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Members Scheming Demon Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Originally posted by Edward ... There will be a written contract, with a strict penalty clause which will deduct 25% of fee for each and every Van Morrison > song played - 50% if it's that Brown Eyed Girl bollocks. Will they qualify for a bonus if they play Horselips without a request? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Originally posted by Scheming Demon Will they qualify for a bonus if they play Horselips without a request? Particularily if they play anything from "Tain"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zookie Posted October 11, 2005 Members Share Posted October 11, 2005 Originally posted by Scheming Demon Will they qualify for a bonus if they play Horselips without a request? "Trouble with a Capital T" is a great song to cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strathound Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 So I guess I'll pitch my tent in this thread. I use a music stand. At one point, in my last band, we had practiced and rehearsed enough that I was able to do 40 songs without one so I stopped using it. But once I knew the songs, I didn't keep rehearsing them in the car to and from work. And eventually it happened. On stage ... I totally blanked on a song. Then another gig, we get to the venue and I realized, "Holy {censored}, I can't remember the opening line to Whipping Post, all I remember is the second verse." I've also faked it through songs where I just sang the same verse three times or somesuch. And let me tell you, your fellow band members notice. F the musicians in the audience. Yeah, it kicked me in the pants and I started memorizing those same songs again during the week. But it also scared me enough that I brought the stand back on stage just in case. I forced myself not to look at it while we were playing. But it was there if I needed it. Now I'm in a cover band and trying to ramp up on 100+ songs. You're darn tootin' I'm gonna have cheat sheets up there. When I feel like I know them well enough to go without it, I may try again. But the feeling of a deer in the headlights is not one you soon forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fendercaster Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 I guess music stands on stage are okay if the songs are ordered according to your setlist. In the last band I was in, four of us sang lead and the other three all had stands. We had a setlist, but when we'd finish a song, the other guys would all be "What page is xxxx on?" What a bunch of {censored}, very unprofessional! I've never used a stand, I put the effort into learning my songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elbow Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 We use em in practice, but never on stage. I've seen plenty of others using them over the years, but it's just not for me. You do have to watch how much you use them at practice too because I think you can quickly grow to rely on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted November 29, 2007 Moderators Share Posted November 29, 2007 Cheat sheets on the floor are quite a bit different than a music stand. I'll go back to what I did for a lead singer in a previous project. I set my laptop on the floor and he could click through screens with an inconspicuous mouse to see the lyrics. It takes up no more room on the stage than a small pedal board and looks no more odd on the stage floor than a floor monitor. Yes. I know I'm responding in a thread that was dead for 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhat Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 I think it depends on the situation. I have a buddy that does a solo act.... he uses a music stand. He also has like over 300 songs in his book. He gets alot of requests for songs. The book and stand helps him deliver on those requests... and that fills his tip jar. I mean,,, how many guys do you know that can do the monster mash on halloween? That said,, the guy that writes the program that lets you plug in lyrics kereoke style on a lap top is going to get rich. lol. rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 That said,, the guy that writes the program that lets you plug in lyrics kereoke style on a lap top is going to get rich. lol. ratNo doubt.Our singer just went out and bought a laptop exclusively to use for lyrics (like ThudMaker described).That'll be MUCH better than a music stand - thank god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newmaxnew Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 We let one guy in our band use the music stand. He has it set up in front of his keyboard. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhat Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 We let one guy in our band use the music stand. He has it set up in front of his keyboard.Max LOL...you let him? Do you require him to stand up too? rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDLMUSIC Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 It's been 2 years since I last posted, so I thought I'd chip in with an update. I no longer use my thigh-high music stand off to the side. Now I put my powered mixer on a keyboard bench off to the right side and lay my book of lyrics and chord charts on top of it. That puts it about hip high and also allows me to make adjustments to the PA as needed. A lot of the venues we play have a stage with a wall of some type around it and the mixer is at about the same height, so there is no obstruction of the audience's view. One thing I never do is what I saw a bass player do at a gig I played last week. He set up a music stand with a light at shoulder height so that anybody looking at him from the dance floor would see only a large black glowing rectangle where his head should be. Weird... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rhythm Junky Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 Some people are really good at remembering lyrics. I suck at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 He set up a music stand with a light at shoulder height so that anybody looking at him from the dance floor would see only a large black glowing rectangle where his head should be. Weird...Oh man, that's so lame it hurts to even imagine....Put that man behind a curtain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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