Extreme Rehersals?

Nah, they're doing too much, eventually its gonna blow out. 8 hours in a room in a creative situation will eventually cause people to get sick of eachother.

The fact that they're talking about "making it in this industry" would get the sirens going for me. They sound like they're doing it for fame rather than love of music. I couldn't play with people like that.

a 3 hour practice a week (15minute tea break in there) is plenty of practice, it shouldn't be 8 hours anyway, though you should be practicing those extra 5 at home yourself.

 

When I get tired of playing I stop ... If the rest of the band wants to contimue that's their privelage.

So if you want to make it you have to practice ...

Well there is practice and there is also obsessive compulsive disorder.

I remember years ago some band wanted to rehearse like 3 or 4 times a week ... If I played that much with some band I would want to kill them all ...

 

It's quality, not quantity.

 

There's a problem if a band needs to rehearse 8hrs a pop!

I agree with three hours max- and a break.

Assuming everybody is doing their homework, rehearsal should be about working out the kinks. As far as writing, I hate when folks try to force creativity. If an idea is 50/50, give it time to simmer in your heads. Typically, someone thinks it HAS to be forced out, then a potential idea turns to crap!

Group band writing is a pain. I prefer half-songs started by one or two members that get fleshed out, instead of starting from scractch!

 

Singer needs a sharp blow to the back of the head with a blunt, preferably heavy, object.

 

You sound like you already know the answer mate, forget them! You don't want to waste your time with people so dillusional.

 

you gotta admire that kinda dedication but that's way too much!

what the heck do you practice for 8 hours straight? do they have that much material or is it just the same tunes multiple times?

do these guys have jobs? I don't see how it's physically possible to work a normal job then practice 8 hours.

btw, playing gigs is how you attempt to "make it" not rehearsing 8 hours straight.

 

Yeah, 3 to 4 hours (with a break) is plenty, IMHO. I suspect anything longer than that might actually hurt rather than help. Everyone should also be putting in their own time at home, of course, and not counting on one 8-hour thrash to get it all done for that week.

You don't really need our advice, do you? It should be pretty obvious that you don't need to associate with these people any longer unless you want to make some real changes in your life and become just like them.

 

This is not shoveling coal.

This is a creation with some mental and a bit of physical muscle memory (for the actual mechanics themselves).

Marathon rehearsals before the studio time I can see...not 8 hours.

They would best serve themselves if they put more time into personal practice and recording themselves as individuals and maximizing your rehearsal time.

 

Not at all healthy!!!

Did you know that David Koresh (the Waco cult-leader) used to make his cult members sing for hours and hours at a time? They used that technique for mental and emotional conditioning.

Don't do it, man. Eight hour rehearsals are ridiculous. And cult-like!

Cherie

 

Your practice room has to stink cause you guys have been beating dead horses for hours on end....

The only time I remember ever doing anything like this was when I was in a band and we kicked out one of the member's wives. Needless to say there was a lot of stress between him and the other three of us. We went on a retreat to the mountains to "regroup". In the morning each of us was responsible for a workshop; one hour each for fretboard, rhythm, theater/stage presence and vocals. In the afternoon we reworked the songs (all originals) for me to grasp the high harmonies she used to sing. After dinner we got a buzz and jammed until we were exhausted. It worked. After three days we were a unit again. In retrospect we did reprogram ourselves. Only needed to do it the one time though.

 

8 hours for 5 songs? ouch...that has to be extremely exciting!

i would run as fast as you can away from these guys..

 

I've never experienced a band like this. I do remember reading that this is the way Lynyrd Skynyrd started, however...

 

I've had some marathon rehearsals before recording, but never eight hours, and with lots of five minute breaks. When I start seeing the blisters on me fingers I say enough. Are they even good? How can you make it through an eight hour session with three rough original songs?

 

Stupid approach. Stupid assumptions.

No way this is worthwhile. Change their minds or get out.

 

Just FYI: Geddy Lee said in an interview that Rush's rehearsal regime for every new tour is like this:

"We rehearse from 12 PM to 5 PM every afternoon, five days a week, for about four weeks. Before that, we've each already had about three weeks of individual rehearsal so we know our parts -Or we think we know our parts."

He also said that after those four weeks rehearsing at his home studio, there are two more weeks of full-scale production. They rent a small arena for that.

But of course, we're talking about a major act preparing for a world tour!