Ok here we go, video evidence with a write-up fueled by beer.
I am presenting these videos mistakes and all in the interests of transparency and encouraging others to get up on stage and give it a go.
Yes we made some mistakes but we also made some epic recoveries and overall I think it was pretty good.
I am using the Bass VI with rounds, I think it sounds good, but I was a bit ambitious using it for my first public performance.
As always headphones gives the best sound:
To recap, our brave adventurers set forth to the local open mic night at the storied Club Noir in Brisbane Ozland.
We went on 2nd under the name Boyz4Noyz (I told the BL I will tolerate it, but it ain’t going on the album).
This was our first appearance in public together.
Mark, the guitarist and effectively the band leader and Gareth, drummer extraordinaire and main vocalist, had both played in bands previously but several years ago.
Gloucestre the fresh-faced and attractive bassist has never played on stage in a setting like this, the closest being playing trumpet at school nearly 40-years ago (fark I got old quick).
Our first effort was Paranoid by Black Sabbath-we gave up waiting for them to turn off he canned music and forged ahead.
Next up Cold Gin, you can see we are loosening up a bit towards the middle of this one. (PS the bass player does not play wrong notes, he makes spontaneous creative decisions)
Finally the pièce de résistance (Vive le France): War Pigs (yes we were doing a bit of an Ozzy 'omage. (They added some reverb in post):
I initially thought I had made a mistake in the last solo part before Luke’s Wall but Mark said it was he who got lost, none the less we communicated and got back in step for the D E riff.
Thoughts, yes we made errors, but we kept playing, also we kept our places and did not get totally lost. We were told that we were well-rehearsed, I choose to take that as a compliment, and I think it shows.
We also need to work on our stage presence.
As a group I believe we don’t suffer from ego issues, as you can see in War Pigs Mark and I regained the groove and got back in step.
Gareth was having a bad voice night I think, he does sound better in person; hey he drums and sings, 'nuff said.
What is the take away?
Go out, have fun and play.
Who cares if you make mistakes- you can’t get better if you don’t start out sucking.
@JoshFossgreen thanks, I wouldn’t be able to do this without having done B2B