Played another gig tonight. But it wasn't that good. For a start the sound engineer was really crap, like he didn't have a clue about anything, but secondly, we didn't have our bass player. I realised tonight how much I love my mate who plays bass. Not just because he's good at it, and it really completes the sound, but because I think I need his companionship on stage.
Both of us, in fact three of us, have all done - and are doing- our own thing. We have all got side projects doing our own stuff and, I think, we are all quite good at it. But as a band we have a certain dynamic which is hard to beat. Not just from the music, but as characters, and mates. Tonight, playing without our bass player, I felt kinda lost, like I didn't have my mate to share looks and concerns and chats with during songs. The lead guitarist and singer, and keyboard player are so busy - and the drummer is just in the zone - me and the bassist just share looks and glances all the time and its nice, and comforting I guess, to know they're there.
Tonight wasn't a very good gig basically. We were poor, and we were missing a vital component, and the night was organised really badly anyway. It was such a leap to go from a good gig we played last week to a rubbish one tonight. But, I guess, you've got to take the crunchy with the smooth with this stuff. also, I think I might have been a bit gobby during the performance. Apparently this show was being broadcast live and, sure in the knowledge that I knew we weren't playing well and that no one was listening anyway, I may have been a little rude.
At least I scrubbed out the message I wrote on my guitar though. Writing stuff on my my guitar is kind of my thing. Tonight it was originally 'METAL IS SHIT', because we were supporting metal bands, but I changed it at the last minute. I think this shows a great deal of respect and politeness on my part. So, erm, well done to me I suppose!
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