Why is starting a band so hard these days?

[mpdd]

i wanted to play music again, but sloppy hardcore punk isn't really the taste of the middle aged art crowd, so i took some lessons, read some books, tried to develop my ear, and bought a stack, making me more motivated and proactive than just about 98% of all the talkers in LA, it's the same in the art world, if you'd put down the alcohol and get off of facebook you'd be surprised what you could do

 

[two fingers]

No one wants to pay the dues anymore. PRACTICING together, learning the material, commitment and dedication. Without these also, it won't work.

Meh. It all depends on where you are. I could make four phone calls right now and the band would be formed. We would be gigging by next Friday. It would sound really REALLY good. And we wouldn't rehearse a single time. Again, it depends on who you are and where you are. Not everything requires toil and sweat to be good. Sometimes is just requires knowing the right people and knowing how to play/sing/run sound, having good club contacts etc.

 

[morgansterne]

AGE:

I've learned to play all your standard rock band instruments well enough that I can't tolerate someone else's playing sucking. (nor would they appreciate me walking over and showing them how to play it, I bet) This is true of a lot of people who are still playing past the age of thirty.

Most folks thirty plus have kids and can't waste time in crappy bands. If I'm going to abandon my kids and wife for eight hours a week, the band better be good and I better be having a LOT of fun. (or making some money!)


TECHNOLOGY:

I write my own songs but thanks to recording technology I can record them all myself. Why would I slog through the hassle of teaching somebody else to play them and go out to gigs to play them for free???