How was Your rehearsal last morning or night ?

[Woodinblack]

1 hour ago, asingardenof said:

I'm not saying that everything by Oasis is a banger because that's demonstrably untrue, however there are some of their catalogue that would be extremely popular were we to play them, however it's just a flat no.

 

Yep, it would be for me too, but there are plenty of other great party songs to do. 

[Stub Mandrel]

2 hours ago, knirirr said:

We've been preparing for a jazz gig in the centre of Oxford at the beginning of June. The set is pretty much sorted out now, and other than a few wrong notes (this is jazz, though) and a flying drumstick everything was sounding good.

Some effort has been spent trying to find varied arrangements, with different structure and number/order of solos, which is something we usually do for gigs - see https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/324449-jam-nights-cliquey/page/8/#comment-5458986 for why I mention that...
 

 

Good Jazz bands do. I've seen established ones with long reputations that don't...

[dmccombe7]

Got a rehearsal booked for tomorrow afternoon 11am - 5pm with the Glam covers band to go over some new songs we fancy trying out.

We'll also run thru some songs in the set that we feel need a polish up or that we haven't played for a while.

We'll also discuss the usual band issues which this time around is how we manage the PA ie who controls the desk and do we go for PA hire at every gig rather than use our own. Most gigs are clubs varying from 80-200 people.

Always look forward to a rehearsal. We only have them 3-4 times a year more so when things are slow. (less than 2 gigs a month)

Dave

[Lo-E]

On 25/04/2025 at 09:54, Lo-E said:

Tonight I’ll be rehearsing with a different band in Brooklyn for a show on the 3rd.  Their studio is a dump and a nuisance to get to so it will be a very different experience than last night’s. They’re nice folks, though, so it’s all good. I’ll stick with the Rickenbacker until both shows are over so my brain doesn’t break. 

I neglected to mention that the band in Brooklyn also prioritizes drinking and smoking at rehearsals….   a further nuisance. 
 

The rehearsal actually went quite well. We have a new drummer (better than the last and an old friend of mine with whom I’ve played many shows) and that put the rest of the band on their best behaviour. There was no drinking and only one smoke break. It’s f’in amazing how much more productive a rehearsal can be when everyone is sober and paying attention! I still smelled like cigarettes when I got home but it was better than usual. 

 

I’ve known these guys for years and shared bills with them when I played in other bands. I’m fairly new to the group and the drummer just joined but we sound tighter than I remember them sounding in a long time. I think the 3rd will be a good show. 
 

I played the Ric, as planned, and plugged straight into the PA as the bass amp in the room wasn’t working. 
Shockingly, the PA did a pretty respectable job of amplifying the bass so it wasn’t a struggle. The Ric still feels weird. I have a week to get re-acclimated. 

[Bluewine]

1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:

Got a rehearsal booked for tomorrow afternoon 11am - 5pm with the Glam covers band to go over some new songs we fancy trying out.

We'll also run thru some songs in the set that we feel need a polish up or that we haven't played for a while.

We'll also discuss the usual band issues which this time around is how we manage the PA ie who controls the desk and do we go for PA hire at every gig rather than use our own. Most gigs are clubs varying from 80-200 people.

Always look forward to a rehearsal. We only have them 3-4 times a year more so when things are slow. (less than 2 gigs a month)

Dave

 

Nice!

 

Here's how our rehearsals work for new material.  Last night at The Ziegler Winery during the 2nd set. The band leader just goes into Allman Brother's

"Midnight Rambler". We've never played it before. We're expected to follow her. Lol

 

Daryl

[Franticsmurf]

15 hours ago, Bluewine said:

We've never played it before. We're expected to follow her.

Yes, been there - not with your band leader, obviously 😀 - but in a pre-Covid band it became increasingly the case that a new (to us) song would appear in the set as the singer/guitarist uttered the classic "It's in 'C', follow me". Often it wasn't in 'C'. We realised after a few months that he was introducing songs from his solo set into our set. Shortly after, we all left him. 😂