You know it's time to leave the band when......

[Jefenator]

3 reasons to maybe stick it out with a group:

• Make money
• Have fun
• Learn something

If there's enough of one going on, I'll tolerate a lack of the other two. (All 3 at once would be ideal, of course.)

When I'm doing none of the above sufficiently, that's when it's time to bail.

 

[TortillaChip520]

Christian metal is great!

Let me name a few..

underOATH
August Burns Red (we have a winner!)
etc..

Amen!

 

[PJSShearer]

Yup.. that I believe just happened to me.. I have a bit of a problem connected to my real job. It's called second shift and possible 6-7 day work weeks. A couple months back I sat down w/the bandleader and explained my situation. I offered to just back out, but the bandleader insisted I just take some time off and see what happens after first of the year. I was under the impression anytime I could make it for a gig I'd let them know and that would be it... Not so fast...
A few weeks back I contacted the bandleader about the possibility of my being able to make the gig the following weekend.. A week ahead of time.. Was told "it was already promised to the sub"... Seems to me they're making the full-time commitment to the so-called sub..

Thats ok.. When I get my employment situation fixed I'll find a better band..

From what you are saying, I get the impression that, rather than replacing you, the bandleader is letting you take a break until you are ready to return full time to the Band. In the meantime they've found a sub who, I assume is fully aware of the situation, who'll stand aside when you return. Therefore, unless you are ready to come back full time, I think he (the bandleader) was not being unreasonable. From his point of view, the sub's making the full time commitment to the band at the moment and it aint fair to expect him to stand aside for one gig at short notice.

When you're ready to come back then you and the bandleader (and maybe the sub) need to decide on a date when you are taking over again.

 

[Blue Moose]

When you get invited to lunch at El Chico. In my old band, that was code for "Dude, this ain't working out...we need to talk." Many unpleasant band issues were hashed out over El Chico burritos back in the day.

 

[two fingers]

3 reasons to maybe stick it out with a group:

• Make money
• Have fun
• Learn something

If there's enough of one going on, I'll tolerate a lack of the other two. (All 3 at once would be ideal, of course.)

When I'm doing none of the above sufficiently, that's when it's time to bail.

I totally agree with you...only I would require any TWO of those things.

 

[Mulebagger]

When they ask you to "pedal" in E, code for just play E.

Or when they say play that "Seinfield" kind of sound.

Or when one or more members become because they broke up with their girlfriends.

 

[anthowl]

Christian metal is great!

Let me name a few..

underOATH
August Burns Red (we have a winner!)
etc..

christian CORE is one thing.
christian metal is... well it's basicaly stryper :/

 

[megadan]

"home schooled sweethearts"

That is a pretty good name though.

 

[jarrhead]

That is a pretty good name though.

For a blues or 60's band..

Or a disney band.!

 

[rappa29]

When the girlfriend suggests recording in "doubley".

LOL!

Or she starts creating costumes based on everyone's astrological signs!

Or the girlfriend starts sitting in on all the sessions like she's part of the band (see Beatles - Let It Be).

 

[BWB]

So my question for you is, when do you know that it's time for you to leave the band???

The minute the new chick singer suggested we cover a Pat Benatar tune. And we weren't a cover band.

 

[megadan]

For a blues or 60's band..

Or a disney band.!

Uhhhh

It seems like there's a pretty good joke in that name that doesn't really seem appropriate for a "disney band"

 

[MichaelScott]

When your drummer shows up and proceeds to mack on your wife while you're not home.

When the guitarist runs off with the drummer's fiance'.

When the drummer's now ex fiance' moves back into the house after living with the now ex guitarist for 3 months.

Woah. Was this the same drummer?

 

[Low Tone]

Woah. Was this the same drummer?

Nope.
Two different ones.
The first one was the Jimmy Buffet fan and had a thing for my wife.

The second had his fiance run out with our original guitarist. 3 months later she moved back in to his place and was crashing on the couch. That finally ended the band because he didn't want to "upset her" and she hated us.

 

[jarrhead]

Uhhhh

It seems like there's a pretty good joke in that name that doesn't really seem appropriate for a "disney band"

Haha very true. But, let me point something out to you.


Obviously you've never noticed just how dirty disney movies are!

 

[calebbarton]

When the rest of them unanimously decide we're going to change our sound to "Christian Metal"...

lol thats pretty funny. how about just metal? was that already taken?

 

[Electric Druid]

When you show up for an audition and find out the drummer is a guy on a bucket.

this guy?

 

[Beej]

lol thats pretty funny. how about just metal? was that already taken?

We were already a metal band.

I live on the west coast of Canada - its not like the bible belt.

The demand for christian metal here is somewhere between "not at all" and "are you freakin' kidding me?"

Plus, I'm not a christian, I'm a Neopostmodern-Microconstructive-Sociocontextualist...

 

[Lazylion]

When you hear that you've been replaced, but you don't hear it from anyone in the band, you hear it from the leader of your previous band. And HE heard it from a guy who's not in either band!

That's how it went for me last February. Quite embarrassing, to say the least.

 

[gdawg27]

The minute the new chick singer suggested we cover a Pat Benatar tune. And we weren't a cover band.

Don't see what's wrong with this. Plenty of original bands play a cover or two.