Dadocaster
Dr. Stratster
Between jobs and this and that and family and all, it's just hard to get much done. Bugs me that things get so slowed down but it's not like any of us are obstructing, it's just....life ****.
My band is always having some kind of trouble.
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El Gobernador
fezz parka
What's that John Lennon quote?
Life is what happens while you're busy making plans.
Life is what happens while you're busy making plans.
NobodyReally
Strat-O-Master
Spinal Tap managed.....
Dadocaster
Dr. Stratster
Used to that part. Just weird that it's so difficult to do even not so difficult stuff. Maybe it's my wanting to have the other guys involvement.What's that John Lennon quote?
Life is what happens while you're busy making plans.
El Gobernador
fezz parka
I just put up a tune in my music that the other guys in Keg Rocket didn't want to do. So I f'n did it myself. LoL
Dadocaster
Dr. Stratster
Well, I sometimes put up songs that I am POSITIVE they won't want to play and since one writes americana and the other writes nothing at all, they always want to play the songs.
Yeeps. I'm starting to confuse myself.
…I heard Jeff Beck say that just the other day!
Their just acting their wage.
Their just acting their wage.
Hanson
Senior Stratmaster
One of my favorites from Lennon!What's that John Lennon quote?
Life is what happens while you're busy making plans.
Hanson
Senior Stratmaster
Yep, I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I fear that my band is coming to an end. One member and contributing song writer has been absent for 6 months, if the song wasn’t his, he barely contributed. Another member complains about his involvement, but takes months to contribute to the song as well.
I really didn’t want to go solo again, but it’s looking like reality.
There is one song left to finish for our 4th CD. It’s completely tracked and I’m waiting for the song writer to finish his mix. He’s so out of practice mixing, because of his lack of involvement, that it has sounded terrible. I’ve suggested changes and he is remixing. It took his denials of how terrible it sounded and him leaving it for a month then relistening, to admit how bad it was. I’ve got a mix done and waiting if he can’t get it together.
My current plan it to finish this CD, then confront the other band members on whether they really want to continue and contribute, or are they bored with the band and want to move on. It’s really sad, because I feel like the music is really good. It’s harder when they guys have been like brothers for years. If it’s over, it will still be done with grace, as I really like these guys personally.
I really didn’t want to go solo again, but it’s looking like reality.
There is one song left to finish for our 4th CD. It’s completely tracked and I’m waiting for the song writer to finish his mix. He’s so out of practice mixing, because of his lack of involvement, that it has sounded terrible. I’ve suggested changes and he is remixing. It took his denials of how terrible it sounded and him leaving it for a month then relistening, to admit how bad it was. I’ve got a mix done and waiting if he can’t get it together.
My current plan it to finish this CD, then confront the other band members on whether they really want to continue and contribute, or are they bored with the band and want to move on. It’s really sad, because I feel like the music is really good. It’s harder when they guys have been like brothers for years. If it’s over, it will still be done with grace, as I really like these guys personally.
Rrmagnuson
Strat-Talk Member
Sounds like you're handling it pretty well. This is a common problem with working age and younger family age musicians. I don't know your situation but it's not surprising. I do have a couple small suggestions, starting with maintaining regular communications. Talk or text regularly with everybody, daily if you can to keep their attention. Try to set up a band meeting where you're all together and talk honestly about what everybody wants from the band and get on the same page. You may find one or more admit they just don't have the time. Ask if they want to drop out. If yes, you were headed there anyway. If no, then you have a little more leverage to keep them engaged. My band set up regularly scheduled rehearsal times so everybody knew to block their calendars each week. It made it easier to happen because we didn't need to negotiate each time. It found it's way into everybody's weekly routine. It worked well. Also, don't use precious rehearsal get-together time to learn and invent. Ask for people to come prepared with their parts. It's a huge time saver. Then use the time to tweak and polish as a group. That's my 2 cents worth.
Strat Jacket
Senior Stratmaster
Sometimes that's the best way to roll. And you probably got the exact sound you were looking for instead of somebody else's translation of what you wanted to hear.
If you're serious about making music, just do it. There's always going to be a half-dozen obstacles working with other people, I mean I just moved to a new state and had 750 hours of OT worked this year and counting.
If you're a signed act or a trust fund baby great, but for the majority of us we just can't do it full time and neither can most of the folks we collaborate with. Make your piece with it and you'll be much happier.
If you're a signed act or a trust fund baby great, but for the majority of us we just can't do it full time and neither can most of the folks we collaborate with. Make your piece with it and you'll be much happier.
pazman6
Senior Stratmaster
We rehearsed/BS'd/drank beer every Friday and then went to every other Friday when I was working 300 miles away for 4 years. It became our routine. We recorded our rehearsals most of the time. We were all good friends so there was no drama and on the occasional time when someone couldn't make it, I could sit in on drums or bass and still do most of the set or just improv jam. Always was a good time.
PonyB
Most Honored Senior Member
Having the same issues here.
A duet with a viola player is put on hold as he teaches art and conducts an orchestra.
Frustrating.
A duet with a viola player is put on hold as he teaches art and conducts an orchestra.
Frustrating.
Tremdaddy
Strat-Talker
I haven't been in an actual band for almost 40 years. Have basically just been a hired gun out here in L.A. since then. Now I'm never part of a band for more than a few hours. I miss the comaraderie of being in a band but maybe not the drama that went along with it.
Dadocaster
Dr. Stratster
Well, see, these couple of guys, I love. They are not the greatest players ever but they are fun and they are good people. Over the last year we have gotten to be pretty close friends. The interruptions are for important stuff for the most part. Add that to the huge complement that they give me by playing in a band that mostly plays my songs, mostly me singing, me getting to play solos and stuff....
Hope we can work around it.
dspellman
Senior Stratmaster
It's often that way, unless you're in high school or college, where you often don't have real-life obligations.
I started using my Korg Kronos (sixteen track sequencer) to make individual backing tracks for each member, with only their part removed. That let them practice on their own with what sounded like the rest of the band behind them. Even the singers got one, though I didn't bother with harmony parts.
If you can find a way to have band practice via Zoom, or have them send you the backing track with their part added in, you can get around the "I can't make it in tonight; we have a parent-teacher meeting" excuse. But you have to have one member willing to do all that work in the first place.
Dadocaster
Dr. Stratster
We generally only practice when we have a gig and thank goodness since we do punk the sets are short. Since we are a trio, a couple of practices is usually enough and we manage. Right now we are recording some songs for release and it's been difficult keeping the work going since it's kind of time consuming.
I just retired, so I have time out the ying, the other guys still have jobs and families so....
PonyB
Most Honored Senior Member
Looking forward to hearing some recordings.
Change your logo yet? (Beethoven wig)
