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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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Gigs every weekend, all year round, that pay reasonable money?
- wedding band; ceilidh band; tribute band.
Gigs regularly that pay ok-ish?
- up to date covers performed impeccably with a good-looking, tight band.
- if you're in certain parts of the country and can travel, blues is still a niche draw.
- excellent original material that has a reasonably decent draw (mod, ska, indie, punk, metal all have niche support across the country).
- Acoustic duos doing Americana, folk or quirky covers.
Irregular, poor paying gigs?
- worn out covers played in a desultory way with no energy or originality.
- music hall
I believe the biggest factor is how hard you're prepared to work, to be frank, assuming that the band is decent.
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1) music tastes are probably more varied than ever, and bizarrely the stuff that's in the charts is not what most people are actually listening to. There's also more choice than there ever has been due to huge back catalogues, and that can only increase in time. Presumably that makes it harder to put a good pub band together that appeals to the public enough for them to venture out to see you and therefore make the pub money?
2) isn't a pub paying not much for live music a bit like us expecting our local pub to sell beer at supermarket or even Wetherspoon prices?
3) a pub isn't what young people necessarily look for in a night out, I don't really drink or go out in that way to be fair but observing others in my generation it doesn't seem all that popular. Presumably because none of them can string proper sentences together without saying "and I was like.... And he was like.... Yeahhhh you know?" and pubs rely more on good company in that respect than bars and clubs where you just get smashed, can't hear a wordd anybody's saying, and just act like a dick "cos it's like well funny you know, proper bantz"
4) £4 per pint?????? Jesus, I'm glad Birmingham isn't that much to get watered
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein