You Know You're In A Lame Band When------

[OPBASSMAN1994]

Originally Posted by zulujack

- When your band collectively decides they need a complete direction change every other rehearsal as the previous approach is just not getting the gigs any more!
- When the guitard player tells his GF to point her phone camera high to not show the empty floor and lack of audience in front of the band.
- Your keyboard player is straight.
- They band outnumbers the audience most nights and you are getting paid per headcount.
- The publican asks for a discount on the agreed price at the end of the night.
- Your drummer uses public transport.
- Your lead guitardist goes straight into the desk.
- Your vocals go straight into a practice guitar amp.
- You do a live gig and get booed. Stage management shows you time's up after 2 songs. Miss "Melody" (dressed like a wiggle) comes up straight after you and about a million kids come running up to the stage. She rocks the joint and management tells her to stay on for another 20 minutes.

Styx's keyboardist was straight. He was friggin' Dennis Deyong.

Rush's keyboardist is straight. Name's Geddy Lee.

Led Zep's keyboardist was. JPJ.

Rick Wakeman of Yes.
Eddie Van Halen is a classically trained pianist.
The guy from the fray.


I rest my case.

[pie_man_25]

Originally Posted by zulujack

- You do a live gig and get booed. Stage management shows you time's up after 2 songs. Miss "Melody" (dressed like a wiggle) comes up straight after you and about a million kids come running up to the stage. She rocks the joint and management tells her to stay on for another 20 minutes.

Hey that Miss "Melody" really knows how to rock it Br00t4l and KVLT man, she is so M3T4L I'd hate to play after her!

sarcasm: like cynicism, but more fun!

[Bubba Ghanoosh]

Originally Posted by dcr

Hey, that actually sounds pretty cool (but so did "Louie, Louie").

This coming from a guy that's done "Sweet Home Alabama" into "Werewolves of London" and back, especially around Hallowe'en.




dcr

Originally Posted by onionpuzzle

not sure if someone has brought this up, since I just started reading this massive thread---but look the date of this quote----2007----predicted the future---
Kid Rock's recent hit DID MIX THESE TWO SONGS, and it was a smash hit at that. "singin' sweet home alabama all summer long"

Yes, and it was still lame.

[Jamestrouton]

Originally Posted by Tampabass

hey, church-social gigs sometimes lead to bigger things. Just ask those lads from Liverpool.

Are those guys from Liverpool the Beatles? Sorry, not big on band history lol

[Stan Laurel]

You know you're in a lame band when...
The lead singer also plays rhythm guitar. can't play a bar chord, hammers away with straight 4 beat (offbeats completely throw him) on all six strings regardless of what chord he's playing. Or he plays alternate bass notes and chords even with a bass player, and thinks it doesn't matter what bass note he hits; Open E or A string is fine regardless of the chord.

[Eric Braunstein]

You know you're in a lame band when...
everyone in your band is a medical student!

[CTbass613]

The highlight of the show is when the singer falls down from dancing on stage.

[CTbass613]

Originally Posted by Stan Laurel

You know you're in a lame band when...
The lead singer also plays rhythm guitar. can't play a bar chord, hammers away with straight 4 beat (offbeats completely throw him) on all six strings regardless of what chord he's playing. Or he plays alternate bass notes and chords even with a bass player, and thinks it doesn't matter what bass note he hits; Open E or A string is fine regardless of the chord.

i'm sensing some tension here?