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maverickf1jockey

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« on: November 17, 2007, 11:39:22 PM »
Why is it so bloody difficult for me to form a band? I am seriously pissed off right now as I've tried a good many things; I've tried posters up at school, the internet (which is going pretty much nowhere) and actually telling people that I'd be interested in forming a band, asking if they'd know if anyone they knew would be interested. Is there some sort of social stigma associated with not listening to Indie/pop/American 'Punk' chart trash?
What am I asking?

For someone interested in slightly broader musical styles?
For someone who actually could give a flying toss about the music they play?
For someone who has an attention span of more than five minutes?

This is really doing my head in; I only want to start/join a good band but everybody I would be interested in forming up with is either taken or has a full compliment of musicians and no need of me. :evil:

Why can I not get anything together?

Sorry; this is just rant.
The point is that I'm upset about the whole thing and it's manly due to other people (mainly Simon Cowell but I think that's mainly because he's a talentless ####!! with the musical taste of a professional homosexual, Alan Carr being an example of such, and he and his cohorts have basically ruined music) as far as I can tell.

This is probably just offensive babble so I'll stop now.
It would be defamation but Mr Cowell is as described.
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« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2007, 12:06:57 AM »
I've got lucky and joined both my bands as the replacement guitarist.  Right place, right time.

Are you trying to start something specialist, or more mainstream?  If you widen the appeal you may get more people up for it...
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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2007, 12:31:16 AM »
After a sort of intelligent music, similar to Rush, King Crimson, Dream Theater, Ozric Tentacles and The Mars Volta.

These band have HUGE nationwide fanbases so there should be no real reason for my difficulty except that my year seems to be the last year at my school who aren't all chavvy w**kers and all the older years have really left leaving shoegazers and other such shite above us.
                                                                     
I just want a format that goes beyond 'boy-meets-girl-girl-has-the-mind-of-a-blancmange-and-goes-for-his-distinctly-average-musicianship
Sort of thing.

                                                                 
I just want to be able to play the way I like in a band I like - is that too much?
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2007, 12:39:19 AM »
www.formingbands.co.uk

Where my current band found ME!
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« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2007, 12:49:07 AM »
The exact website I'm trying and getting nowhere.

Problem is that virtually all the listings are dead or not going to work. I wish people wouldn't leave their ads up when they haven't got any intention of using them. :evil:

I have gotten some responses but it isn't going very far because of email problems and I'm just getting frustrated as all I'd actually need to do would be to spend 10 minutes with them to get about a weeks worth of emailing people and such and such. It's driving me up the friggin' wall!
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« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2007, 03:29:35 AM »
this will hardly be encouragement, but i've been trying to get a band together for over ten years! (no, i'm not Jack Black!) every time i meet decent drummers/ bass players /guitarists/singers (all of which i can do but i'm mainly a guitarist/singer) they just want to do the same old shite, Sweet child 'o mine, summer of '69, maybe Enter Sandman.  no-one has any interest in creating anything, even if it's derivative! never mind original!  i'm coming very close to giving up and buying a F*****g keyboard!

my only salvation, such as it is. is traditional Irish Music.  believe it or not, a couple of years ago we did a traditional arrangement of Creeping Death. acoustic guitar, Fiddle, and Flute.  turned out remarkably well!  even though we never completely finished it.  still, maybe a direction for the future?...
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« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2007, 05:41:31 AM »
Well if i lived where you are Maverick, I'd love to join your prog band as an accomplished guitarist or keyboardist, which is exactly what I'd love where I am, but there just arent the players, and there isnt the interest in prog for that to work.

The only people who I'd consider joining a band with are 2 guitarists i'm mates with, but there are no bassists and no drummers, so I've basically decided to focus on solo piano - which i love - but i'd still like to get a group going.

I just can't wait until i'm in the conservatorium and there are great players everywhere!
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« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2007, 10:13:20 AM »
It's not just the 'Prog-Factor' it's that half of them have never heard a solo on their respective instruments and so haven't bothered to watch their chops and the other half are in bands already.

I'd be happy to be in a G'n'R-style band but I'd miss MY style.
I have a deep love of Blues music but it isn't the kind of thing I'd like to play all the time as it just isn't a stretch and the environment is too conservative to do anything different.
I like orchestral music but I can't join in with an orchestra unless I learn something like Yngwie Malmesteen's guitar concertos or work out how the arrangement of the Score DVD goes for those songs.
I think jazz could have been a good move but no-body plays that sort of jazz and I'm not going to learn a horn just to get into a school jazz band.
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« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2007, 10:59:31 AM »
I've signed up with four or five sites and you know what? I can't find any women! Never mind 'in my area' or 'wanting to play hard rock/classic metal' There aren't any.  Which is a bit of a problem...
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« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2007, 11:07:48 AM »
There was one of those band programs like x factor on a few sundays ago, and there was a girl group on it.
 The point I am trying to highlight is that they  were all about 50 miles away from each other... Thats a lot of distance to travel just for the all girl factor :P

but despite only having one gig, and not rehearsing in months,  they were extremely tight and on time.

There are just so many guitarists out there, its weird. I would think getting a drum machine / backing track with bass would be a good plan. local pub has a couple doing that, the woman sang. the old fogies didn't like the use of a computer though
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« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2007, 11:31:08 AM »
Quote from: Sailor Charon
I've signed up with four or five sites and you know what? I can't find any women! Never mind 'in my area' or 'wanting to play hard rock/classic metal' There aren't any.  Which is a bit of a problem...

why?
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« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2007, 11:48:15 AM »
I always rolled in as a replacement or i invited drummers for a jam. In most cases when all worked well with a drummer all falls into place really quick, the hardest part for me always was to find a half decent singer that didnt suffer from delusions of grandeur.

So basically, dont ask, just invite a drummer, or make a demo tape so people can listen to what your playing is about. Pretty usefull to make a demo by the way, if only for listening to yourself playing.
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« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2007, 11:48:47 AM »
Quote from: indysmith
Quote from: Sailor Charon
I've signed up with four or five sites and you know what? I can't find any women! Never mind 'in my area' or 'wanting to play hard rock/classic metal' There aren't any.  Which is a bit of a problem...

why?


Sarcasm..... :roll:
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« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2007, 11:58:16 AM »
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I always rolled in as a replacement or i invited drummers for a jam. In most cases when all worked well with a drummer all falls into place really quick, the hardest part for me always was to find a half decent singer that didnt suffer from delusions of grandeur.

So basically, dont ask, just invite a drummer, or make a demo tape so people can listen to what your playing is about. Pretty usefull to make a demo by the way, if only for listening to yourself playing.
Not really an option as I'd have to drag my whole (reasonably portable) rig down to school and book out the studio without hope of rehearsal during the day as all the practice rooms are filled with freelance music teachers and set everything up in two rooms at once. After that I'd have to warm up to a performable standard and then I have to go home as it's about 5:00 and the schools going to be locked up. Apart from that it'd be a piece of piss...
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« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2007, 12:27:20 PM »
Like Twinfan stated, it has alot to do with right place, right time.

Although I've played in various bands, it took me years to form my 'dream band'. Trying to find an upright bass player in these parts wasn't easy. We just happened to stumble across him. We got more than we could have hoped for, 'cause this guy also happened to have a good network with other musicians, sound techs and people interested in hiring bands.

You need a bit of luck and PATIENCE.
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