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old guys playing originals?

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#361
kozmikyak said:
I'm rapidly approaching "too old to play originals" (almost 40) but I've been blessed to work with a band for 10 years, where the writing is inspired enough that just letting people hear it is a great reward.

Maybe in recent popular music young people have done the lion's share of the publicly acclaimed work, but over the course of music history older folk have created much of great value.
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10 years is a long run for any band, congrats.

I agree there is an age cut-off in the pop originals vertical. There has always been huge elements of youth and rebellion in rock and roll.

Most of us can pull off that needed adolescents into our 40s, after that you run the risk of looking sort of silly.

Respect

Blue
 
#364
Icey101 said:
To explain, i can understand a young teen or 20's something band doing originals, hoping to get recognised and make it big.
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I'm sure this has been mentioned, but I didn't read the whole thread ... but this is not accurate in all cases.

Since I learned how the music industry works (at a relatively young age), I've had no drive for "success" in the typical sense. What I do have the drive for, however, is the creative outlet that music brings. Granted, this has led me to do more recording/ producing than playing live.
 
#365
bassbully said:
I highly doubt most people in the "older age Range" who go out to play originals are looking to make it. Let's face it that ship done sailed.


Making it at 50...60 or older? Who cares! Man some of us are just livingit! So no matter what the age just "do it" and just be cool with it.
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Were on the same page.

Originals or covers, those of us still out there on the front lines performing rock into our 50s and 60s are extremely lucky.

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#366
Luke19Boarder said:
I'm sure this has been mentioned, but I didn't read the whole thread ... but this is not accurate in all cases.

Since I learned how the music industry works (at a relatively young age), I've had no drive for "success" in the typical sense. What I do have the drive for, however, is the creative outlet that music brings. Granted, this has led me to do more recording/ producing than playing live.
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Great post.

I think it's really important to those starting out in the business to figure out what you want, behind the scenes doing more recording/ producing /writing or live performance.

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blue
 
#367
bluewine said:
Great post.

I think it's really important to those starting out in the business to figure out what you want, behind the scenes doing more recording/ producing /writing or live performance.

Respect

blue
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Cheers :)

Don't get me wrong ... I love rocking out to a good crowd. But when all is said and done, the CD's/tracks that I've got on my computer that I've been a part of creating are what make me feel like a real musician. (NOT saying that anyone who feels differently is less of a musician, so don't pretend that's what I'm inferring :P).
 
#368
Luke19Boarder said:
Cheers :)

Don't get me wrong ... I love rocking out to a good crowd. But when all is said and done, the CD's/tracks that I've got on my computer that I've been a part of creating are what make me feel like a real musician. (NOT saying that anyone who feels differently is less of a musician, so don't pretend that's what I'm inferring :P).
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No problem, I get where your coming from.

We all connect with music in different ways. I know several musicians, really good musicians from both sides of the fence.

Some of us ( like me ) only connect with live performance, some in the in home studio, writing / recording/production environment and for some both.

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#369
Icey101 said:
To explain, i can understand a young teen or 20's something band doing originals, hoping to get recognised and make it big. Maybe get a following of young kids on their facebook page who will buy their itunes or EP etc

i got asked to come along for a jam with some old guys playing originals. Ok well i'm pretty close to an old guy myself, but to me i dont really see the point of mature aged guys standing around knocking up originals and trying to get gigs where they have to invite all their friends who have to sit through the same old list of originals. I would feel embarased about it. Don't get me wrong i've done originals before but the vox was a younger female that sort of justified it for me.
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Hey, don't worry dude, not everyone can understand things...I'm sure you excel in other areas to compensate.
 
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Icey101 said:
To explain, i can understand a young teen or 20's something band doing originals, hoping to get recognised and make it big. Maybe get a following of young kids on their facebook page who will buy their itunes or EP etc

i got asked to come along for a jam with some old guys playing originals. Ok well i'm pretty close to an old guy myself, but to me i dont really see the point of mature aged guys standing around knocking up originals and trying to get gigs where they have to invite all their friends who have to sit through the same old list of originals. I would feel embarased about it. Don't get me wrong i've done originals before but the vox was a younger female that sort of justified it for me.
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I would think it depends on how well you connect with the songs that are being played. I know some seasoned older dudes playing originals that can rock a house like no other! What a great way to stay young :bassist:
 
#371
bassbully said:
Putting is allot of work for no financial reward can be part of the original music scene. I have never walked away from a gig with money or without and said "that gig would of been better if I made more (any) money." If it was a good gig it was a good gig. Money never makes a bad gig feel better... to me at least.
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Let me add a couple of qualifiers here. First, I didn't have any input on the songwriting beyond coming up with my own bass part. Second, I was also doing some gigs with a cover band at the time and was having to turn down paid gigs playing covers for unpaid gigs playing originals.

I agree with you on this: There is no better feeling than having an audience react positively to a song you wrote or had a hand in writing.
 
#372
busmandan said:
Let me add a couple of qualifiers here. First, I didn't have any input on the songwriting beyond coming up with my own bass part. Second, I was also doing some gigs with a cover band at the time and was having to turn down paid gigs playing covers for unpaid gigs playing originals.

I agree with you on this: There is no better feeling than having an audience react positively to a song you wrote or had a hand in writing.
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+1000

I play both sides of the fence. Some paid and some not.
The worship band I play in does lot's of originals composed by a very talented worship leader. We played last night for 1500 peeps and they loved every bit of the set. It was a great feeling. No money involved.
 
#373
God forbid people express their creativity rather than playing the same cover schlock every week. Neil young is 70. He still rocks harder than pretty much anyone (onthisforum) while still making new material.
 
#378
Bromosapian said:
what the hell does making it have to do with anything? You play music because you love it, end of story. If you want to make money go to school and get a degree in engineering
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Because to BW making it is what it's all about. He could not "make it" in an original band but he has "made it" in his cover band. And, yes (acording to BW) it is important to love music and love performing as long as you are compensated for it. BW only plays where he is "well compensated" (except for a worthy charity). Anyone who plays music and is not "well compensated" for it is a fool.

To be honest I don't understand why someone as acomplished and experienced as BW needs to start mutiple threads a week asking about how to make it/succeed/book more gigs/deal with band drama/talk to chicks/make more money/ask how much money other bands get/ect/ect/ect....:D
 
#379
JumboJack said:
Because to BW making it is what it's all about. He could not "make it" in an original band but he has "made it" in his cover band. And, yes (acording to BW) it is important to love music and love performing as long as you are compensated for it. BW only plays where he is "well compensated" (except for a worthy charity). Anyone who plays music and is not "well compensated" for it is a fool.

To be honest I don't understand why someone as acomplished and experienced as BW needs to start mutiple threads a week asking about how to make it/succeed/book more gigs/deal with band drama/talk to chicks/make more money/ask how much money other bands get/ect/ect/ect....:D
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BW= bluewine? You two have a beef or something. Yeesh.
 
#380
DanAleks said:
I remember (around 1982) telling a woman about being on the road with a reggae band. She thought it was hilarious!

White guys playing reggae?!? You're kidding!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!

I said "yeah... it's about as ridiculous as thinking a woman could be an account, or an attorney..." That went over like a loud fart in church.

My point? If you want to do it, do. Make yourself happy.
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