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So... that happened...
- Thread starter BooDoggie
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Oh, the band was there... just as 2-dimensional representations, hanging on the wall behind him...
... they sounded good, too... in a 2-dimensional sense, of course...
Pbassmanca
In the pocket n' thumpy. So woody, so greasy...
As soon as I notice someone training a video recording device on me while playing live: out come the mistakes...........
If they cannot hear themselves that they don't sound good, I don't think anything will change that.
Some people hear something, it doesn't sound great, but they think "this is as good as I can get" and just carry on and try to enjoy it. If that's what they want, why not? Having people reminding them they 'suck' is not a great thing to do.
It's as if somebody came to me while I was shooting a few hoops in the park telling me how I'm not very good at it. I know it. I'll never play in the NBA. But I'm having a good time.
If they cannot hear that they suck and think they sound great... nothing you say will fix that.
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Pbassmanca
In the pocket n' thumpy. So woody, so greasy...
Yes, we're all sure you have.
Dude, your constant mocking is uncalled for.
Just in case there are some TB’ers who don’t still don’t know The Shaggs...
If anyone can make it thru this ‘album’- you deserve - something..!
My brain melts when i listen to this... in a kind of pleasant way
Great, keep on with your mockingThis thread & attitudes like that are why I'll never play out.
There's always someone better. So I wonder if those who like to mock others sometimes get mocked by those who are better than they are
Ignore him.
There's always a bore at the party who thinks he's the coolest, and you just found the one at this party
Good call!
I just added a name to my "never respond to these people" list.
I'm still a little taken aback by how musicians like to make fun of would-be musicians. (players who aren't as great as they are)
I just added a name to my "never respond to these people" list.
I'm still a little taken aback by how musicians like to make fun of would-be musicians. (players who aren't as great as they are)
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Well, I never... or more to the point, aren’t we all guilty of this in some form or fashion??
Long ago I adopted this as my personal method for conveying to performers my negative judgment of what they just did: Withhold applause.
I did that, & on the band's next break the bass player came & asked what I thought of the sound of his new Fender Elite. That was a awkward.
Next time I saw them he had it dialed in better, though.
Next time I saw them he had it dialed in better, though.
I was in a band a couple of years ago and those guys would post anything no matter how awful it was. It really bothered me that they wouldn't run it by the other band members first. It also really made me realize how poor some peoples ears really are.
Never heard of Dunning Kruger. Bummer, I could be suffering from it myself. I tell myself I’m objective when listening to my material but maybe I’m totally wrong. I’m not asking TBers to listen and say “yeah, you’ve got a problem”, just wondering if I’m delusional. If I am, doesn’t it matter? I think not.
If there's one thing I despise most, it's being patronized. Raw honesty hurts at the moment and is humiliating and discouraging. Offering criticism with encouragement seems to be the most difficult option for people to do yet is the most useful. Mocking while the person is present often referred to as good natured ribbing is one thing. Mocking someone behind their back, well, imagine how it would feel if it was happening to you.
Some people need to compensate for whatever inadequacies they feel themselves by finding a way to be competitive and above others in some field or another. Some do it with music, but you find them everywhere... it's unfortunately a very human quality (not the nicest one, but there you go, humans are not necessarily the nicest animals)...
All they need is a hug.
It just won't be me
i occasionally play house bass for our local open mic; this Thursday was one of those evenings.
normally, its a great way for all the regular players to blow off steam.
the house band was away and a few of us took it upon ourselves to keep it going while they were away.
there is this one older guy who is a fixture; he is always there but he is the definition of mediocre in every way. having said that, he is well liked, a good host and brings people out.
his brother on drums (turns out he had no sense of dynamics) was killing everyone in the room. I told him more than once to play quieter.
anyways, it was him on guitar/vocals, his brother on drums, me on bass, and a seasoned veteran on guitar - we open the night with three songs.
although the guitarist and myself are well rounded players (and apparently the drummer is too), I was nervous about not doing a run through of the songs or a sound check either. even a great band needs these things.
as suspected, it sounded like A**.
as soon as the brothers got off the stage, the rest of the night turned out to be quite the success. the fact that they thought they were good enough to not need a run through of songs we've never played before shows the level of delusion.
it amazes me time and time again that people don't care about volume levels, out of tune guitars/vocals, poor tone, poor song choices...etc.
I don't think the better musicians are doing them any favours by not telling them they need improvement; especially if you're the house band trying to set a standard for the evening.
normally, its a great way for all the regular players to blow off steam.
the house band was away and a few of us took it upon ourselves to keep it going while they were away.
there is this one older guy who is a fixture; he is always there but he is the definition of mediocre in every way. having said that, he is well liked, a good host and brings people out.
his brother on drums (turns out he had no sense of dynamics) was killing everyone in the room. I told him more than once to play quieter.
anyways, it was him on guitar/vocals, his brother on drums, me on bass, and a seasoned veteran on guitar - we open the night with three songs.
although the guitarist and myself are well rounded players (and apparently the drummer is too), I was nervous about not doing a run through of the songs or a sound check either. even a great band needs these things.
as suspected, it sounded like A**.
as soon as the brothers got off the stage, the rest of the night turned out to be quite the success. the fact that they thought they were good enough to not need a run through of songs we've never played before shows the level of delusion.
it amazes me time and time again that people don't care about volume levels, out of tune guitars/vocals, poor tone, poor song choices...etc.
I don't think the better musicians are doing them any favours by not telling them they need improvement; especially if you're the house band trying to set a standard for the evening.
