Haley, Mark and Dylan Room5 10.28.2014

[Tom22]

A lot of dancers are physical communicators and listeners. It makes sense that Mark would put his entire body into whatever he was doing.

Good point.

I'd add that personally, no matter how much I like a lead name I expect the whole band to be up to the lead's caliber and take front stage at times.

Even when they're not soloing a bass or drums or lead guitar(or other melodic instrument) is as important as the singer for me....
... perhaps I should say I like bands with great peformers in them as much as I like individual great performers ?

One thing that would put me off is if a band member was playing a different style than the lead names... they all need to be in the same groove and the groove or lyrical feel, or flow or whatever has either got to symbiotically come together or have a director pushing it.

The lead singer or name might be the one that should be accommodated to most but they're not an island and can be far better with a band that understands them and augments their direction....
... I'm feeling all of that with these players (drummer, and of course casey on the bass but also ballas and the others)
They make Haley better and worse performers or those not accentuating her sweet spots make her worse and..
... well they all seem to keenly been on a rocking bluesy with a touch of jazz feeling that haley is about.

My other recent "new bands" I like... Grace Potter, ZZWard, and Lake Street Dive really highlight more than just the the lead singers on my favorite songs of each(my favorites aren't necessarily those that get radio play). ZZWard plays pianno and had a heavy hand in picking the techno beats and Grace Potter plays a mean guitar in her own right so they have more than one of the spoons in the pot.

I hope Haley can keep working with this more full group of performers (I think having a drummer really helps) and they can have enough practice time together to continue to develop a "sound" . I know that is expensive to hope for on a tour though...easy to grab people on an off night when they're living in the same town.