wasted on stage

[Stinkoman20xx]

Im not sure how approrite this thread might be and dont want to get in trouble so if its not aloud please delete it and im sorry a head of time but i was wondering how many people taken the stage under the influence? Ive seen and hear lots of stories of bands and people doing it all the time. As reckless and irresponsible as it was 3 out of 4 of us in my old band polished out a bottle of jager and a 12 pack.Man that was a mistake. I remember that one of our orginal songs was the hardest thing i think i ever played but the covers were much easier. falling over my cab, and my twin brother coming up to me and handing me coffe and sticking my finger in it trying to figure out what it is.

 

[Woodchuck]

Hell, I can barely play sober, let alone drunk!

 

[JSCHRO7376]

Had a "killer" guitarist who couldn't live without a couple of pitchers before the gig; he had to go.

 

[Razor]

I can't play drunk, but I rarely play sober. I try to get a good buzz before I hit the stage just to get loosened up and relax.

 

[B-NoteCowboy]

I made a list of activities that require coordination and timing which someone can do better when drunk. It was predictably a short list.

That said, having a beer before a set probably isn't a big deal if you need to calm down a little. Still, relying on alcohol to get your groove on is probably not a good path to start down.

Being a social drinker, I have no problem sipping on a few longnecks during a gig, where appropriate. But getting drunk before or during is a guaranted way to suck.

 

[Schwinn]

I like to have 3 or 4 while I'm waiting to go on, but any more and it turns into a disaster. I notice that once I'm on stage, moving around, headbanging, and sweating, I just want to drink water. Of course, after I get off stage is when I really want to drink. Get the gear in the car and get polished.

 

[Brendan]

Hell, I can barely play sober, let alone drunk!

 

[rickbass]

IMO, listeners are too critical nowadays and band members are too sophisticated to tolerate the slop created by a loaded musician.
It was certainly a lot different in the 70's.

GETTING LOADED ??? To me, that's the audience's job!!!

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[hyperlitem]

wasnt Jaco an alcoholic?? Dont go to shows drunk, practice drunk. Its like running with weights on your ankles. Itll make learning the songs harder, but then when you play shows itll be 10x easier

 

[Erlendur Már]

I got drunk on stage once. I will never do that again.

 

[Schwinn]

that's a cool picture rickbass. Eyesight when drunk is like that. Do you have another picture to show the effects of beer goggles on a woman? lol

 

[Saetia]

Once at a show I was drunk, it was a disaster. Very fun though. I ended up falling off stage and into a thicket of grass. Our drummer always played drunk, this was the only show he was sober, the rest of us were drunk. It happened to be a personal favor for a friend, and he didn't mind that we were plastered, he happened to be too. My rule, no drinks when playing, I don't even like to drink the night before a gig because I try to be in tip top for the show.

Peace
-Ben

 

[Pause]

I have never drank before a gig... like my jazz gigs or musical theatre shows. They're usually a lot of reading, drunkenness would be a very bad thing.

I did have a shot or two of cheap vodka before my first rock show... that didn't get to me much. What did affect me was playing in a very hot room after not eating all day, I fainted after the set... then I woke up, put all my equipment away and got pissdrunk... it was weird

 

[Bayou_Brawler]

Im not sure how approrite this thread might be and dont want to get in trouble so if its not aloud please delete it and im sorry a head of time

lol. don't you just love the hyper-sensitivity of this board

 

[cosmodrome]

i've played a couple of gigs in the last 2 weeks. Before that i hadn't gigged for 3 or 4 years or so. and i've noticed that my nerves are just as bad as then. i have to drink a couple to relax, not too much but 5 or 6 beers is a minimum for me to loosen up.

 

[rickbass]

Do you have another picture to show the effects of beer goggles on a woman? lol

As you wish, my friend.........


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Note - I read about a study that was done in Vienna that refuted the findings of a study done in Scotland. Contrary to the Scottish study, the Vienna study said men do not become more attractive to inebriated women....unlike we poor men who wake up the next morning, look at the pillow next to us and think, "How did this sheep get in my room ?!?!"

 

[fastplant]

I've played so wasted that I couldn't remember it the next day quite a few times. But I try not to anymore. I play so badly when drunk. But sometimes it's hard when the audience is buying you shot after shot, how do you say, "nah, I'm good," when they just paid 6 bucks for a shot for you? But a few beers is ok for me. My last show I just drank water, not one drink.

 

[WildeStarr]

Beer is Ok for me, but hard stuff I should not touch onstage. I drank a bunch of Yeigermeister one night onstage, not a good idea!

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[danshee]

In over twelve years of stage performance, I've only been trashed on stage three times. All were disasters. Can't play, stand, perform, sing, ugghhh. Stopped doing that a long time ago.

 

[Corwin81]

my 21st birthday was the only gig I was drunk at