Last Friday we played the Empire as a four piece. To say I was nervous was an understatement.
This was a make-or-break gig for Bluestone, ever since I cut Ros from the band. So I had to step up and sing a little more, as well as play a little more guitar. I'd also just been to Melbourne the weekend before and got myself a new axe. The night before the gig I found myself worrying that on top of everything else, a new instrument was adding another layer of complexity.
I'm happy to say that things went unexpectedly well from the start. One thing we all agreed on at the last practice was to make more space, and not overplay or rush ourselves through the songs. We stuck to plan, and it worked. I was happy with my harp sound, and although I didn't play exactly what I planned to on guitar, the stuff I was improvising seemed to work okay. I was pleased with the guitar. It's an epiphone dot studio, based on a gibson 335, so it's got a lovely mellow tone, in contrast to our usual Stratocaster guitar sound.
So we had the audience from the start to the finish. There was one obstreperous sheila there who had to be ejected, and a chap who'd drank too much and felt my boot a couple of times when he fell into my mike stand, but everyone else was just dancing or cheering in all the right places. Garth the publican was pleased too. We all had a great time. Finally, the band working as I want. I'm fairly sure eveyone's in it for the long haul, so - something to build on.
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