Band dilema.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-19-2007, 12:21 PM

Just play all sorts and see which works best for you. Don`t be too worried about the direction of the band at your first gig. Just because you are playing that stuff now doesn`t mean you`ll be playing it in a year or so from now.

Did you know Blur started off playing Iron Maiden covers?

DontRunMeOver · 02-20-2007, 03:05 AM

To 'make a good band' in the sense of having the possibility of getting anywhere with the music, you need to start writing and performing pretty much all your own material right NOW. As far as I can tell, with most succesful bands the musical style for each song is mostly led by the person (or people) who generated the song in the first place. This is because the songwriter generally has the most coherent idea of how the song will work in a full band arrangement. The songwriter certainly doesn't have to be the singer.

What I'd say is write a load of original songs, identify which are the best songs and then let the style and quality of those songs determine the band direction.

It's no use trying to be a death metal band if your songs all sound like ABBA and it's not much use going on national tours if your songs turn out to be completely **** because nobody is going to follow you.

That's the scientific approach to being in a band

either/or · 02-20-2007, 04:10 AM

just get high

DontRunMeOver · 02-20-2007, 04:34 AM

don't get high

get poon

littleknowitall · 02-20-2007, 07:09 AM

yes focourse, we wrote 2 new ones last night, actually last night was the best practice we've had so far, i was really happy with it. we got our first gig on the 10th of march and i think where i was worried now i'm quite looking forward, my singers being a little more laid back and my guitarist is calming down the the random covers. so all is well

but i still want all your opinions.

either/or · 02-20-2007, 06:22 PM

what works for my band is that the fact that we are all such good friends so that when i say we are going to be a blatant rip off of radiohead they damn well listen to me.

White Lies · 02-21-2007, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Did you know Blur started off playing Iron Maiden covers?

I read that Bark Psychosis started as a Napalm Death cover band. Grindcore to post rock, wow.

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Just play all sorts and see which works best for you. Don`t be too worried about the direction of the band at your first gig. Just because you are playing that stuff now doesn`t mean you`ll be playing it in a year or so from now. Did you know Blur started off playing Iron Maiden covers? __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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02-20-2007, 06:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
either/or Don't think twice Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: A basement on the hill Posts: 352	what works for my band is that the fact that we are all such good friends so that when i say we are going to be a blatant rip off of radiohead they damn well listen to me. __________________ Painstaking devotion and love Surrendered to self preservation From others who care for themselves A blindness that touches perfection But hurts just like anything else Isolation, isolation, isolation

02-20-2007, 07:09 AM	#15 (permalink)
littleknowitall Pow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,671	yes focourse, we wrote 2 new ones last night, actually last night was the best practice we've had so far, i was really happy with it. we got our first gig on the 10th of march and i think where i was worried now i'm quite looking forward, my singers being a little more laid back and my guitarist is calming down the the random covers. so all is well but i still want all your opinions.