I'm wondering..does anyone here think this is a strange scenario?
A singer/songwriter hires a percussionist and guitarist to do a series of casuals around town. Things go along well for a couple of months, everyone seems professional enough, the material is fun to play and challenging enough to keep the musicians interested, and the pay (though not great) is enough to keep the sidemen on board.
The instrumentation is a bit odd, acoustic guitar/vocals, percussion (congas, hand perc), and electric guitar/b vox...but the group sounds good enough for the gigs it's doing.
BUT...eventually, this little project becomes a "band" and according to the bandleader, all sorts of great stuff, blahblah, is gonna happen. The hired players seem to think the next logical step would be to hire a ___(blank A)___ to fill out the sound.
The bandleader, however, has other plans...which involves instead hiring a
___(blank B)__, and then inexplicably NAMING THE BAND for this new member.
Now...what do you suppose goes in (blank A)?
...and what do you think goes in (blank B)?
Give me your wildest guesses!
This is a TRUE story, so remember..truth IS stranger than fiction!
