by bigdaddy » Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:11 pm
Well we've played twice since the nightmare. Last Friday night and then again the following Tuesday. The shows went off without a hitch. The guitarist added a "Cosmos" to the mixer and amps. That thing cleaned up the sound completely. The singer could be heard clearly, guitars, drums and bass were clear. I was impressed. We did a gig on Tuesday, blues night, and we drug in our own PA. The bar had a Mackie 8 channel that didn't make us sound to clear before. The owner, a great harp player in his own right, loved what we were doing and joined us on 5 songs. One of the local blues singer/guitarist joined on one song also and it went off real well. There are a few bands in the Utah area doing good covers of the standards but do them just like the original artist. We do 90 percent originals, songs I write, and they go over well. I call it powerhouse blues. The blues singer/guitarist watched our first two sets then told me he liked what we were doing. I could hear him in the audience after we'd end a song saying, I like that song or I liked that one too. It was his first time hearing us. Made me feel good. Anyway, we went into these gigs practised and ready. Our singer/piano player is becoming a fine blues player in his own right. He's 27 years old but he sings my songs, written about stuff in my 50 years of livin', pretty damn good.