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Bleeding ears. I could not watch the whole thing...

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OP again here. Of course they are kids, but that is not the point. At their age, many kids have proper bands, playing recognizable songs and in the same key, for dogs sake... Or they are in a school band or classical music ensemble or play solo on a piano or guitar or sing, alone or in a choir.

The worst thing is not HOW they play, but that do not seem to REALIZE how out of key and pace the whole thing is. Hence my (maybe exaggerated?) comment about having "no future in music".
 
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The kids just needed a rhythm section to pull it all together. Maybe.

The adults with the Pink Floyd tune... I don't know. That was a pretty sad rejection of any and all rhythmic conception.

Reminds me of the time we had a guy, a horn player, sit in with us at a club gig. He was not finding the key, and was not on time. I slowly dawned on me that he wasn't going to pull it together, this wasn't just a rough start on his solo, this was what he was there to do. I looked back at the drummer, I suppose with a bit of a "***??" look on my face, and he started laughing. We both had to work *really hard* to not crack up and lose it on stage.

At the beginning of the next tune I told our guest that the key of the upcoming song was Am, reminded him that was a concert key, and... it made no difference at all. On the way home from the gig we were listening to the recording, in a somewhat dreamlike glaze of horror, when someone said, "Damn, he's going right back in for more!" and we all just lost it. Poor guy. I have to credit his tenacity.
 
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Fat Steve said:
You know what's awful? When anonymous adults laugh at kids for trying and coming up short. Of course the audience is clapping. They're there to support their friends/family on stage. What the hell did you expect them to do? Boo and hiss at them? Throw rotten fruit?

I know; it's the BH&GS subforum. But come on, they're just kids.
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When the prodigies get all the praise, no one complains. Tear into the little sh-ts and don't let up. :roflmao:
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Yes, like these:
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(Sighs.) Home. (Sighs.)
 
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AlexanderB said:
OP again here. Of course they are kids, but that is not the point. At their age, many kids have proper bands, playing recognizable songs and in the same key, for dogs sake... Or they are in a school band or classical music ensemble or play solo on a piano or guitar or sing, alone or in a choir.

The worst thing is not HOW they play, but that do not seem to REALIZE how out of key and pace the whole thing is. Hence my (maybe exaggerated?) comment about having "no future in music".
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"At their age..." sheesh. Everyone's gotta start somewhere. They're obviously newbies. They're playing something that's a little beyond them, sure, but they're giving it a shot. The setting is pretty clearly a school or maybe a music school recital. They're not there to be good. They're there to perform to the best of their abilities. Their families are there to support and encourage budding musicians.

They don't know they're out of time/key? Maybe they do, maybe they don't. Either way, BFD. That will probably come with time and a bit more experience with their instrument and with playing in a group. Newbie players should not be held to the same expectations as more experienced players.

Honestly, this sort of newbie shaming is precisely why many kids take up music, then abandon it. They miss out on experiencing something truly amazing because people in their lives (or anonymous internet trolls) shame their newbie efforts. There's nothing about your original post, or your subsequent clarification, that's in any way redeeming. You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

Max
 
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I can't believe some of the comments here. They're kids for crying out loud. They should be applauded for getting up on that stage and trying something new. The op has condemned them from music because they don't sound good. Care to post any of your recordings when you where just starting out? Just so we can compare.

My son (drummer) played his first gig at 14 in front of 80 people with three other musicians he had jammed with 6 other times. His band is all 14/15 yo. All of this after one year of lessons. That took BALLS to do. If you carried an attitude like that into that room during the gig, there would have been a line up of guys wanting to chat with you outside.
 
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the still pic was enough to keep me from watching ...!! i've been to a few of those ' student shows ' ... yikes ... it usually helps separate those who actually practice from those who do not ..!! when i was a very young pianist we had recitals ...! then onto playing in front of thousands by the age of 11 ... the early embarrassment helps get over the stage fright ...!! especially as a soloist ..

final countdown was bad enough the first time around ...!!
 
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The kids just got an "ouch" from me, but the pink floyd tune should be ilegal!

Also, just my opinion on the "they're kids". I agree, they are kids who need to learn, but everyone needs some negative comments now and again. Not saying that they should be harsh, but I got on stage for the first time at 14, in front of friends etc., but it wasn't until I got criticisim a few years later that I actually put effort into getting it right.
 
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