The Stage Hawks
So last night we played a convention in Augusta.
It was me and Gino and a couple that we will refer to as "The Stage Hawks". I call them this because on breaks, they never stray away from the stage. Gino, Warno and I have always gone around the room and sort of worked the crowd with actually trying. We almost always get as far away from the stage as possible. But the hawks are always there. This wasn't the first gig with them, but I will expand more on that one in another post.
The gig itself was ok, the room was a big ball room in a hotel so the accoustics flat out sucked. Drums and bass were pretty boom and not very clear. When we played anything that was thumped, it sounded pretty empty and shitty. Also the keys and arrangements that the Stage Hawks play on some of the songs are so damn wrong! Well, I guess a key can't be wrong. You have to play it to suite the singer's voice, but the chord progressions are really f'd up on some of them. Of course, I can say the same for Warno's arrangements as well. He tends to play some weird arrangements on stuff, but I guess after thirty years I am sort of used to them. Still don't know what the hell he is playing on Take It Easy at the beginning.
Well anyway the gig went without problems. I think a lot of it was because Warno wasn't there. With him we always start late, and take long ass breaks. OH well. What can ya do?
Anyway, after the gig I left and finally got home around 2:45 or so. I only had to stop once for some red bull and a snack.
Till next gig
Mario
It was me and Gino and a couple that we will refer to as "The Stage Hawks". I call them this because on breaks, they never stray away from the stage. Gino, Warno and I have always gone around the room and sort of worked the crowd with actually trying. We almost always get as far away from the stage as possible. But the hawks are always there. This wasn't the first gig with them, but I will expand more on that one in another post.
The gig itself was ok, the room was a big ball room in a hotel so the accoustics flat out sucked. Drums and bass were pretty boom and not very clear. When we played anything that was thumped, it sounded pretty empty and shitty. Also the keys and arrangements that the Stage Hawks play on some of the songs are so damn wrong! Well, I guess a key can't be wrong. You have to play it to suite the singer's voice, but the chord progressions are really f'd up on some of them. Of course, I can say the same for Warno's arrangements as well. He tends to play some weird arrangements on stuff, but I guess after thirty years I am sort of used to them. Still don't know what the hell he is playing on Take It Easy at the beginning.
Well anyway the gig went without problems. I think a lot of it was because Warno wasn't there. With him we always start late, and take long ass breaks. OH well. What can ya do?
Anyway, after the gig I left and finally got home around 2:45 or so. I only had to stop once for some red bull and a snack.
Till next gig
Mario
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