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How Should You Be In Between Bands

#41
Consensus

After reviewing all your comments it seems like there are 2 camps.

1. Those of us (like me) whose identity is closely tied to being in a band. We don't like being in between bands for very long at all.

2. Those that have other things going on in their lives and will wait for the ideal band opportunity.Even if it takes over a year to find it.

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#43
GENERALLY - I've got some other project between main bands...even if its only a covers band which don't do enough gigs to cover the rehearsal costs, its still something which keeps me playing - but I HAVE waited for a year-and-a-half for a good originals band before now, and played with bad bands just until the right one came along too...
 
#44
pklima said:
This is why I always play in 2-3 bands. If one breaks up, at least I still got a backup to keep me going.

I'm picky about some things because I can afford to be. I avoid originals (well, a few are OK if a band plays mostly covers and the originals have titles like "International Ass Investigator"), would rather play with people half my age than those my own age etc. But I'm not picky about what style a band plays. I can play stuff that I'd never ever want to listen to and be happy doing it, even jazz standards and Edith Piaf which I'll be doing Friday. Sure I'd rather be playing Katy Perry or Ivy Queen... but the singer has a great voice and can actually compete with me when it comes to stage presence, plus she's got some hot friends.
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I have had members of other bands ask me..."how many other bands are you in?"...I am always shocked because I just dont see how you would work around scheduling conflicts, when most bands play fri n sat. For example, i would love to join another band but my current band is usually booked on saturdays, i cant just find a band that plays fridays only... I am just curious how this works for other people?
 
#45
I'm in three cover bands that gig about once a month each, plus a church band. That works. I guess one band that gigged 2 times a week and had a 150-song setlist would add up to about the same thing.
 
#46
bluewine said:
Consensus

After reviewing all your comments it seems like there are 2 camps.

1. Those of us (like me) whose identity is closely tied to being in a band. We don't like being in between bands for very long at all.

2. Those that have other things going on in their lives and will wait for the ideal band opportunity.Even if it takes over a year to find it.

blue
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I think that's a valid assessment. I fall somewhere in between. I want to get back into a band ASAP, but I'm patient enough to wait for the gig that really attracts me. As it turns out, I coincidentally got recruited into my current band right at the same time my previous band was breaking up. I was in the former band for five years, and I was dissappointed that it broke up, but commitment levels were dropping, and I didn't feel like going through a long recruitment process to replace the members who were fading.

The drummer/leader of my current band was an early drummer in a band I was in for 10 years. He was in in for the first couple years. He ultimately tracked me down on Bandmix. Things are working out very well with this new band.
 

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