the band arsehole...

mike_l

digitalscream said:

IanSavage said:

If it's alright by you, I stopped reading at that point.

Fine, fine. Just don't tell the wife.

I think you meant "fine, I just hope the wife isn't reading this........"

hotpickups

I guess we all have a tale or two of arsehole band members. My experience came in the form of a drummer too. Great drummer but impossible to deal with Negative, sarcastic, disrespectful, turned up late, never followed band attire rules at gigs... the list goes on. So glad we fell out and he walked. Shame but good riddance IMO

chrisj1602

It also works if the whole band are arseholes.

ICBM

chrisj1602 said:

It also works if the whole band are arseholes.

It seems to be the way to write a classic album or two, certainly.

thecolourbox

In a band of arseholes, wouldn't the person acting normally technically be the pain in the arse?

mike_l

^^No, he would be the drummer

thecolourbox

Acting normally for a drummer is surely something they only do in private?

I'm pretty sure if i was in a band I'd be the arsehole, which is no surprise I'm sure. Ive only really performed solo and i even annoyed myself

Nomad

My 'band' is a solo project, therefore I must be the band arsehole.

Logic can be a bitch sometimes...

axisus

Wen I saw the thread title, I thought it would be about a band called arsehole! Actually it would be pretty cool, you could call the band 'Our soul'!

meltedbuzzbox

digitalscream said:

Had one - the previous rhythm guitarist. Almost always late, sometimes slept through rehearsals, never answered his phone/texts/Facebook/emails, gave us constant bullshit and never delivered on his commitments (including recording his parts for the album, then pretended not to know about the deadline when each of us had mentioned it to him in the previous weeks).

Got rid of him, got a new guy who's keen as anything and actually good at playing.

As a result, I now believe the band arsehole is me.

embrace that role my brother. Someone has to fill those shows. 

thecolourbox

Ive seen a band called 4play along the same lines

thomasross20

meltedbuzzbox said:

digitalscream said:

Had one - the previous rhythm guitarist. Almost always late, sometimes slept through rehearsals, never answered his phone/texts/Facebook/emails, gave us constant bullshit and never delivered on his commitments (including recording his parts for the album, then pretended not to know about the deadline when each of us had mentioned it to him in the previous weeks).

Got rid of him, got a new guy who's keen as anything and actually good at playing.

As a result, I now believe the band arsehole is me.

embrace that role my brother. Someone has to fill those shows. 

Hahaha!!

thomasross20

mike_l said:

It's me.

Hang on, I'm not in a band.

Shit.

Lol!!

thomasross20

axisus said:

Wen I saw the thread title, I thought it would be about a band called arsehole! Actually it would be pretty cool, you could call the band 'Our soul'!

Hahahah, this thread is too funny lol!!

EricTheWeary

thomasross20;381649" said:

axisus said:

Wen I saw the thread title, I thought it would be about a band called arsehole! Actually it would be pretty cool, you could call the band 'Our soul'!





Hahahah, this thread is too funny lol!!

closest I know of is a ska band called the SkaSouls.

BilliBob

Bassist just walked, sorted.  Everyone now actually is enjoying practice time and we're getting some real progress made.
Thank F**k he has gone.
Suspected failed lead guitarist frontman who turned to Bass so he could get into a band.
Happy Days
Funny though, the band Arsehole is still there playing rhythm, happily.

Guitarse

Couldn't agree more with the original poster. Luckily for me, I'm in the 'right' band for me these days and all's well (comes with age and experience). There's nothing worse than having some talenetless dickhead who thinks they are talented and are really only in it for themselves, with an ego bigger than their ability. We've all met them. There's pretty much always ONE!

digitalscream

Guitarse said:

Luckily for me, I'm in the 'right' band for me these days and all's well

You're missing the point. It's not about you...the band arsehole is always the one who's not in the right band for them.

failed_astronaut

When I was younger it was definitely me. I did all the writing and arranging and tended to get a bit precious if things weren't going my way.

In my old covers band it was the bassist who, if it hadn't been for his gf being the lead singer, would've been out on his arse well before I eventually left. The lead guitarist was a pain as well but atleast he could sing and play.

Nowadays I'm far more chilled, to the point that my mate (who is the drummer in our Police covers band and was the drummer in our originals band) even comments and I can now recognise arsehole behaviour in others and steer clear or adjust my attitude accordingly.

Guitarse

digitalscream said:

Guitarse said:

Luckily for me, I'm in the 'right' band for me these days and all's well

You're missing the point. It's not about you...the band arsehole is always the one who's not in the right band for them.

Not missing the point at all. Read the rest. What I mean by the 'right' band for me is being in a band without the band arsehole, no egotistical bullshit. We're all beyond that!