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Guess how this gig turned out.
- Thread starter billjr
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Maybe it's time to try being a leader by being studying, practicing, and pushing until you get your way.
You may have to learn to sing and play to pull this one off, though...
I once worked with someone who's wife was the victim of abuse from a boyfriend before their relationship. Hey Joe was considered the wife beater's anthem by him, and once I realized the reason behind his objection I agreed it would not be in our set list. It was the right thing to do then.
Now my current band gets requests for Mustang Sally, and the drummer refuses to play it. He and the lead player do a lot of refusing on various songs. Dang Pre-Madonna's.
I have seen alot of bar bands play "I want you to want me". i havn't seen anybody play "Dream Police" or "California girls" in 25 years.
I guess that wasn't the greatest example.
It's prima dona, and the term stems from the world of opera. The term means "first lady" literally, and the idiomatic translation is "leading lady" or straight out "diva."
A pre-Madonna would be Mary prior to the Annunciation, although some would argue that Wendy O. Williams was quintessential.
SPELLING COUNTS!!!
Firstly. I have been though this recently, the band is in their 40s and 50s and you put up with alot to look at a pretty, young girl in front of you on stage. In the long run It is not worth it. Fire the singer, and get one that is maybe not as visually stimulating, but understands the music business.
If you want to rehearse your personal favorites twice a week forever, cool. If you want to be payed (real money) to play out, embrace the cheese.
I hear lots of we wont play Mustang sally, Im a believer or twist and shout, ect, because its not cool...not cool?. Will someone tell me what's not cool about a packed dance floor, the venue owner trying to re-book you after the second set and two girls phone nos by the end of the night,(that was Friday nights gig) I don't get it.
As a band, each member has the power to veto one song no questions asked, every 6 months. I have exercised mine only once in Three years, it was achy breaky heart, partly because I really don't like it, but mainly because we didn't do it well.
If you want to rehearse your personal favorites twice a week forever, cool. If you want to be payed (real money) to play out, embrace the cheese.
I hear lots of we wont play Mustang sally, Im a believer or twist and shout, ect, because its not cool...not cool?. Will someone tell me what's not cool about a packed dance floor, the venue owner trying to re-book you after the second set and two girls phone nos by the end of the night,(that was Friday nights gig) I don't get it.
As a band, each member has the power to veto one song no questions asked, every 6 months. I have exercised mine only once in Three years, it was achy breaky heart, partly because I really don't like it, but mainly because we didn't do it well.
Pretty rough of your band to even count that song as a veto
Agreed, But I needed to make sure it happened, A nuke the site from orbit kinda thing.
We don't play it, either - but I was tempted to bust into it in honor of the guy sporting the Cyrusian mullet at Saturday's show.
Agreed, But I needed to make sure it happened, A nuke the site from orbit kinda thing.
It's the only way to be sure.
jive1
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The crazy and sad thing is that you have such an easy audience to please. And the music is fun, but not extremely hard to play. You could have played Strokin by Clarence Carter all night, and you'd have to dance floor packed the whole time.
One thing that frustrates me is when there are easy ways to please the audience, but the band won't do it. In your case, you could have done Do You Love Me by the Countours or Shout by the Isleys, or any number of easy beach music tunes that are only 2-3 chords that have enough free space that you can mess around and still keep em dancing.
I find that if you win over the audience, it makes it easier to get them into songs they wouldn't otherwise.
Without reading anything beyond the original post, I'll say not a single person came within 25 ft. of the band, and skirted the dance floor as if it was known to be rigged with anti-personnel mines.
Hate to do this, but it's spelled 'donna'.
Dona is a conjugation of the verb 'to give' in Italian.
OP, get out of that band yesterday, for the love of Christ.
if the musicians are quality and likeable people, i'd just have a talk with them and see i this can be salvaged. if not, then forget it.....walk.
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Does the guitarist agree with you? If so, yuo could always split, reform, and find a new singer.
Anyone thinking that stringing SEVENeek slow songs together obviously has no clue how to put together a set list.
Just find some guys who want to be a successful party band if that's what you're into.
As already posted, the songs are generally easy and readily available.
Rocket science it ain't!
eek slow songs together obviously has no clue how to put together a set list.Just find some guys who want to be a successful party band if that's what you're into.
As already posted, the songs are generally easy and readily available.
Rocket science it ain't!
