or Huey Lewis- the heart of Rock and Roll is in ClevelandA wise man once said “Cleveland Rocks!”.
(Even if i still think Memphis should be where the RRHOF was located).
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Huey wrote the song as "The Heart Of Rock -n-Roll Is In Cleveland". Record company made him change the name...
So after sitting in on the jam and hearing that a handful of the songs arent ready yet, you would want to double the number of songs for the next rehearsal? Thats awesome if thats where your bar is. Again, I applaud you.
Yes. You’re starting a tribute band which means you need a lot of songs by that band. Add the new songs and continue to work on the first batch.
If that works for you, its fantastic. I wish that process worked for me but it doesnt. I've had better results with getting things right before moving on to something else. From the sound of it, I'd say the OP is the same. But hey, thanks for suggesting a different route.
Did I forget to mention that I asked the band, What they thought would be a reasonable target date to start playing out....
Guitarist responded by texting me his Resume...
That is basically nothing more than the celebrity Douche response of "Don't You Know Who I Am"...
Guitarist responded by texting me his Resume...
That is basically nothing more than the celebrity Douche response of "Don't You Know Who I Am"...
Douche Weasel and the Jam session pretenders
Not the best of band names but all i have after a large lunch.
Not the best of band names but all i have after a large lunch.
holy wow.... thats pretty bad lol. This seems like a dude that just stays active to polish his ego. I've never had exactly that happen but I have definitely been around people of this type before.
They're the B movies of local musicians... walking the line between so bad its funny, and just plain sad.
A guitarist with an overdeveloped ego?
Say it isn't so!
Say it isn't so!
jive1
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Especially if the new songs are easier to nail than the ones first suggested.
As a musician I will give him props. He's a good guitar player....Ive had other people tell me that he's a very "Ego driven player"
I think if I could give any piece of advice to a young musician it would be to study psychology. Not to change others, but just to coexist in peace with the many disorders that seem to plague creative types.
Ya know, its funny now that you mention it but in all reality I cant recall many drummers or bass players that are l
Unfortunately as you're well aware at this point there are many aspects to being a good player. One of those is being able to play really well...the rest are being the type of person that people want to be around
Thats some solid advice. After Chuck Mosley passed recently we had a discussion at rehearsal about him, Cornell, Chester, Michael Hutchence, Layne, Scott, Kurt..... all of them. It really is a heavy price that artistic people pay.
Its across all genres and arts too. Many of the great painters were nuts, riddled with depression and mental illness. Actors have had their fair share no doubt and we all the know the laundry list of musicians that created historic art but lived and died with crippling issues.
Does anybody know of any studies that can shed light on the science of why this might be?
The point that many of us are trying to make and some of you just don't seem to comprehend is this.
If your band can play a song but it's not quite perfect, it's often due to a member or two not nailing their parts perfectly. This is the type of practice that should be done on their own, and not at rehearsal. There is nothing stopping your band from learning new songs each and every rehearsal while each of you have free time throughout the week to hone those parts.
Some songs will instantly click, some will not. That's just how it is. You shouldn't put your band on lockdown because one isn't clicking.
If your band can play a song but it's not quite perfect, it's often due to a member or two not nailing their parts perfectly. This is the type of practice that should be done on their own, and not at rehearsal. There is nothing stopping your band from learning new songs each and every rehearsal while each of you have free time throughout the week to hone those parts.
Some songs will instantly click, some will not. That's just how it is. You shouldn't put your band on lockdown because one isn't clicking.
If you can't get the song basically squared away in a rehearsal - it usually doesn't mean the song needs more rehearsal time... it usually means the individuals rehearsing need more practice time.
There is no point in repeatedly rehearsing a song folks don't know. Rehearsal isn't where you learn songs... and given that, 10-12 songs is barely enough for an hour rehearsal.
