Soul Kingdom's first gig was at Parker Pie Wings in Coventry. The place was packed.
Apparently I was nervous or something when we started. I kept losing focus. On Soul Finger I missed the break completely - I was in the wrong zone. The Letter was fine, except I started in Bb instead of A. In The Midnight Hour I couldn't find the ending, and couldn't hear the guitars well enough to end. Higher and Higher I lost the groove, although I found it again without stopping. Finally, the next two songs were fine. By then I was paranoid about screwing up, so I played too softly on Colour My World. Kyle thought my amp had cut out. I'm really happy with Midnight Confessions - it was perfect. Hard to Handle was interesting; we started in B and Bb. I wasn't sure what to do, so I stayed in Bb. After the intro it was fine.
I played the 2nd set fine, though we had a few issues. I think I lost focus on Couldn't Get it Right, missing a few chords and botching the ending. There were two different set lists out there, and we realized then when guitars/drums started playing I Can't Quit Her, but bass/horns started on Sir Duke! Something weird may have happened in Into the Mystic, but I'm not sure what it was. Low Rider was great, but there was too much space between different sections. She Caught the Katy, Walk the Dog, Sweet Home Chicago, and one other tune we played for the first time ever. On ...Katy there's a chord in there I didn't remember, but it was a fun tune.
The audience seemed to appreciate it, and stayed for a long time. We had great comments, even from the owner. Relatives were there - Sharon, Steve, Janice, Pat, Sara, Ryan, and even David French. Music teachers Pete Gage, Gary, Anna Kennedy, Anna shelow, mike o, Caroline madder were all there after the music festival (except Pete, who was the the whole time).
For all the criticisms I wrote above, this really was a great gig. It's good to be playing again, and this band is really top notch. Looking forward to the next one!
Set 1:
1. Soulfinger
2. The Letter
3. In the Midnight Hour
4. Higher and Higher
5. Black is Black
6. I Got You (I Feel Good)
7. Colour My World
8. Got to Get You Into My Life
9. Midnight Confessions
10. Hard to Handle
11. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
12. Knock on Wood
13. I Wish
Set 2:
1. The Chicken
2. Hold On! (I’m Coming)
3. Vehicle
4. Couldn’t Get It Right
5. Sir Duke
6. She Caught the Katy ---------Can we do this with or without horns???
7. Into the Mystic
8. Lowrider
9. Brick House
10. September
11. I’m a Man
**Extras If Needed
Uptight
It’s Your Thing
Sweet Home Chicago
