General Music Chat

Covers or originals, the band should always compliment the singer. Musicians are just sidemen for the vocalist.

BINGO. Unless you have somebody like Jeff Beck or Stevie Ray Vaughan in your band, the vocalist is the key member. If your new vocalist is awesome on half the tunes I say adapt the rest to fit his or her style. On the other hand if you're another Clapton, then you could have somebody who sings like Elmer Fudd in your band.

Covers or originals, the band should always compliment the singer. Musicians are just sidemen for the vocalist.

BINGO. Unless you have somebody like Jeff Beck or Stevie Ray Vaughan in your band, the vocalist is the key member. If your new vocalist is awesome on half the tunes I say adapt the rest to fit his or her style. On the other hand if you're another Clapton, then you could have somebody who sings like Elmer Fudd in your band.

Waywa, you got me on my knees
Waywa, I'm beggin' Darwin pwease
Waywa, Darwin won't you ease my wowwied mind

Do you believe that even an originals band should
write to the singers strengths?

I think it should write to the band strenghts, including the singer

If you can't make it groove ... you're playing sh*t

I stand corrected.