Agreed!tornandfrayed wrote:I am making a mental note today, May 29th, 9:34 AM. I have a list here of bands. I am going to put them into an excel spreadsheet. I am curious to see how many will be around in five years in any shape.
Point is "What the Fuck!". You guys bicker too much! get out and do your thing man! You own thing, who gives a rat's ass! Who the fuck cares if you are right or you are right! Your all right and your all wrong move on!
Life is too short to put so much energy into so little.
Covers VS Originals
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Re: mnetal note
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RobTheDrummer
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Ever go out to see a national act that you thought was the $hit but absolutely SUCKED live and you found yourself wondering, “How in the f*ck did this band ever get signed?”
This “cover band” I’m in, bad daZe, is comprised of four guys who have respectable résumés prior to this project — writing, recording and performing original music, as well as playing covers. I know old sKool, SATAN and myself have each been at it for over 20 years. Paul isn’t old enough to say that, but in his 24 years on this planet (is that right, Paul?) he’s forgotten more about his instrument and music in general than most will ever learn.
Anyone who thinks there are rules as to how soon a band should begin writing toegther needs to pull their heads out of their asses. In my last band, we played covers for about eight months and then, one day at practice, for whatever reason, we wrote six songs. There was no plan to do so, the songs just happened. The time was right. The inspiration was there. They were born and they were good.
We’re 3 1/2 years in to this project right now (a great deal of that time was spent finding the "right pieces" to the puzzle — we never stopped playing out, however) and there’s no sign of us slowing down or stopping. Point is, the longer we play together, “as a unit,” the better we get, “as a unit.” Our goals definitely include writing and recording “our music,” but right now we’re laying down important ground work for the project: Developing on-stage chemistry, building a fan base, becoming tighter performers and refining our stage show so if we were given the opportunity to go “on tour,” we won’t suck like so many of these big “national acts” do. We’re already ready, but we continue to improve, so we keep getting “readier” or more ready, if you will. And we’re getting paid to train. Bonus.
The important thing is, the four of us all realize we still have plenty of room for improvement as performers. I don't care how "great" your original music is. If you put no priority on the quality of your performance and are boring to watch, you will lose your crowd and your music, for the most part, will more than likely go unnoticed. We place a huge amount of importance on our "show." You must entertain.
Everybody: Keep doing your thing. If it’s working for you, that’s all that matters. Let’s face it, if everyone followed the same game plan in this business, there would be no such thing as an “original band.”
r:>)
This “cover band” I’m in, bad daZe, is comprised of four guys who have respectable résumés prior to this project — writing, recording and performing original music, as well as playing covers. I know old sKool, SATAN and myself have each been at it for over 20 years. Paul isn’t old enough to say that, but in his 24 years on this planet (is that right, Paul?) he’s forgotten more about his instrument and music in general than most will ever learn.
Anyone who thinks there are rules as to how soon a band should begin writing toegther needs to pull their heads out of their asses. In my last band, we played covers for about eight months and then, one day at practice, for whatever reason, we wrote six songs. There was no plan to do so, the songs just happened. The time was right. The inspiration was there. They were born and they were good.
We’re 3 1/2 years in to this project right now (a great deal of that time was spent finding the "right pieces" to the puzzle — we never stopped playing out, however) and there’s no sign of us slowing down or stopping. Point is, the longer we play together, “as a unit,” the better we get, “as a unit.” Our goals definitely include writing and recording “our music,” but right now we’re laying down important ground work for the project: Developing on-stage chemistry, building a fan base, becoming tighter performers and refining our stage show so if we were given the opportunity to go “on tour,” we won’t suck like so many of these big “national acts” do. We’re already ready, but we continue to improve, so we keep getting “readier” or more ready, if you will. And we’re getting paid to train. Bonus.
The important thing is, the four of us all realize we still have plenty of room for improvement as performers. I don't care how "great" your original music is. If you put no priority on the quality of your performance and are boring to watch, you will lose your crowd and your music, for the most part, will more than likely go unnoticed. We place a huge amount of importance on our "show." You must entertain.
Everybody: Keep doing your thing. If it’s working for you, that’s all that matters. Let’s face it, if everyone followed the same game plan in this business, there would be no such thing as an “original band.”
r:>)
That's what she said.
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It will be 24 in three more months. I'm looking forward to the celebration. I surely celebrated for my 23rd.BadDazeRob wrote: Paul isn’t old enough to say that, but in his 24 years on this planet (is that right, Paul?)
"He's the electric horseman, you better back off!" - old sKool making a reference to the culturally relevant 1979 film.