First Rehearal with new band. Input please.

Steve Clark · #1 07-21-2007, 07:59 AM

I had a first rehearsal with a new band last week. Certainly a step up for me in terms of the caliber of players and the challenge of the repertoire we'll be working with. We jammed on a bunch of tunes to get a feel for what might be possible. i need to do a bit more listening and lifting of the original cuts to pick up some tastier lines.

I'd appreciate any comments from the TB community. These are first takes from the jam to give us something to remember what we did. So there are some rough spots (like me stomping all over the form on the guitar solo in Cold Duck Time), miscues, pushes instead of on the beat and so on but let me know what you think.

Cold Duck Time

http://www.zshare.net/audio/27880392d27f48/

Easy Love: Little bit of push and pull on the tempo.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/27881011fda205/

Ever Lose This Heaven

http://www.zshare.net/audio/2788192a0b1f50/

Thanks for taking the time to listen.

Cheers

68Goldfish · #2 07-23-2007, 07:44 PM

I thought it sounded totally cool. Liked the second one the best. Great grooves. I kind of imagined that John Mayer guy (not sure if thats the right spelling) singing on the second tune.

Steve Clark · #3 07-24-2007, 10:49 AM

Thanks for taking the time to listen. Backing John Mayer would be cool. Pino's got big shoes though.

Cheers

Chili · #4 07-24-2007, 11:50 AM

i really like all of them, i really liked the keyboard solo on cold duck time. i liked the bass playing on all of them, i think my fav is probably easy love, kinda reminds me of the meters

DWBass · #5 07-26-2007, 06:48 AM

Really good playing but the form on Cold Duck Time was off. You sort of stayed on the root until the changes. Unless y'all wanted it that way.

http://sg1.allmusic.com/cg/smp.dll?l...rq24e&r=64.asx

Steve Clark · #6 07-26-2007, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWBass

Really good playing but the form on Cold Duck Time was off. You sort of stayed on the root until the changes. Unless y'all wanted it that way.

http://sg1.allmusic.com/cg/smp.dll?l...rq24e&r=64.asx

Thanks for listening Funkfather. Yep, I totally stomped on that. But overall I'm excited by the possibilities of playing with this group of guys.

**Rune Bivrin** · #7 07-26-2007, 07:24 AM

Well, that "Easy Love" sounds awfully like "People Get Ready", but then that's not a bad template to follow...