Your playing with fire now – prepare for the onslaught of vocalists who trawl the web just aching to defend their art, and lozengers.

And your right, the Vs was a cracker.

😆 , I like that late-90s “vs” rapthing, as in “useful players vs singer”.

In my exp, a piece of hard rock maple bolted to a lump of ash (or even a 16″ floortom) beats a honey-and-lemon throat lozenge every time.

of course they do.

heh just to add. your singer and band name comment made me think of a line from the simpsons: “Moe Szyslak Experience featuring Homer.”

Not nearly enough “Experiences” these days.

Mike, at first I wondered if I’d been on a band version of “Groundhog Day”. Asking around, it really does seem that singers act like that the world over.

splendid addition 1b.

Tempted as I am to join in; “Drummer for a brain transplant? It’s like giving someone my lungs and liver” – I do have sympathy for the no-show drummer. The instrument that most depends on being acoustically sound in the first instance.

A £300 kit really does sound like perphooey. Even a £450 Premier or Pearl needs some serious outlay on Remo heads, Zildj-Sab-or Paiste cymbals (another £300) and still the hardware is toast, the snare a glorified biscuit tin. After splashing a grand; whaddaya get? Sat at the back with the “toilet” sign over your head and jokes like “what’s got three legs and a tit on top?”

Vocalists – now that does get me on a rant. I don’t mean the useful ones, who play guitar and sing; I’m gunning for the ‘singer’ types. “Singers” learn their first two complete sentences early in life:

(1) “Does anyone need a hand?” – said at 9:45 as they waltz in late clutching a mic.

(2) “The PA is expensive, I think it’s fair if we all chip in to pay for it”

and they’re talking about a little, pub-venue, vocals-only thing that costs about £500.

I got sick of this, so I bought a 400W PA for rehearsal. The guitarist bought a 1000W PA for gigs. The vocalist talked about upgrading from the Peavey PV-i (£25) to the Shure SM58 – “but they’re nearly £100, you know”. Soon, you’ll hear the idea that the band-name should be changed to Lead Singer and the Bandname 🙄 . Dontcha just love ’em.

Thanks to Pop Idol/American Idol etc, there’s no trouble finding some eedjit convinced (s)he’s a singer – but finding a useable/bearable one is murder.

…what was his excuse? Oh…wait a minute…I thinks this could be a thread of sorts…hhmmm…

stevie

…what was his excuse? Oh…wait a minute…I thinks this could be a thread of sorts…hhmmm…

stevie

….all the good drummers I’ve met lately play in church.

Stevie

Hey, I have the same problem as you, but in a different way. I’m a guitarist, and I started up a band with a bassist and a drummer, but I can’t find a vocalist. I have the exact same problem. We’ve put up needed signs, but no replies. If you get any info, let me know.

Hey, I have the same problem as you, but in a different way. I’m a guitarist, and I started up a band with a bassist and a drummer, but I can’t find a vocalist. I have the exact same problem. We’ve put up needed signs, but no replies. If you get any info, let me know.

Special ed schools would be a start 😛

Ahhhh… j/k, token drummer joke out of the way.

Local street press?