Mickeyboro Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Just for fun... List: the total number of people in your band The number you would call friends The number who are colleagues The number you actively dislike My band: 4-0-2-1 Maybe there’s a coefficient of happiness hidden in there somewhere? Quote
BigRedX Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 What do you mean by colleagues? People you work with outside of the band? Quote
cjm_2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Mickeyboro said: Just for fun... List: the total number of people in your band The number you would call friends The number who are colleagues The number you actively dislike My band: 4-0-2-1 Maybe there’s a coefficient of happiness hidden in there somewhere? 1-1-0-0 THE BUCK STOPS WITH ME Edited February 1, 2019 by cjm_2019 3 Quote
kyuuga Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 3-3-0-0 Can't go wrong with a Power Trio, all the decisions are democratic and there's always a consensus since it's an odd number. 1 Quote
Guest oZZma Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) 1-1-0-0 I'd call him a little brother rather than a friend. We don't hang out much and we don't share many things aside from music, but still I have affection for my drummer. Edited February 1, 2019 by oZZma Quote
mr4stringz Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Topical one for me just now... 4/5 months ago my answer would have been 4-4-0-0. Today it's closer to 4-1-0-2. And yes, it's the same band. Change likely afoot... 2 Quote
super al Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 I guess I'm not ready for this yet, there's no category for 'band members you haven't met yet'! I depped for a 5 piece soul band last year, got the job permanently a month ago but have not rehearsed with them yet. Plus the band changed personnel so I've yet to meet the new drummer and the added horn section! 8-1-2-0-4 Quote
Guest oZZma Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 25 minutes ago, Mickeyboro said: My band: 4-0-2-1 I could never play with someone I dislike, regardless of how good he could be Quote
Deanol Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Wht doesn't the first number equal the sum of the remaining numbers? Is there a missing state? For the record, mine is 0-0-0-0 Quote
Paul S Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, Deanol said: Wht doesn't the first number equal the sum of the remaining numbers? Is there a missing state? For the record, mine is 0-0-0-0 Because one of the total number of the band is yourself. Interesting. For me it seems always to be a very dynamic and fluid situation. My little band 4111. Started off 4030, moved swiftly to 4300 until about 18 months ago but we weathered a storm and came out of it slightly differently to how we entered it. Bon Jovi band started maybe 5031 then swiftly moved to 5040 but I believe edging towards 5400. New blues trio - early days so 3020 Quote
fleabag Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 So those who ticked the number 1 as their first choice are solo artists ?? Me 5 - 4 - 0 - 0 Quote
cheddatom Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 I'm in 6 bands at the moment. They're all mates of varying degrees. The front man from CreepJoint has been a good friend since we went to the same playschool when we were 3! There's one guy in one band who does grate on me because of his negativity. There's another guy from another band who grates on me because he's such a bad player! But considering I play with at least 17 other musicians on a regular basis that's good going! Quote
PaulWarning Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 depends what you mean by friends, friends as in, you've known them years, you'll have heart to hearts with and see regularly outside the band, or friends like in, see them when you happen to be at the same gig or pub, or even worse, friends as in Facebook. Quote
PatrickJ Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) # in Band - 5 # Friends - 0.5 # Colleagues - 1 # Dislike - 0.5 The last 3, may or may not all relate to the same band member Edited February 1, 2019 by PJ-Bassist Quote
Conan Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Deanol said: Wht doesn't the first number equal the sum of the remaining numbers? Is there a missing state? Maybe people you are neutral about or new members that you have not yet made your mind up about? Mine is 5310. Singer is a relatively new band member, and although I like him, I wouldn't call him a friend. The drummer is a mate and also a work colleague 🙂 Edited February 1, 2019 by Conan Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 1-0-0-1, if I'm being particularly hard on myself. 1 2 Quote
Monkey Steve Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 57 minutes ago, oZZma said: I could never play with someone I dislike, regardless of how good he could be give it time... Quote
Happy Jack Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 What are these 'friends' of which you speak? Quote
Monkey Steve Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 mine tend to go the same way over time - f'rinstance, the lot I depped with at Christmas started off at: 5:2:2:0 (depping as a favour to a couple of mates who are in the band) and ended up at 5:4:0:0 (all mates I'd go drinking with), and the band I was in before that was very similar But the one prior to that went from 5:3:1:0 to 5:3:0:1 (and the last 1 moved from the friends column at the start) and ended up with a sacking. So colleagues tend to move into the friends column, but once somebody ends up in the people i hate total that signals a sacking, a resignation or the end of the band Quote
EliasMooseblaster Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: What are these 'friends' of which you speak? Here's an easy thought experiment to identify them: for each individual in the band, imagine a situation in which they fall into a deep river. Is your instinct to throw them a flotation aid, or their gear? 1 Quote
Rich Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) Band 1: 12-10-0-0 {one is a recent joiner, haven't got to know him yet} Band 2: 8-7-0-0 Band 3: 5-3-0-0 {as per Band 1} Like some of you, I could never be in a band with someone I disliked/hated. Did it once, and was glad to leave. It just makes for a poisonous atmosphere. 34 minutes ago, EliasMooseblaster said: Is your instinct to throw them a flotation aid, or their gear? yes, he'd have been trying to catch his piano Edited February 1, 2019 by Rich I'm not my own friend Quote
BigRedX Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 29 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: depends what you mean by friends, friends as in, you've known them years, you'll have heart to hearts with and see regularly outside the band, or friends like in, see them when you happen to be at the same gig or pub, or even worse, friends as in Facebook. For me friends are people I will see socially for things that don't involve music. 1 Quote
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