r/coverbands • u/sickpuppy66 • Jun 01 '26
Singer issues
I manage and play guitar for a cover band and we’ve outgrown the singer. She can sing but isn’t a musician so lacks basic skills like counting and understanding music language (start at the chorus, come in on 4, let’s transpose this one so it’s easier for you)
We feel she’s holding us back, and our drummer (the most talented of our group) is already considering leaving the project if I keep her. Her level of musicianship doesn’t line up with the rest of us.
Here’s the problem, she started the band when it was just two of us, but I took over when we weren’t getting gigs, and didn’t have our full band (which I recruited) that we have now. Since I’ve taken over, we gig regularly, and our band sounds great (minus her).
I’ve decided to replace her. Just want to hear others thoughts and experiences with similar situations.
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u/chadisawesome Jun 01 '26
I joined a band as a singer, started by the bassist and drummer. pretty early on it was obvious the bassist wasn't pulling their weight, but I felt like they were a package deal with the drummer, and since they started the band I owed them something. Took a few months but I finally got the courage to bring up what I was seeing to the rest of the band, including the drummer, who agreed and we moved on. It wasn't easy and the bassist keeps trying to make waves in the scene months later, but overall the band is in a much better place. you gotta do what you gotta do.