https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:04:17 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/paged/2/#post-301189 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:54:21 +0000
I've gotten in touch w/ a couple of people via craigslist, I think we're going to try to go the more mature route, with the exception of my son. But he's more serious and focused than I am, which is pretty sad since he's 16 and I'm a couple weeks shy of 36.]]> Opinions and Polls jwmartin https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/paged/2/#post-301189 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/paged/2/#post-301128 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:47:49 +0000 http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7357260/a/Lift+The+Curse.htm I'd like to think I'm a little responsable for War Pigs being in there. When we had our little group we discussed goals. I said I'd like to play in the park at our local summer festival. Haven't done it yet. Ethan said he wanted to be on Head Bangers Ball on MTV........ Been there done that for him. :twisted: Their songs have also been played on that stupid Spike TV wrestling. One wunderkin I thouroughly enjoyed jamming with.

Edit: I noticed his name not in these credits .. he started as the bass player but is now the drummer. They recently toured Europe. Here is his myspace ... he is also a talented tatoo artist! Want to be on his friends list? Tell him TR sent you.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=131974657]]> Opinions and Polls TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/paged/2/#post-301128 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/paged/2/#post-301125 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:07:08 +0000
But the worst is the general 'doing-stupid-stuff' phase that they're going through as High School Freshman. There are a couple of his friends that I would play with, and a couple that I absolutely would not due to the retard-factor.

On the opposite spectrum, even the kids that I would consider playing with will have their moments, as we all do. The next question, is do you have enough patience to deal with that? You know, Earthly important stuff interupting practice, like texting girlfriends, deciding to go to the bathroom and stopping for 10 minutes to watch TV on the way to AND from the bathroom, etc. Hell, I know 50 year olds like that. Got enough ADD meds to spike their sodas with?

Oh, and usually, there's this one retard whose mere attendance is enough to make the groups retard level grow exponentially. Identify and eliminate. You'll spot him easy enough. He's the one that's convinced the others that playing discuss from your driveway out into the cul-de-sac with landscaping bricks is not only a fun packed good idea, but intellectually stimulating as well because of the international Olympian flavor.

I rambled.

Bottom line, make sure they can handle playing with the big boys. I'm sure baby-sitting week after week will be appreciatted by their parents (heh, and neighbors), but not your job.]]> Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/paged/2/#post-301125 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/paged/2/#post-301111 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:38:36 +0000 Opinions and Polls TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/paged/2/#post-301111 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/paged/2/#post-300802 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:30:56 +0000
I don't think anything matters except whether you all feel like getting together and giving it a go.

The group I play with has an age span of 50 years - literally half a century. We could be each other's sons, grandads, brothers or whatever in a bewildering range of permutations. :shock: Two of the members do part time teaching, two could be said to be still at the student/intermediate stage. There is no direct relationship between ages and competence, and one of the best players usually plays an unfamiliar type of instrument that he is a brand new student at. We usually all turn up, but even that is not always true - due to commitments like school holidays, doctor's appointments, family outings, etc. We don't use either a drummer or a bass player (although some of us could play either if we chose to, and very occasionally one of us does). Sometimes other people join in for a song or two (or more). The youngest was a 4 year old who added some juice bottle percussion while his Dad played some mouth wateringly excellent banjo.

NONE of these things is any kind of problem. We don't have an album to release to a deadline, a stadium gig on the weekend, or a bunch of incompatible ego driven fantasies about what we're doing. We just all enjoy each other's company and the fun of playing music. If you play solo then you need to be reasonably good at filling the entire sound space - preferably with your voice too if you can. As a duo, you can each contribute less for the same end result, and so on. If somebody has limited ability then it's not too tough to work out an arrangement where they provide whatever their current skill level allows.

At the level you're talking about, the only thing that really matters is whether you all get on and can maintain interest and enthusiasm for playing together. If you all have at least some understanding of how music fits together, and a willingness to contribute whatever is best for the overall sound, then the musical stuff shouldn't be so tough to sort out. It's unlikely to immediately all fall into place, but working through who play what, and how and when, will be an invaluable part of everybody's musical education - and a blast when it works! :mrgreen:

Best of luck

Chris]]> Opinions and Polls Chris C https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/paged/2/#post-300802 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/#post-300737 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:13:20 +0000
But, like I mentioned before, my friend from work is interested, so it would just be one other teen besides my son. If he's not interested, we've decided we are going to post on craigslist and a few others looking for a bass player and vocalist that's interested in just jamming and having fun. And has a place we can practice, cause none of us do. :D

I appreciate everyone's advice so far on this. I love getting all the different points of view and experience. I can't remember what we did before the internet.]]> Opinions and Polls jwmartin https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/#post-300737 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/#post-300712 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:08:51 +0000
There are only two reasons I can think of that a teenager is going to ever want to play in band with people over say 30. One, if he's realted to one of the members, like his father's in the band or brother or two he's so far ahead technically than his peers he joins a band of more accomplished musicians.

I'm old enough myself I wouldn't want to be in a band with people more than say 5 years older than me and probably no younger than 35.

It's easier for a 37yo to relate to a 60 yo than it is for 18 yo to realte to a 35 yo.]]> Opinions and Polls cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/#post-300712 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/#post-300668 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:23:03 +0000 The good news is, my friend is interested, so it looks like I might still be the oldest, but at least I won't be the only one that can buy beer. Sounds good.

If you wait for the perfect combination of members and skills you'll probably wait for ever. IMO, being in a band that is not necessarily the ideal combination still beats being in no band at all.

Go for it. :)]]> Opinions and Polls Chris C https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/#post-300668 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/#post-300571 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:05:33 +0000 Opinions and Polls Bgdaddy316 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/#post-300571 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/#post-300567 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:56:32 +0000
Back on track....at 35, I would jump on this chance without even thinking about it. Go for it man.]]> Opinions and Polls Blueline https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/mixed-ages-in-same-band/#post-300567