Let me know when you're playing
I'm going to be down in London quite a lot hopefully this term, so I might be able to make it especially if it is a weekend
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 14:14, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Haha, you flatter me
I'm sure you've better things to do than come watch an Alex Harvey tribute band, a rip-off of the Stones or my own awful blues band. But since you've asked I'll make everybody is told about it repeatedly.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 14:37, Reply)

Alex Harvey
has some song about a shaman or a witch doctor or something?

I think I really like it, but have never heard anything else of theirs.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 14:39, Reply)

Faith Healer is the badger
(And we have played that one a few times before, I do like it.) Must admit though, despite joining the band, I'm not that big a fan of SAHB in general. But it is mostly blues/rock n' roll so it's good fun to jam on.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 14:42, Reply)

that's the one
can't beat a good blues rock jam, that's why I like playing with my band, that's more or less all we do
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 14:44, Reply)

It is an incomparable feeling
when a jam really gets going and all the musicians click properly.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 14:50, Reply)

indeed it is
we had an awesome practice last week. 3 or 4 new tunes, all just clicked, and me and the rhythm section played a 25 minute freakout
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 14:54, Reply)

3 or 4 new tunes?
You guys obviously write a lot faster than we do...
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:12, Reply)

we write very very fast
most of our songs are quite simple, or a lot of improv, but the basics are laid down fast.

Our singer can basically freestyle
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:15, Reply)

See, we have the problem
that the writing is basically left to me. Coming up with the music is alright, but lyrics take forever. Our drummer doesn't get involved (he can barely remember the names of the songs as it is) and I'm sure our guitarist would offer to help if it weren't for the fact that his first language is Russian.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:17, Reply)

I can't write lyrics at all.
I come up with songs occasionally but my strengths lie in taking a basic song from someone else and improving and adding stuff.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:23, Reply)

Oddly enough our guitarist usually does that
Normally I bring chords, a bassline and a tune to the proceedings, with the odd guitar riff or melody thrown in. If I give him enough time to work on it, he usually finds something pretty good to play over the top that my own shoddy guitar playing wouldn't have drummed up.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:27, Reply)

it can work well
because our singer/guitarist isn't burdened by any knowledge of musical theory (at all, even down to chord names) he comes up with odd stuff and does it very quickly.

what is nice is when he'll play something and I will just hear in my head what lead bit it needs, and then play it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 15 Sep 2010, 15:34, Reply)