From lindaleed@earthlink.net Wed Sep 01 19:52:08 2004
Subject:Re: Getting around inept Sound mixers


> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:17:48 -0400
> From: "Brian Fuller"
> Subject: RE: Getting around inept Sound mixers
>
> Steve isn't a bad singer, in fact I think he's one of the best. I've
> just
> been in a situation where the money is good so I put up with a lot of
> B.S.
> We really are a good band. Our guitarist is really great, excellent
> vocals,
> and decent keyboards. We play a lot of Journey stuff everything from
> Party's
> Over, Anyway You Want It, Separate Ways, Who's Cryin' Now, etc. just
> because
> our vocalist sounds so much like Perry. People love the commercial
> power
> rock/ballad stuff Journey is so famous for. I just get a little burnt
> on it.
> It's predominantly guitar based stuff which is typical for what we
> play but
> people dig it. Our band has been together over ten years and it's like
> we
> been married that long and are growing weary of one another. I'm sure
> there's a few others out there that can relate. Hell I jump for joy if
> someone even notices the keyboard parts I'm playing let alone if they
> can
> hear them. I don't think I'm playing alone here either... Sorry for
> the rant
> maybe we shoud quit feeling sorry for ourselves and buy a real B-3 and
> play
> through a Marshall stack:) Really redeem ourselves...
>

Steve is a really great singer. One of my favorites. Such a unique
voice.

I can relate to cover band burnout, though. I still do a little, but
playing B3 in a jazz quartet is much more satisfying to me
I also play drums in a progressive power trio. Other than that, I take
or leave the rest of the stuff and work it in as my schedule allows
because it is isn't playing prog rock covers:-)

I would rather make $50 playing a gig and enjoy it than $200 playing
Buffet and "Brown Eyed Girl"

I was cursed with enjoying genres that generally make little money, but
you know....I really don't care:-)

And soundmen as a rule seem to bury boards. I do not want to preach to
the choir, but if your boards are reverb and delay heavy, wipe that
stuff off the patches and then you'll cut better in the mix.

Linda