Too Cocky, You Decide

[bluewine]

A good front is a good front. My favorite format is a male guitar that can sing and a female singer. I don't do this for marketablity, I do it for versatility so I don't go insane. But Phalex has one of the top bands in town, plays probably 40-50 weekends a year. He has one lead singer, a male, who has great stage presence. If it works, it works, male or female.

You won't get an argument out of me on this one. I am on the same page.

 

[steveksux]

In my past experiences with girl fronted projects the girls I've had difficulties with them. They are lazy when it comes to rehearsing, learning new material, easily frustrated if they can't get a certain part down, moody/emotional day to day, and someone in the band always wants to bang her, and if THAT ends up happening, things just get worse from there...

Except for the bolded part, so what's the difference between a chick fronted band and a male fronted band?

For what its worth, the 2 girl fronted bands were great. Maybe I just got lucky. I'd love to work with them again.

Randy

 

[steveksux]

We've got a couple out here that do originals that are beautiful girls, sweet as can be, no ego, great people, great talents, dedicated. Worked with one of 'em for a little bit, and it was a pleasure. But you gotta make sure your guys instantly puff up and take on the "big bro/little sister" approach. No touchie!

I guess that is why I have to feel these guys out.
For me this is a business. No different than my 9-5. There are things that are business appropriate and things that are not.

Probably a good idea. If the guys let you feel them out, they probably aren't interested in women and will leave the singer alone.

but really, the biggest issue is who is dong the majority of the lead singing now. They are going to resent the implication that they can't get the job done themselves. That's the thing you need to watch out for in this case... How to frame it so they are not feeling insulted.

The girl opens up a world of song possibilities, you have your guy doing leads who can carry the night when she's sick and vice versa. She can sing harmonies to his lead vocals. Lots of bands have good male leads, or good female leads, but you'd be head and shoulders above them with both.

That sort of thing, adding a positive rather than compensating for a negative.

Randy

 

[Stumbo]

Unless you get a female vocalist whose personal life is not full of drama(family/sig. other) because she is in a "band", it usually doesn't work for long. Ditto for drama queens who bring it into the band.

 

[bluewine]

Unless you get a female vocalist whose personal life is not full of drama(family/sig. other) because she is in a "band", it usually doesn't work for long. Ditto for drama queens who bring it into the band.

Yeah, and I think that is someting you should screen these women on before you let them join a band.

I think if they have a reasonable amount of experience and understand that it's a business, then it might work.

If it's a "I just broke up with my boy friend and I can't make it to the show" type of person, your in trouble.

I got totally screwed because of our lead vocalist, but it was her band so what can you do.

She just decided to quit and it was not a situation where we could have found a replacement. I think the rest of the band had other things going on in life and had only marginal interest in the band in the first place.

I also wonder about other potential problems, should the boy friend be welcome at rehearsals. In a perfect world , I say no girl friends, boy friends,wives or husbands at rehearsal or shows. I don't bring my GF to work.