General Music Chat

OH and you are absolutely right, I love all the things you share with everyone.

Many people share here not just because of music but because we are friends, even when we totally disagree. Cool.

Viking good to hear from you, have you moved back from Alaska yet?

Ive learned to just respond to musical post and keep all the drama parties off my ajenda on this site. Its point less to point fingers and some people here and everywhere else I roam just do that to get thier yas yas out! Doesnt change my world or point of view one way or the other.

Viking good to hear from you, have you moved back from Alaska yet?

Ive learned to just respond to musical post and keep all the drama parties off my ajenda on this site. Its point less to point fingers and some people here and everywhere else I roam just do that to get thier yas yas out! Doesnt change my world or point of view one way or the other.

Yes I have in fact! But the band isnt doing to well now

Talking about music can be boring. I play, I don't want to talk about it. If I need to know something, they have tons of musical forums out there where all the people who want to know something or who actually know something hang out and will tell you or your can tell them. This is more of a social site. We come here to joke around and get our aggressions out. At least I do.

Chaeya

Here is a music topic, I have been looking for people who love to play there music for just the fun and love of playing can not find 1 person. It is all about being in the spot light. I just want to get together with some people and jam and talk about the music, not to be found anymore Very sad indeed.

Here is a music topic, I have been looking for people who love to play there music for just the fun and love of playing can not find 1 person. It is all about being in the spot light. I just want to get together with some people and jam and talk about the music, not to be found anymore Very sad indeed.

Have you tried the search function ??

This is how I built up our band. Was not easy, and took months.
But it worked.

Someone said:
"Here here! I think a lot of the bickering could be toned down by offering 2 non specific categories...General Chat: Music, and General Chat: Everything else."
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Hey - I gotta agree with that . . . and I don't care WHO attacks me (again) for stating my opinion on this, because I've been here longer than 98% of you guys . . .
And no, it's NOT censorship.
A 2nd 'chat' category would save me and other folks time weeding through all the agumnetative non-music posts.
This site had never been 'just a social site,' it was always only about the music.
And it's changed, and yeah, it is what it is.
Here's where you guys attack me, again, for agreeing on a separate category . . .. . .
And no, I'm now whinning, so shut your face - before you even start in on me again . . . I've got a right to speak, too; don't need someone trying to shout me down anytime I join in this kind of dicussion.. . .

Here is a music topic, I have been looking for people who love to play there music for just the fun and love of playing can not find 1 person. It is all about being in the spot light. I just want to get together with some people and jam and talk about the music, not to be found anymore Very sad indeed.

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I see a lot of that attitude: "Hey everyone, look at ME!"
It IS kind of tiring, but you may notice that you'll see that more in some styles of music than others.
That attitude is one of the main reasons that - while ocassionally looking for musicians for the band, I have never posted for a lead guitarist; they tend to hijack the songs.
Not all lead players are like that, but I think I've seen more of that attitude from them -than, say a folk singer, or a rhythm guitarist . . .
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What style of music do you like to play?

This post made me realize just how lost I am in music right now. I cant find the drive to make a song I like, or to put good riffs together.

OK brother - I'm one of those older fellows you mentioned - although having switched from bass to lead guitar I feel like a newby again...

When you are in the spot you describe above the whole key is to ride it out - you are close to a new plateau. You'll notice that some times your playing just sounds repitive, dull and boring? We all do. I get excited during those times because I know what they herald ( through much experience): if you can ride it out and make yourself practice through it - do the scales or whatever you do when you're un-inspired - give it a week or two. (but keep practicing)

Then you'll notice one night that all of a sudden - you sound great again!

I went through a depressing slump recently - then one evening I'd just had nice shot of Jim Beam - got up to adjust the thermostat and found myself singing the bridge to a new tune I was stuck on. It popped into my head as if this stuff were easy. Went over and picked up the guitar and just plain wailed. Thank you Lord - and back to being my usual self.

It's waiting for you. It will be there believe me.

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Talbot

Hey Talbot , how far is Loganville from Cola SC ? I caught the post that got deleted the other night and didn't get a chance to respond , but I have a bit in common with you and might like to collaborate a thing or two.

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I'm not sure. I'm south east Atlanta - closer than before - just moved to Snellville which is a bit closer in.

I'm up to do something - but I suspect we are not too close geographically!

What have you got up your sleeve?

Talbot

Being in a slump - or on a plateau - is a good spot to be.
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It often means that you've gotten good enough with what you're playing that there's little challenge.
With no challenge, we can become bored.
Bored, because we've heard it all before, and it's kinda easy . . . sick of hearing what you play . . . and so - you're ready to learn something new.
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OK, my friend: now it is time to find a new challenge.
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PLAY SOMETHING NEW.
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Find a song that you like, which you can not play.
Work on it a few minutes.
Then try another song which you like, - but the damned thing is just too hard to play!
So - ok . . . work on that one, too.
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Now, pull out the music charts (you know, with fingerings for a bunch of weird chords, which you NEVER use).
You know - the chords you never learned, because they sound lousy?

Learn 2 new chords: remember how to finger them.
And try mixing them in a new song with some of your 'old' chords.
MOST of the time - they just might sound CRUMMY.
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Here's the challenge: keep experimenting, until you find which chords you need to play BEFORE and AFTER the 'new' chord, so it sounds GOOD.
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Every crummy chord sound great - if you find where it fits . . .
Often a 'crummy' chord will fit in nicely in something you already play, quickly stuck between 2 existing chords of the song . . .
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Some suggestions, if you don't know these, try:
E5, Esus4, E9
A5, A9, ASus4, Asus6
Dm, Dsus4
Cadd2nd, C/G.
If there's one of these you don't use, try it . . . it just might open up a whole new area of mysic for you . . .