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Disappointed
Sun, 02/28/2010 - 3:20pm
So I thought I found a group to jam with and hopefully gig with. I responded to an add on craigslist earlier this week and I listened to some of their songs on their Myspace add and they sounded like something I could fit in really well with their style. Luckily they were playin at an outdoor show yesterday. So my girlfriend and I made a date out of it. We showed up and waited for the band to come on. After sitting through one band the band we were waiting for finally started tuning and doing their sound check. They introduced themselves and instantly I got the vibe that the lead singer was exceptionally full of himself. Now there were only two of them. Both playing acoustic guitars. The entire set the lead singer gave off the air of conceitedness. Their music wasn't awful by any means but you could tell they hadn't played outside before and the wind and cold(er) weather took them off guard, and their music suffered from it. Afterwards I talked to the guys and they seemed inviting and more humble than they did on stage. We exchanged phone numbers and I am expecting a call/text later this week to organize a jam session. Now come the questions. Even though I caught wind of some negative on-stage vibes do you think that I should still pursue this group? There aren't a lot of groups looking for bass players here in Tucson, at least not that I could find. Should I stick with them until something better comes along? Whatever advice any of you have would be wonderful.
Thanks for reading!
~DjP~
Sun, 02/28/2010 - 4:49pm
#2
Be prepared..
..to be and play your best.
What's the worst that can happen?
If you go in with a negative attitude it'll turn to dudu before you know it.
Perhaps your positive vibe will energise them.
Failing that you can just tell the twanger to take up ukulele, cos his guitarplaying sux!!
Sun, 02/28/2010 - 10:21pm
#3
It may come down to them not
It may come down to them not being prepared for the weather and projecting jackass because of it. Give it a shot. It's not life or death. If they are 'tards pack up and go.
H
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 6:41am
#4
LOL...Tards...While that is
LOL...Tards...While that is true more than not of most bands with attitudes, like the guys are saying, it's worth it to get the playing time in. Ken is stuck in a situation like that where half are talented but half wants their wife to sing, in which, kermit the frog has obviously reincarnated. I went with him ONCE and sang one tune. Her husband was like Could you sing a few more for us?...I saw her face and walked out the door! Now they want me as the ugly....Decisions, decisions!
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Mon, 03/01/2010 - 6:49am
#5
It could also simply be ill
It could also simply be ill advised stage personas.
I'm an entirely different person on stage. Much more aggressive and animated. Paying the part of rockstar. My character has developed from over 20 years of playing the part, tweaking and honing it all the time watching video's of my performances. When I'm on stage, I make sure people know its mine, and that I belong there.
What you perceived could simply be a stage persona that isn't coming across the way they think it is.
If you dig the music, and off stage they seemed like decent enough fellas. Pursue it. If they're tards... you'll figure it out soon enough, if they're not, than work on the audience's perception of the show.
See if you can't track down the previous memebers for their perception as well.
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 7:47am
#6
You can always walk
Try it out....
If'n you don't dig the situation....
See subject bar above.
LDD
give 'em a shot
and keep your ear to the ground in case something else crops up
can't hurt
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