I must confess to what can only be considered a bad attitude about club owners; and I probably tend to let it bleed into my enthusiasm with the band business end. Guess I'm letting myself get old = cynical about some things.
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Your most annoying quality as a bandmate
- Thread starter pklima
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Just kidding
Its actually my habit of telling bad jokes between songs, usually because I hate dead air when we are gigging, that REALLY ticks me off, wish I could get the guys to be a bit sharper between songs.
Its actually my habit of telling bad jokes between songs, usually because I hate dead air when we are gigging, that REALLY ticks me off, wish I could get the guys to be a bit sharper between songs.
- Nov 8, 2010
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I look at my watch addictively instead of just saying we spent too much time on this song or practice is running too long.
BINGO!!!! I tend to do this,A LOT!! I've never been one to draw attention to myself. I know,I know. It sounds weird coming from someone that's onstage 2-3 nights per week,4 hours a night,for 51 weekends (I guess we don't believe in breaks
) out of the year.I've been gigging pretty steady for over 25 years. With a 3 month period being out of a band,out of that 25 years. Of those 25 years,16 of 'em with my current band. I guess I'm just gettin' a little crispy/well done on the bar scene. Hell,I could probably walk in any club within a 100 mile radius and tell you who's sittin' where before I walk thru the door.
Huh,I just realized. Maybe that's why they've been askin' me, "What's wrong?",for the past 4 mos. or so. Sorry for the rant. But,I'm fried. Done.
I'm rather discriminating on whether or not we can accurately and respectfully cover songs. My guitarist and drummer aren't bad at this, because they're instrumentalist; however, my singer hears a song and wants to do it without consideration of the instrumentation. I have to point out the 30,284 distinct guitar overdubs on the recording and then remind him that we are a single-guitar band.
edwinhurwitz
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I'm an arrogant son of a bitch who expects all of his bandmates to have some professional standards, to be listening and paying attention to the music and not to overplay, drop beats or lose the time. I don't care if you go for something out of reach and miss it every now and then, in fact, I like that, but just being sloppy because you don't give a f#^$ really pushes my buttons. Being drunk or high is not an excuse. If you don't know how to play, it's not your fault, but if you do know how to play, do it right and only make the same mistake once. If you are a drummer, it's your responsibility to play in time, no matter how "creative" you want to be, so just do it. OK, got that off my chest.
I tend to look down a lot at my bass during shows.
Also, I am always late for everything (except shows!). I've been trying to fix this, but it's hard and it's pervasive. But when I'm there, I give 100%.
Also, I am always late for everything (except shows!). I've been trying to fix this, but it's hard and it's pervasive. But when I'm there, I give 100%.
I'm the tempo nazi, my drummer and guitar/singer are both great time keepers but if a song gets started on a wrong tempo or sometimes on the few songs that have odd time sig or feel changes (not tempo) and we speed up I am the one to point it out. I also get crap for having more pedals than our guitarist but I can still set up faster than him 
I am also the get there first and leave first guy. Band mates don't mind but they always try to reel me into chit chatting or getting a beer. By no means am I anti social but I'm the family man with young kids as opposed to other two with teenagers.
I am also the get there first and leave first guy. Band mates don't mind but they always try to reel me into chit chatting or getting a beer. By no means am I anti social but I'm the family man with young kids as opposed to other two with teenagers.
I never work out a written bassline, I just improvise constantly, and once practice starts I can't stop playing until I'm out the door.
I'm too "Meh, What-ev's" on the outside, and too "God why can't this guy / girl get this right on the inside. The first part probably annoys the band, maybe shows I don't have enough passion, and the latter annoys ME, because it's not as if I learn to play things EXACTLY right, the way it's played on the record note for note!
I can also be anti social and find myself just blocking out people because I could care less what they are talking about. But I usually just stand there and nod and act like I'm listening.
I can also be anti social and find myself just blocking out people because I could care less what they are talking about. But I usually just stand there and nod and act like I'm listening.
My lack of enthusiasm tends to annoy bandmates.
-If a song is played great I will offer praise, but this is rare. I refuse to grin and say we kicked ass if we were mediocre.
-When the guys talk about how great a potential gig would be
I tend to point out all the inherent hassles they tend to overlook in hopes of playing a bigger venue.
-If a song is played great I will offer praise, but this is rare. I refuse to grin and say we kicked ass if we were mediocre.
-When the guys talk about how great a potential gig would be
I tend to point out all the inherent hassles they tend to overlook in hopes of playing a bigger venue.
My G.A.S. is way worse than my bandmates, they are always saying things like "Damn another new bass, wish I had the money to buy another _______"
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I drink too much. Not alcohol but I mean I always have a drink in my hand when they're ready to run through a song again. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!
I do my best to combat my probably over-critical ways by being appreciative of the high points of the band I am in, as well as the high points of myself and my bandmates as people and as instrumentalists. If I don't do this, I can grow to resent certain things about certain people, and that's not fair to anybody.
