Lead guitar= me
rhythm guitar
drums
african drums/vocals
bass
keys
We're a high school band, everybody is in 11th grade, but i'm in 9th grade. Everything works out great, but sometimes i feel that I could do more if it was a simple 4 piece band, like this-
Drums
Bass
Guitar
Keys
we are heavily improvisational, some jazz, some blues, some reggae, alot of grateful dead, lot of phish, some originals, etc.
Has anyone played in both a smaller 3 or 4 piece band, and also played in a larger band like the one i was talking about?
I got the idea when I watched the Phish DVD. They could switch tempos and change keys and songs pretty fast, compared to the 1991 Grateful Dead DVD, which had 7 musicians on it. It also seemed to have that airy feel, where you could probably play just about anything and it would sound pretty good.
Everyone in the band is very talented though, our drummer also plays mandolin, our african drummer also plays fiddle, etc (we have three different little bands. bluegrass, acoustic, electric, all with same members).
Right now i'm kind of in a nasty situation, but the resolution might be to get a smaller band also, and play in this one, since the talent level is so high. thoughts?