Yeah, Alice (How've you been, my friend?), I agree with you completely. This is one of the reasons my solo performances are quite a bit different from the ensemble performances.

I was a solo for a long time before I started playing with bands, and my style caused quite a problem for the intrumentalists. When I sing on my own, I can interpret the way that makes sense to me. I can evoke phrasings and pauses that allow me to really get inside the audiences head, but which are very difficult for other musicians to follow unless they really know me very well. While playing ensemble has made me a better musician, singing solo and accompanying myself allows me much more freedom to interpret the yarn I am telling. You can do it ensemble, as well, as long as the singer has complete control over the arrangement. And in most groups, that is really difficult to achieve.

Mick