Why does is have to be....

[gln1955]

For an hour drive, it would have to be a pretty special band and everyone better have their stuff together and be sober.

As for that tune, my pretty special band wouldn't go anywhere near there.

 

[39-Bassist]

If everything is as you say it is. I would kindly step down and find another band that may be more enjoyable. It won't unfortunately get better. If they don't do the work now, they most likely never will. There is no defined direction there.

 

[dannylectro]

Wait—THIRD practice?? I woulda put them on warning after the first practice. If the second hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t have done a third. Life is way too short for that ….stuff

 

[MrAB4003]

3rd band practice. 3 weeks after the second practice
.."They like to Keep things simple".
..They planned to go through 20 new songs.
..Every one of them, at least one member didn't learn, or adapted the KISS method to the extreme so we listened to the recordings, and faked our way through them.
..I learned and charted every song as close as possible to each original. I knew the breaks, the keys, the structure, and some of the harmonies... (I'm not much of a singer.)
..I had asked that if there were songs we thought we couldn't pull off, say something early so we're not wasting time with home study.
..There were songs that were keys heavy... no keyboardist, so we couldn't do them.
..The Kicker... the leader wants to do a lot of one four five tunes... started on Johnny Cash folsom prison blues... nothing special, no harmonica, no keys, strummed acoustic. Not one of the 20 songs, and we didn't get to several of the songs of the 20 before practice was done.
.. The only song that seemed to go tolerably was "who do you love" by George Thouroughgood.. For any bassists that ever played this song...why put yourself through this.?

Get out of dodge OP! Some observations:

1. Whoever said that was a Bo Diddley song was correct!
2. Bo Diddley did it better, despite the fact that he didn't have a bassist in his band. Thorogood's version was worse not because of the bass...
3. Bo Diddley's original version tells a story. George Thorogood tries and fails to tell that story. Instead, he sings the lines somewhat out of order for the first 1:30. Then he keeps repeating lines haphazardly to keep the song going for longer than it needs to (maybe to fill album or stage time requirements?). I had to stop the George Thorogood version 2 minutes in because I got annoyed with it.
4. It seems like your bandmates aren't taking the band as seriously as you are. You should find another band or form your own. Either way, you'll surround yourself with better musicians who inspire you to play and get better.
5. 1 hour is way too long to drive for that kind of situation.

 

[TheReceder]

Get out of dodge OP! Some observations:

1. Whoever said that was a Bo Diddley song was correct!
2. Bo Diddley did it better, despite the fact that he didn't have a bassist in his band. Thorogood's version was worse not because of the bass...
3. Bo Diddley's original version tells a story. George Thorogood tries and fails to tell that story. Instead, he sings the lines somewhat out of order for the first 1:30. Then he keeps repeating lines haphazardly to keep the song going for longer than it needs to (maybe to fill album or stage time requirements?). I had to stop the George Thorogood version 2 minutes in because I got annoyed with it.
4. It seems like your bandmates aren't taking the band as seriously as you are. You should find another band or form your own. Either way, you'll surround yourself with better musicians who inspire you to play and get better.
5. 1 hour is way too long to drive for that kind of situation.

!. Agreed
2. Agreed
3. Agreed
4. Agreed... I'm Looking again...and doing it patiently. My challenge, I've been in situations where substance abuse destroyed bands and peoples lives (one death by overdose) so I make it pretty clear I'm not even 420 friendly. I probably come across as a prude, but I've called one to many ambulances, made too many trips to the hospital with other bandmates, and even got a call saying someone would miss a few practices due to getting busted for cocaine distribution.
5. Agreed... Shortly after reading these response I came to my senses and texted them basically saying... "it's not you... it's me." preferring to leave on good terms.


As for the Throughgood version of that song... I eventually would have gotten in trouble playing it... Either by doing more than was tasteful, or lying down on a stage while playing it and taking a nap.

 

[MrAB4003]

!. Agreed
2. Agreed
3. Agreed
4. Agreed... I'm Looking again...and doing it patiently. My challenge, I've been in situations where substance abuse destroyed bands and peoples lives (one death by overdose) so I make it pretty clear I'm not even 420 friendly. I probably come across as a prude, but I've called one to many ambulances, made too many trips to the hospital with other bandmates, and even got a call saying someone would miss a few practices due to getting busted for cocaine distribution.
5. Agreed... Shortly after reading these response I came to my senses and texted them basically saying... "it's not you... it's me." preferring to leave on good terms.


As for the Throughgood version of that song... I eventually would have gotten in trouble playing it... Either by doing more than was tasteful, or lying down on a stage while playing it and taking a nap.

You did right by walking away! Good on you for standing your ground and handling yourself like a professional.

Had you stayed in the band, you maybe would have gotten away with not playing a single note like in the Bo Diddley (RIP) version. George Thorogood himself had so much respect for Bo Diddley that he asked him to be his pool shooting opponent in the music video for "Bad to the Bone".

 

[brianrost]

The only song that seemed to go tolerably was "who do you love" by George Thouroughgood.. For any bassists that ever played this song...why put yourself through this.?

If a song is good, it’s fun to play even when it’s nothing but repeating one or two notes for the entire duration. At least for me.

I'm a BL. Do your homework, or be replaced.

One BL who has been calling me now and then for four decades told me the reason he calls is because he knows I would actually do my homework and be prepared.

 

[rodl2005]

Stay home and phone it in.

Riis

Couldn't the TUNER function on yr phone handle it?

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

Yep, I make sure I got beer before starting the song.