Why are singers so difficult ?

Cookiemonster

If someone said alright now in a different key  I would just think the singer needed a different key. Probably put a capo on and chill out

Edit noticed someone mentioned capo. Doh

Cookiemonster

Our drummer sings well. I sing badly but can get by. But neither of us can play as well and sing.

@skipped great list. 

Cookiemonster

http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/86097/music-by-my-band-white-noise-orchestra?new=1

Ok so that's our rough demos. If anyone knows a singer leicester way. We want to do some covers. 13th floor elevators, count to five,I am the walrus, tame impala etc

PolarityMan

Our singer is awesome and not a dick. He's also a guitarist but he's head and shoulders better than 90% of the singer for bands we play with. Our bass player is also pretty decent too. As a metal band that makes us pretty unusual.

Cookiemonster

@PolarityMan yes mate very lucky indeed.

Like Clutch for example,all of them seem cool as can be. Just lucky I guess 

PolarityMan

Im not in clutch sadly

57Deluxe

signing singers are worse

crunchman

Cookiemonster said:

If someone said alright now in a different key  I would just think the singer needed a different key. Probably put a capo on and chill out

Edit noticed someone mentioned capo. Doh

What happens if they want to take it down instead of up?  Let's say they want to do it in F.  You couldn't tune down that far, but it would sound exceedingly weedy with a capo on the 8th fret.

Moltisanti

you could wing a version on the spot in F with different fingering that would get the message across, then work on the full version for next time - you got the job

Hootsmon

..tae chew

Cirrus

As guitarists we can mask our insecurities behind various psychological shit - buy an awesome amp that sounds glorious, use loads of effects, pick a style that suits your talent level and claim you're authentic... whatever it takes. I've been guilty of all of those in the past and some of them in the present.

As a vocalist when the moment of truth arrives there's just you and a mic.

ESBlonde

Cookiemonster said:

If someone said alright now in a different key  I would just think the singer needed a different key. Probably put a capo on and chill out

Edit noticed someone mentioned capo. Doh

OK the key is G#/Ab so your capo makes it sound like pinky and perky. Or you actually have a really competent guitarist (who just might mutter under his breath).

Cookiemonster

Or just tune the guitar down slightly.

cj73

Our singer/bassist has a tremendously strong voice and is generally very good but we do Summer of 69 in B because that's the key he can manage and the drummer likes to overplay it.   Doesn't sound right without the open strings imho

ThePrettyDamned

ICBM said:

Same with Anthony Keidis. Bad singer, often worse lyrics - but some charisma, and the results are usually OK to good. Even though John Frusciante can also vary wildly between genius and Eh? sometimes. But at their best, the Chili Peppers are great... and at their worst, successful.

Yep, as the biggest fan of the chillis on this forum, I can agree with the keidis bit. 

But sit on the naughty step for suggesting that fru is anything but genius.  

Whenever Chad, flea and frusciante jammed it felt like the band doing what they do best. 

John frusciante has a pretty excellent singing voice. 

PolarityMan

If your playing the kind of stuff that you can just transpose the chords and get away with it then it's not a band I'd be auditioning for.


im all about the riffs.