EBS_freak Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, markdavid said: I once played in a covers band where the drummer was insistent that everything had to be exactly note for note like the original recording. We played Immigrant song and I put a slide in at the end of one of the lines, nothing over the top just a simple descending slide and and he stopped playing, the guitar player stopped playing and he screamed at me that the original did not have slides in it , I left that band not long after This sounds like the makings of an excellent documentary. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnyman Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 34 minutes ago, EBS_freak said: This sounds like the makings of an excellent documentary. Cant help thinking there's a sitcom somewhere in these and the audition stories.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 56 minutes ago, EBS_freak said: This sounds like the makings of an excellent documentary. Sounds like the film Rock Star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: I obviously don't know your circumstances but are there other opportunities in your area to join another band or form a new band with guys that share or equal your own commitment. I'd really struggle with that attitude long term so you have my sympathy. Dave Cheers. The current singer in my GF, so i put up with the struggle as i really cant be bothered to find somewhere else to live lol. Sometimes i think its just me being picky, but what gets to me more is the attitude from the others that it doesn't matter, it will be fine. We just got rid of our drummer of 2 years, as he was always playing the songs wrong (as opposed to just making the odd mistake), Id had a long stint with him making mistakes, and at his reply was always 'well, how do you want me to play it' i pointed out quite a few times that i was the bass player........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, markdavid said: I once played in a covers band where the drummer was insistent that everything had to be exactly note for note like the original recording. We played Immigrant song and I put a slide in at the end of one of the lines, nothing over the top just a simple descending slide and and he stopped playing, the guitar player stopped playing and he screamed at me that the original did not have slides in it , I left that band not long after That's a bit extreme. You should never play slides in Zep songs. Tsk tsk tsk. Seriously though that's taking it too far for any band and i you did the right thing and moved on. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: Cheers. The current singer in my GF, so i put up with the struggle as i really cant be bothered to find somewhere else to live lol. Aha so that's the reason for staying with the band. Understand your predicament but can't you and your GF find a better band or slowly replace the lazy ones until you have what you need. The problem there is that once you've gathered first class musicians around you it means you are now the weaker link and could get kicked out by them Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 16 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said: Aha so that's the reason for staying with the band. Understand your predicament but can't you and your GF find a better band or slowly replace the lazy ones until you have what you need. The problem there is that once you've gathered first class musicians around you it means you are now the weaker link and could get kicked out by them Dave Its not just this band, its all bands ive been in. its not often, but i just cant get my head around people that do this. GF is included in this, so you see my predicament lol. But yes, we are slowly replacing the other members. Gone through 4 guitarists in the past 2 years, and now have a new drummer (ironically our old drummer from a few years ago). Im probably the send least talented member of the band, but definitely the most dedicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 7 hours ago, ubit said: I would rather go into a bar and see a crap band playing badly than hear a bloody disco! Up our way there are venues that specialise in having soul/funk discos, I would rather go to one of them anytime over watching a crap live band. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, steantval said: Up our way there are venues that specialise in having soul/funk discos, I would rather go to one of them anytime over watching a crap live band. Nah mate, soul/funk doesn't do it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 42 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: Its not just this band, its all bands ive been in. its not often, but i just cant get my head around people that do this. GF is included in this, so you see my predicament lol. But yes, we are slowly replacing the other members. Gone through 4 guitarists in the past 2 years, and now have a new drummer (ironically our old drummer from a few years ago). Im probably the send least talented member of the band, but definitely the most dedicated. I'm afraid you have to make allowances when in a band, you'll be very lucky be in a band where nobody has got annoying habits, and lets not forget we've got them as well, always worth remembering 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: I'm afraid you have to make allowances when in a band, you'll be very lucky be in a band where nobody has got annoying habits, and lets not forget we've got them as well, always worth remembering Not me, i'm perfect lol. Yes, i make allowances for it, and its not something that would driver me to leave a band, but still annoying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 59 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: Its not just this band, its all bands ive been in. its not often, but i just cant get my head around people that do this. GF is included in this, so you see my predicament lol. But yes, we are slowly replacing the other members. Gone through 4 guitarists in the past 2 years, and now have a new drummer (ironically our old drummer from a few years ago). Im probably the send least talented member of the band, but definitely the most dedicated. there's probably a thread on a guitarists forum about this bloke who's never happy and gets through his guitarists at a rapid rate, just because they learned a different version of the cover he wanted to do 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Monkey Steve said: there's probably a thread on a guitarists forum about this bloke who's never happy and gets through his guitarists at a rapid rate, just because they learned a different version of the cover he wanted to do Nah, thats way too long a sentence for them to write 🙂 Actually none of the guitarist have been sacked for that, they just weren't any good. The drummer mainly pushed for those to go. One said he knew all the songs before he joined, but