"feeling it"

[Nowhereboy]

I've noticed today that "feeling it" is kinda subjective, some days we play and the atmosphere is good, the whole band is moving and motivation is high. These days are great but I guess every practise can't be like this.

Today for example we plodded through the songs with little feeling, I'm tired from work and I'm also sober. I've noticed the amount i'm "feeling it" seems directly in proportion to how wasted I am, it's like there's a certain stage of intoxication that's just right, any less and I struggle to get in the zone, any more and I'm too trashed to play.

I closed my eyes mid practise today and just listened, we still sounded good, tight and everything was working perfectly together, however the feeling I speak of wasn't their.

It's kinda weird when I think about it, I'm not even sure what the "feeling" is. I should imagine most of you know what I mean tho

 

[pacojas]

exactly!

 

[Phalex]

I generally "feel it" when the crowd is large and the people are diggin it. I can be sober or quite tipsy, but the whole "feeding off of the crowd" thing is where the energy comes from. Being wasted in front of a large crowd is only cool if you're Axl Rose. No. That's not cool either.

 

[mpdd]

auto pilot muscle memory i guess, the ability to laugh or smile and to kind of reflect on how good things sound while being totally in the pocket

 

[hsech]

My band is feeling it when the audience is.

 

[superbassman2000]

My band can get into it whether we are in front of 1 or 500 people...we are our band's biggest fans haha

 

[NOVAX]

Ah the human experience(s)