ski lessons) all day every Saturday.
I did it during summer vacation, while I was writing my master's thesis. I was "on" all day as far as productivity, and songwriting was a great was to change gears and freshen my head without completely shutting down. I probably spent an hour a day on it, between writing, arranging, recording, and sharing it on line.
Chicken Monkey wrote:I did it during summer vacation, while I was writing my master's thesis. I was "on" all day as far as productivity, and songwriting was a great was to change gears and freshen my head without completely shutting down. I probably spent an hour a day on it, between writing, arranging, recording, and sharing it on line.
IIRC my one original (solo acoustic guitar/vocal) took about an hour, but everything else was more like 3 hours a night after a full day at work. 
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