On a less frivolous note than my first post, we are having this style debate within our band at the moment (we are primarily a gigging band, recording is more sort of my private side hobby, when I can persuade them to do it). Anyway....it's not as straightforward as you might think, or perhaps it is.
We have a strong female lead vox, a newly recruited female backing vox (classically trained, finds harmonies instinctively), me on bass and most songwriting, a guitarist (who has also written some good songs) and a drummer.
We were all weaned on 70s / 80s blues, rock, punk, and the sound we naturally gravitate to is probably something like Texas, or alternatively as one promoter promoter put it "Kate Bushery bluesy out-thereness".
Problem is that this puts us between two stools - we are not heavy enough for the indie club circuit, where the promoters are just following fashion (as you would expect) and booking basically metal bands, but we are too rocky for the jazz / blues type circuit. We do a few bluesy numbers, and our guitarist wants to be Gary Moore, but personally I get very bored with too much blues - I'll listen to Clapton if I can't get to sleep.
We're all pretty experienced and can move a bit in either the heavier or the jazzy direction, but my own feeling is that we should stick to what comes out naturally from our jams and keep flogging away until we find a market.
Sorry about the long post, bu you did ask
