Members nuke_diver Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 So I've seen the commercial that Chase runs in the US for this and wondered if it was real...and it is. Then I wondered if anyone has ever gone on it from HC? I checked the website and it seems really expensive. But I've done some really expensive things in the past that were worth the money (3 day Skip Barber Racing School at Laguna Seca a decade or so ago ). Not sure if something like R&R FC would be worth it but it would be interesting to hear if anyone has ever done it I would as I see get the bucket list of playing live in front of a crowd of strangers out of the way for me but there are cheaper ways to embarrass myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slvrsrpnt Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 I haven't checked them out much in the last two years, mostly due to their cost and not living near NYC anymore. They did seem like a lot of fun if you have the disposable income to throw around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 VH1 Classic has a TV series of it. Its fairly interesting, this year there is a dog-trainer lady who cant play at all (first time that has happened). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 It seems like there should be a cheaper way to play in front of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilMinstrel Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I would fear the type of people who would be there. ....and I can already play, and have played on stage many times, so it doesn't really apply to me. I have however, taught at a camp where these types send their kids, it's called camp jam. I'm sure it's very similar to the adult version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aenemated Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 this might be the dumbest thing i've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnewb1 Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 Or if you're interested in something more instructional, Dweezil Zappa does a camp in the upper New York in the summer called Dweezilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 And there's the National Guitar Workshop, which seems to get decent reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilMinstrel Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 And there's the National Guitar Workshop, which seems to get decent reviews. I went there when I was 15. It was a pretty good time actually. Truthfully, there isn't much you can learn in a week, when you're a kid just starting, but if you go and have fun, you'll most likely bring the books home and learn the rest. I can't imagine going as an adult though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcats Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 They have something like that in MN that I was considering but after watching some of the videos I decided not to. They dont limit how many guitars or bass players are in a group and I saw one band that had 5 guitar players and 3 bass players. I wont pay money to not hear myself in the mix but it would be fun if they could regulate the size of each group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted September 7, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I have disposable income, I have no childern . I am also not going to waste my money. But if there was a bunch of people who came back and said it was very helpful I might consider something like this. But I could buy time at a bar to play for that kind of $$ if I wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 this might be the dumbest thing i've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aenemated Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 oh, sorry - i'm in real bands that play in hollywood that i don't have to pay to be in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 http://www.musicstube.com/view/509094/vh1-classicrock-n-roll-fantasy-campkatya.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I'm sure the Rock Star Fantasy camps are wonderful, but I can't help but think of this Almost Live clip from the early 90's: [video=youtube;gfoiuoSiNHc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfoiuoSiNHc A serious musical camp like Dweezilla, National Guitar Workshop or Victor Wooten's Bass/Nature Camp? I've done those and I'd happily do them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 http://www.musicstube.com/view/509094/vh1-classicrock-n-roll-fantasy-campkatya.html Thats the girl I mentioned above who is so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edge11 Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I saw an ad for one that is going to be hosted at the playboy mansion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted September 7, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 Seems like no one has done one and no one has a good opinion of it. Seems to me that they are more about "playing" with some rock stars then any real educational experience. Seems they are more for wantabes (like me) and not real musicians like aenemated . But seriously as I said before there are cheaper ways of getting on stage and it doesn't seem that there is a good reason to do this over something like NGW. Even National Guitar Workshop is pretty pricey and would buy a lot of lessons but does seem to be more about how to play not just getting some pseudo instructions from someone who might be semi famous. I still like the commercial though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I have watched the show on VH1. They were doing a marathon one night and I didn't feel like doing anything. It reminded me of the ensemble classes I played in @ Berklee except the people on the show can't play to save their lives. I did think that the SHOW would be worth watching for people who had never participated in something like the ensembles or who had never worked with a decent producer as it kind of gives some ideas on how to arrange songs (even if it's not the point of the show). Aside from that the Ellen Degenerous looking drummer gives me the creeps along with the weird Dave Navaro meets Monroe Ficus singer. The British girl is kind of cute but needs to get her grill fixed and learn how to stop trying to be Christina Agulierra and maybe drop 15lbs. There is a "stay at home" dad there, I would like to know what he is married to as he is basically unemployed and at Fantasy Camp. There is another girl that dresses like a man with a blooze hat and looks like Blossom. She plays keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 along with the weird Dave Navaro meets Monroe Ficus singer. He has some really weird hair, sort of like Cousin It. Cant sing nearly as well as he thinks he can, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JR13 Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I watched the first episode... the one girl couldn't figure out I fought the law ... great now I'm watching the second episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scott944 Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I will admit to this being my one TV guilty pleasure (I don't watch much, and no "reality" tv). It is absolutely for wanna-be's or serious hobbiests, like me,and not pro musicians, though there have been a couple of ringers. One guy this season is a music teacher. The lead singer in last season's winning outfit was a professional backup singer. Funny that someone mentioned the "stay at home dad" guy - I think he's playing my import Hamer, complete with the original pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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