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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostRegardless of your technical prowess or lack of it it's the ability to get up there and entertain.
I, for example, was at a Open Mic night recently. Quite drunk I must admit, but the guys there, mostly Students, were going up singing about the woes of paying their student loans etc and received a smatter of applause from the audience. I (far from a student!) went up about shouted "I'm Chris, and I'm an alcoholic!" - and the crowd roared and loved it. I knocked out a three set of Neil Diamond, Pearl Jam and Stereophonics and it went down better than all of the other gigs there with some great applause.
I wouldn't mind but I could barely see the strings at that point!
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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostRegardless of your technical prowess or lack of it it's the ability to get up there and entertain.
The draw of live performance has never really been there for me, if I was in music I reckon I'd do it as a recluse.
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostThe acoustics makes a big difference I´m finding. Everytime I think I´ve found a perfect setting on my guitar it sounds completely sh*te in the next venue. I´hope now I´ve got the hang of that.
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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostYou only need to kid the punters on not yourself
Originally posted by minestrone View PostThing is about drums there is no holding back, every limb is asked to be involved and expected to produce notes, there is not some fly dodge you can get away with.
When you get good you are capable of hitting, maybe, 6 things a second, when you get really good you hit 6 things every 4 bars.
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostThing is about drums there is no holding back, every limb is asked to be involved and expected to produce notes, there is not some fly dodge you can get away with.
When you get good you are capable of hitting, maybe, 6 things a second, when you get really good you hit 6 things every 4 bars.
I enjoy the challenge of getting a band to sound good, it´s like surfing and looking for the perfect wave....and when you hit the groove It´s that feeling you have the audience under control, you can "push buttons" and see them "dance" to your tune
The acoustics makes a big difference I´m finding. Everytime I think I´ve found a perfect setting on my guitar it sounds completely sh*te in the next venue. I´hope now I´ve got the hang of that.
Playing with a fairly new drummer next week, I´m going to have to work on him, his beats weren´t flowing the last time too much "Rolling Stones" influence, mind you the setup on my guitar was total sh*te, didn´t help, the solos weren´t coming through. The ballads sounded good. But we did not have the audience with us.
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I was in a choir - not really a band but as close as I can get. Still am technically a member but do not attend rehersals due to time contraints with the kids. Have sung at a few places.
Am due to sing What a Wonderful World at my brother in law's wedding next year so I had better learn the words soon.
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I just started a band with some Dads from the kids primary school. Just bashing out covers. Tremendous fun.
One of life's great pleasures is making music with others.
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I was in a band called the Kleptomaniacs in the early to mid 90's, and I wanted to do it as I thought we could be the next Stone Roses.
And look where I am now...
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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostSpent six weeks recording an Elvis tribute guy who very good and you really couldn't tell the difference. I hate Elvis and was a complete nightmare
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Thing is about drums there is no holding back, every limb is asked to be involved and expected to produce notes, there is not some fly dodge you can get away with.
When you get good you are capable of hitting, maybe, 6 things a second, when you get really good you hit 6 things every 4 bars.
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Originally posted by doodab View PostIn my lsat gig there were four other guys who played the drums, some in bands. It was a ******* nightmare, trying to hear yourself think when they all started tap tap tapping away at the desk. One of them would sit there making noises like a cricket with his mouth while stamping away on the floor. I'm pretty sure he was mentally ill, and I wasn't far behind after a few months of listening to that for 7 or 8 hours a day.
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Spent six weeks recording an Elvis tribute guy who very good and you really couldn't tell the difference. I hate Elvis and was a complete nightmare
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In my lsat gig there were four other guys who played the drums, some in bands. It was a ******* nightmare, trying to hear yourself think when they all started tap tap tapping away at the desk. One of them would sit there making noises like a cricket with his mouth while stamping away on the floor. I'm pretty sure he was mentally ill, and I wasn't far behind after a few months of listening to that for 7 or 8 hours a day.
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