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Title: Auditioned For A Band Tonight
Post by: MrBump on July 19, 2011, 11:53:59 PM

... it was OK.

Actually, it wasn't bad at all, and the job's mine if I want it, but I don't think I do.  Not sure I'm ready to committ to anything so soon after my last band, maybe I need to take a little time out and think about what I want to do musically...

They're a covers band, doing punked up versions of punk (!) and new wave tunes.  Pretty good concept, nice thrashing out Tainted Love on a tele through my Crunch Box!  And they're a nice bunch of lads (lads! they're all older than me!!!)

But no - not for me, I think.

Title: Re: Auditioned For A Band Tonight
Post by: Philly Q on July 20, 2011, 12:24:20 AM

At least you're getting out there!  Well done.

Title: Re: Auditioned For A Band Tonight
Post by: _tom_ on July 20, 2011, 01:06:05 AM

Sounds like fun to me, I'd do it!

Title: Re: Auditioned For A Band Tonight
Post by: MrBump on July 20, 2011, 06:40:38 AM

Sent the email this morning saying that I couldn't commit to the band.  It's a shame, but I'd rather let them down now than 12 songs in...

Title: Re: Auditioned For A Band Tonight
Post by: Ratrod on July 20, 2011, 11:14:01 AM

Sounds like fun.

Title: Re: Auditioned For A Band Tonight
Post by: richard on July 20, 2011, 07:30:20 PM

Why did you go for the audition ?

Title: Re: Auditioned For A Band Tonight
Post by: MrBump on July 20, 2011, 08:12:47 PM

Quote from: richard on July 20, 2011, 07:30:20 PM

Why did you go for the audition ?

Thought it might be 90-100%, if you know what I mean.

Turns out it was 70-80% - good, but not good enough to take up my time.

Title: Re: Auditioned For A Band Tonight
Post by: richard on July 20, 2011, 08:29:57 PM

Anything less than 80% is probably not worth bothering with. But don't get disheartened. I've been in a number of bands that have lasted between 3 and 6 years. All but one I parted company with amicably usually because they wanted to go in a direction that I wasn't happy with or because I got interested in something else.

After my last band came to an end I was thinking that at age 53 maybe I wasn't going to find another band but I'm now playing with a great bunch of guys aged 48, 21 and 21.

Hope you find what you're looking for. From our second gig last Friday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei7tXpewNUM

 
Cheers, Richie.