Members WynnD Posted February 18, 2016 Members Share Posted February 18, 2016 One of my current bands, they are always wanting me to play like someone I don't know. It's like they wanted that person, but got me. Not good for my self-esteem. Also, not sure what they thought they were getting. I'm not much of a surprise. (Pretty much WYSIWYG.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members senorblues Posted February 18, 2016 Members Share Posted February 18, 2016 Happens all the time. A band wants/needs to replace someone, but they don't want to modify what they're doing one iota to conform to the strengths and weaknesses of the guy coming in. I've been on both ends of situations where everything sounded great . . . except for one song which wasn't interpreted the way it was expected. One song! Accept the difference or drop the song! Bands don't always break up over their inability to be flexible, but it does happen . . . a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted February 19, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 19, 2016 Band breaking up over something small happens way too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted February 19, 2016 Members Share Posted February 19, 2016 Don't let it get the best of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trevcda Posted February 19, 2016 Members Share Posted February 19, 2016 If they're like the clowns I've been playing with for around two decades, it could be all about getting back to square one. When we get a new key player, there's nothing worse than having to relearn Mustang Sally and Old Time Rock and Roll. Again. For the umpteenth time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted February 19, 2016 Members Share Posted February 19, 2016 If they're like the clowns I've been playing with for around two decades' date=' it could be all about getting back to square one. When we get a new key player, there's nothing worse than having to relearn Mustang Sally and Old Time Rock and Roll. Again. For the umpteenth time.[/quote'] True that. Sometimes when you're the new guy, you have to relearn songs in the keys the band plays them in rather than expecting the whole band to relearn to keys you use. (There must be a transpose button) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members senorblues Posted February 19, 2016 Members Share Posted February 19, 2016 Mustang Sally!? You're kidding, right! That is, unless you join a band where the leader really wants it to sound like the studio version as much as possible. You should understand what the standards are going to be going in, and you either accept his creds - given that he toured with Pickett back in the 80s - or you don't. For openers, there are two guitar parts. And it also assumes you understand what a back beat is. White guys under 60 aren't likely to have cut their teeth on a repertoire where that was the dominant beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted February 20, 2016 Members Share Posted February 20, 2016 If the band has a set formula and sound and expect someone to come in and just fill the position, then they should hire someone with the ability to do that. Hired gun-type situations will obviously roll like this. Otherwise, a band is the sum of the parts and you should expect AND WANT it to sound different when you make membership changes. The goal should be to get the best out of the membership you have. And if that means you don't play this or that song anymore? So be it. Play THIS song instead that the new player really excels at playing. You're playing covers, right? Are there any covers so precious to a band that they MUST be played? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted February 20, 2016 Members Share Posted February 20, 2016 Mustang sally must be played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted February 20, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 20, 2016 I can do without playing Mustang Sally ever again. If it's requested, I'll play it with more gusto than the song deserves, but I don't ever want to see it on a set list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted February 20, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 20, 2016 I can do without playing Mustang Sally ever again. If it's requested, I'll play it with more gusto than the song deserves, but I don't ever want to see it on a set list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted February 20, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 20, 2016 Well I got a don't worry about the gig, lets just have fun. Text message. That helps, but there is too much stress for this gig. It's the first time out and apparently I won't be perfect. (Is anyone?) As far as how long this group has been on the back burner? My first contact was almost 2 years ago. Than a long gap with no rehearsals, then about mid summer last year, the band started rehearsing, then we lost some critical personal and the band stopped rehearsing, then we got a new singer and rehearsed for a while, then not, than more, then they left and we didn't have any rehearsals until we got new singers. Now we have two. The whole thing has been a on-again, off-again thing. Looks like it might actually fly tomorrow. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted February 20, 2016 Members Share Posted February 20, 2016 Good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted February 21, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2016 Just got back from the gig. It went well. I got to meet the person who I'm supposed to play like. She understands it doesn't work that way, but maybe the others will calm down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted February 21, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2016 My darling Wife of 35 years has in the past told me to play nice with my friends. This time She's suggesting that I'm worth more than I'm being given credit for and should consider finding a friendlier place to be. Not really sure if only one person is the problem or if there are more. (Only one has been verbal about it. It's a 6 person band, so it would be interesting to see what everyone thinks.) Anyway, thanks for letting me vent. It helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 For sure. To me, I prefer being in a band with friends. I'll take personality over killer chops. I want people all on the same page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ski219 Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 2 times I have been asked to play like someone else, one time was an audition and another was in the formation stage of a band that never fully formed. Both times I declined. If they wanted you to play differently they should have told you that right off the bat, not several months in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted February 23, 2016 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2016 I really need to find out if this is one person's problem or everyone's problem. I've been gigging since High School. It's not a new experience for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted February 23, 2016 Members Share Posted February 23, 2016 True. Have a heart to heart. Get it out in the open. Then either get down to work or leave it all behind. Life's to short to put up with too much BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted February 24, 2016 Members Share Posted February 24, 2016 I recently parted ways with a brand new band for a few reasons, but playing style was one of them. All really nice guys and good musicians, but I'm very much so into energy, groove, and being technically able to do some cool stuff as a drummer while keeping things accessible. They want to go very much so into a "slow, almost doom groove" scenario. And that just puts me to sleep. So we had some great high-energy jams, but I got an e-mail about Chevelle and stuff and was like "soooooo why did you want me?" Again, no harm and no foul, but sometimes it makes you wonder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted March 3, 2016 Members Share Posted March 3, 2016 What the hell are they asking you to do? Play the intro to "Working for the Weekend" without mechanical help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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