Members thamayor4242 Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 anybody out there without a band for whatever reason? I'm in school and don't have time till I gradute. so my question is what do you do? I'm getting bored with it. anybody in this same situation?? if so, do you record songs ( i do)? do you practice them over and over? what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members surge Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 I'm sorta like you. I have no time for a band, but I do jam with some friends once in a while. Write some songs, practice new stuff, that should keep you interested for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 I was in bands for most of the first half of my life. Then I got married (twice), had kids, etc., and didn't play for about 6 or 7 years. Now I'm single again (permanently) and I'm getting back in playing shape and replacing gear that I sold off. As soon as I feel I have all the rust worked off I'm gonna get something together. I'm also putting together a budget home studio to keep me entertained. Live playing gets in your blood and doesn't let go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cantdrive55 Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 also not in a band...full time college student who works nearly full time, don't really have much free time. I'm trying to get into a band this summer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitardude24 Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 well...i'm in a band, but i havn't practiced in like a year...school and work and everything is just too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SlayerofShadows Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 Originally posted by thamayor4242 anybody out there without a band for whatever reason? I'm in school and don't have time till I gradute. so my question is what do you do? I'm getting bored with it. anybody in this same situation?? if so, do you record songs ( i do)? do you practice them over and over? what? I'm in your same exact position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 Don't be silly - school and work are not priorities! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thamayor4242 Posted April 26, 2005 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 cool I don't feel alone or like i'm wasting time. I do write and record songs. i forget them sometimes. should i just stick to practicing those songs and just jaming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 I dont' have time for a band, too much work and family....yet i have time to type on here.....odd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArrMatey Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 I can't find people to play with. That's how weird my luck is with finding people to jam with. There are some guys in my class but they area always too broke and that angers me:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AtomHeartMother Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 I don't have people to play with either. Everyone seems either: A. Play emo/pop punk B. Plays good music...but is 40+ years old Oh well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikeyzc Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 Originally posted by AtomHeartMother I don't have people to play with either. Everyone seems either:A. Play emo/pop punkB. Plays good music...but is 40+ years oldOh well.... I'm in the same boat. it sucks. ive posted around, but no bites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brutalmoe420 Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 i have a band. things are looking up for us. our singer is out of jail and is angrier then ever. our original bassist is going to jam with us so we can finish our material for our demo/split with my friends band. going to bring back the slam style to new york's music scene. arent too many underground death metal bands in ny anymore, mostly hardcore bands around. we're going to try to change that, hopefully we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members XeroStar33 Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 I am.I play and practice by myself pretty much every night. I'm not exactly a fan of exercises, although if I did stick to a strict set I'm sure I could improve way beyond where I am now. I just like to play along with jam tracks and improvise over em; sometimes nice tasteful melodies, other times just mindless wanking, depends on my mood. I do feel much better about improvising thanks to the jam tracks, so when I jam with friends I love to improvise solos. There are many players on the forum that could play circles around me, though (first people that come to mind are r0g3r and Soloway, even though they are different styles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brutalmoe420 Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 my drummer and i love to jam. we click on alot of the things we play. people think we rehearsed or wrote what we played but it just came out naturally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dewees Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 Originally posted by AtomHeartMother I don't have people to play with either. Everyone seems either: A. Play emo/pop punk B. Plays good music...but is 40+ years old Oh well.... What is wrong with playing with someone 40+ years old? When I was young I played with older guys all the time.But to tell the truth, I'm not too interested in playing what most of my 40+ contemporaries are playing either. I have a neighbor with a great voice who plays great guitar and KB but he's into the James Gang and covers of old stuff that we were listening to 20 or 30 years ago. I want to play my own tunes and jazz.I have a band but the only way I can motivate these guys is to get paying gigs - They actually think they're going to make money at this! This is why I have solo acoustic arrangements for all of my tunes. A band sure does put it over a lot better though! Oh well, I guess it's some consolation that I do get people who want to play with me - They just always seem to assume that I've got all sorts of gigs lined up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 me, got to make a band, and stop wanting to play everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veil Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 I haven't had a band in a really long time and it pains me, because it's the thing that makes me the most happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dirt Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 I was in a band my freshman year of college, but when that one broke up I decided I wasn't really going to try for another band until after I graduated because of time constraints. I'm graduating next month and hope to join or start something after I move and get settled. In the meantime, I've messed around with recording some, which can get very frustrating and not really as rewarding for me as playing in the band was (although it is still cool when a good recording comes together). Also, I've been taking vocal lessons and playing open mics recently. This is a nice way to get out and play at your convenience without a big time commitment, while keeping up your live chops/presence. It's also a good way to meet people to possibly form a band with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 69lespaul Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 I didn't even pick up a guitar till I was 24. But have always been a singer. I joined my first band at 25 and at 48 (turned just last month) and even though i live in Portland, Oregon (not a real music mecca except for Da Bluz) I have never been with out a band for longer than a few months. I can't even imagine not playing music live. When some younger folks on here trash the Stones, Aerosmith and others for still touring into their 50's and 60's, I just laugh to myself and say "just wait". Like peteN says, it gets in your blood. I never made a profit oner year from it, Hell the gig money gets eaten up on strings, and beer and misc parts alone. But I write off the loss every year and keep buying gear and making the best music I can. Someday it will end. But not for a long time. I'll start booking at retirement homes soo. Think about that. My parents grew up on 50's and early 60's rock. They are turning 70 soon. In ten years I'll be able to get bookings playin that stuff at retirement homes all over the place. Never stop, never quit, never give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cloudnine Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 You think you guys got it bad? Toronto, where I live, has absolutely ZERO people who want to play good old slutbanging (I nicked that off someone here, sorry, but I love it) heavy metal like Metallica, Megadeth, Sabbath, etc. I have found a lead guitarist who's into the same {censored} I am, and I'm thankful for that much. Can't find a {censored}ing drummer to save our lives. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, either likes nu-metal garbage or, even worse, that hardcore/emo/screamo/woe is me bull{censored}. Seriously, Toronto has become the lame emo "I cut myself for attention" capital of the world, and it {censored}ing blows. Noone listens to music for the music anymore, just to fit in with the scene kids and feel the need to be "alternative" and "different" regardless of the fact they are (or WERE) well-adjusted, middle-class kids. {censored}. /rant Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LPbluesboy Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 i am bandless... that will change i when I go to japan this fall... and those who play anything punk ("woe is me lyrics")... I thank you. I thank you for leaving the good music to me! MUAHAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarNed Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 Originally posted by AtomHeartMother Everyone seems either:A. Play emo/pop punkB. Plays good music...but is 40+ years oldDude ..I feel totally bad for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raymar Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 I've been bandless for years, no matter, gots my studio! Check out a new tune I just put up over at SoundClick called Lost in Decision that features my POD 2.3 direct using a Mesa Rectalfire preset with some chorus and delay. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted April 26, 2005 Members Share Posted April 26, 2005 Originally posted by LPbluesboy i am bandless...that will change i when I go to japan this fall...and those who play anything punk ("woe is me lyrics")... I thank you. I thank you for leaving the good music to me!MUAHAHA! you don't have any idea what punk rock is, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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