3.13.13 Adam in Connecticut for 2 performances!!

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AND lynne...didilynn...you are also right on the money...that soundcloud version of the John Mayer BTIKM was truly amazing ...and so was the sound quality.
Adam sang that so high in that version. He did himself proud.

Just wondering is that what you call head voice ...or just singing high?
soundcloud.com/galechester/kc101-3-hartford-conn

I remember that. I sorta doubt that it was totally "on the fly" tho, despite what Adam said. I suspect Adam had at least heard Kevin playing Fever and had jammed with him a bit on it.

Also, I think Kevin has a much stronger music theory and music training background. My sister has college degrees in music, has played piano for almost her entire life, and has performed in groups and done solo gigs in lounges for many years. At this point, if someone comes up to the piano and wants to sing "Don't Stop Believing" or "Danny Boy" she can suggest a key and then do an on the spot accompaniment for them. That's her livelihood. She can also get together with other accomplished musicians and do a wicked jam session. But, that is not the norm for many players.

Just saying.

When asked to do a third song, Adam said Tommy only knew the two they had done? I missed that. But, it is totally possible, guys. Yes, he has played all the GNT songs..... on the bass. He filled in for Monte a couple of times, but that was lead/rhythm guitar as part of an ensemble. The part would be very different from playing a solo guitar accompaniment for a singer acoustically. Of course Tommy is familiar with the songs, but, he may not have worked out guitar arrangements for them. It would be like asking him to play a song he has heard on the radio many times, but has never tried to play himself. It is just not something most musicians would be comfortable doing "off the cuff."

Imagine that you worked with a team on a project at work. Your contribution was valuable. You were familiar with the scope of the project over all, but not with the details and contributions of each member of the team. If you had suddenly, without warning, been asked to give a formal presentation on the project to an audience, you probably wouldn't quite know where to start. Very few of you would be prepared to do such a presentation.

Add to that, Adam is a perfectionist. He prepares and rehearses seriously. He would have worked with Tommy and with Kevin on song keys, tempos, pauses, intros, endings, and interpretations. I cannot imagine him just launching into a song cold, with no prep or rehearsal with any accompanist, even if it were a musician he had worked with in the past. So, no criticism of Tommy in his comment. Just the way things are with performing.