Members sunspot Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 had to edit my past due to bad form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boomerweps Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 Haulage. Just went down to a 5pc from a 7pc kit. Less to haul, less to mic. Did I mention I also haul most of the PA and need to set up a lot of that, too? Boomerweps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 Humping (lifting not sexually) B3's, Leslie tone Cabinets, SVTs, Yamaha Grand pianos, Fender Rhodes suitcase models, up steps with no elevators! Oh...and the festival sized PAs we used to schlep and stack to the ceiling... Thank God for truck liftgates... Dussen nobahdy sey schlepp no more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the DW Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 Dussen nobahdy sey schlepp no more? schelpp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TamaDrummer0 Posted June 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 BLACK AND WHITE ARE ALL I SEE IN MY INFANCY...RED AND YELLOW THAN CAME TO BE..REACHING OUT TO ME..LETS ME SEE...THERE IS SO MUCH MORE THAT BECKONS ME..LOOKING THROUGH TO THESE..INFINITE POSSIBILITIES........ OMFG I was listening to that song today. Awesome band..hard to drum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k7mto Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 Practice. I'd rather just play live all the time But unless you want to get stale, gotta practice new stuff. And I agree with whomever said members who don't practice their parts at home. Practice is sooo much more efficient when everyone shows up knowing their part and all you have to do is polish a few parts and discuss arrangment. As for hauling the junk, I've been known to mutter "I should've been a harp player" on many occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheDude1620 Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 BLACK AND WHITE ARE ALL I SEE IN MY INFANCY...RED AND YELLOW THAN CAME TO BE..REACHING OUT TO ME..LETS ME SEE...THERE IS SO MUCH MORE THAT BECKONS ME..LOOKING THROUGH TO THESE..INFINITE POSSIBILITIES........OMFG I was listening to that song today. Awesome band..hard to drum yep especially when the band breaks down and Danny is playing 5/8 and everybody else is in 6/8 and Danny moves his kick around....difficult but damn fun when you nail it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 schelpp schelpp? Need a tow or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wellhungarian Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Female lead singers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kestrou Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Female lead singers.Been there, done that!She was "the queen" and wouldn't even set up her own mic stand - but would get pissy if it wasn't adjusted to the correct height for her. kestrou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JTEES4 Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Having to compromise. I want to do everything my own way and listen to no one. That's why I've been recording alone since the early 80's. I have a wife and family. I don't want to deal with anyone else anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Big Daddy Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Know the difference between a female vocalist and a chick singer?A chick singer will tote gear ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheeseadiddle Posted June 21, 2008 Members Share Posted June 21, 2008 Been there, done that! She was "the queen" and wouldn't even set up her own mic stand - but would get pissy if it wasn't adjusted to the correct height for her. kestrou Bull{censored}. I'd be sitting there saying... you know, we start playing in five minutes. That's just about enough time for you to set up that mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Majoria Posted June 22, 2008 Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Or that drunk guy at the end of the night that comes over and says (repeatedly) "you guys rule". And as he's spitting all over you and stumbling around, he wants to help you with your equipment. That's when I say "sure you can help, grab that over there" and point to the guitar cabinet. He's too drunk to know that it's not part of the kit. It keeps a fan and humbles the guitarist at the same time when he sees his cabinet in 17 pieces at the bottom of some staircase. Why do something to the guitarist when someone else can take the fall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twosticks Posted June 22, 2008 Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Amen to all that has been said. All those "I had a drumset that was bigger" and " We had a band that was killer" wannabes.....okay, so why aren't you playing?! The hauling and schelping, setting up, trying to get the best sound in the worst rooms or rooms that need a day of retuning or rearranging to sound good and you have 30 mins. THe other members that "act" busy setting up while they talk to their girlfriends or wife, while you're setting up your set AND the PA and they gladly act like they're doing a big favor by just saying "Check one, two, check check" into the mic. ANd yes all the Hollywood types, where you play a gig where you just have fun and maybe make $20-50 appiece and the others are like "yeah, next time we can all chip in and get some big stage lights and have a spotlight.." You and what mouse do you have in your pocket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheeseadiddle Posted June 22, 2008 Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 I hate it when a band member stops taking his meds. I had it out with that keyboard player yesterday. He had told the guitar player that everything was cool... but he just took everything I said with a grain of salt. The guitar player emailed me this and he was like, what the {censored} is he talking about? I said I had no clue. So I asked him. It turns out, that I belittled his playing because during a point in a song where there is an organ solo [Hush], I said to him that it's his turn to shine and that he could play it as long as he wanted and to just give us a cue to make the change. Apparently, that's an insult. The other insult I made was about a song that we played only one time. He asked me what I thought of it, and I replied... it needs a lot of work. Now, I was thinking musically. It sucked musically. Anybody would have said the same. But what he was referring to when he asked me what