[gretschviking1967]

Originally posted by Cathy:
quote:Originally posted by gretschviking1967:
quote:Originally posted by RMD:
quote:Originally posted by gretschviking1967:
All he needs to do is lower the key to the songs and stop trying to sing in registers that he no longer can reach. Just bring them down a full step and I'll bet you he'd sound a heck of a lot better.

This has been discussed before and at the time I thought it might cause problems for the band. Others disagreed. Borrowing from CHar's interview, Lightfoot said :

"And as far as playing the music, we love playing the music, the keys are weird but we don’t care!"

So, the question is : Would it be wise to make weird even weirder, since they've been doing it a certain way for so long ? [/QUOTE]These guys are professionals. To lower the key would be like tying shoelaces. [/QUOTE]With today's technology, lowering the key a step or two would be simple. With the guitar, you drop the capo 1 or 2 frets. With modern keyboards, you can change the key just by pushing a few buttons, and still play it using the notes your used to. Barry wouldn't have to worry about a thing with the drums. Rick would have to manually play in a different key, but I think it would be quite easy for him, considering how long he's been playing bass, and the fact that he has a lot of musical know-how. [/QUOTE]Cathy,


Exactly!!! I have done the same in the recording studio. I am not the greatest keyboard player (guitar is my instrument). I would push a few buttons and all of a sudden I was performing a song in the key of B Flat but playing the piano in "G". Very cool indeed. Hey, whatever works!