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First song you ever played on stage?
- Thread starter UncleFluffy
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I do not remember what the first song was I played on stage, but it was one of our own compositions.
Bridge over Troubled Water followed by Rocket Man at a school concert in my last year at that particular school, I was about 15 and had been playing for around a year. Songs were a little bit ambitious for a relative beginer (especially Rocket Man) but I stumbled through.
my first was Train Tracks by Ian Moore. I heard the song on a thursday for the first time, thought it was a great groove, my buddy said, hell, why don't you sit in saturday night and play it.
I was nervous as hell, never been on stage before, never played with a whole band before. I could barely hear the bass, I could hardly hear the drums, there was one part I thought I was getting lost so I stopped to listen carefully to the kick, then started up again. I was so embarassed about having to stop like that, but it was better than getting off time or playing the wrong line.
I was talking to a buddy of mine later, and when I told him what I was embarassed about he said he couldn't tell, it just looked like I was rocking out and that was part of the song, LOL
guess I got lucky. glad noone knew that my "rocking" was actually my knees shaking
I was nervous as hell, never been on stage before, never played with a whole band before. I could barely hear the bass, I could hardly hear the drums, there was one part I thought I was getting lost so I stopped to listen carefully to the kick, then started up again. I was so embarassed about having to stop like that, but it was better than getting off time or playing the wrong line.
I was talking to a buddy of mine later, and when I told him what I was embarassed about he said he couldn't tell, it just looked like I was rocking out and that was part of the song, LOL
guess I got lucky. glad noone knew that my "rocking" was actually my knees shaking
Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane, 9th grade talent show, 1984. Even have it on video. Oh, and we won!!
The first was an original by my high school metal band, at the high school talent show. Later in the show I played Iron Man with some other guys.
Two years later I was jamming with some guys from another high school, and we did their battle of the bands and played some Clutch, Rage, and Korn covers (hey, it was 1996).
Two years later I was jamming with some guys from another high school, and we did their battle of the bands and played some Clutch, Rage, and Korn covers (hey, it was 1996).
Way way back when i was 16..... Four Day Creep and i was the lead and only singer in that band....
Early 90's , think it was this song : Nashville Teens - Tobacco Road [Very Good(+) quality] - YouTube
Walk of life. I played the keyboard part as well, and we forgot to tune to the keyboard. 
Turns out we were 1/2step out. 
Turns out we were 1/2step out. 
Bach Cello suite #1 Prelude, middle school ish. on an upright, Electric - Tool 46 & 2 highschool talent show.
