Am I the only one?

A waste of your time, chalk it up to experience and walk away.



Mike

 

Second. All those in favor?

 

oh. next please.

 

If music wasn't 100% of the attitude and gig purpose, I wouldn't play.

 

sounds like a waste. play in a band that cares about their music.

 

As I have said before many times, when a musician agrees to go to an audition, in no way is that musician agreeing to take that chair just because he showed up. An audition goes both ways, you auditioned that "band", and they failed miserably.

Move on, and wait it out until the RIGHT situation comes along, and keep auditioning bands until you find the one you want

 

I feel your pain... After 20 years of playing, I'm only just now beginning to understand that the people who manage to find some fufillment in music often fall into one (or more) of these categories -- 1. They find a creative voice that doesn't depend on a certain set of other people; 2. They find joy in simply playing their instrument, regardless of whether the music being played furthers or reinforces some artistic vision or idea of self-image; 3. They are just lucky because their tastes coincide with (or are adaptable to) what is "happening" at the moment and they find plenty of other players and listeners on the same wavelength. This kind of luck is often reserved for the younger cats, and almost always runs out eventually, leaving the player to "find themselves" in one of the other paths, or to float bitterly in the backwash of a wave that crested long ago.

I dunno if any of that is on-target, but I share some of your frustration and I'm trying to get a handle on it, too...

 

I made the mistake of joining a band without having met or really played with any of the members but the drummer. He was ok. The real problem ended up being the keyboard player, who was also the manager. He had recruited me into the band, since he was the manager of another short-lived project I had been involved in.

Within just a few short weeks, I realized the guy was a very poor musician and a pretty disorganized manager. I think an audition or one or two practices with the band would have clued me in on that, and I regret having wasted a lot of time and effort learning so many songs for a band that I would end up quitting.

Consider yourself lucky that you got an idea of how this band operates before you made any committment. Do not, however, resign yourself to the fact that you won't find anyone who shares similar interests as you. I live in a pretty small town that has an almost non-existent club and bar scene (Provo, UT), but it was about the same time that I was preparing to quit the aforementioned band that I got called by a progressive rock band that has done a great job of fulfilling many of my musical needs. It took a long time waiting and nearly a dozen bands in three years, but I finally found a keeper (two, actually, but that's another story!)

 

How was the pot?

 

Sounds like an inexperienced bunch.

Don't stick around - there is NO bigger waste of time than a band that can't run a practice properly.

 

Excellent point!!!!!

 

That's bull****, I wouldn't play for them if I was you. You're probably over qualified anyway.

 

Would you cite your source, please?

 

drop it like it's hot hot.

 

The voice of experience.......right on!


Treena

 

Treena, you are truly the smiley queen.

Mike

 

hey treena you have 501 posts, is there a different smiley for each post?

 

Munji-it's from Austin Powers. The first one.

 

Thankew.