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                        <title>Re: I got asked to join a band!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/i-got-asked-to-join-a-band/#post-356379</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hang in there- no longer entirely on topic, but I know it&#039;s rough when others start to stick their noses in your marital affairs...stick to what YOU want to do, and you&#039;ll be fine. Again, Ha...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hang in there- no longer entirely on topic, but I know it's rough when others start to stick their noses in your marital affairs...stick to what YOU want to do, and you'll be fine. <br><br>Again, Hang in there.<br><br>Ande]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Ande</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: I got asked to join a band!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/i-got-asked-to-join-a-band/#post-356315</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[go to vegas and get married by an elvis impersonator.  i don&#039;t think that&#039;s in anyone&#039;s religion.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[go to vegas and get married by an elvis impersonator.  i don't think that's in anyone's religion.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: I got asked to join a band!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/i-got-asked-to-join-a-band/#post-356306</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Thanks everyone.  I might give it a go if the offer is on the table later on.  Too much on my mind to do it now.  Already got half the world bugging me to tie the knot now when there is no s...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks everyone.  I might give it a go if the offer is on the table later on.  Too much on my mind to do it now.  Already got half the world bugging me to tie the knot now when there is no such thing as marriage in my religion.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>GrungeSunset</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: I got asked to join a band!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/i-got-asked-to-join-a-band/#post-355728</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Are congrats in order, I hope? Best wishes tom you and child. just thing. A human you get to help mold into a little OWA-GS version. Best of luck!]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Are congrats in order, I hope? Best wishes tom you and child. just thing. A human you get to help mold into a little OWA-GS version. Best of luck!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>rparker</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: I got asked to join a band!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/i-got-asked-to-join-a-band/#post-355717</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[COngrats there! If you do, you&#039;ll have to teach&#039;im play drums!Ande]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[COngrats there! If you do, you'll have to teach'im play drums!<br><br>Ande]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Ande</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: I got asked to join a band!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/i-got-asked-to-join-a-band/#post-355709</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Thanks for your input everyone. Interesting points on both sides. Normally I would give it a shot but have decided not to for the time being. I just learned I might have a child on the way s...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks for your input everyone. Interesting points on both sides. Normally I would give it a shot but have decided not to for the time being. I just learned I might have a child on the way so that has the most of my attention.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>GrungeSunset</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: I got asked to join a band!</title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m with Uncle Roy on this one. I say, jump in with both feets and get totally soaking progressively wet. Age has taught me one thing. That is, I should have said yes to more things in my li...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm with Uncle Roy on this one. I say, jump in with both feets and get totally soaking progressively wet. Age has taught me one thing. That is, I should have said yes to more things in my lifetime. Taken more chances and experienced more. Go for it. It you don't like it, you'll know soon enough. <br><br>BTW...Congrats!<br><br><I>"The object of life is not to cross the finish line safely, but to slide across sideways, battered and bleeding, <br>bike smoking and leaking, screaming "YEEHAWWW, Lets do it again!""</I> - Uncle Roy Parker. DBA, Musician Extraordinaire and all around nice guy.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: I got asked to join a band!</title>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m in the &quot;dip your tows in&quot; catagory on this one. If it turns out you are correct, you&#039;ll never look back and wonder. If it turns out that you were not correct, you&#039;ll be forever grateful ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm in the "dip your tows in" catagory on this one. If it turns out you are correct, you'll never look back and wonder. If it turns out that you were not correct, you'll be forever grateful to yourself that you tried it.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>rparker</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: I got asked to join a band!</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[well everything comes down to a compromise anyway so you&#039;ll just have to decide if it&#039;s the right fit. The music might be the easy part once you get involved in the band you&#039;ll have to deal ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[well everything comes down to a compromise anyway so you'll just have to decide if it's the right fit. The music might be the easy part once you get involved in the band you'll have to deal with all the other "stuff" that goes on.<br><br>I thought about it a little more and personally I would go with your gut feeling and if you are having reservations for what ever reason then maybe I'd skip it unless you really have nothing better to do that night.<br><br>Is there a possibility it would work out..sure anything is possible but if they are playing progressive rock and your passion is doing something a little heavier etc then it will take a lot of change from either you or the rest of the band to embrace the changes and speaking from a bit of experience dealing with bandmates for a couple years now it's not easy to change anyone.<br><br>I also auditoned as a singer in a band a couple years ago and I have no illusions that I am a singer of any type but I let this guy (one of the members here) talk me into going and trying. I had reservations right from the beginning but strangely enough I really didn't have any fear of singing for these strangers. But it went down pretty much as I expectd. I didn't blow them away when they heard me sing it was mediocre at best a couple were decent a few more needed work and then a couple train wrecks or songs that I couldn't hit the notes. They played covers but they weren't playing by the book so all the changes were not always where you'd expect so that was a bit of a problem plus many of them I really didn't know well enough to sing. They never called me back but I wouldn't have went back either I didn't really like any of the music the played ecept for a couple songs.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>cnev</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: I got asked to join a band!</title>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[A friend of a friend has a progressive rock band and while they have a singer he doesnt like the sound of his voice. So they have asked me if I wanted to sing for them. Prog rock isnt my thi...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[A friend of a friend has a progressive rock band and while they have a singer he doesnt like the sound of his voice. So they have asked me if I wanted to sing for them. Prog rock isnt my thing and I would have to learn their originals so I said I would thing about it.  Any advice? Any idea what to expect if I join?

Depends. One thing I do know from experience is that playing a genre is whole lots more fun than listening to it. Besides, to paraphrase Billy Joel:<br><br>Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk<br>It's still rock and roll to me.<br><br>Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways<br>It's still rock and roll to me<br><br>Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound<br>Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me]]></content:encoded>
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