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Too passive aggressive?
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yes, if you have a band that can pull it off. 100% guaranteed, send it, end of story.
Ugh. Passive aggressive behavior is a pet peeve of mine. It’s an instrument. Just enjoy playing it and be thankful you’re in a position to do so. I agree White Stripes suck and are over rated but people like it. If it’s a hobby just try have fun with it and if it’s a paid gig do your job. I’m our band leader and I do stuff I think is dumb all the time. My band wanted to do a Smiths cover that was horrible. I played the heck out of that cover and made it our own. Honestly when I hate something I just take that negative energy and make positive out of it. Life’s too short to care about 3 1/2 minutes if my life.
I stand dejected that I hadda be corrected - once again Mr. Seagrams let me down.
"Fell in Love with a Girl" re-derranged with fonk-stylee bass:
Years ago, a band I was in, had a great lead singer that could do Sinatra and Tom Jones like nobody else, but he had this thing going on where he would just refuse to do certain songs. We went back and forth until one weekend, his sister came into town and saw a couple of gigs. She mentioned how well the audience reacted to some tunes and he commented how much he hated them. Basically, her response saved the band. She said, just sing the freaking songs that the people want to hear and screw your ego driven agenda of what you will and don't want to sing. We kicked butt for a few years after that. He's dead now. Diabetes took him out. But he really changed after his sister set him straight.
I wouldn't know. The only thing I've ever heard of them is the documentary "it might get loud"
It would be great to find a band situation where every tune and every decision was by complete consensus. In 40+ years of gigs I've never found it. Maybe someday. It all boils down to your own best hope. What is it you want out of playing? If you want to play out then you have to put up with some crap. If you measure your outcome by only playing music you like then find a way to do that, but you might have to give up some of the other stuff. If the band you're in starts playing different tunes you'll see them on the dark side of the moon.
if i get paid for doin nothin,..hell i doin nothin that i do,.....so let the spotlight on guitarist,....we just sit and get the passive income
Unless a cover band is a tribute band, I think cover bands should play those songs in the style of their band. Don’t try to sound like the original artist - sound like yourself. Play to your strengths. Use those covers as a blueprint for the song, but put your own spin on it. If people want to hear a true to record version of a song, they can just play it on their phone. Hearing a band play songs you know in a style that is different makes those covers entertaining. Otherwise you’re a cog in a glorified ipod puppet.
Beyond that(the vitriolic hatred as opposed to just indifference), I was amazed at how many hadn’t even heard them; they only emerged, what, over 20 years ago? But not surprising as so many around here seem to be stuck in the 70’s or whatever. I say this with 60 way in the rearview mirror…I wasn’t knocked out by them, but they were interesting, quirky, and most important, different, using familiar elements. While the Raconteurs and The Dead Weather did more for me(along with some of his solo stuff), I totally respect how White has given back to the music community with his label and other activities, plus giving Loretta Lynn one last shot. In IMGL, Page seems to connect with him better, and it looks like he had more fun jamming with White, making The Edge the three’s a crowd guy.
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Just wait until somebody brings up Greta Van Fleet...
Musicians hating music is always a good time.
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Seven Nation Army always went down well in the bars I played?Just wait until somebody brings up Greta Van Fleet...
Musicians hating music is always a good time.
I see nothing wrong in your not being on stage if that's being true to the original, is what you want and the band is OK with it. If that's how the song was recorded, what's the harm? I might argue that your absence is profoundly respectful to Jack White in remaining true to his vision. If he didn't think it needed bass, who are you to argue?
When rap music first started becoming mainstream in the 80's, I pretty much hated it.
Much to my initial chagrin, the top-40 road band I was part of back then decided to cover both "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Loc. I wasn't thrilled to say the least, but they always PACKED the dance floor and that was always a good thing. When we lost the vocalist who brought them to the group and did the rap, the singer who replaced him didn't want to cover them. Our guitarist said "Well, guess we're going to lose those, unless you wanna take one for the team, Rich." to which I replied "Hell yes! No way we're letting those go." Also, most of our 6-piece band left the stage for both of them every night. Just the guitarist, the drum machine and I having a blast with the dance floor completely packed with people. A packed dance floor can really take the hate out of a song, or even a genre. And no one ever said a word about the lack of band members on stage.
When rap music first started becoming mainstream in the 80's, I pretty much hated it.
Much to my initial chagrin, the top-40 road band I was part of back then decided to cover both "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Loc. I wasn't thrilled to say the least, but they always PACKED the dance floor and that was always a good thing. When we lost the vocalist who brought them to the group and did the rap, the singer who replaced him didn't want to cover them. Our guitarist said "Well, guess we're going to lose those, unless you wanna take one for the team, Rich." to which I replied "Hell yes! No way we're letting those go." Also, most of our 6-piece band left the stage for both of them every night. Just the guitarist, the drum machine and I having a blast with the dance floor completely packed with people. A packed dance floor can really take the hate out of a song, or even a genre. And no one ever said a word about the lack of band members on stage.
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