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Those of you who follow this blog will know that I co-host a jam every Tuesday with my buddy Sandybone. Those of you who have attended will know what a unique and challenging night it usually is for me, backing up all and any who attend, playing anything they want to play.
A couple of times a year it's time for Sandybone to split for a week or two and I am left to do the all-important curating of this weekly event. I am almost always shocked by how much work there is to do solo, as opposed to having a counterpart who dodges when you weave, who zigs when you zag. When Sandy is out of town, I not only have to work musically with all the guests, I have to figure out the sets, mix, set up the PA, and MC. There's little time to think about anything, really...
I enjoy the opportunity, but ultimately feel that some sort of flow, some kind of magic is missing when it's all up to me.
This evening was a delight, and I certainly do not mean to pass on any sour grapes; I'm simply blown away every time at the difference between being a side-man and a front-man, in terms of energy and attention. It's vast, and I feel sometimes that for me, shutting up and playing guitar is the smarter option.
Inevitably in these scenarios, there is someone who suggests that you would be better off on your own for whatever reason: to these naysayers, I say "many hands make light work". And we're in the business of making light my dears. Making light.
Astute viewers will notice Sandybone's presence in this video. It was shot a week prior.
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A couple of times a year it's time for Sandybone to split for a week or two and I am left to do the all-important curating of this weekly event. I am almost always shocked by how much work there is to do solo, as opposed to having a counterpart who dodges when you weave, who zigs when you zag. When Sandy is out of town, I not only have to work musically with all the guests, I have to figure out the sets, mix, set up the PA, and MC. There's little time to think about anything, really...
I enjoy the opportunity, but ultimately feel that some sort of flow, some kind of magic is missing when it's all up to me.
This evening was a delight, and I certainly do not mean to pass on any sour grapes; I'm simply blown away every time at the difference between being a side-man and a front-man, in terms of energy and attention. It's vast, and I feel sometimes that for me, shutting up and playing guitar is the smarter option.
Inevitably in these scenarios, there is someone who suggests that you would be better off on your own for whatever reason: to these naysayers, I say "many hands make light work". And we're in the business of making light my dears. Making light.
Astute viewers will notice Sandybone's presence in this video. It was shot a week prior.
- Val Reeve Continues. . . . .
Val continues with the Reeve Story. "Hi Eric Hope you have had a good week. Anyway, on with the story. During this period Ges just could not cope with working full time and the amount of guitar work coming in so he ...
- Electra Outlaw Mpc X620. . . . . . .
Looking more like a Starship than a Bass!!! This is one I have had some time and mentioned before but never got around to taking any shots of it That was until today, when the sun finally came out, after what seems like four weeks of solid...
- A Little Heads-up For Jammers
You guys play nice or you're going to separate rooms... Whilst visiting a jam session as the special guest of a friend of mine last night, I noticed a couple of the greener jammers causing some common faux-pas. As a long time jam host...
- Comfortably Numb
Into the great wide-open, a rebel without a clue... I had an interesting revelation last night: I played better (more dynamically and sensitively) when I had had no idea what was going on than when I did. As regular readers know, I host a...
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Hello my dear readers. I apologize for the lack of any recent content, but the gap in posts happened for the best possible reason. You see, I blog because I don't necessarily get to play as much music as I would like...