I thought of the song, was what I thought of his harmonizing. So I apparently insulted his singing. Then, he played me a sorta hip-hoppy version of an old tune we are covering. Then asked me what I thought of it. I said honestly, I prefer the old version. That was ALL I said. I didn't say I had to sing the old tune the way I was, I didn't say I wouldn't sing it this way, and I didn't say I wouldn't split the song with the other singer like this one did. But apparently I'm not a team player anymore because I like the old version of the song. I read all of this and simply said he needed a reality check. I never said any of the things he accused me of saying. Of course the reply was that I was all kinds of {censored}ers and never email him again. No problem, there. We agree on something. So the guitar player and I decided we never wanted anything to do with this crazy {censored} again.That's the {censored} I hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hwy145 Posted June 22, 2008 Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Band members that aren't as serious as you Band members that can't show up on time Band members that think that they don't need to learn their parts Band members that think they're more important because of the instrument they play Band members that want to cover a song that nobody has ever heard (what's the funking point of playing a "cover" then?) Band members that wank off in a song because their "simple" yet appropriate part is boring them Band members that think their only contribution to the band is showing up and lending their talent- excluding money contribution, promotion, equipment transport etc... Band members that worry more about their clothing than their playing Band members that show up to a gig or practice without proper hardware (no extra strings, forgot stick bag, can't play without my pedals, etc...) Band members that generally drink too much Band members that need to smoke while practicing in a small room where no one else smokes Band members that like to noodle when others members are trying to talk Band members who don't have another job- this translates to general immaturity and lack of drive Basically I just don't like guitar players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TAMA_Tom Posted June 22, 2008 Members Share Posted June 22, 2008 Back stabbers. I hate them... some one who quites due to thier job ( owns name and songs) and leaves rythm section out too hang- then a month later has a new rythm section.. this is after doing a 5 song demo 2 live shows ( 1st went over awesome) and a live tv show! oh yeah... and keeps the taping of the live show and wont return emails- since I cant call her due too she had her phone # changed RFLMFO- Diva Ex opera singers who thinks her {censored} dont stink- and all they want to do is record- but if we play out...it will only be nice places .. since she has class- WTF???? Back to a simple 3 piece... no Females involved! heaven... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cwynar Posted June 23, 2008 Members Share Posted June 23, 2008 My $.02...posers...either guitar players or singers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MathiasWilliam Posted June 25, 2008 Members Share Posted June 25, 2008 When the drummer doesn;t shut up! Just kidding! When drumming, my least favourite thing is packing down, and lugging the drum kit around..When guitaring...its basically the same thing, lugging gear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevin K Is A OK Posted June 25, 2008 Members Share Posted June 25, 2008 when you play in a band with dudes you see like 10 times more man dick than you see {censored} oh, and I-95. I-95 and man dick every time we play an out of town show there's some kind of major traffic catastrophe and we end up late as hell. like one time a newport cigarette truck flipped over, blocked the whole highway, there was mass looting of the cigarettes, etc. of course traffic was diverted to the side roads and they were all gridlocked, etc. but there's something every time. last weekend it was only a tire blowout (someone else) and they hit the wall and blocked a lane or two and people complaining about my erratic driving. sure it's a 1986 15 passenger van with some day care company painted on the side, but i gotta bob and weave through traffic like a runningback, i hate being late to {censored}. walk in the door "you're on dudes" i love setting my drums up in 20 seconds, everything all maladjusted and {censored}ed. i keep thinking of stuff. soundmen who stuff {censored} in my bass drum. if i wanted a sweater in there i'd have brought one dickhole. ah, i remember this one show where the sound man was checking levels on guitars. he's in the back on the soundboard and he asks the guitar player to turn his amp down a bit and the guitar player just gives him this defiant rambo look and steve mcqueen style says "no" never heard anything put so bluntly, soundman left it at that! funny as hell. wish i could remember what band it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheeseadiddle Posted June 25, 2008 Members Share Posted June 25, 2008 when you play in a band with dudes you see like 10 times more man dickYou the drummer for the Village People by chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PHLLP Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 My least favorite thing is having to baby sit musicians on the band stand! In my opinion,musicians should have there stuff together before they get on the band stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irnbru83 Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 "Band members that like to noodle when others members are trying to talk" I get accused of this fairly frequently. If I sit down to check levels, make sure crap is positioned correctly, etc, and someone starts up a conversation or decides that is the exact moment they need to tune their guitar, I don't see how that is my problem. Gotta play the kit before I REALLY need to play the kit. I don't bitch when the lead plugs his guitar in and shreds for a few minutes to make sure his {censored} is set up right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drumz4life Posted June 26, 2008 Members Share Posted June 26, 2008 My biggest complaint is that we'll work on something and everyone else doesn't practice on their own so we have to go over it again.WOW, you said a mouth full. I agree, I agree!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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