Members Hamer_Time Posted March 12, 2008 Members Share Posted March 12, 2008 I think there are two ways to judge a gig: 1) Business - did you get people into the venue AND keep them there. 2) Music - did you play up to your potential and really get that synergy as a band. #2 is great and always makes me feel good, and #1 makes the venue happy and gets you re-booked. If you can get both going on any night, it's all the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockerdiva Posted March 12, 2008 Members Share Posted March 12, 2008 Married and my wife comes to most of my gigs....Does that count?My husband comes to some gigs, certainly not all. He's never jealous about me being a woman in a band out in bars though. He doesn't mind that other men sometimes try to hit on me either, because he knows there is no way I'm going for anything like that. And he knows I'm coming home to him and I'm always happier and therefore more amorous towards him in general when my musical life has me on a high. (Calling me "rockstar" always gets him on my good side Geez, I didn't respond to the thread topic, did I? I find I am way too harsh a critic. I rarely have a night where I think I did my very best or the band was just magic all night. Usually, I know it was very good. Occassionally you have an off night and you just have to say, hey - it happens. It was still good just not flawless. It does help when you have audience praise (although as someone else said, you can't always know from that) and getting booked back is definitely a type of measure, as is seeing return faces in the crowd from gig to gig... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THX1138 Posted March 12, 2008 Members Share Posted March 12, 2008 Did we try to kill each other during load-out? No? Must have had a good gig then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted March 12, 2008 Members Share Posted March 12, 2008 How many people got arrested?We judge a good gig by how many times the cops show up to break up fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackened01 Posted March 12, 2008 Members Share Posted March 12, 2008 As a singer/guitarist I am incredibly critical of my voice. I dont think I'm all that good but the guys I was in a band (back then) with always said what a good vocalist I was. I was able to stay close to tune for the most part and hold a note. Beyond that I always felt my singing was very average. In some cases it is a sign of being humble. In other cases it was a sign of someone knowing they F'd up and needing a couple of "Nooooo you were really good!" comments to perk up his mood.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members backtoblue Posted March 12, 2008 Members Share Posted March 12, 2008 It all comes down to if the crowd had a good time. Everything else is non consequential. We've played shows where we screwed up all over the place, sound was crap, and the singer was losing his voice, but the crowd was fantastic. We've also played shows where we sounded great and no one in the place could care less, most likely because the game was on....lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted March 12, 2008 Members Share Posted March 12, 2008 They're going to get us back for their closing event next month. I hope closing event doesn't mean.......closing event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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