chris_b Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 [quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1359445013' post='1954737'] ....Andrew Gold, Lonely Boy? Yeuch!.... [/quote] We play it. Every audience loves it and sings along. I think, if you're in a cover band, it's pretty pointless playing your favourite numbers to 3 people. The point is to be playing the audiences favourite numbers and going down a storm to a full room. That's what we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Fair point, wasn't a dig, just one of those songs I equate with fingernails down a blackboard, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 To the OP; when you add a musician the vibe of the band doesn't always change. Bass players and drummers usually just slot in, but when you add a singer the feel of the band will probably change. If the singer is any good, and I assume he is or you wouldn't have offered him the gig, why don't you utilise his strengths. In my experience a new singer always changes the feel of a band. They are usually the least flexible member and are the limiting factor. Unfortunately it's usually the singer that [i]makes[/i] the band. I don't think his set is very inspiring and yours could be better, so you've both got to select better numbers. You could end up with a great band if you both work at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1359453641' post='1954852'] To the OP; when you add a musician the vibe of the band doesn't always change. Bass players and drummers usually just slot in, but when you add a singer the feel of the band will probably change. If the singer is any good, and I assume he is or you wouldn't have offered him the gig, why don't you utilise his strengths. In my experience a new singer always changes the feel of a band. They are usually the least flexible member and are the limiting factor. Unfortunately it's usually the singer that [i]makes[/i] the band. I don't think his set is very inspiring and yours could be better, so you've both got to select better numbers. You could end up with a great band if you both work at it. [/quote] Yes - I would agree with you an all counts. I'd welcome the chance to refresh our setlist. I'll air my concerns tonight at rehearsal and see what the reaction(s) are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1359445013' post='1954737'] Andrew Gold, Lonely Boy? Yeuch! [/quote][quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1359416830' post='1954602'] [thread hijack] is lonely boy an 'in' song ? to listen to it it is a touch lack lustre, our lead guitar suggested it as the kids love it , and after 15mins we had a good dynamic sound to it , but is it a crowd pleaser ? [/thread hijack] [/quote] You're kidding, right..? Have I missed the joke? I meant the Black Keys number. Which is [i]well[/i] cool IMHO. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8[/media] Edited January 29, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Why did he join [i]your[/i] band again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Thing is if you get a new member of a band then they will want to have an input into the set list, and a singer probably more than most. This seems pretty reasonable to me. What you could do is sit down and go through the two lists together and come up with a compromise. I was in a band for a while (playing bass) and basically they just wanted someone who would just play the exact bass line they were used to, without any creative input. Any suggestions I made were just ignored, any changes I made to the bass line were jumped upon, with the result that I never felt like a full part of the band. Its not as if they were a covers band that slavishly copied the originals. They did their own thing, but that option was not extended to me. Anyway I was on the point of leaving when they sacked me anyway (I think my discontentment was beginning to show), which was actually quite a relief - having the decision made for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueslemac Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 When we recruited a new singer we had to drop a fair few numbers because they didn't suit the new guy's voice. However, he didn't just slap down a list of songs he wanted to do. It was much more democratic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Folks, This situation has now resolved itself. Our new singer has resigned today. I'm very conscious that this is a public forum so I think the best thing for me to do is to bow out of the message thread, go away and learn some lessons from the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 [quote name='solo4652' timestamp='1359479743' post='1955390']Our new singer has resigned today. I'm very conscious that this is a public forum[/quote] That reads like it was the recently resigned that made you "very conscious"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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