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It's not a huge community of bar bands that are out there gigging every weekend. Very easy to verify with the name of the band or bands someone has played in. Blue

Big take away here for newbies looking for a band. When you ask them to provide you with 3 to 4 songs to audition and they can't. Blue

Frustrating to say the least. I'm curious, how old were you guys in the early 90s? Blue

Fantastic job asking questions. This is something I've always stressed. Asking questions before committing to an audition. Your questions revealed a laundry list of Red Flags. For anyone that's looking for a gigging band, Friday and/or Saturday rehearsals should be a huge Red Flag. Blue

You don't want to know. 😁 Blue

Aren't these types of mismatches filtered out by asking for details on relevant recent experience before the audition? When we were auditioning new drummers I made sure auditions we're only awarded to those who had at least a year of recent bar band experience, where they were playing 4 hour bar gigs at least once a week. Blue

I don't move much either. Unless the invisible bear shows up. Blue

I use a clip at rehearsal. At gigs I'll only use the Black Cat chromatic in my pedal chain. I'm to vain to use a clip at gigs. It spoils the integrity of the headstock design. Blue

I could never function without my pedals. I rely too much on sustain and bass octave. Blue

I'd be lost without my Black Cat tuner. Blue

Cool, I know it's not a popular position on BC, however age does come into play on some of these issues. You can only imagine how differently I look at band dynamics at 65 as compared to when I was 20. Blue

Did the band ask this drummer about what experience he had before inviting him to audition? Blue

I've posted many threads on auditioning. I ask a lot of questions before I'll committ to an audition I always ask if the band is auditioning any friends of any members. If they are I will decline. Very difficult to win when friends are in the picture I remember I lost to a guy who came to the audition unprepared and didn't have his own transportation. He was a good friend of the guitarist. Blue

I've heard that one before. The guy that loves saying things like; " I don't have the internet " " i don't have a smart phone" Blue

How do those covers go over at gigs? Blue

If they give us another date, we'll take it Blue

NOT GOOD First of all, an hour commute one way, not my thing. The weather was crap, April 13th, 33° windy with freezing rain. Normally we have warm weather, like 75° this time of year. Upscale bar restaurant, used to be a Harley Davidson dealership converted. The room is nice but set up donkey backwards. 3 different cieling levels, tile floor and an unmanned bar way in the back of the room. Punters had to wait for the waitress. Stage sound was all over the place. Not really our type of crowd. 2nd time playing this place, first time was no better. Sure, there were people dancing and we got lots of compliments. However, I know what a crap gig is. It was a crap gig IMO. I'm not going to sugar coat it. Blue

I guess it depends on the the type of band and the show. However, when I'm gigging I'm not up there on stage in a bubble or in my own world, like too many drummers. I'm keenly aware of what's going with vocals, guitars and drums all night. As a matter of fact it's probably the reason for some of my mistakes. For example if someone is taking an unusually good guitar solo, I can get caught up in it and get lost in the progression supporting the solo. Do I have a point? Blue

I've heard they have not released their debut CD yet. Plus things are different now. There's more focus on technology than art. Blue

I'd say Led Zep pushed what the Yardbirds we're doing to a totally different level. I can't say Fleet has moved out any further than Led Zeppelin. Blue

My only problem is with millennials that think Fleet is something new. Don't get me wrong, I like the band. They're playing Summerfest here in Milwaukee this summer. I plan on seeing them. Blue

Sounds like my kind of weekend. Nice! Blue

Yeah, Pete, that's something I didn't think about. There's a downside to a stone cold sober crowd. I'm playing Hops & Leisure Friday night 8-12. I'm concerned, it's an hour drive one way ( very unusual for me ). It's a nice place, but the room is very large, we need at least 150 people to pack the place. And the bar is small and way back at the opposite end of the room. Blue

Yes, lots of variables. The kits in the video are light years a head of what our drummer was using. Depends von the band and the type of gigs your playing. I would bet the kits in the clips work best when integrated with astate of the art sound solution. Blue

I was going to say, there are others here that can explain "why doubtful" better than me. You nailed it in a few short sentences. Very astute commentary Dad33. Blue