This week, we all had our instruments and were ready to play through the more simple songs on our playlist. We played through 'Feeling this' by Blink 182 and 'Purple Haze' by Jimi Hendrix. As we were playing through these songs, i felt the instant pressure to get both the guitar and the vocals sounding as clean as possible. Singing and playing the sole guitar in a band at the same time is a very hard task and it makes me appreciate and respect the trio's of the past who achieve this with such finesse. What also occurred to me whilst playing these songs is the 'rawness' of a trio and how each individual instrument is easily picked out by the listener. It gives the players a spotlight to show off their talents on their chosen instruments. I was impressed by all the members of this trio as we all connected on the first song and worked through the two songs quickly and efficiently. Both Patch and Greensmith had taken the time outside of practise to learn the songs.
One thing that i must research is how each guitarist approaches the guitar in each of these trio songs that we are intending to play. With this information, i can then further the authenticity of the performance whilst gaining valuable knowledge into the minds behind the trio's.
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