bubinga5 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Just spotted this. Im sure the more experienced musicians out there are very aware. But some may not be. A good well thought out vid on why your place is your place and why your favourite licks are best kept for moments in a song.. Too many voices trying to put a point across in a conversation never works. Edited August 31, 2018 by bubinga5 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 this is really good - thanks @bubinga5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Expect a tantrum when your guitarist friends see this... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandad Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 The word "highjack" was an apt choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Expect a tantrum when your guitarist friends see this... Ive heard a few Edited August 31, 2018 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Reminds me of a bass player I saw on a cruise ship, playing slap to alright now, on the verse!!! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: Reminds me of a bass player I saw on a cruise ship, playing slap to alright now, on the verse!!! He should be put overboard for that crime 😡 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 25 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: Reminds me of a bass player I saw on a cruise ship, playing slap to alright now, on the verse!!! Was it me? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyP Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 In 1995 I attended a church worship workshop headed up by Don Moen ( who leads this video) and got to chat to him - he is a really nice guy and very tuned in to what works in a church environment. The "Less Is More" phrase is often used by those of us who are not good enough to play more (!) but is well worth keeping in mind for congregational singing. I play in the church band about once a month and our job is to help the 100+ congregation raise their voices as one - all singing in time and from the same hymn sheet! I keep my bass playing simple (I am still getting used to playing in a band) with just the odd fill-in as the songs build. Playing for a church service is a different kettle of fish than performing to entertain. Don is very well known and respected in the contemporary Christian music world and has written many modern worship songs. In The USA he can fill football stadiums and mega-churches with people. At the workshop I was at in Glasgow the choir he had outnumbered our church membership! This is a good video to remind us that sometimes we need to hold back to benefit the songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 2 hours ago, fretmeister said: Was it me? were you on the Thomson cruise round the western Med in 2016? if so could have been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I grew up listening to the Stax, Atlantic, American and Fame studio guys. There's not an ounce of fat on any of those songs from any musician. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 That was good and gets the point over. Great band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxlin Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Les said: That was good and gets the point over. Great band. I play bass in a church band, and tbh, I felt a little guilty watching this video. But having said that, it’s also very important to play to the song's words. Our worship leader 'controls' this using a range of subtle hand signals. (No wisecracks necessary, the hand signals are polite!🙂) Edited September 1, 2018 by Baxlin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I quite like the overplayed versions... If only they all overplayed all the time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 Nothing wrong over playing. It's just choosing when to. Imo. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Somewhere with the overplaying at different times there is a slightly less bad song! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Overplaying is a negative term so it is never right. Busy or complicated paying can be appropriate, depending on the piece, but if you are overplaying you are doing something wrong. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I think the key here is that when the keys and electric overplayed on their own it sounded great and improved a bit of a bland song - when they all did it it was awful. In church bands there is a problem of musicians wanting to show off and not having learned the ability to listen and leave space for others 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 our drummer is always 'busy' gives me an excuse to keep things nice and simple, which is just as well really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic mac moe Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I saw a drummer once doing blazing double kick in Caribbean Queen. In fact there's a plethora of drummers that sound like knitting machines 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 If it’s worth doing, then it’s worth overdoing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 59 minutes ago, fretmeister said: If it’s worth doing, then it’s worth overdoing. But just not when other band members feel like overdoing it too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 10 minutes ago, bubinga5 said: But just not when other band members feel like overdoing it too Did I stutter? No! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic mac moe Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 57 minutes ago, bubinga5 said: But just not when other band members feel like overdoing it too Agreed. Nobody likes a hot mess!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I recall popping into The Old Duke in Bristol many moons ago on one of their jazz nights. There was a band playing and it quickly became apparent that the bassist (old Fender Jazz, sounded glorious) was, shall we say, a bijou bit busy. They took solos, bassist went first and credit where it's due, he was awesome. Then the sax took a solo... and the bassist kept soloing... drummer next... yup, bass was still going... he trampled on everything. By the end of the tune I just wanted him to FSTFU. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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