Choosing a band - need help ASAP!

Original post by aksbride

Oct 21, 2008 12:41 PM

If anyone has any experience with the following bands, PLEASE chime in. FH and I went to a Code Bleu showcase last night and really liked them. Over the next week we're seeing Heart & Soul, Vision, and Time Square Orchestra...We also want to consider Body & Soul and Full House BUT....Code Bleu can only hold the date for a week, so we won't get to see the last two bands before we'd have to make a decision. Is it worth risking losing our date? Are Body & Soul or Full House worth holding out for? Right now I'm partial to Code Bleu (obviously) but really loved what I heard online from Body & Soul...are they as good live?

Also, I've noticed that the Franklin Wayne bands have a huge turnover in members & heard that they swap members between the bands...any insight into this?

Another consideration is that we need a band that can play a very wide variety of music....Thanks in advance, this is a HUGE deal for us!

aksbride Posted: Oct 27, 2008 09:46 PM

Re: Choosing a band - need help ASAP!

FH here...I just got back from seeing Heart & Soul...figured i'd post a brief review in case anyone else is looking at them....

The female vocalist, Genessa, has a got a set of pipes! By far the best I've heard so far...amazing. The band itself was excellent as well - sax, bass and piano rocked. Lead male vocalist, Gordon, was great too....Other lead male was straining on a few songs, however, and as he'd be doing many of the classic rock songs that we'd request, this will probably come into play in our decision.

All in all I'd have to say that Code Bleu has the best 'balance' between band, singers, and variation.

If anyone wants any more detailed info feel free to FM us. Thanks again for everyone's input.

aksbride Posted: Oct 29, 2008 09:14 PM

Re: Choosing a band - need help ASAP!

ttt...gotta make a decision by tomorrow if anyone else has more input please do tell! It looks like a toss-up between heart&soul and code bleu! (body&soul postponed their showcase so they're out =()

RedsBride Posted: Oct 29, 2008 09:23 PM

Re: Choosing a band - need help ASAP!

My vote would be for Code Bleu. I saw both Code Bleu and Heart and Soul. I thought Heart and Soul were good singers on their own but I thought they drowned each other out and had difficulty playing together as a group. JMO. Code Bleu in my opinion has more of the whole package.