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#49875 by RhythmMan
Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:43 am
I love playing for an audience of musicians. They really appreciate the amount of practice that goes into making a good song.

#50017 by gbheil
Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:25 am
Wow that would scare me to death. One of our gigs we played I was introduced to some of the praise team ( reads band ) members for the Church we were playing for. I,m soooo glad it was after our show.
Though the guitarist's wife raved on about how good we sounded and how we rocked the house.

#50026 by RhythmMan
Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:33 am
Naw, not me man. The more musicians in the audience, the better.
Maybe I'll even find someone to play bass for me . . .
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Never, never be afraid of the audience . . . heck - they're just people . . .

#50124 by gbheil
Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:02 am
Point well taken Allen.

#50203 by Hayden King
Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:03 pm
a lot of musicians just want to pick you apart at a gigg. I Ignore them and everybody else except the people that are there to listen and enjoy. on my best nights, I ignore everybody and just play for myself! I'm there to share a part of me, so I dont consider that selfish. the more I feel it, the more they feel it!



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#50214 by jw123
Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:39 pm
Musicians arent great audience members unless you are playing music that pushes the envelop a little.

In my younger metal years there was always a big group of other musicians there cause they wanted the gig that we had. But as I said before as I moved more to the middle and played standards there were less and less other musicians in attendance. Ive found that playing for other musicians doesnt pay to well also. They are always looking for handouts and like said above they are more critical of what you do.

Give me a good looking group of women dancing and having a good time any day over a group of wannabees.............................................

#50249 by Andragon
Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:24 am
Wow. What's with the hostility between bands/musicians?
Whenever I go to a gig and I know the band, I'm there to support good music and have fun. It doesn't hurt getting to know the venue owners/gig organizers either. And vice versa when I'm playing the gig.

#50279 by gbheil
Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:02 pm
Havent you heard Andrew. We eat our young!!! :twisted:

#50298 by jw123
Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:29 pm
Andragon wrote:Wow. What's with the hostility between bands/musicians?
Whenever I go to a gig and I know the band, I'm there to support good music and have fun. It doesn't hurt getting to know the venue owners/gig organizers either. And vice versa when I'm playing the gig.


I dont know if that was aimed at me or not and honestly dont care, all Im saying at this point in my musical career the last thing Im worried about is impressing fellow musicians.

A typical gig for my band ussually has 1-4 people sit in with us on whatever intrument they play. We let some bands that are trying to get a gig somewhere play up to a set sometimes to show the club owners what they can do. So there is no hostility with me, Im willing to share info with starter bands just like I do on here. I dont like the ones that come to our shows and have the gunslinger mentality of knocking us down. Most of them dont have the chops anyway and the ones that do have enough respect for us not to even try but to just have a good time sitting in. When I see fellow bands I ussually get asked to sit in. I pick one or two songs off their list that I know backwards and forwards and play it, then say thanks for letting me sit in, hang out and enjoy some more of their show. If they dont ask me to sit in I dont worry about it.

Have a Merry Rockin Christmas everyone!!!!

#50310 by Andragon
Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:25 pm
It wasn't aimed at you or anyone here. It was a reply to the stories that were posted here bout bands being jealous and trying to ruin others' gigs.

#50543 by Kramerguy
Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:00 pm
I think it was just a misunderstanding of the musical envy that can go on during shows.

I can remember in my juvenile years going to clubs and seeing bands on stage and thinking "damn, I'm better than that guy on guitar" and having similar envious feelings. Sure, it's pointless, but it's also basic human instinct- 90% of people who play instruments never make it to gigging, but they will criticize you into oblivion for making a simple mistake on the stage.

I grew up a lot since those years and even attend the open mic where you have noting BUT other musicians to play to. It can be intimidating, but if you can get them to applause excitedly, then you can totally take down a regular gig.

It's a lot about competing to be the best at whatever instrument you play, and as we get older, we realize that the need to compete and brag about skillz becomes fruitless - and the crowds that pay to get into your gigs don't care how much faster you can play a solo than some other guy.

#50544 by gtZip
Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:17 pm
sigh...
In a perfect world, musicians would totally support each other and help each other out.
I heard tell thats how the Seatlle grunge scene came to explode. More of a communal attitude with the music scene. Underground punk rock brotherhood type of feel to it and all that.
Of, course... that could be totally false... but thats the rumor.

All I've ever scene in the places I have been is ego, ego, ego. Outright, or the smiley two-faced kind. lots of junk talking.
I'm interested in selling music to the average guy and the dancing women. No desire to sell it to the musicians.

So... no, I dont support the local scene much. If a band comes a long that perks my ears up, I will go support them when I can.
Rarely happens though.

#50550 by Shapeshifter
Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:51 pm
For me, it depends on the band/musician. I'm pretty open minded and supportive when I first come across someone I haven't heard before, but...

It seems inevitable that something's going to turn me off about them.

One example that has happened to me a number of times goes like this:

I watch the band and listen. I like it! I want to support them. Then, during a break, a get a chance to talk to one of the band members. I compliment them on their sound.

Then it happens. I get the response.

"Yeah, were good." or "we're not even trying tonight...this crowd sucks!"
There's a half-dozen other sh!tty responses that I've heard like these.
Needless to say, I don't go back to see them again.
Sad to say, but it seems like a pretty common trend: The bands that get it together enough to play gigs become elitists-even toward their own audience. It doesn't surprise me that bands are being replaced by DJ's and karaoke...who wants to deal with the egos?

#50553 by gbheil
Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:45 am
You would never get that type of response from us Joseph. We so appreciate our audience. I guess thats all part of being new to the game.
But frankly Eric has been playing in public for years, he is most gracious to any and all who approach him. Sets a good example it does.

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