Amusing tale from last night's practice

[cherri]

Keep in mind while reading this that we are a blues act. Blues.

 

So last night we're practicing, as we do on Wednesdays. We're putting the final touches on a new original entitled "Bartender Blues". It's a slow groove, simple chord structure, but kind of complex in the rhythm section. I sing the chorus (the bar patron) and my husband sings the verses (the bartender), and at the end we sing our parts together. It's coming along nicely, and Paul is getting more confident with his vocal part.

 

So, for fun we let the ending go and jammed for a long time. Then the drummer says, "What would you think about having someone come up on stage and rap through the ending?"

 

Silence among the band members. Is he joking? Serious? Hard to tell. Guessing he's serious, I said, "If the guest isn't familiar with the song, wouldn't they rap about some other topic? It would be tough to get back into the mood of the song if some dude starts rapping about his car or his home life. They'd have to have the lyrics in advance."

 

The drummer says, "No one would know what he's rapping about. It'd be in German."

 

More silence from the band. Finally I ask, "Who do you have in mind?"

 

We finally pry out of him that he is thinking of his nephew, who is a talented free-style rapper. So we discussed the idea, and may actually let this guy try it out some time ... in the safety of our practice room.

 

No one can say we aren't creative....or insane.

[noneverstuck]

In the blues world, wouldn't a rap be a "talking blues"?

 

Deef

[D_dup3]

That sort of seeming audience participation can be quite entertaining & effective...but you want to make sure you don't inadvertently invite some over-enthusiastic member of the crowd to think they can just join in.

[shniggens]

And what if some audience members speak German?

[Kendrix]

FWIW-This provoked a vision of Aaarnold the gov'ner rapping in english, grabbing his crotch, surrounded by babes gansta style.

 

...Theres one for saturday nite live.

[BillWelcome Home Studios]

For the longest time it was understood by the rest of us that lead guitar players thought that they had the biggest dicks in the universe.

 

Then along comes rap.

 

me, me me ME ME ME MINE ME!!!!!!!!!!!

 

(yawn.)

 

it might work for you, but I'll be looking for the door.

 

Bill

[cherri]

We do one talking blues tune, "Talk to the Hand" by Jessie and the Raindogs. It goes over very well, because it's funny as hell, and the audience can pick up the hook quickly.

 

This new idea ... I am not so sure. The whole exchange was rather surreal. I'm curious enough that I'd like to meet this guy and hear him in the safety of our practice room, but I am not brave enough to call him on stage at a show without hearing it first.

[Barandine Vondenger]

if I went to hear my fave blues band and some free style rapper dude started up I'd heckle and throw peanuts and paste jewlery..

 

boo,boo bppppt,boo,boo bppppt

 

well my name is rick and I like me some blues

when a rapper started up I had nothin' to lose

I PULL'T my blade

and went to slashin' and a gougein'

when the steel work was done

the cuts number'd in the thousands

that rapper don't rap no mo' thats true

the kinfolke said JED move away from there

 

uh, ya'll come back now ya' hear?

thanks for lettin' me share

 

P.S don't give me rap when I wanna heah some blues

[tonio]

Bwahahahaha !!LFMAO good one Bill!!

 

BTW, koiinkidinky!! I have rehearsal err practice on wednesday too, though I'm in a Salsa band . And talking a bout German, the bassist turned us on to a CD with a pianist and bassist (brothers) with guest cuban percussionsts to create a classic meets cuban repetoire. WOW. One tune Buble Bee, melody by bass(w/ bow) quite amzing.

 

sorry getting OT now ha.

 

T

 

Originally posted by bpark@prorec.com:

For the longest time it was understood by the rest of us that lead guitar players thought that they had the biggest dicks in the universe.

 

Then along comes rap.

 

me, me me ME ME ME MINE ME!!!!!!!!!!!

 

(yawn.)

 

it might work for you, but I'll be looking for the door.

 

Bill

[zeronyne]

It's cool that you didn't just dismiss the idea outright. Keeps everyone aware that all ideas are at least valid and all input is appreciated.

[kylen]

Ratsy and I are sittin in West Virginia waitin for the sun to rise, hehe - so I asked her about rap in the middle of a blues song...right crowd - right song she says. Santana has a blues song with a rap in the middle of it on one of his latest CDs - if we ever get back to San Jose I'll try and find it.

 

I wouldn't be immediately repulsed with rap in a blues, the German part wouldn't work for me though, I'd listen to it for a bit and if it moved me I'd be pleased - if it pissed me off I'd be, hehe pissed off so I'd probably get up and walk over to order a beer till ya got the blues happenin again

 

It could work !