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It's the Music Stand Band??!!
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Cool idea. They should put screens on the audience side of those music stands. Project whatever they want while playing. The audience would eat it up and MIGHT be tempted to stop looking at the phone in their hands.
No bass player. Did they fire him because his stand wasn't big enough?
The Rolling Stones are threatening to tour again, I think we may need to get used to them.
my avatar pic looks like i might be tracking my fingerboard, but what you don't see is the music stand right in front of me, so maybe i'm looking past the fingerboard at the music, IDK. i like it when i can see both at once.
my band uses music stands, every player. most of us organize the music and the screens and other stuff with the stands 'up', and then we lower them before the set. so i'm gonna say that's what they're doing in the OP's pic: getting organized/ready for the music to come --- they'll lower the stands for the playdown!
and maybe they'll even tidy up the mismanaged cables on the stage floor before they play, who knows? as @themickster said: "who cares?"
here's a shot from the late '80s (~?) --- i've been an avid music stand devotee from the very beginning of my bass-playing life:
thanks for the 'pass'...i guess! 
also, folks who do a lot of writing/creating can get just as confused about "what happens at the bridge?" as those who don't do any.
never quit!
my band uses music stands, every player. most of us organize the music and the screens and other stuff with the stands 'up', and then we lower them before the set. so i'm gonna say that's what they're doing in the OP's pic: getting organized/ready for the music to come --- they'll lower the stands for the playdown!
and maybe they'll even tidy up the mismanaged cables on the stage floor before they play, who knows? as @themickster said: "who cares?"here's a shot from the late '80s (~?) --- i've been an avid music stand devotee from the very beginning of my bass-playing life:
thanks for the 'pass'...i guess! ha! maybe so. but getting new-to-you tunes in order, especially on early playdowns, in front of an audience, is commendable in some circles. just sayin'!What bugs me is singers who need lyrics in front of them, especially when they are singing songs they wrote
also, folks who do a lot of writing/creating can get just as confused about "what happens at the bridge?" as those who don't do any. never quit! The problem I have with ipads is that a lot of folks stare at them, avoiding eye contact with audience members. When they are low enough to not block the performer's faces, it makes the musician's lack of eye contact all the more obvious, as they're gazing downwards the whole time.
Memorize your music!
That's something I would actually be willing to check out. Especially if they were singing while drawing.
I am outraged by the mess of wires on the synth? stand. I am imagining how long that would take to load in and out and having flashbacks to 100s of bands on stage before mine eating up our time. Take a tip from pedalboardom, you can make a synth board and just need a few connections, power, audio out, maybe a midi connection.
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That’s not a tip jar, but a tip shopping bag.You could put money into the tip jar, or a gift certificate to the CVS Pharmacy. Either way….
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When I saw this band I threw a beer bottle at them and told them to learn their music.
Love it!I sometimes bring a stand but no sheet music, just so people think I can play jazz.
A walker, those cables, I'm out.
I'm not a fan of bands using music stands either. I used one when we started our band until I saw a photo of it and that was when it got retired. I've finally convinced my bandmates to ditch them for Ipads now. I limit myself to one cheat sheet, if needed, for notes on new lyrics and that is taped to the back of the main on my side of the stage so it's out of sight. I don't think there's anything "wrong" with a music stand but these look like they're being used for camouflage.
Force yourself to my eye contact with the audience, smile, look like you're having fun. You should be having fun after all.
Having a keys part or something on a backing track with musicians is a band. But if the whole band is backing tracks, that's not a band.
I'm not a fan of bands using music stands either. I used one when we started our band until I saw a photo of it and that was when it got retired. I've finally convinced my bandmates to ditch them for Ipads now. I limit myself to one cheat sheet, if needed, for notes on new lyrics and that is taped to the back of the main on my side of the stage so it's out of sight. I don't think there's anything "wrong" with a music stand but these look like they're being used for camouflage.
Force yourself to my eye contact with the audience, smile, look like you're having fun. You should be having fun after all.
Having a keys part or something on a backing track with musicians is a band. But if the whole band is backing tracks, that's not a band.
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I used a chart book at our very first gig, which was only about two and a half months after joining the band (when I was told "Hey, here's 40 songs you need to learn"). I practiced at home a lot so that I could ditch the book.
Both of our vocalists have a music stand, but they keep it low in front of them, but I think at this point, after playing for a year, they primarily use them to hold the set lists as well as the iPad that interfaces with our PA system.
Both of our vocalists have a music stand, but they keep it low in front of them, but I think at this point, after playing for a year, they primarily use them to hold the set lists as well as the iPad that interfaces with our PA system.
You should have seen them in the early days, before they got all high-tech…
While I agree on the stands and cable management, or lack of, did you really need to post a picture of them in an attempt to shame them? So what, let's drive in our own lane and not judge others for the way they perform. Maybe I'm not understanding this, but we're not talking about a show by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Sure they look like a row of elderly employees peering out of partitions at the local DMV but if the crowd enjoyed them and no one was triggered in a negative manner lets give them some more dates!
I don't mind a well placed music stand but I detest the I PAD on stage - It's everything live music isn't. Waiting for someone to scroll to find a song causes me to say, "Hey check your email after the gig .." and whatnot just to keep it moving..
Devices are detrimental to short term memory skills - Even better - learn the songs inside and out - learn the lyrics and don't perform them in public until you do in fact know them.
I think The Music Stand Band is kind of catchy too. One small person hidden by the stand is Perfect.
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