Yeah, there ain't nothing like going..........."all the way".
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2 wasted 2 play
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Yeah, there ain't nothing like going..........."all the way".
I quit drinking 25 years ago. Before that, sometimes other people screwed up gigs, but a lot of the time it was me. Aside from bad playing, one band ran up a $1250 bar tab on a $1200 gig. Alcohol kills gigs.
i used to get drunk and ruin every single show i played, and then had the nerve to get remorseful and try to quit my own band
it's amazing much better I've gotten (in a performance manner and talent-wise/understanding of what's going on.... i can even think on my feet/deal with adversity!) since i no longer have to live that way
it's amazing much better I've gotten (in a performance manner and talent-wise/understanding of what's going on.... i can even think on my feet/deal with adversity!) since i no longer have to live that way
I voted alchohol as the number one most common cause basically because it's sooooo available. My peeve is the stoner who can't remember their part and/or are too busy getting stoned everyday to learn the songs. The band I'm in now fired our last rhythm guitarist for being a stoner and holding the rest of the band back. Just about any drug is a problem when it becomes a lifestyle.
I agree, that's why I'm interested in data. I know intoxicated trainwrecks happen from personal experience. I'm interested in quantifying how bad the problem is, and what the real culprits are.
I needed three.
Alcohol is most common, but from a functionality standpoint, I have seen what happens when people pop a zanex and try to perform. Also, hallucinogens will make a person stray from the structure of a song in a hurry. However, if everybody is tripping, I have seen some interesting musical jams with hallucinogens.
Alcohol is most common, but from a functionality standpoint, I have seen what happens when people pop a zanex and try to perform. Also, hallucinogens will make a person stray from the structure of a song in a hurry. However, if everybody is tripping, I have seen some interesting musical jams with hallucinogens.
I thought about adding barbiturates to the poll, but figured regular users weren't getting much work.
RG/vocalist in a former band really liked his beer, even has a mic stand-mounted can holder. As the show goes on he tends to forget lyrics. Last show before I left, karma attacked when he spilled his beer on the cell phone he was reading lyrics on.
Whoever voted coffee must have drank some of my cold drip. Stuff ain't playing.
Alcohol. Only because its use is far more prevalent, in the open and supplied by venues. But I’ve experienced bigger disasters caused by drug use — mostly reefer and blow.
I voted for alcohol as the most prominent. Was in a band for a while with a guitarist (thought himself the "leader") who would frequently show up to practice too drunk and ornery to play. We only had like 5 gigs before dissolving (in a fit of rage quit on his part), so he didn't have much chance to be too drunk for a gig (not that he didn't try).
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Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
It's the most abused because it is by far the most prevalent. That's like saying a 2011 Honda Accord is a better car than a new Mercedes, because there are more of them on the road.
All these things will potentially destroy a gig. I have a personal policy; it’s a job and I don’t do anything before or during the gig, come to think of it I don’t do anything outside the gig except maybe one beer and a cigarette.
The music sounding good is enough of a high for me.
The music sounding good is enough of a high for me.
Man, I've been lucky. Weed has been the biggest killer for me and not nearly so immediate and detrimental as heavy drinking would be.
Absolutely.............Alcohol!! Been there done that. Last band I quit (other issues as well) was due to the BL/Keyboardist drinking and by the end of the night was so drunk, he couldn't play anymore leaving just me and the drummer to play alone for the last half hour!! I got sick of it. It is NOT professional. And I really don't care what anyone, including TB members, have to say defending the use of drink, drugs or whatever. It's NOT professional and I will have none of that.
I'd like to add.....venues should NOT sell drinks to the band while they are on the clock. I wouldn't but that's just my opinion. Do what you wanna do. Just not on my dime.
I'd like to add.....venues should NOT sell drinks to the band while they are on the clock. I wouldn't but that's just my opinion. Do what you wanna do. Just not on my dime.
In my original band back in the 90s/early 2000s, we drank a lot. We were all in our 20s. I was no saint, but I knew when to call it a night. Cheap and easily available booze (plus other stuff, for the rest of the guys) contributed to the band's eventual downfall. Some of our board tapes from those days are embarrassing. And I was the only member that didn't end up in rehab.
When I gig now, I have one beer at the most. Sometimes nothing at all.
When I gig now, I have one beer at the most. Sometimes nothing at all.
I refrained from posting in the recent thread and I am going to refrain from posting in this one also.
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You missed off crappy attitude, that's been the biggest issue I've found and often leads to issues with the other options listed.
Only had one experience of this. Drummer had a few lines of Cocaine between sets. Came back and counted like King Arthur in Monty Python's Holy Grail
