{"id":246,"date":"2007-02-07T23:30:29","date_gmt":"2007-02-08T04:30:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2007-02-07T23:44:59","modified_gmt":"2007-02-07T23:44:59","slug":"free-agent-veteran-second-option-singers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/free-agent-veteran-second-option-singers\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Agent Veteran “Second-Option” Singers Available for Rebuilding Bands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s play Rock ‘n Roll General Manager<\/strong>, shall we? You are the GM of a band that has just lost its lead singer to mental breakdown\/rehab (think Shane McGowan suddenly leaving The Pogues). The style of this band is whatever you want it to be.<\/em> The band is in need of a veteran lead singer with optional songwriting skills to quickly fill the gap<\/strong> in time for recording a new album and going on tour. <\/p>\n

Long-term, it’s possible that the original lead singer will come to his or her senses and rejoin the band, or another established member of the band may step forward and pick up the reins, but today the band needs a new frontman<\/strong> who will fit your band’s chemistry. <\/p>\n

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This year the free agent pool of vocalists is especially rich in “second-option” singers<\/strong>, that is, those singers of 2 to 3 songs per their band’s album – the singers you wish, in your deepest rock ‘n roll fantasies would take over the lead vocal role from their regular band’s once-cool, now-cocky or cheesy singer<\/em>. So, you’ve got the pick of the following litter at the specified point in their career. Who would you pick, and by what criteria would you base your choice? If none of these choices fits your criteria, please list another second-option singer you might look to pry loose via trade.<\/p>\n