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old guys playing originals?

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sedan_dad said:
This Thursday we're in Indy at the Slippery Noodle then Saturday at the House of Blues in Chicago. We're on Blue Skunk Records. We're had a song used on "NASCAR Today" for their theme song. We opened for Lynyrd Skynrd earlier this year and Z.Z. Top last year. We're old and we write songs and we ain't stopping.
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Your the exception not anywhere near the norm. We have maybe 2 local bands in Milwaukee with older guys that do their own material and have worked their butts off over the last 30 years that get those types or calibre of shows.
 
#82
pjmuck said:
At 46, I'm actually loving where I'm at right now. I've got a nice home, a beautiful family, and a burning passion to write and record original music again in a home studio I'm building, after losing my way for a few years playing in ill-fitting musical situations that I thought would be an easier road to success, or questioning whether or not my talent was relevant or worth listening to anymore. Screw that. I'm playing for all the right reasons now...and enjoying every minute of it.
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Great story, but I wouldn't throw the towel to home recording only.
 
#83
If you keep up with the notion that old guys should just forget the whole thing, then don't be surprised if you have to get an old guy with MD after his name to remove your favorite bass from your nether region.
 
#84
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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Not as embarrassed as everyone who read this. It reminds the rest of our childhood days when we were also this full of ourselves, it gives you this little twinge inside that says, 'My Gawd, was I really like that too?' When you grow up and become 'old' you will understand.

At least you didn't post in text-speak.
 
#85
sedan_dad said:
This Thursday we're in Indy at the Slippery Noodle then Saturday at the House of Blues in Chicago. We're on Blue Skunk Records. We're had a song used on "NASCAR Today" for their theme song. We opened for Lynyrd Skynrd earlier this year and Z.Z. Top last year. We're old and we write songs and we ain't stopping.
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A big +1.
 
#86
godofthunder59 said:
We are all in our 50's.....................Still write and still rock. This tune won't set the world on fire but it has brought us a measure of regional success. Our live show consists of 70's-90's Rock with our originals sprinkled in. This tune is by far our most commercial, it started life as "Peach Jelly". The Rochester Red Wings picked it as their victory song for 2012, we beat out a bunch of 20 something bands.:smug: Invalid Link Removed
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Good lesson here.

Old is a relative term. I have seen pics of older guys and older bands on this forum that look old, poor posture and bad stage presence.

However you guys come off very young. Nothing about that video says or looks " over 50".

Btw, great tune and video.

Blue
 
#87
I spent 18 months in a Southern Rock band and we mixed some of our originals in with the covers. The guitarist and singer worte two of them and I wrote one on a slow day at the office. The beauty was the band embraced originals and many times the crowds responded favorably.
 
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Ron Plichta said:
I spent 18 months in a Southern Rock band and we mixed some of our originals in with the covers. The guitarist and singer worte two of them and I wrote one on a slow day at the office. The beauty was the band embraced originals and many times the crowds responded favorably.
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Tell us a little more about these crowds;

20, 30, 40, 90?

Family & friends?

Once a month gig, weekly or high caliber high profile shows ?

Blue
 
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Can't you just feel the condescending flavor of Blue's comment?

This whole thread has been hijacked to become 20-30 guys stating why they enjoy doing originals, and Then Blue chimes in to tell them they are doing it all wrong. Thank god we have experts on the Internet to help us manage our musical endeavors.
 
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bluewine said:
Tell us a little more about these crowds;

20, 30, 40, 90?

Family & friends?

Once a month gig, weekly or high caliber high profile shows ?

Blue
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Can't you just feel the condescending flavor of Blue's comment?

This whole thread has been hijacked to become 20-30 guys stating why they enjoy doing originals, and Then Blue chimes in to tell them they are doing it all wrong. Thank god we have experts on the Internet to help us manage our musical endeavors.
 
#92
bluewine said:
Good lesson here.

Old is a relative term. I have seen pics of older guys and older bands on this forum that look old, poor posture and bad stage presence.

However you guys come off very young. Nothing about that video says or looks " over 50".

Btw, great tune and video.

Blue
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Man you made my day!
 
#94
prd004 said:
Can't you just feel the condescending flavor of Blue's comment?

This whole thread has been hijacked to become 20-30 guys stating why they enjoy doing originals, and Then Blue chimes in to tell them they are doing it all wrong. Thank god we have experts on the Internet to help us manage our musical endeavors.
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I don't think I have said anyone is doing anything wrong.

There are exceptions to every band, however older guys playing originals at the local level is a waste of time and talent for the most part.
 
#97
jumbodbassman said:
just as slim a chance they will make it .......
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If this is directed at me.......................... I already have made it! My life is wonderful. I have a loving family, my own business and a band I have been in for over 12 years, and I'm the new guy! We write and record at will in out own studio. I have, knock on wood managed to avoid so many pitfalls. I do this because I love to play not for money. Maybe someday one of our tunes will get attached to a sandwich or something, till then I'll just keep on playing for the shear joy of it.
 
#99
If someone is a writer, I don't believe there is any such thing as giving up. A writer writes. Period. Unless he's stuck, like me. :) The "giving up" part has more to do with ideas around success and how it's defined by the individual. If success means playing MSG with legions of groupies that the roadies are picking from to shower with you back stage, then giving up might be the thing to do at a certain point. If it means writing a hit song, why would anyone give up? I could give 50 reasons why there's just as good a chance (maybe even better) for a 65 yr. old to write a hit song, as a 20 year old.

And as for going the route of the younger bands, playing local clubs, trying to become part of the scene... which is what I think you're talking about, I can see the frustration and possible humiliation. I do still believe it's entirely possible. People just need to think outside the box. I've got a few ideas I'm keeping in the box for when I hit my 60s. And I completely believe there will one day be a band full of pop stars that got their start after age 60. :) Stranger things have happened.
 
#100
"Making it" is a elusive goal. I was in a band in Boston during the mid 80's We were touring up and down the Northeast coast opening for major acts, we were in national rotation on WBCN. Things fell apart I won't go in to the story here. The band was EXPOSE and we were this close. I think I am closer to "making it" now than I was here. I set out to be a rockstar and became a musician................... I can live with that. http://youtu.be/E1fP5tLo_oA
 
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