I was reminiscing with a friend the other day about all the awesome bands that were around when we first moved to Nashville.
And one of the things we landed on was that while every band could play a thirty minute set filled with seven or eight songs, they all had that ONE song that was clearly the best song. It would usually go at the end of the set and it was easily the most catchy, best chorus, most cohesive and connecting song. Everyone could tell.
It was rare that a band didn’t have one song that stuck out like this.
When you’re young and in a band you don’t want to copy yourself because you’re scared and insecure that you’ll be put into a box you don’t like. But all of us in the audience wish you would just use that best song as a loose template and write a bunch more that kinda sound like that one!
What are the elements? Why does it work? What key is it in and what’s the vocal range?
Do more of like that.
You’re scared of being put in a box but we all need to know what box to put you in. It helps us know you and remember you and know when to bring you up in conversations with our friends.
So don’t be scared of a box but rather decide which one you want to be in and stay the course.
