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posted April 10, 2008
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The only volume issues I had were at O'Kanes, but Davis starts out turned up to 11 and pretty much stays there all night... One thing I noticed about Davis (other than the fact that the man kicks acoustic guitar ass), was something about his vocals. Wabbit refferenced his volume intense performance a O'Kanes and I noticed that when he was playing & singing in the "classroom" that his vocals were very quiet. The way I figure it is that a guy like Davis spends 99% of time amped up while us unplugged guys have to sing to be heard over any number of booming Ovations. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | regardless of the reasons, the man sounded great.
Wish I could play or sing that well! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Oh I agree.
In the good sense of the phrase Davis is "That Guy".
It's just interesting that he can get the vocal leverage under a song without blowing his lungs out. Maybe that's why he can go all night.
And I also think that Bill & Davis go together like peas & carrots. |
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Location: closely held secret | I thought Davis was great, both on vocals and guitar. But like Brad, I noticed when he was playing in the classroom I had to strain to hear him over the others (even when someone gave him a Tak to play instead of his Taylor). I could see he clearly new exactly what he was doing, but I couldn't hear him.
I figured it was simply because he was used to being plugged in, and his playing technique was reflecting that. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Good observation wabbit.....except the SlipperyKid was referring to the quietness of Davis' vocals, not his playing. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Tho the same observation & concept applies. |
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Location: closely held secret | Yeah. What he said, Sandman. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Weazy....speakin of turn arounds.....
I swear I'm gonna turn those special DVD's around for you any day now and send them out. |
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Location: closely held secret | Special DVD's for weezy...
Make sure you send them on the short bus... |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | He's had to record them slowly for me too, Wask.
I'm in no hurry, T. Wish I were going somewhere but I'm not. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | wabbit, this is why you don't get in on the "special" ;) deals floating by from time to time.
An occasional kind word and PM might yield surprising results. :cool: |
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Location: closely held secret | Hey, I occasionally call you and say kind words... doesn't that count? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | no...a pm is permanent
(and can be used in a court of law)! |
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Location: closely held secret | Exactly. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Great vocals do not come from the lungs...they come from the diaphragm...volume control is achieved by the dexterity of the "belly" and not by the throat...A "lung" singer will be nearly voiceless by the end of the night vs. a Diaphragm singer who just keeps going! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Well said, Mike. |
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Location: Tennessee | We got plenty of bellies for singin' around here. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Mike, that's the same thing our choir director in college tried to teach me. We used to do these exercises for it, but it usually led to laughing, guys belching and other assorted goofing off. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | lol, I know...its a process of practice, practice...and Bobbo: I'm the pot calling the kettle in that department... :D |
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An Observation on Vocals