mroulier
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Post by mroulier on Nov 15, 2021 8:29:41 GMT -5
I'm the full time lead singer in my current hard-rock/heavy metal band; and in my other band, sing lots of backups and handle lead vox on 8-9 songs during a 3-set night. I was trying to explain to my guitar player that while I'm not the most technically proficient bassist (looking at you, Mr. Geddy Lee!), I feel like I'm a pretty rare bird in handling bass and vocals for a full 3-set night, so figured I'd check in here and see what y'all are doing...
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Post by themaestro on Nov 15, 2021 9:31:11 GMT -5
My singing is OK, but I only occasionally sing lead. I have always had a problem recalling lyrics. I'm just not a verbal-oriented person. Rather than screw up lyrics onstage, I let others sing lead. I can sing harmony. One of my favorite band gigs was backing up a country girl singer. I would just vocally hop in and out on lines that were begging for a harmony part.
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stevedallman
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Post by stevedallman on Nov 15, 2021 9:55:31 GMT -5
I sing lead often and sing harmony when I'm not singing lead. Been doing it since I began in a band in 1968.
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Post by Leftee on Nov 15, 2021 10:28:45 GMT -5
Steve! Nice to see you!
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Post by Taildragger on Nov 15, 2021 10:53:16 GMT -5
I sing in the shower. That's it. Well...also when I'm alone in my truck, driving.
Pretty ironic, since lyrics are very important to me, in terms of whether or not I enjoy hearing a song. Even when a tune is musically well-written/clever, etc., I have trouble ignoring cliched or inane lyrics, which can be so distracting that I can't enjoy the music.
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Post by ninworks on Nov 15, 2021 12:29:28 GMT -5
I played guitar in most of the bands I have played in but played bass and was the second lead singer in a couple of them. In one of the bands the other lead singer also played some guitar and keyboards so we split the duties about 50/50. I have always sang either lead or background vocals in every band I have ever played in.
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Post by themaestro on Nov 15, 2021 16:35:06 GMT -5
Steve! I agree. Glad to see you here. BTW, I sold my Line6 Variax 700 and picked up a 705. I don't use it all the time, but the Kay upright emulation works great when I need an upright sound when playing in an 18-piece big band.
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Post by LTB on Nov 15, 2021 17:39:53 GMT -5
No way! My singing would strip paint off the walls. People would run for the doors 
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matryx81
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Post by matryx81 on Nov 15, 2021 17:54:55 GMT -5
I am somewhere in between your last 2.
I used to do all of the singing.
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Post by Laker on Nov 15, 2021 19:49:17 GMT -5
Over the years I’ve been in groups where I did very little background singing and I’ve had my own groups where I did maybe 35% lead singing and a lot of harmony stuff when we did things like Alabama tunes, Temptations, Everly Bros, Heart, CCR and a lot I can’t recall anymore. At 75 yo the voice ain’t quite what it once was but I can still do a good Willy Nelson or Jim Morrison cover.
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Post by hushnel on Nov 18, 2021 10:33:49 GMT -5
Not often, hey Steve good to hear from you.
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jeffscott
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Post by jeffscott on Nov 26, 2021 22:26:59 GMT -5
Do you sing during live performances? Not if I don't have to..... |
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Post by Rick Knight on Nov 27, 2021 10:25:44 GMT -5
I feel like I'm a pretty rare bird in handling bass and vocals for a full 3-set night I think you are correct. I sang several lead vocals while playing rhythm guitar years ago; but I don't particularly want to sing and find it much harder to do while playing bass. In a pinch, I could sing a few songs with simple bass parts but, fortunately, every band I've been in as a bass player has had at least 2 good singers, so occasional backups is all I needed to do.
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twangmeister
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Age: 72 and fading fast.....
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Post by twangmeister on Jan 17, 2022 17:44:47 GMT -5
For some reason I was one of the very few in my region singing and playing bass back 50 years ago. It got me into a few bands. I had been playing lead and singing a few years before that and had learned to riff and sing simultaneously.
I was lucky enough to work with a great vocalist/guitarist when I played for a living. That meant mostly background vocals with about a quarter of the songs I sang lead with an occasional duet.
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