Yep, they’re not really very good…
Played with the soul band last night and managed to sort them out with a bass player. Fucking awful. They play with about as much soul as a dog turd. Every song sounds sloppy, rock-like and somehow empty. I thought they sounded bad when I went down for the first time a few weeks ago but I thought I’d give them another chance as they were missing a bass player but last night confirmed to me that they are truly shit. I’m not sure I should go back. I wouldn’t under normal circumstances, but I have nothing else to do at the moment, so I’ll have to think about it.
In summary:
The drummer is awful. He plays so loose and without groove, he literally sounds like he’s just picked up the sticks for the first time to have a bash. His fills are comical – you have to wait for him to finish before coming in again as he loses time by about half a bar. The guitarist, some ginger nerd, I’m not sure what he’s doing wrong but it sounds shit. He plays in time and the right notes as far as I can tell, but somehow his guitar playing just sounds weak, almost like he’s strumming a lute in the background. Sax player sounds like a beginner – a weak tone, unrhythmic, and unconfident. Trombone man is a soulless orchestral player playing on a tenor trombone, putting lines up and down the octave inappropriately, phrasing everything militaristically, not listening to me, and rocking side to side enthusiastically to drum man’s bashing. The singer is okay. She’d probably do the job with a decent band backing her.
Having said all that, I am being cruel. They are just not a good standard. But that’s fine. We are all at different levels. I know what it’s like to be in a band with more experienced people who look down their nose at you. So maybe I should just move on and find something else rather than complaining.
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