MuckedUpFunkies Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 How I interpreted zoning out in this sense is focusing completely on the groove rather than your own individual playing. I suppose in principle they're both the same however one seems slightly more useful in live situation ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I think I know what you mean , but sometimes it feels that you are lost in your own feeling of one-ness with whats being played , when at other times you are just distracted and thinking of something else while autopilot takes over. It often happens at other times too , have you ever been driving and suddenly found that you have no recollection of the last 2 miles!! ( no , me neither ), but I understand it happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Interesting point Bassmonkey makes, which I can relate to on a few numbers, I would describe as concentration fatigue a bit like reading a book in the sun and the words start floating off the page. But in a band situation it is like listening to your own heart beat, and panics you that something’s wrong. I find this happens in the more simple numbers with a strong beat, instead of just going with the flow occasionally concentration gets you paranoid about beat placement and that the drummer is speeding up or is it me. And once you start to think the drummer is placing the 1 in front of the beat, you have a great desire to put the brakes on and steer the band into Armco. On talking the drummer about speeding up the whole band and singer say you were slowing it down. Uhhhh. This is opposite to zoning out and means you need a holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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