So this summer (May actually) a friend of my girlfriend's asked me if I wanted to join a new band he was starting. He's the drummer, a girl who's in his volleyball team sings and one of his highschool friends plays guitar.
We agreed to do a few covers to adjust to each other's playing and such.
-Green Day - Blvd of Broken Dreams
-Coldplay - In My Place
-Reel Big Fish - Where Have You Been
First rehearsal: guitarist doesn't show up, so it's down to the drummer and me to get the rhythm section of Blvd dialed in. Seond rehearsal: guitarist hadn't had time to practice so he spent over half the time learning the chords, which turned out to be in the wrong key. Third rehearsal: guitarist, who also kitesurfs, "forgot" about it beause the wind was good, so he went kitesurfing in Holland. Furthermore, our singer decided that it's not a good song for her to sing, so we dismiss Blvd and decide to start writing original material.
By the next rehearsal, we've written three texts, but we're struggling to figure out a melody. We kind of hoped the guitarist would be better at this, but he just started writing lyrics of his own, which sucked. The rest of the time was spent by the three of them chatting and just hanging out, and by me noodling by myself.
I don't know if it's me, but the guitarist is starting to annoy me big time. Half the time he doesn't show up, and the other half he isn't focusing on the music. On top of that, he said he's not that interested in performing, while the three of us definitely are. I'm wondering how he could ever credibly stand on stage if he's not interested in it... According to the drummer, who recruited him, he's great at what he does, but I've hardly heard him play so far, apart from the occasional (unamplified) riff.
To top it all off, we haven't spoken in weeks about getting together again. The fact that we're more band member than friends doesn't help either. I'm the one who has to travel farthest, they all live withing 5min from each other by car, I have to take the train and bus (occasionally two) to get there.
Point is that I'm starting to consider walking away and looking for something closer to home, but maybe it's just a phase we all have to go through when starting a band..?
*sigh*
We agreed to do a few covers to adjust to each other's playing and such.
-Green Day - Blvd of Broken Dreams
-Coldplay - In My Place
-Reel Big Fish - Where Have You Been
First rehearsal: guitarist doesn't show up, so it's down to the drummer and me to get the rhythm section of Blvd dialed in. Seond rehearsal: guitarist hadn't had time to practice so he spent over half the time learning the chords, which turned out to be in the wrong key. Third rehearsal: guitarist, who also kitesurfs, "forgot" about it beause the wind was good, so he went kitesurfing in Holland. Furthermore, our singer decided that it's not a good song for her to sing, so we dismiss Blvd and decide to start writing original material.
By the next rehearsal, we've written three texts, but we're struggling to figure out a melody. We kind of hoped the guitarist would be better at this, but he just started writing lyrics of his own, which sucked. The rest of the time was spent by the three of them chatting and just hanging out, and by me noodling by myself.
I don't know if it's me, but the guitarist is starting to annoy me big time. Half the time he doesn't show up, and the other half he isn't focusing on the music. On top of that, he said he's not that interested in performing, while the three of us definitely are. I'm wondering how he could ever credibly stand on stage if he's not interested in it... According to the drummer, who recruited him, he's great at what he does, but I've hardly heard him play so far, apart from the occasional (unamplified) riff.
To top it all off, we haven't spoken in weeks about getting together again. The fact that we're more band member than friends doesn't help either. I'm the one who has to travel farthest, they all live withing 5min from each other by car, I have to take the train and bus (occasionally two) to get there.
Point is that I'm starting to consider walking away and looking for something closer to home, but maybe it's just a phase we all have to go through when starting a band..?
*sigh*
