Well here's is a quick review. I got fired from my fav band early this year when the drummer wanted the past bassist (the flake) his buddy back in the band.
Ok, so I got back to into the game and played here and there and nothing stuck. This past summer I ran ad and got a responce from a female led originals band.
I kinda stayed away but she worked on me and I tried out and got the spot. The band is decent with a feisty front gal who sings great...an amazing voice. They have a Good drummer who's pretty cool.
Guitar #1 is pretty good and I like him and his style. Guitar #2 is not so hot. He is out of tune allot, flubs up his leads, and botches simple chords. He is also off key with his vocals. Now sometimes he's kind of on but most of the time he's way off. He smokes a ton of hippy lettuce and it shows in his playing and thought process.
About a month after I joined the band in a conversation with him guitar#2. It then hit me that Guitar#2 and I had a little bad history in the past. It was nothing serious and he doesn't remember it...wonder why?
He and the female lead are connected at the hip and have been playing together on and off for years, so he's going nowhere. What's sad is she is way to talented for anyone in this band including me but she sticks with him.
Lately he has been pushy and opinionated to often. He excuses his mistakes as being a play on the fly guy and makes no excuses for sloppy playing and is good with it. He can't figure out how to setup a band for a show or run a simple PA. When you try to tell him he won't listen.
I have been biting my lip. Tonight Guitar #1 (good guy) texted me wanting to know if he could offer some constructive criticism to me. I said "sure" and he goes on to tell me he and the band feel I'm overplaying on some songs.
Now I have been in this band for three months and this is the first I heard of this. He said that I'm a real bass player not like their last one who stuck to the roots. I was told to develop my style when I joined this band....really? Guess not.
I feel it's Guitar#2 more than anyone else saying this and it took me by surprise. I think he sees me as a threat musically and that I get the band to side with my ideas. I'm only offering my experiences and contacts and he always is critical of them.
I told guitar#1 I will not change my style since guitar #2 lacks in his playing and It requires me to fill the band out. This is something they told me they once loved about me then but now I overplay?
For anyone saying I overplay is a joke. I'm a mediocre player just a solid player sticking with the drums.
I told guitar#1 lets just do the gigs we have booked and see where it goes. Honestly I'm a little relived. I'm starting to feel the whole original music scene is behind me and I want to focus on good covers and good gigs with pay.
Sorry I'm venting but what's a guy to do? Starting to just give up on bands but I love playing in them.
Ok, so I got back to into the game and played here and there and nothing stuck. This past summer I ran ad and got a responce from a female led originals band.
I kinda stayed away but she worked on me and I tried out and got the spot. The band is decent with a feisty front gal who sings great...an amazing voice. They have a Good drummer who's pretty cool.
Guitar #1 is pretty good and I like him and his style. Guitar #2 is not so hot. He is out of tune allot, flubs up his leads, and botches simple chords. He is also off key with his vocals. Now sometimes he's kind of on but most of the time he's way off. He smokes a ton of hippy lettuce and it shows in his playing and thought process.
About a month after I joined the band in a conversation with him guitar#2. It then hit me that Guitar#2 and I had a little bad history in the past. It was nothing serious and he doesn't remember it...wonder why?
He and the female lead are connected at the hip and have been playing together on and off for years, so he's going nowhere. What's sad is she is way to talented for anyone in this band including me but she sticks with him.
Lately he has been pushy and opinionated to often. He excuses his mistakes as being a play on the fly guy and makes no excuses for sloppy playing and is good with it. He can't figure out how to setup a band for a show or run a simple PA. When you try to tell him he won't listen.
I have been biting my lip. Tonight Guitar #1 (good guy) texted me wanting to know if he could offer some constructive criticism to me. I said "sure" and he goes on to tell me he and the band feel I'm overplaying on some songs.
Now I have been in this band for three months and this is the first I heard of this. He said that I'm a real bass player not like their last one who stuck to the roots. I was told to develop my style when I joined this band....really? Guess not.
I feel it's Guitar#2 more than anyone else saying this and it took me by surprise. I think he sees me as a threat musically and that I get the band to side with my ideas. I'm only offering my experiences and contacts and he always is critical of them.
I told guitar#1 I will not change my style since guitar #2 lacks in his playing and It requires me to fill the band out. This is something they told me they once loved about me then but now I overplay?
For anyone saying I overplay is a joke. I'm a mediocre player just a solid player sticking with the drums.
I told guitar#1 lets just do the gigs we have booked and see where it goes. Honestly I'm a little relived. I'm starting to feel the whole original music scene is behind me and I want to focus on good covers and good gigs with pay.
Sorry I'm venting but what's a guy to do? Starting to just give up on bands but I love playing in them.
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I just don't think I like this band, the players, or hang enough to focus on changing my style to suit them. I feel what I play is tasteful and supportive and I do my job well. Unlike guitar#2 I can play the songs the same way every time. I will stay around and see where this goes but it looks like a dead end ahead.
