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17 Things Local Bands Just Don’t Get

#101
waynobass said:
The correct word is uninterested.
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OK, Mr. Grammar Policeman, I submit:

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dis·in·ter·est·ed
disˈintrəstəd,disˈin(t)əˌrestəd/
adjective
  1. 1.
    not influenced by considerations of personal advantage.
    "a banker is under an obligation to give disinterested advice"
    synonyms: unbiased, unprejudiced, impartial, neutral, nonpartisan, detached, uninvolved, objective, dispassionate, impersonal, clinical; More

  2. 2.
    having or feeling no interest in something.
    "her father was so disinterested in her progress that he only visited the school once"
    synonyms: uninterested, indifferent, incurious, uncurious, unconcerned, unmoved, unresponsive, impassive, passive, detached, unenthusiastic, lukewarm, bored, apathetic;
    informalcouldn't-care-less
    "he looked at her with disinterested eyes"

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    un·in·ter·est·ed
    ˌənˈintrəstəd,ˌənˈin(t)əˌrestəd/
    adjective
    1. not interested in or concerned about something or someone.
      "I was totally uninterested in boys"
      synonyms: indifferent to, unconcerned with, incurious about, uninvolved with/in, apathetic to, lukewarm about, unenthusiastic about, bored with
      "I couldn't live with someone uninterested in world affairs"
 
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#103
Points about dress code are really only valid with respect to genres, venues, cover, original, etc.

If a bunch of 50-60 years olds are out listening to a bunch of 50-60 year olds playing classic rock at Bob's corner bar, they probably don't care about cargo shorts and baseball hats.

You can now make the same comparison to each respective "scene" in your demo.
 
#104
Richland123 said:
Well, here was little bit of everything style wise in one band lineup.

New.York.Dolls-band-1973.jpg
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Now THERE is a band style I am not likely to try to mimic!
 
#108
aprod said:
Who is this Ari guy? Not famous for me to take advice aimed at 15 year olds. A 5 page thread for this? Really?
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Would you rather there be another P vs. J thread?
Or P vs. other P thread?
Or new vs. used P thread?
Or red vs. black P thread?
Or tort vs. black..... on a P thread?
 
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#109
mellowinman said:
I apologize. I didn't realize you were in Texas.
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A Texan goes to Harvard. His first day on campus he goes up to a group of students and asks, "Hey guys, where's the library at?"

One of the students lifts his nose into the air and replies, "Here at Hahvahd University we don't end sentences with a preposition."

The Texan, somewhat taken aback, responds, "Sorry. Where's the library at, arsehole?"

<rim shot> I'll be here all week. :D
 
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#112
SirMjac28 said:
I wish they would have added something about volume I stopped going to local live music venues because bands are getting louder and louder. I see bands where everyone is wearing IEMs or everyone has a monitor including the drummer and the stage is no bigger than a bar stool playing for a crowd of twenty people. I see full stacks and SVTs with 8x10s blaring so loud it's just a distorted mess so many bands simply can't manage their sound? maybe it's a generational thing and I'm out of the loop.
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+1 and +1
 
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#114
ggunn said:
OK, Mr. Grammar Policeman, I submit:

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dis·in·ter·est·ed
disˈintrəstəd,disˈin(t)əˌrestəd/
adjective
  1. 1.
    not influenced by considerations of personal advantage.
    "a banker is under an obligation to give disinterested advice"
    synonyms: unbiased, unprejudiced, impartial, neutral, nonpartisan, detached, uninvolved, objective, dispassionate, impersonal, clinical; More

  2. 2.
    having or feeling no interest in something.
    "her father was so disinterested in her progress that he only visited the school once"
    synonyms: uninterested, indifferent, incurious, uncurious, unconcerned, unmoved, unresponsive, impassive, passive, detached, unenthusiastic, lukewarm, bored, apathetic;
    informalcouldn't-care-less
    "he looked at her with disinterested eyes"

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    un·in·ter·est·ed
    ˌənˈintrəstəd,ˌənˈin(t)əˌrestəd/
    adjective
    1. not interested in or concerned about something or someone.
      "I was totally uninterested in boys"
      synonyms: indifferent to, unconcerned with, incurious about, uninvolved with/in, apathetic to, lukewarm about, unenthusiastic about, bored with
      "I couldn't live with someone uninterested in world affairs"
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Very interesting
 
#117
The only thing I'd disagree with is:
Richland123 said:
4. Image is actually important. Cargo shorts are for dads at a barbecue. Not for musicians on stage.
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Yes you must totally dress the part for being on stage; however I'd bee a little careful about citing specific examples since everyone's context is different. If it were me I'd say that under no circumstances should a man wear Hawaiian print shirts, ever, period, with the possible exception of actually being in Hawaii. However they seem frighteningly acceptable for old guy cover bands. Cargo shorts, especially camo print ones, are perfectly acceptable for people playing rock or anything higher on the Clark Scale of Heaviness.

Here's something to add to your list of things local bands don't get:
18.) Paid.
 
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#119
3. Looking like a rock star isn’t as important as sounding like one.
4. Image is actually important. Cargo shorts are for dads at a barbecue. Not for musicians on stage.


So, if I sound like a rock star BUT wear cargo shorts, where does that place me?
 

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