this is gonna be a lot of work ...

felix'apprentice · Post by **felix'apprentice** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:42 am

whoa, so ... i recently decided that i wanted to form a band. ive been practicing my ass off for the last sixth months and things started to fall into place. well ... tonight was our first practice....this is gonna be rough! i give mad props to all the bands out there right now. i won't lie, i went into this thinking it was goin to be a piece of cake - not so much. don't get me wrong, im not expecting to make tons of money and im not bitchin cause i know we suck right now (im lucky i found people to play). i guess .. just wish us luck. ha we have a show booked for april.

and ... hahah hope that we can get through one song with out me or my lead singer saying "oh shit" half way through.

look for us!

*****copyright infringment*****

HurricaneBob · Post by **HurricaneBob** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:49 am

Good luck and dont give up no matter what, it only gets rougher...

You are about to start paying your dues, for all of us this goes on till your corpse is cold, but hey, the fun will out weigh the bullshit.

Most important...Have Fun!

felix'apprentice · Post by **felix'apprentice** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:35 pm

thanks for the encouragment, i know its not gonna be easy but this is something ive wanted for a while. And after seeing local bands goin out and kickin ass on saturday nights it makes me want it even more.

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:07 pm

F.A.,

Congrats and good luck. Lot of frustration to come but but even more
fun with every bit of it.

waydowneast · Post by **waydowneast** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:36 pm

Good Luck and have Fun.

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:57 pm

Don't get frustrated when you play for chairs. It will happen. A lot. Advice: Give those chairs a show like they've never seen before, each and every time. Too many give up when there are only a handful of people in the room but this is the biggest mistake you can make. That handful of people came out to have a good time after a hard week at work and they paid to get in, they deserve your best.

Eventually, if you keep at it, there will be more and more bodies in those empty chairs.

r:>)

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:39 pm

Word.

felix'apprentice · Post by **felix'apprentice** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:57 pm

lmao playin for chairs ... i think i will set some empty chairs up at our next practice.

and i just realized i spelle our band name wrong .

copyright infringement lol

- kayla

felix'apprentice · Post by **felix'apprentice** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:00 pm

omg SPELLED ... lol

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:13 pm

If playing in a band was easy, more people would do it. It takes hard work like anything else. As stated before, you do the same show for two people as you do for 2,000 people because they are there to be entertained and will become fans. Never compromise on the performance. Always have fun and take the music and business seriously but never yourselves. We have all played on the Ethan Allen Tour playing to the furniture and still have gigs like that occasionally. It comes with the job.

Good Luck!

REDillon · Post by **REDillon** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:15 pm

I think I was groped by a chaise lounge chair once.....and if you're lucky, YOU will have that honor too!

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:41 pm

Some of us envy you, I'm sure. I'd love to relive the first rehearsal, the first gig, the first everything, even the bad stuff. I have a 1/4-century's time in onstage now, and while I know a lot more about what I'm doing, sometimes I wish I could forget it all, and learn it all again, because it's so fulfilling. I'd have that fire in my belly again, and The Big Dream to push me and my bandmates, and people would once again think I was rebellious and devil-may-care.
Not that it's all been for nothing. After all the work and time, a fair percentage of people just assume I know what I'm doing now, which may or may not be true at any given point, but it IS less frustrating. I also have a lifetime's worth of amazing things I got to see and do, for no other reason than I play music. That's more than worth it, even though I never became the rock star I assumed I would be. Once I got comfortable with that, I've taken paths that brought me to a different place than I ever thought I'd be. Instead of the preening metal frontman, I'm a journeyman digging around at the roots of American music, discovering how deep such simple music really is.
I wish you lots of luck... Felix is a pretty good guy to emulate, he's spent more time onstage than anyone else I know, and I know a LOT of musicians... he's taught me a lot. Best advice he ever gave me: "If you don't screw up at least once, you're not playing hard enough."
Play hard, screw up, have fun, and stay focused. It's a time you'll never forget.-------->JMS

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:31 pm

I just have to echo everything that Johnny, Bobby, Douchez, and Duaine said. In the words of AC/DC: It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n roll. Playing with other musicians is a whole other universe than playing with yourself (I mean that in a none perverted way). However, I think that it's a good idea to start jammin' with others once you get the basics of your instrument down, even if it's just an informal type of thing. I know a lot of players who have never performed in an ensemble situation. They often develop bad habits, such as horrible timing and an inability to follow a drummer. So just jamming with other people early in your development is a step in the right direction.

It's never going to be easy. As Duaine pointed out, if it were easy, there would be more people doing it. Even after playing bass for almost 14 years, I'm still not even close to being happy with my performance.

DrumAndDestroy · Post by **DrumAndDestroy** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:16 pm

have fun. that's what it's all about.

some of the best times i've had were getting fucked up and jamming with my friends.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:34 pm

good luck! i have no advice for you besides Do what you want and fuck the rest.

felix'apprentice · Post by **felix'apprentice** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:11 pm

amen sanchez.

whitedevilone · Post by **whitedevilone** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:11 am

Buy a metronome.Find the downbeat and learn how to swing it and shake it.Learn 4 new chords a week.Learn the seven Modes and where they come from.Play too many notes even when chumps tell you to"hold back" . Listen to Miles Davis.Discover the Mahavishnu Orchestra.Good luck

PanzerFaust · Post by **PanzerFaust** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:04 am

Remember...

Lord loves a working man....

Don't trust Whitey.....

But most important!!

If you catch something... see a doctor and get rid of it!!!!!

Or have Ron go get you some A200 so you don't itch all through practice.....

But don't give up just cause some groupie gave you cooties....
Shampoo those little suckers, use that little comb to comb them out, and get right back up on that horse....
(Hell, do that same chick the next week if it was all good, remember she probably had a friend get her some A200 too)

Oh like my band memories are so differant from all you others? hehe....

You guys are filling his head with all the non-important crap!!!

Gallowglass · Post by **Gallowglass** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:32 am

whitedevilone wrote:Buy a metronome.Find the downbeat and learn how to swing it and shake it.Learn 4 new chords a week.Learn the seven Modes and where they come from.Play too many notes even when chumps tell you to"hold back" . Listen to Miles Davis.Discover the Mahavishnu Orchestra.Good luck

Hell yeah! Those are some REAL things to aspire to.

felix'apprentice · Post by **felix'apprentice** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:46 pm

But don't give up just cause some groupie gave you cooties....
Shampoo those little suckers, use that little comb to comb them out, and get right back up on that horse....
(Hell, do that same chick the next week if it was all good, remember she probably had a friend get her some A200 too)

lmao ----- thats good advice if i was a guy....

- k a y l a

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:54 pm

felix'apprentice wrote:But don't give up just cause some groupie gave you cooties....
Shampoo those little suckers, use that little comb to comb them out, and get right back up on that horse....
(Hell, do that same chick the next week if it was all good, remember she probably had a friend get her some A200 too)

lmao ----- thats good advice if i was a guy....

- k a y l a

Or, you know, into scissoring.

felix'apprentice · Post by **felix'apprentice** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:09 pm

um ... no.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:12 pm

haha. Just sayin.

felix'apprentice · Post by **felix'apprentice** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:22 pm

its cool.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:50 pm

I don't know. I never did it. I'm a boy. Looks cool though.

Ok I'm done. This joke has gone too far. I apologize, and good luck with your band.

Where is your show in april?