We had 3 good sets, so I let my guard down and called "I can't help myself" (4 tops) - a tune that the drummer told me he knew.
I played the intro in HIS key, and it seems to go on forever while he fumbled with his papers, juggling sticks, and generally looking stupid and flustered while the "endless" intro dragged on .... and on ..

I couldn't hear the bass drum at all - he was tired from 3 good, solid sets, I guess) and I finally gave up waiting for his vocal and begang to sing the song myself. After 1/2 verse ..... he chimes in, and I revert to my role as backup singers. (Digitech & I)

A little further into the tune (that he was READING )with some very obvious wrong words and structure .... I listened once again to the lack of "guts" .... looked at his BD foot and saw almost no energy being transfered. So, to prove a point - I stopped playing bass .... just laid on the chords and let him hear how EMPTY and thin it was. He never commented.

I'll post more on this later, but I have to get to work now. This rain is a real damper !