Gigs - What do you "get" from them?

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gigging was easier without young children waking you up at six am the day after

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[quote name='Toasted' post='959185' date='Sep 17 2010, 10:18 AM']I don't take drugs, but if taking drugs makes you feel as good as I feel when I get off stage with my band I can see why people take drugs.[/quote]

+1.
I can relate to this. Never taken drugs. Doubt I ever will.
No matter what else happened before, a good gig erases all the preceding aggro. Then it stops.
And you're faced with that empty feeling whilst driving home.

If you did it frequently/professionally I can see how the cycle of stress/release/buzz/emptiness would cause a need to smooth the transition and ease the boredom (especially when touring)

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[quote name='maxrossell' post='968252' date='Sep 26 2010, 11:35 AM']Let me tell you, when you've spent the past three years hearing nothing but sh*tty metal bands, a couple of hours of blues jam is extremely welcome.[/quote]

Nobody would know they are a blues jam..and that is the point. This is no chancers gig. IMO.

Got agree about metal bands... they can be as rehearsed up as you like...but still sound dead from the neck down.
It has to be all about the playing, ....or not.