This one's for you! Terryl posed these two questions. Please let us know what your perspective it.
1. When is the appropriate times to play leads?
2. Should all guitarists be playing at the same time?
Look forward to your response!
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Music is a dance. You have to know your place. Two leads and someone's foot is going to get stepped on and IF you are lucky, no one will notice.
A good dancer will know how to accentuate their moves to direct the eyes of those watching to their partner.
I am not a guitarist (...at least...not until the cover of darkness and the full moon rises), but when I watch both Bono, The Edge and the other guy (sorry...other guy!)all playing at the same time, I still know who is leading the song with their instrument.
I like what Sting said (paraphrased), "You have to be confident enough in your own abilities allow someone else to shine for a moment and therefore, shine yourself!"
Uniqueness is a product of distinction. We are a unique team because we are distinct in our commradery and relationships. In the same way, our individual roles and sounds are unique, when the sound is distinct.
Music is a dance!
Just realized this one for "Electic/Acoustic Guitar Players". Sorry if it was unappropriate for me to post!
Loved it, Nash! I think all of us are dancing. We cover each others' mistakes as well as make way for each other to lead.
Thanks!
I think we really have to know our place. On a lot of songs Terryl and I know exactly where we are going. It can work with both people playing lead if they are playing a harmony or an agreed upon type of part. To echo the dance idea, keeping in step.
If one is on rhythm and one on lead accenting and such it works great too.
The other approach is called layering. Even the Edge layers many guitar tracks in his recordings as most guitarists do. For live we can emulate that, but we most know what each person is doing.
If we are doing a "live" dance then we must keep in step. It won't work if one of us is doing a rhumba (sp?) and one of us a waltz.
As in anything, the guitarists that play well together know their songs, know their parts and know who is leading each dance at each time.
I think we are making headway, but definitely have room to grow in this area. The biggest factors are time and good communication for each song.
Dan (a dancer trying to stay in the groove)
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