Balance

Things have been going well for the band recently. We have had a few good gigs on the trot, there seems to be a growing interest, and we had a good recording session in the studio last week. It seems that people have started to get it, but have we changed what ‘it’ is?

The other week we played our first private party in direct contravention of ‘The Essence’. It was actually very good – a Scenario C no less. But we did play our more crowd-pleasing songs, as well as a request! This also challenges what is written in ‘The Essence’, and I must say that in the days leading up to the gig there was consternation within the Rubb camp about whether we should have taken it on. My view all along was that it was a worthwhile experiment, and once we commit to something we should remain positive about it. Fortunately for me it worked out well and everyone enjoyed it.

It’s like we’re standing at the crossroads.

Bill Hicks used to reassure audiences who were a bit fazed by his routine by saying “Don’t worry – there will be knob jokes later”. And to an extent, that’s what we set out to do too. But, hey, a Scenario C is a Scenario C!

I think that we should continue to follow Gordon’s advice (start strong-end strong), but what about the middle? Your views…?