david moon
Attempting the Blues
So I played this gig at the VFW in Canaan Ct Thursday on bass. I had met this guy at the Infinity Hall open mic and played bass while he did Whiter Shade of Pale on keys. We exchanged numbers and he said he would like me to play a gig the next week. We got together the next Monday and ran through about 20 songs that he had charted with lyrics and chords.
At the rehearsal I was a bit leery of the drummer, who didn't seem very good. I never connected to locking into his kick drum because there was nothing to lock to. The other guys were OK- a keyboard player, vocalist and the original contact playing acoustic rhythm and pretty much running the show.
So I show up on Thursday at the VFW. Professional sound man setting up PA and monitors. Cool. Electric guitar player shows up that had also rehearsed with them separately. OK we'll see (he turned out to be quite competant.)
So we play our list of 20+ songs and took a break for some free food somewhere in the middle. The crowd seemed fairly appreciative.
The drummer has no "feel" for the groove of a song. He has two volumes-loud and louder. He's playing fills all the time and doesn't land on the beat after. It's actualy painful to me, trying to support the rest of the band. I might work with these guys again, but not with that drummer.
Oh and his kit sounded like crap, even the sound guy commented
At the rehearsal I was a bit leery of the drummer, who didn't seem very good. I never connected to locking into his kick drum because there was nothing to lock to. The other guys were OK- a keyboard player, vocalist and the original contact playing acoustic rhythm and pretty much running the show.
So I show up on Thursday at the VFW. Professional sound man setting up PA and monitors. Cool. Electric guitar player shows up that had also rehearsed with them separately. OK we'll see (he turned out to be quite competant.)
So we play our list of 20+ songs and took a break for some free food somewhere in the middle. The crowd seemed fairly appreciative.
The drummer has no "feel" for the groove of a song. He has two volumes-loud and louder. He's playing fills all the time and doesn't land on the beat after. It's actualy painful to me, trying to support the rest of the band. I might work with these guys again, but not with that drummer.
Oh and his kit sounded like crap, even the sound guy commented