How was Your rehearsal last morning or night ?

[nilorius]

11 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Well that was interesting! A quiet rehearsal! A drummer I haven't met before who put a towel over the snare. 

 

I got to refine my basslines for about eight originals. We jammed a few things, including me and the guitarist (Daz the daffodil) trying to play and sing Child in Time 😱

 

Aside from that, quite a chilled evening. I  even had  go with a pick.*

 

 

 

 

*It seems no-one calls them plectrums any more. 

Only God knows what is best for a new drummer.🧐

[mikebass456]

Had the third of three consecutive rehearsals with three different bands last night.

Monday night was the blues band - spent a couple of hours taking apart a simple Chuck Berry number (Never Can Tell), reallocating parts for fiddle and sax in the absence of keyboards, then putting it back together again in a form that none of us will probably remember come the gig this Saturday night 😕.

Tuesday night was the punk covers band - just a great blast through the first part of the set for the upcoming gig on July 5th.  Bit of a weekly therapy and offloading session as much as anything.....

 

Last night was the folk rock band, and we started work on a couple of the original songs written by the guitarist and singer when they were a duo.  The addition of acoustic bass and fiddle, plus the bouncing ideas off each other was the greatest night of the three - recorded the happenings on my H4n and getting it sent out to everyone later today.  It's currently chucking it down with rain, and I'm in the local cafe with a latte and toasted teacake doing a bit of 'admin'........😉👍

[dmccombe7]

2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

We finished by hamming Marilyn Manson style sweet dreams. I think thst shows where it's heading.

 

Our own songs have titles like Kill the Clown, Circling the Drain and Dreams of Despair. I suspect it's all going a bit goth...

But all good fun and you seem to be having a great old laugh doing it.

Dave

[Si600]

Do I have to rehearse or practice?  Can't I just get good/competent without expending any effort or time.

 

Not feeling it today in case you didn't notice.  A song I can quite happily sing without accompaniment has totally deserted me today.  Mangled words and totally mixed up lines.

[dmccombe7]

2 hours ago, Si600 said:

Do I have to rehearse or practice?  Can't I just get good/competent without expending any effort or time.

 

Not feeling it today in case you didn't notice.  A song I can quite happily sing without accompaniment has totally deserted me today.  Mangled words and totally mixed up lines.

It happens just relax and it will come back to you. The more you think about it the more it will evade you.

Dave

[ezbass]

2 hours ago, Si600 said:

Do I have to rehearse or practice? 

Yes.*

2 hours ago, Si600 said:

Can't I just get good/competent without expending any effort or time.

No.*

 

Channeling your inner, petulant teenager into the music of your chosen genre, is a good way to go, just not this way. 
 

2 hours ago, Si600 said:

Not feeling it today

Happens to us all, do something else and come back to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*You know this of course.

[Bagman]

Band Practice is for the Band to Practice 

 

 

[Si600]

And I got to rehearsal this evening and.... it all fell into place. No More Heroes was bob on, even if I say so myself.