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Good luck with the band. 8)]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155839 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155629 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:27:30 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion AudioBoy https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155629 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155610 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:25:05 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155610 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155607 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 04:55:18 +0000
Congrats on the band though. Where'd you get the name from?]]> Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155607 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155603 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 04:34:47 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Dan T. https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155603 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155599 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:51:08 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion AudioBoy https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155599 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155591 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:07:26 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion reeve https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/paged/2/#post-155591 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/#post-155585 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:31:33 +0000
It was great because it forces you to play songs properly, something that is difficult to do when you practice alone. I mean, we had to learn the intro, the verses, chorus, solo, vocals, and outro to the song. We could hear ourselves. We were terrible at first. And we worked to correct the problems until songs started to sound pretty good.

At first we only had 3 or 4 songs we could play. Man, would we stretch those songs out. :D It was pretty cool, long songs were the fashion at the time. Allman Brothers songs were often 15-20 minutes long. But our versions were sometimes 30 minutes (or more) long. But you know, that made our hands strong quick. I remember my hands getting so tired they would cramp. But after a few weeks we could play for hours. At the last we had about 10-12 songs, enough to play a party or dance, especially the way we played.

You start getting a little confident when you start sounding good. And you need more songs, so you start to attempt more complex songs. So you learn new chords. You learn to relax while you play.

Somebody has to sing. So you've got to learn to sing while playing. I did most of the singing, and probably because of that have been the singer in almost every band I've ever been in.

And we had a blast. We never did much with our music. I think we played a dance, and one time an outdoor neighborhood gig. And the girls came around! 8)

We only lasted about one year. I graduated High School and moved away, we all just went seperate ways. But it was a great experience. I went out and found other bands. I had the bug.

But probably the best thing is you learn to listen. You can tell when you sound good or not. You can tell when one guitar is too loud or out of tune. You learn to play with dynamics, to bring the volume down when the singer is singing. You also learn time. The whole band develops a sense of time playing together. You start to get a groove. You can feel it. And you can tell when you or someone is off.

As far as agreeing on music, I have been in many bands since that time. I have never been in any band where everyone completely agrees on the music. Your drummer might like jazz, your bass player may want to play funk, one guitarist likes metal, the other punk. Don't worry about that. Try to play a little bit of what everyone likes. This will give your band it's own original sound. You have to be a little thoughtful and considerate of one another. All music is good, give it all a chance.

Probably the most difficult thing about a band is finding people who are really committed, who will show up on time every week to practice. And people with big egos are bad too. Stay away from them.

But if you can find some good fellas (or gals) who really want to play some good music and are willing to work hard, you will be alright.

Just like Randy Bachman sang in Takin Care of Business.


If it were easy as fishin'
You could be a musician
If you could make sounds loud or mellow
Get a second-hand guitar
Chances are you'll go far
If you get in with the right bunch of fellows

Start a band and you'll know exactly what he's talkin' about. :wink:]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/#post-155585 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/#post-155560 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:25:20 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion AudioBoy https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/#post-155560 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/#post-155511 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:37:26 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion rocker https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/joining-a-band-good-idea/#post-155511