Re: Visual cues on stage?

On Oct 20, 12:54 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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On Oct 19, 8:16 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My band's 3 weeks from our first gig, and putting the finishing touches
on
arrangements. So, last night, the guitarist's playing a solo which,
because
of pedal effects and just being a so-so solo, sounds like mush. Totally
disconnected from the root notes of the song. Last weekend, the solo
lasted
8 measures. Last night, 12. And, it's got no "wrap up", like something
from
Duane Allman, SRV, Santana, etc. So, we're all like "I thought it was
gonna
be 8 measures or 12 or 6" depending on who was talking. I said "Well, why
can't it be flexible, and you give us some sort of visual cue. Anything -
look over your shoulder, whatever". I didn't want to say "Your solo's
totally nondescript so it doesn't communicate anything like when you're
done."

Everybody looks at me like I'm nuts, and every one of them says "Huh?
We've
needed cues like that in other bands." OK. I see it happening all the
time
in better bands.

Am I nuts to ask for this?

I saw David Sanborn performing a solo with Eric Clapton and Sheryl
Crow where he went on and on.
Everyone just smiled and waited for the drummer to give a cue to start
the next verse.

Pt

But, how did the drummer know?- Hide quoted text -

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Usually a solo is the length of a verse or verse plus chorus.
Drummer should know when a verse ends.
Like a 12 bar.
The drummer plays a hard fill at the end of the 12th bar.

Pt

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