Tired and sore. It was a cramped space and I wore boots instead of sneakers. Heel spurs are aching. Back is sore. Screwed up a couple spots and didn't stand close enough to the microphone when I got to sing lead and there was no money in it. We cut two of the three songs I sing lead on at the last minute (one just didn't feel right for the set and the other one got cut for time.)
The most fun I've had in years! :)
Played for over an hour opening for a great band. What more could you ask for (except maybe a paying gig so I can buy new inserts to help my heel spurs.) The audience seemed to like us although they couldn't quite put a label on our sound- I'll take the 'Crosby, Stills and Nash but more rootsy!' I hope this leads to more shows. There may be some video. I have to check. So much more fun than a short burst at an open mic (although the cute girl who liked us at our last open mic didn't show up. Oh well.) I got a request for a CD but we didn't have one (I guess one of the other members got asked about CD's too). Good crowd for the size of the venue and I saw a couple other musicians I knew from around the local venues tapping there feet. I don't know if I'm still on a post show high or if I had too much chocolate pie. I'll take it either way.
Congrats on a show that sounds to have gone Great.
Feels really good getting asked for a cd. Sounds like you guys are gonna do good things.
Every show is a huge learning experience. You guys will only improve if you work at it. But those first real shows are the most important in grasping what it is to play on a stage. No open mic comes close. No blues jam.
The biggest thing to remember is that things can and will go wrong and slamming into it head on and not missing a beat is tough but essential
Heck my last gig playing guitar the sound was all over the place during a extended solo in a guitar driven progressive/post rock band in our longest most powerful song. Making it sound like mud. This is the danger of using so much gear and complicated set ups.
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Well done that man! i know exactly how ya feeling right now and if your anything like me you will allready have started breaking it all down and mentally planing what and how to improve stuff for the next one.
the great thing about live music is, mistakes only last about 5 seconds in the audience's memory. so if you can just keep going you will be forgiven much more than say stopping and restarting.
good you had a good first showing if not perfect. perfect scares me since if you are perfect once it's expected every time after.
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