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Correct. I sadly forgot about him. No words.

This is sad, sad news. RIP. 😢 We lost Mike Howe too, so that's 3. ☹️

Counting-in is one thing, I think the question was about getting through a stop/break in a song. I rarely do clicks at the top of a...

Thanks for your replies, which more or less confirm what I thought. What makes it worse is that he played the wrong chords during the...

I have seen tons of performances where counting in is done. Before songs and during songs.

I guess it's a matter of taste. James Brown walked in time to the tempo of the next song to cue the band-that can be a nice effect as...

No not IMO. , you can always ask the singer to bring the band back in right on time HA HA !

This will be me in a month as the first post-coved gig is finally booked. A small blues band that hied me to fill in for their regular...

My interest in Slipknot has come and gone and come and gone again over the years. I do have several fond memories of seeing them live in...

Then Dusty the same week. Sad is an understatement. I remember seeing him put is own blood into the ink vat when his signature sticks...

I was shocked. Been a ZZ fan since '76 & this was very unexpected. He's the second pro musician after Joey Jordison to go this week...

I've been in a few situations like that, the most extreme of which was two-days' notice to learn about 40 songs, mostly blues-rock...

This. Do basic charts of each song & have it at the ready. If I've learned anything being a hired gun, its charting & playing through...

Congratulations, and welcome to the big leagues! You have a big opportunity here! When it comes to that much new material, I don’t...

Congrats on the newfound gig. When confronted with an array of unfamiliar material, I commit myself to extended listening sessions...