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Sometimes an audition doesnt go exactly as you expect....
- Thread starter jowens004
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Haha yes! Recordings are excruciating to listen to. It would be a good litmus test for how bloated their egos are; if they could listen to themselves sucking and still think they were awesome, well...I guess that would just cement how deluded they are. Or make them practice...or quit. No matter how it turned out it would be hilarious.
You know, I actually spend a lot of time practicing singing parts in the car. I think the bigger problem is people wondering what the hell I'm doing when they see me belting something out in their rearview mirror. I know if the tables were turned, I'd be chuckling at the sight...
Exactly. Hehe. But you know something? I noticed that if I don't listen to music or the radio in the car, I talk to myself. So in my mind, it seems less odd to sing along with a song than to have a conversation with myself. The lesser of two evils? (Well, depending on the song, perhaps.)
NO WAY MAN!! They were giving it their own feel! Theory is for punks who can't afford decent equipment.
TO the guy saying I should do my own thing.
I had a fantastic original rock band back in the 90s. we did 2 cd's, toured all over, had a great time, lived the life. Im now pushing 50, and just want something to pass the time. I dont work, So all i really want is a decent group of compatible musicians to jam with and play the weekends with. Doesnt matter if its original or cover. No aspirations, no expectations, just something to do besides sitting at home watching TV.
Carple Tunnel is still an issue for me, but I have really come a long way adjusting my playing style to deal with it. Pain is about 10% of what it used to be when I was playing all the time. Just from adjusting my playing style and posture.
I had a fantastic original rock band back in the 90s. we did 2 cd's, toured all over, had a great time, lived the life. Im now pushing 50, and just want something to pass the time. I dont work, So all i really want is a decent group of compatible musicians to jam with and play the weekends with. Doesnt matter if its original or cover. No aspirations, no expectations, just something to do besides sitting at home watching TV.
Carple Tunnel is still an issue for me, but I have really come a long way adjusting my playing style to deal with it. Pain is about 10% of what it used to be when I was playing all the time. Just from adjusting my playing style and posture.
jowens004 said:
Strap length helps too. Somewhere between John Pattituci and Dug Pinnick is a good place to start. I struggled with carpal tunnel too and finally found a good strap length that cured it. I also find wider fretboards help me but YMMV as always. That's the main reason I play six and seven strings actually, which is the opposite of what I thought would happen...
Oh and they couldn't have possibly been as bad as this...
LMAO! Take the Singer from the Final Countdown Video, then pick3 random dudes off the street to play drums, guitar and keys, and there you have it.
That story is hilarious!
Once, I tried out for a band on bass. I walked in, met them all and pulled my gear out. Plugged in, and the band seemed amazed as I warmed up and could tune my instrument. I practiced with them once or twice, then stopped coming by. Wasn't into the style of music they played (Metalcore, eventually changing to Technical Death). Great dudes though, and killer players ....
Eventually, I come to find them again and now they're one of the most prominent local acts in my area, have an EP out and are in the production stages of a full-length, and have an unbelievable amount of hype from artists like Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, and Decrepit Birth. Am I jealous? Absolutely. But I'm totally stoked for them!
Once, I tried out for a band on bass. I walked in, met them all and pulled my gear out. Plugged in, and the band seemed amazed as I warmed up and could tune my instrument. I practiced with them once or twice, then stopped coming by. Wasn't into the style of music they played (Metalcore, eventually changing to Technical Death). Great dudes though, and killer players ....
Eventually, I come to find them again and now they're one of the most prominent local acts in my area, have an EP out and are in the production stages of a full-length, and have an unbelievable amount of hype from artists like Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, and Decrepit Birth. Am I jealous? Absolutely. But I'm totally stoked for them!
About a year ago I was looking for a group to play some blues covers with. I was invited to audition for a band. I asked if I should prepare anything and they said no.
So I show up and one of the guitarists tells me that we're playing a song by Paramore. Also they are all tuned to drop A and they are playing the song in the key of B so I need to tune down my bass aswell.
I said I can't possibly tune down to a five string. He said can you try? I tuned my bass standard and played an open E. The guitarist: "See, that wasn't so hard"
The singer offered me a quick listen of the song from his phone. I did my best to transcribe the thing.
So we start the song. The drummer is loud. They aren't really playing the thing in an alternative key. They just replaced the lowest chord with a lower chord because it sounded so good. The guitarists are also loud. I can't hear the singer, because she's not singing. The guitarists turn up and get louder. They turn up some more. I can't hear the drums. I reach for my earplugs mid song. The guitarists get louder and are creating a lot of feedback in the vocal monitors through the vocal mic. The guitarists end the song in a volume battle.
My ears are ringing. One of the guitarists tells me: "Can you turn up I couldn't hear you."
Me:"What?"
Guitarist:"Could you turn up?"
My ears are still ringing and I notice that the voice coil on one of the vocal monitors has ruptured. I said:"I'm afraid this is not what I had in mind" and leave.
The next day I got a call from the guitarist. He said that they are not interested in me because I wasn't low enough.
I have stoped looking for a blues band after so many tryouts where the band really wants to play everything but blues.....
So I show up and one of the guitarists tells me that we're playing a song by Paramore. Also they are all tuned to drop A and they are playing the song in the key of B so I need to tune down my bass aswell.
I said I can't possibly tune down to a five string. He said can you try? I tuned my bass standard and played an open E. The guitarist: "See, that wasn't so hard"
The singer offered me a quick listen of the song from his phone. I did my best to transcribe the thing.
So we start the song. The drummer is loud. They aren't really playing the thing in an alternative key. They just replaced the lowest chord with a lower chord because it sounded so good. The guitarists are also loud. I can't hear the singer, because she's not singing. The guitarists turn up and get louder. They turn up some more. I can't hear the drums. I reach for my earplugs mid song. The guitarists get louder and are creating a lot of feedback in the vocal monitors through the vocal mic. The guitarists end the song in a volume battle.
My ears are ringing. One of the guitarists tells me: "Can you turn up I couldn't hear you."
Me:"What?"
Guitarist:"Could you turn up?"
My ears are still ringing and I notice that the voice coil on one of the vocal monitors has ruptured. I said:"I'm afraid this is not what I had in mind" and leave.
The next day I got a call from the guitarist. He said that they are not interested in me because I wasn't low enough.
I have stoped looking for a blues band after so many tryouts where the band really wants to play everything but blues.....
I had something similar happen. I've been asked by a guitar player I know to jam with him and a drummer. The guitarist is a really nice guy and a very good guitar player also. The drummer used to be a Rush Freak and I remembered him having fantastic chops.
The problem was that both hadn't played in bands for a very long time that at the first rehearsal they were both quite rusty. They also had a very hazy idea of where they wanted to go musically.
At the time (still am actually) I was deeply involved in many different very productive and fulfilling musical projects with a clear direction, proper management and very goal oriented. I just didn't have the time to spend on helping these guys get it going - which was a pity because the only thing they had in spades was musical ability. It would have taken a lot of effort and energy to put what they were capable of doing into something musically coherent.