then realised he knew 'different versions'....of every song 8-). Even though he had the play list for a few weeks before coming along he was so lost it was embarrassing. He could play, but somehow chose not to play any of our songs. Should add, im not the one running the band, im just the one that speaks up when the rest all pat themselves on the back because we managed to get through a song. Edited January 22, 2019 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: Nah, thats way too long a sentence for them to write 🙂 Actually none of the guitarist have been sacked for that, they just weren't any good. The drummer mainly pushed for those to go. One said he knew all the songs before he joined, but then realised he knew 'different versions'....of every song 8-). Even though he had the play list for a few weeks before coming along he was so lost it was embarrassing. He could play, but somehow chose not to play any of our songs. Should add, im not the one running the band, im just the one that speaks up when the rest all pat themselves on the back because we managed to get through a song. ah, yes, that's me too. I spent years biting my tongue as I'm rarely the BL, and I'd spend my time whingeing to bandmates about how awful something or somebody was, and magically hoping that it would improve, or that the offending band member would realise that the wasn't up to the job and quit. Then I joined a band with a much higher standard of musicians than my bands to that point to find that just saying to their face that something somebody has played is wrong/that was awful/can't you play something different/you missed that part/got that wrong/etc was pretty standard, and got much better results. People instantly know what they've done wrong, what you don't like and what needs to be improved or changed. If they disagree then it gets discussed in the open and resolved In one band (of a lower standard but I'd applied my new "just tell people when they've got things wrong" approach) I got known to be the bloke who was never happy as the rest of them were firmly of the belief that if the crowd applauds it doesn't matter how many mistakes you make but they also credit me with having whipped them into shape and made us a much better band. YMMV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 40 minutes ago, Monkey Steve said: In one band (of a lower standard but I'd applied my new "just tell people when they've got things wrong" approach) I got known to be the bloke who was never happy as the rest of them were firmly of the belief that if the crowd applauds it doesn't matter how many mistakes you make but they also credit me with having whipped them into shape and made us a much better band. YMMV Yep, i had that rep in my old band. Thing is until i came along (we were mates before but I hadn’t had any contact with them for years) they had one pub gig every 3-4 months. I became the pain that woudld keep motioning about mistakes and lack of tightness, and i pushed and pushed until we were good enough to get on agents books. The band lasted 13 years, and at our peak we were doing 50+ functions a year.......and still I was never happy lol. Even right to the end they would say that we go down well enough so its all good. No need to learn new songs as we have enough etc etc. But they would eachmoan about the others behind thier back, but i was the only one that would just come out and say it, and It helped a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 hours ago, dave_bass5 said: Not me, i'm perfect lol. Yes, i make allowances for it, and its not something that would driver me to leave a band, but still annoying. AHA but you could look at this in another way :- you are one of the common denominators alng with GF. Makes you think now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Think our band has an open outlook too. Usually something isn't quite right we'll finish the song and go back to whatever isn't quite right. Everyone seems to know what that is tho but its usually done in a humourous way and never seems to offend if someone picks you up on something or other. Our previous keys player couldn't quite hack that approach and took it too personally and left. Our new keys guy has so far been open to suggestions and ideas and is upfront in asking if what he's doing is ok.He's only had one rehearsal so far but very promising. Many of our covers don't have keys so he likes the input from us on how best to tackle those particular songs. I think there are ways to approach different people tho so its horses for courses really. This is the first band i've been in that everyone has a similar attitude to learning new songs and getting the fine detail sorted too Its actually quite a relief to do a new song at rehearsal and find positive comments along with minor issues. I wish everyone could experience this and know what its like to be in a band where everyone thinks the same. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 11 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said: ...And I'll be sat in the corner, bitter and nursing a pint, muttering... Shove over, buddy; make a space. I just knew I shouldn't have come this evening. Garçon..? Lait fraise, s'il te plait..? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 55 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Lait fraise You sure? My local don't stock it! https://www.nailberry.co.uk/products/laitfraise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Leonard Smalls said: You sure? My local don't stock it! https://www.nailberry.co.uk/products/laitfraise OK, strawberry milkshake, then. I'm not sure I want to risk asking for a mug of Earl Grey, with a twist of lemon. I said strawberry milkshake, then. It's too loud here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I always use black cherry nail polish with matching lippy... 🍓 doesn't suit my complexion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Oh, there's a quieter spot at that table over there. T'was nice meeting you; enjoy your evening. [Scuttles off to another table; any table...] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 LoL ... may I ask - what time does my bag of "daily reactions" get replaced? ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylon Pilson Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said: LoL ... may I ask - what time does my bag of "daily reactions" get replaced? ☺️ Surely that would be a question for your care nurse? Edit: also, never heard it called that before. S.P. Edited January 23, 2019 by Stylon Pilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 8 hours ago, Dad3353 said: Oh, there's a quieter spot at that table over there. T'was nice meeting you; enjoy your evening. [Scuttles off to another table; any table...] But I had some free jazz I thought you'd want to listen to!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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