Busy the last weeks, playing shows in Brno, Karlovy Vary, Litomysl, Decin, been good to play shows in so many different places, so close together. Catching trains to most places, and bus’s sometimes. Knowing exactly how to get to a venue when i arrive, saves a lot of time and hassel, makes these tea house gigs fun. Tonight i played a show in the Svitovy, only a few people.. yet good audience, Tomorrow night i’m playing songs in Pardubice.
Other things that happen, a couple of months back i help this band re-do their album lyrics, the producer wanted a totally different direction on a couple of the tunes, was a crazy situation, the singer wanted all the songs to be hers, yet then when the songs radically changed, she agreed that she liked the changes, yet then 20 minuets latter would say that she hated the changes. It was not a fun situation, was like being caught between a cat and dog, a huge drain of energy. Anyway, i spent 3 days with that, yesterday i see that the band has found a Czech guy that lived in US for 8 years, to have another go with the lyrics. I’m not sure how its going to turn out, yet i spose they are starting again without my changes.
Its not easy with songs that are already started.. lyrics, and a melody. To fit a text into a melody already created that is basically in concrete, and for the song to have a meaning that can fit with the singer and still have a good sense, its a lot of work and a total pain. The whole situation was upsetting for me, and then for the singer to tell me that she want use any of my texts, and find someone new, was exhausting. Yet that’s the way it goes.
The thing with many/most bands in Czech, is that even some bands that are touring with the big acts, cause their is such a small amount of income around, most continue to make a career out of something else. Things are not so profesional, i spose i should have expected it.
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