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Tomorrow we have a new line up starting up. We had a bad case of LSD with the last one.( Lead singers disease) The last jam session was so tension filled, we couldn`t get anything accomplished. The same bassist and I are starting over again. Wish us luck.

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Absolutely.  Good luck Joey.  Never give up.  You will find the right combination.

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Persistance will get you where you want to be!  Keep going and you'll find the right fit.  BEST OF LUCK!!!!!!!

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Why don't you sing?  That's how Phil Collins got his start with singing.  The band couldn't find anybody they liked and they had a show to do.  So Phil sang the show and because the new lead singer from behind the drums.  I still don't know how drummers and bassists can sing and play, but they do.

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Joey, Why do so many musicians  have to have BIG Ego's ? Make it fun. I agree with Zurf give it a try.

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As a bassist that sings, I can tell you how I do it.

When it gets to the place where I have to sing, I play really easy bass parts.  big_smile

How guys like Les Claypool and Geddy Lee do it...  My guess is there is witchcraft involved, or that they are actually robots.

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I can sing and play guitar, but I cannot sing and play bass.  Of course, I don't memorize bass lines, I just kind of riff the whole time.  So maybe if I actually knew what I was going to play next it might help. 

Still, Joey, you really should give it a go. 

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Zurf wrote:

Why don't you sing?  That's how Phil Collins got his start with singing.  The band couldn't find anybody they liked and they had a show to do.  So Phil sang the show and because the new lead singer from behind the drums.  I still don't know how drummers and bassists can sing and play, but they do.

I have tried singing. I can sing and play at the same time except one thing. My voice sounds like a combination of nails on a chalkboard while stepping on a cats tail during a test of the emergency broadcast system. I have tried different types of music and the result is always the same.AAAAHHHHHHH

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keep at it jjj!

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dino48 wrote:

keep at it jjj!

I do, when I play by myself. I try when I am driving the company truck by myself. My voice is just too bad. Maybe it was too much Dewars and too many Winstons in the past. Plus a few other substances. I used to really "enjoy my recreation" in the 80s. Being in a band situation for awhile didn`t help with that

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joeyjoeyjoey wrote:

My voice sounds like a combination of nails on a chalkboard while stepping on a cats tail during a test of the emergency broadcast system.

So some Neil Young is in order.

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Heck J 3 if zurf and Jeff can listen to me sing and not be totally run off,, I think you got a chance

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Voice is just a matter of practice, same as any other musical endeavor.  This guy's lessons are in small, easy to follow bits, and if you do what he says your singing will improve.  I also enjoy is wry sense of humor.  I have no connection with him except having watched his videos and having them work for me.

http://www.ehow.com/videos-on_3196_lear … ssons.html

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I've always wondered the same thing about playing bass and singing.  I have a neighbor that plays bass and he has to turn the stereo on and play with it.  That's nice, but you can't do a whole song by yourself.  He doesn't want to change. I always explain that all I have to do is grab a guitar and siplay chords and sing and I have a song going.  he can't do that with bass. Paul McCartney does a fine job though.

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That's why I started guitar, Pete.  When I was in a band, it was fun.  But playing bass to CD's just doesn't have the same creative spark.  It's terrific practice, but for me it just didn't feel like making music.

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