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Drummer has joined a second band...
- Thread starter dirtychinchilla
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Hahahaha, that guy is never getting fired!From what I've learned from TalkBass I would have assumed that the reason he played an e-kit was so that when he inevitably gets fired, he can quickly pack up and move to the next band.
I'll check it out later today, when everyone's awake here. Thanks!
Those look nice. I wish we'd known about these when we had to replace his Roland kit last summer. Would have been worth checking out, for sure.
btw, Get Out of my Way Now is a great song title. I think some originals bands don't think enough about what their band name (and to a lesser extent, song names - although Stuart Copeland supposedly changed Sting's Love is in my Heart to Two o'Clock 
in their punk-era days) says about themselves.
in their punk-era days) says about themselves.I was going to listen to the video, but had a guy show up here early for a rehearsal and then when he left i got a migraine, which I'm just now getting over. Got another rehearsal here soon but I will listen as soon as I can. I'm encouraged that @1bassleft thought it was good.
I'm glad to say I've never had that effect on anyone. Oh, hang on, after leaving? Now I can't be so sure... my playing could do that to people, I suppose.
LOL he's a good player, so I think it was just coincidence. We'll see if it happens again next time
So, back on topic, I listened to the video a little bit ago. Honestly, it's not bad. I think it's a good first step toward getting the attention of some venues, and I think that you can always use the next gig as an opportunity to get new video.
The band in the links in my signature has been together for about 2.5 years. We've had some personnel changes. We've consistently made videos at our shows (not all, but many) and you can really document our progress as a unit if you go back and listen to some of the older shows. As you play out, you'll improve, and you'll want to get newer video to showcase that improvement. But this really does seem like a perfectly good place to start. I hope it works out for you guys. What I think you really need right now is some momentum, something to help you move forward.
- Mar 13, 2008
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- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,894
- 142,208
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
I'm opening this thread after a lot of off topic (read E drums) comments that got way out of hand, keep this respectful and on topic, or I'll hand out 30 day party favors to all involved.
Two things occur to me as a band outsider. First, the perception that both the OP and the drummer forget their parts or otherwise screw up may be due exclusively to being an originals band playing unfinished originals. These aren’t songs to which one can listen over and over until they are engraved in one’s memory; this may be a labor of passion but it sounds like hard, discouraging work.
Second, a great many musicians are incredibly generous with time, hard-won knowledge, contacts, tricks of the trade. Witness LBS-bass. The OP confesses that he knows nothing about booking gigs. Well, plenty of musicians in his area know lots about that, and some subset will be happy to share that knowledge even with prospective competitors. Some things the OP can learn from people like LBS-bass, but for venue-specific information (contacts, who’s looking to fill a niche, etc.) the OP needs to be networking with local musicians. There are great people out there who will be happy to help.
Second, a great many musicians are incredibly generous with time, hard-won knowledge, contacts, tricks of the trade. Witness LBS-bass. The OP confesses that he knows nothing about booking gigs. Well, plenty of musicians in his area know lots about that, and some subset will be happy to share that knowledge even with prospective competitors. Some things the OP can learn from people like LBS-bass, but for venue-specific information (contacts, who’s looking to fill a niche, etc.) the OP needs to be networking with local musicians. There are great people out there who will be happy to help.
btw, Get Out of my Way Now is a great song title. I think some originals bands don't think enough about what their band name (and to a lesser extent, song names - although Stuart Copeland supposedly changed Sting's Love is in my Heart to Two o'Clock
Well ours is Fortune Cookie. Not sure it says that much aside from the fact that we've got a sense of humour! Does it say something else to you?
Thanks
Thanks
I really appreciate your advice and I'm taking it seriously. I think it's time to get that video out and book some gigs! I'm glad your band is progressing well. I'd love to have a record of every gig so that we can watch our progress, but there's not always someone there we know unfortunately!
You're absolutely right on your first point. I find it hard to remember bass lines as I've said previously in this thread, so having actual material to play along to helps me enormously. Without that, it's very difficult to progress outside of the practice room. Fortunately, after the bust up the guitarist recorded a guitar only track for all of our songs (that we haven't yet recorded), so they have been very helpful thus far.
If something is under development and shifting, it can be very hard to keep track of it.
From a thread complaining about a drummer and an over-dramatic guitarist, I've received some incredibly valuable ideas. I think the drummer will actually be networking for us now at gigs with his new band, which is great.
