Shocking gig.
Drummer forgot a stand so took 40 min going home to get it, wouldn`t let us s/check anything while he was gone as he`s a nutso control freak.
You can`t imagine how frustrating it is to sit and watch someone operate a mixing desk when they clearly don`t know what they are doing.
So I informed him I`m operating basic services from now on, turn up, play bass,take money,run.
His kick beater fell off in one song.
The lunatic keyboard player completely forgot the intro of a recent set addition and when reminded,played it in the wrong key badly. My cat could have sounded better chasing a mouse across the keys while high on catnip.
The singer didn`t like this wrong key sh*t.
She didn`t like it so much she forgot a verse in the next song, and just stood there while we all went round and round waiting for her to sing it.
I decided to detune my bass during bruno mars just the way you are, (no bloody bassline,me being clever), ready for the next tune as I only took one bass last night to save space.
I was apparently expected to do a little bass solo when introduced... hmm that went.. um...ok...mid tuning..
I have bruises on my right elbow from the keyboard stand and a dent on my bass neck where the drummer twatted it while aiming at a cymbal pad.
Yes ,it`s a small gig.
The bar manager was a little upset we finished 10 min early, to which I said to the now agitated drummer(and band boss) we.need.more.tunes."No no no that`s not the point, we need bigger gaps and more talking to the audience"
I think I need another band.