Post by mroulier on Aug 18, 2022 9:08:31 GMT -5
We're currently at around 100 songs and it's a mish mosh of 'classic rock' stuff from Elvis and the 50's, typical Beatles and Stones stuff, all the way thru to Skynyrd and some 80's Rockabilly, and even some Hendrix, then Clapton and SRV Blues covers, and then Tom Petty, Counting Crows, a couple Black Crowes songs and Men at Work (because the singer is from Australia!). So yeah, it's a bit all over the place!
Anyways, we don't use books or sheet music onstage, so some songs that are not practiced get out of round, then don;t get played at gigs.
I'd like to get us to around 80 songs and then concentrate any new songs on stuff from say 1978 forward.
Best way I can figure is to do a vote, have everyone pick 5-8 songs they'd like to see go away forever, and then any songs with 2 or more votes get tossed.
The lead singer doesn't wanna be the grim reaper and just say 'these are going', so he'd like to have it be democratized, and so do I.
What do you all do when it comes to this? Are we on the right path?
I also suggested that the lead singer include in the email his 'vision' for the band... where it came from, where you think we excel (or don't excel!), and where he'd like to see the band go moving forward, so that idea is fresh in the minds of those making the votes.
Anyways, we don't use books or sheet music onstage, so some songs that are not practiced get out of round, then don;t get played at gigs.
I'd like to get us to around 80 songs and then concentrate any new songs on stuff from say 1978 forward.
Best way I can figure is to do a vote, have everyone pick 5-8 songs they'd like to see go away forever, and then any songs with 2 or more votes get tossed.
The lead singer doesn't wanna be the grim reaper and just say 'these are going', so he'd like to have it be democratized, and so do I.
What do you all do when it comes to this? Are we on the right path?
I also suggested that the lead singer include in the email his 'vision' for the band... where it came from, where you think we excel (or don't excel!), and where he'd like to see the band go moving forward, so that idea is fresh in the minds of those making the votes.
