whats the bestsituation?

[shiner25]

I was asked to help doing lead for a band 2 days before they were about to do their songs, having no access to their songs, i didnt think it was a good idea, i would have had enoughtime to go over the material so i would have been reaching for the right notes, and chords, blindly, i didnt like the idea of that i like to feel somewhat confident before i assist others, does that make sense

[FooIsFood]

Hi Shiner,
There are some people that can do it, but not many (and certainly not very many who can do it well), so it's probably not a good idea. Look at the trouble Clapton was having with McCartney at the Harrison tribute, I thought he was gonna blow a gasket. A bigger thing, I think, is that you have to get the feel of the band before jammin with them - you know, what there favorite turnarounds are, lengths of solos, etc. Hope this helps.

[shiner25]

thanks man, well its worked out ok anyway as the person didnt call me last night, so i cannot be expected to play tonight, i did phone them to say i didnt think it was gonna be a good idea, ah i dont give a monkies anyway lol

So i never saw the tribute to harrison, i would love to see clapton choking up lol, i love his music and would never have thought he woudl choke up