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Being in a group of people that are like minded and at least your standard or better produces results. Anything less and you have passengers or are one.
Putting a band together is just the start, it needs a driven person to get gigs, decide priorities and have others defer to (mostly) for the business aspect.
Dates ahead for gigs is the best incentive to nail it, many 'good' players won't entertain a band that isn't headed for gigging soon!
Paid rehearsals are to sort arrangements, starts, stops, harmonies etc. If you don't learn your parts before you are a parasite. (We all have an off day).
Having singers or the rhythem section doing thier own mini rehearsals in another space and time shows commitment and dramatically cuts down on full band rehearsals.
People that have done this before and been in succesful bands tend to do all this naturally, those that dream of being in a band need to be told - just once, and then they walk.
Here's the thing, though - when you do finally walk away, be prepared for a barrage of phone calls, texts and emails berating you for wasting their time, and possibly them telling people you're unprofessional and too demanding to work with. It's inevitable.
I imagine that does happen, however, the Bassist's and Singers responses were quite acceptable. The only indignant response I've had was from the Drummer, basically laying all problems of bands falling apart at the feet of Guitarists "Going back to their £200 a night easy gigs"
The Drummer hasn't taken on board that I put more work homework into the band than the rest of them put together, they were playing catch up with me.
He then had the audacity to quote in the same message "I could tell this was inevitable(me leaving) from the outset, which is one of the reasons I never practice my parts for this band"
If that's not fucked up logic, I don't know what is. Actually the opposite is true, I was very keen on the band to start with, but slowly started seeing warning signs.
I can't imagine how musicians like them who have been in bands before and been out earning before can seriously think they are going to bag £700 per gig with a four piece doing that set I listed in the OP.
They need to start looking at themselves, not the Guitarist who leaves. They are a lazy band.
Our rehearsals are free because we use work facilities but my guys don't take liberties, as in arrive late, finish early or spend that important time learning material.
With something like a Bowie tribute band, I don't think you can get away with "winging it".
As I said, I know how dedicated you've been in this and all your past projects. If you go into anything new, and as has been said here, there needs to be the "do-er" in the band and maybe you should take on the role of sorting people and things out as you're organised, talk sense and are good with people. It can be a stress but if you haven't got like-minded personnel, you need that "one person" that's respected to keep things on track
All the best
What we've got here is failure to communicate!
Just astonishing.
Life's too short for doing things you don't enjoy. Quit and find a band you enjoy.
I did this 3 piece originals thing a few years ago. They were good musicians. They answered my gumtree advert. I explained my influences/playing style. There guitarist had left & they said they wanted a completely new take on the material.
We start rehearsing the stuff & just when it was getting close to gigging. I had this stand off with the singer/bassist over my playing style.He wanted me to sound like St Vincent. I stood my ground & eventually got fired shortly afterwards. I didn't mind as I was thinking of leaving anyway. But your only here once. Toxic people are toxic, whether friends, lovers, or band members.
I quit bands 5 years ago and will never do it again. Too much ball ache
As an aside, the most dangerous time for band breakups is as a first gig approaches ... it shows up who's pulling their weight and who are passengers.
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Even in that space I'd have thought one would be plenty . . .
https://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/guitar-and-keys-needed-for-david-bowierod-stewart-tribute-t983535.html
Naturally, I would not want to be in either act UNLESS they play Side Two of "Low" in the style of Rod Stewart.
The adverts read pretty well but with the insider knowledge from here it's a whole different ball game
Says here they had to let you go. Must have been you that was shit all along.
1. It isn't an "already running show" read the thread
2. They didn't let me go, I left. It said the same thing on the ad I responded to originally.
3. Only one person left, which was me. I don't know who the other person is that they "let go" as they quoted "two members"
4. Promoter and Theatre gigs in place???? We had no Theatre gigs booked before I left and I doubt they would get a booking as an incomplete band. I never met the promoter either.
5. They have cut back on rehearsals to once a fortnight, way to go, it was fuckin hard work not getting anywhere when I was rehearsing once a week with them.
My old band has reformed anyway, if you want good references for me as a gigging Guitarist, just ask them