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Surprising your bandmates

pklima

pklima

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May 2, 2003
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#1
Just a story of how I surprised one of my bandmates today and really brightened her day.

My bands include an acoustic cover band. A few weeks ago one of the singers wrote a minor-key ballad, we played it once in rehearsal, and then we didn't see each other for a few weeks because of Easter and stuff. In the meantime, I recorded that song without telling her. After rehearsal today, I mentioned that I had a song for her to record vocals on for one of my other projects, that it should be easy 'cause I think she already knows the words, and hit the play button. It didn't take her long to realize what it was, even though the style was very different and the tempo faster. I have never seen her so happy, and she nailed the vocals on the first take, too.

Share your stories of surprise... I'm sure we've got a few good'uns.
 
#3
An email went around to start learning a few songs with piano intensive parts, and I decided to learn them anyways (I play piano too).

Well when our piano player couldn't make it, I just jumped right up and started playing. They had no idea I could even play, it was quite a surprise.

Turns out Don't Stop Believing is a pretty good crowd pleaser.
 
#4
Someone E-mailed naked pictures of our lead singer to the drummer once. (Note to self: if the drummer holds out his cell phone and says "Hey! Check this out." don't do it.)
 
#7
Showed up for an audition with a handlebar mustache and a P/J
Showed up for the First practice with an ATK and clean shaven
Showed up for the Second practice with a G&l with a stubble beard (Cultivated, clean on the neck)
Showed up for the Third practice with a Goatee and an Alvarez
Showed up for the Fourth practice with an SX and sideburns
Showed up for the Fifth practice with the G&L and a six-pack of Bud. (Sideburns still)
 
#8
MooseLumps said:
Showed up for an audition with a handlebar mustache and a P/J
Showed up for the First practice with an ATK and clean shaven
Showed up for the Second practice with a G&l with a stubble beard (Cultivated, clean on the neck)
Showed up for the Third practice with a Goatee and an Alvarez
Showed up for the Fourth practice with an SX and sideburns
Showed up for the Fifth practice with the G&L and a six-pack of Bud. (Sideburns still)
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As an Asian guy, I couldn't pull that off unless I had a month between rehearsals.
 
#9
my surprises are good. My band practices at music rehersal studios, they have 3 studios and a few other rooms and coridoors etc. and after i have drank like 3 monster energy drinks in a row that i buy from their store, i begin hiding round corners and shouting their names as they enter...

guitarist: "'Ere right, has anyone seen cambell? his bass amps sti-"
Me: "SPENCE!!!!!!"
guitarist: *poos pants* "OMG"

hahaha

the worst one was where the lead guitarist was lugging his heavy mesa boogie dual rectifier head and dropped it on his foor haha

its hillarious seeing their shocked facial expressions (:
 
#19
My guitarist had written a very complex and tough accompaniment to his solo for me. He then proceeded to go on a five or six minute explanation about why he should play this 'line, and not me (mainly that it was so hard). Anyway, I played it end to end, without practising it at all, and recorded the section in one take. I started getting a little more playing freedom after that.
 
#20
Both the guitarists in my band (instrumental ambient/post rock) have huge pedalboards à-là-Pink Floyd,so in the middle of a song they went down on their knees and started fiddling on some knobs on their pedals...next thing they know I was down on my knees too pretending to struggle with some imaginary pedal...they looked me in disbelief then started laughing out loud.
 

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