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    51PRI reacted to Fuzzbass's post in the thread Trouble in Band #2! with Like Like.
    Unusual choices, for sure. "Spanish Castle Magic" and "Ziggy Stardust" are red flags to me. However I'd have to hear some others before...
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    51PRI replied to the thread Trouble in Band #2!.
    Or: C) Stay for the rest of the gigs I've agreed to play but think of myself, even if I don't tell them, as a hired gun. And that's not...
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    51PRI reacted to Element Zero's post in the thread Trouble in Band #2! with Haha Haha.
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    51PRI replied to the thread Trouble in Band #2!.
    "Ain't No Sunshine" by The Neville Brothers instead of the danceable and known version by Bill Withers "Schools Oout" by Hollywood...
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    51PRI reacted to DWBass's post in the thread Trouble in Band #2! with Like Like.
    I, personally, want NO part of a cover band that doesn't or doesn't want to play 'POPULAR' well known Top40 music. Have that...
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    51PRI reacted to Topkat13's post in the thread Trouble in Band #2! with Haha Haha.
    It seems the best thing to do is find a band that meets your expectations. Be sure to let them know beforehand that you’re an expert...
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    51PRI reacted to SLO Surfer's post in the thread Trouble in Band #2! with Like Like.
    I was expecting this. I truly hope it works out for you and you can find like-minded musicians to play with.
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    51PRI reacted to Pings Bass's post in the thread Trouble in Band #2! with Like Like.
    Often rookies and egomaniacs mistakenly believe playing in a band is show off business instead of show business
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    51PRI reacted to MultiScaleMale's post in the thread Trouble in Band #2! with Like Like.
    Take your list of songs and run them through Gemini to come up with a set list for a festival. It will be the impartial vote
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    51PRI reacted to bylar13's post in the thread Trouble in Band #2! with Haha Haha.
    I don't believe that any of these posts and the situations they depict, are actually real.
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    51PRI reacted to buldog5151bass's post in the thread Trouble in Band #2! with Like Like.
    Sounds like before you join your next band, you sit down and agree on music, rehearsals, preparation, etc.
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    51PRI reacted to dangomez66's post in the thread Trouble in Band #2! with Like Like.
    It's been my experience that decisions by committee NEVER work. You need to designate ONE band director and that person has final say on...
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    51PRI reacted to Oddly's post in the thread Trouble in Band #2! with Like Like.
    So...you joined a band without any sort of conversation about what the aims were, and just assumed they'd want to play what you want...
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    Who was expecting this? So, we were voting on songs to play for an upcoming one hour festival type show and, just talking about the...
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    Well, we did learn it and it went okay I guess. For me a song like that just lays there. It's filler. It might be okay in the middle...