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EVEseven t1_jacny7t wrote

Reply to How do i tell the lead singer of my band that they aren’t that good? by MiniFestSam

Every band needs someone (during practice sessions) to call out mistakes.

Stop the song and figure out what's wrong

Tell him he's hitting wrong vocal notes or tell him he's messing up the guitar part etc.

If you can't take criticism in practice well you're not going to be a very good band.

If you point out a lot of mistakes hopefully he'll get the hint. There's a way kf doing it constructively. Like sing into the mic with him to try and hit the note etc.

Watch recordings of shows and critique yourself etc.

Start from a place of let's get better

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The_Flying_Dog OP t1_jacmsjs wrote

Reply to An album a day by The_Flying_Dog

Subreddit here: /r/1001AlbumsGenerator

I know this has been shared in here before, but i've now reached 800 albums out of the 1001 albums in the list so i thought i'd make a short post about it.

It's a great little site that will help you to listen to one album each day, all taken from this book. Buy it and read up on the albums if you wish, or do like me and just read the Wikipedia entrance for each album generated to you.

Knowing the history behind the album and why it was added to the book really helps to appreciate stuff you might have not liked otherwise.

I went into this challenge a few years ago as i was mainly listening to the same old stuff on repeat. It has broaden my musical taste in a great way and i've learnt a lot about some great musicians and how certain (sub)genres were born out of other genres.

Here's a few highlights i've discovered that i had previously only heard about (or a few selected songs), but not listened to from beginning to end.

Nina Simeone - Wild Is The Wind

Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

Duran Duran - Rio

Tom Waits - Rain Dog

Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors

Wire - Pink Flag

Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters

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daehx t1_jacmsi2 wrote

Reply to comment by AlanZero in how do I burn a CD? by glitchinglab

I couldn't think of the name of the software there for a second but remembered the icon of the Colosseum on fire which led me to recalling it was called Nero. Haven't thought about that in over a decade.

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davidchagrin t1_jacmfkm wrote

Reply to How do i tell the lead singer of my band that they aren’t that good? by MiniFestSam

I've been in a similar situation. Lead singer's voice wasn't great, but he wrote great songs. However, he recognized this and started taking lessons in vocal training. His voice improved dramatically over some months. The vocal improvement boosted his confidence which made him a better front man. All this just to say that there's hope.

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