Hello to all my readers! The second day of rehearsals was a lot of fun! Still getting to know the crew. There are a LOT of people involved in getting a show like this together - techs, record company people, even a wardrobe mistress! It's a big machine, but a well-oiled machine that's for sure. The rest of the band just seem raring to go, to get out and play some shows. It's exciting.
I'm really glad I did my homework - I've got the songs pretty much down as they are on the album, and there don't seem to be that many changes so far.
We spent quite a while today working on getting sounds right. It's the kind of thing that you need to focus on on a tour like this. Professionalism means filling in that last 5% that would get missed on a smaller gig. Get the details right and make sure everyone who comes to the show has the gig of their life.
The guys in the band are great - I'd met them all before, but only knew Barney well. The rest of them are making me feel really welcome, which is cool.
However, it was a really long day and I need to get some sleep. I'll write more tomorrow.
Til then, keep practicing those scales! Ha!
cheers
Gem