forming a band

[coldspot]

hey guys, I've been trying to figure out how to get a band together for a while now and have no idea...:dizzy2: Then I thought of this forum so I've come here hoping you guys can give me some tips/advice. Has anyone formed a band where peoples had different musical tastes and wanted to play different things? Did it work out?

 

BTW, I'm the girl who had the rattling guitar; the ruddy thing still rattles.:laugh3:

[PianoRocker]

You can form a band with different musical tastes.

But be sure that everyone know what the 'main' musical taste is.

 

We lost 2 guitarists because they didn't wan't to play hours taste of music.

So becareful with that!

 

Some tips:

- Start with drummer and bass, those are the most important part for the band.

- Besure that you're guitarist can play more than only chords, or get 2 guitarists.

- Try to play once a week.

- Start writing songs realy fast, you don't wan't to stuck on covers when you wan't to play own songs.

[Pseudonym]

I like Coldplay, Radiohead, Dave Matthews Band, and O.A.R., my drummer likes My Chemical Romance, Smashing Pumpkins and Senses Fail, and my bassist likes Metallica, System Of A Down and Opeth.

 

We constantly fight over the stupidest things, we almost never have a fully productive band practice, and we haven't recorded anything.

 

Yet we've been a band for a year and a half and have always somehow made it work.

 

So yes, a band can be formed and maintained with extremely different musical tastes/ personalities.

[coldspot]

thanks guys

 

2732, that's one of the funniest things I've heard

[chuck kottke]

Well, it all depends on whether or not your band is cold-rolled or not. It's important to aneal the band after each bending or forming operation, as often a band can become work-hardened. Therefore, an annealing oven is recommended. Annealing temperatures can vary, depending on the metal. Heavy metals are best annealed between 1300 and 2300 degrees, depending on the severity of work-hardening.

If the band does go gold, it's much easier to work the metal, as it remains soft and ductile while working, and can be beaten very thin, while retaining all of its original luster. :P

[coldspot]

:laugh3:

[Pseudonym]

thanks guys

 

2732, that's one of the funniest things I've heard

then you should see our band practices. one time we broke up over Teddy Grahams

[strawberryswinger]

nick do u write the songs?

[Mig-El]

wow, I wouldn't be able to plat with a SP drummer and a Metallica bass player hahah I don't know how you guys are still together, I'm curious to hear what comes out of that

[Pseudonym]

nick do u write the songs?

I write most of the music and lyrics, yes.

 

 

 

wow, I wouldn't be able to plat with a SP drummer and a Metallica bass player hahah I don't know how you guys are still together, I'm curious to hear what comes out of that

It's a miracle we're still together...probably due to the fact that we are all so desperate to be in a band we make it work. I'll let you know once we have a song done so you can judge us for yourself!;)

[John Brashears]

I've never been in a band scratch the 8 yr old meeting of guitarists/drummers in a friend's basement, though i've always thought it would be nice to be in one. I stayed after school recently waiting for my mother, wandered into the band room, sat on the piano bench and started playing 'Lost?'. 'That one kid that sits in the corner' was near his drums at the time and he went with the song really well despite never hearing it, it was really neat considering i'm usually more of a solo player. (Perhaps because i'm the only one that can stand my own music.)

 

I would only get in a band with people I liked, though, as it would cause too many problems for me otherwise. Music is music, I have fun making it, as do others, but I don't enjoy arguing and fighting as much as I should.

 

-Find a person/people you like

-See if you flow well with them

-Discuss where you'd like to take a musical direction of a band.

[Tnspieler1012]

That's why I fly solo. Now I make all the rules! I write the songs and record it the way I want! If I don't agree with me, then I can just punch myself in the face and shove me out of the studio!

[John Brashears]

That's why I fly solo. Now I make all the rules! I write the songs and record it the way I want! If I don't agree with me, then I can just punch myself in the face and shove me out of the studio!

 

Yeah, it's all fun until you talk yourself into doing dope and killing hookers, then you wish you hadn't punched yourself in the face and shoved yourself out of the studio.

[Tnspieler1012]

ah damn... :laugh3:

[coldspot]

:laugh3: great insights guys. I not banking on going solo though...stage fright:stunned:

[Pseudonym]

I've never been in a band scratch the 8 yr old meeting of guitarists/drummers in a friend's basement, though i've always thought it would be nice to be in one. I stayed after school recently waiting for my mother, wandered into the band room, sat on the piano bench and started playing 'Lost?'. 'That one kid that sits in the corner' was near his drums at the time and he went with the song really well despite never hearing it, it was really neat considering i'm usually more of a solo player. (Perhaps because i'm the only one that can stand my own music.)

 

I would only get in a band with people I liked, though, as it would cause too many problems for me otherwise. Music is music, I have fun making it, as do others, but I don't enjoy arguing and fighting as much as I should.

 

-Find a person/people you like

-See if you flow well with them

-Discuss where you'd like to take a musical direction of a band.

That's a cool story about Lost?, but perhaps you should take a lesson. Some kid you never met before played with you and played well despite not knowing the song. You don't necessarily have to really like the people in your band. Find some cover songs you all enjoy to break the early ice and get better. Then slowly over time introduce your music to each other. You'll build chemistry so quickly just by playing together that all the little differences will start to fade.

 

 

 

That's why I fly solo. Now I make all the rules! I write the songs and record it the way I want! If I don't agree with me, then I can just punch myself in the face and shove me out of the studio!

:laugh3:

 

:laugh3: great insights guys. I not banking on going solo though...stage fright:stunned:

Good idea. It is frightening going out on stage...and I will tell you...I don't know if I could have gone out there solo. But because my band and I have spent so much time together, it's kind of like a sense of brotherhood. I feel like as long as they're behind me, I can perform anywhere without fear. And you know what? At our first performance, as soon as we hit the stage, it all just felt right and the nerves disappeared.

[chuck kottke]

Take a look at how other great musicians got their start. Before U2, there were these theatrical characters, who did almost anything or everything in the art scene, and gained inspiration from things such as a naked man laying on clay, "crawling across the universe", or building a miniature medieval rustic scene from building rubble. Because it was so empowering in the sense of creativity and freedom of expression, this provided the crucible for their formative years. Church gospel quire groups, moments in history that create lasting impressions, powerful revelations of deeper truths... Become more artistic while searching - it's forging ahead with the wave of what's going on, or making that scene happen, molding or shaping the clay as a part of the process, and being unafraid to experiment, and perfect your art. Strive for something; go with the synergy, and see what happens.;)

[Pseudonym]

Chuck that was brilliant and completely proves the point!

 

 

Don't not form a band because you are afraid of failure, and don't go into a new band with an idea of what it will be like. Just go into it with an open mind and don't be afraid to let things take their course.

 

My original time with my band I was convinced I could turn us into Coldplay, etc. We ended up breaking apart. A little while later, we got back together to try again, only this time I let us be us. Ever since we started going in our own path things have been great and we have had some success. Just go with the flow and let your musical abilities become whatever they need to become.

[strawberryswinger]

I write most of the music and lyrics, yes.

 

 

 

any tips?

[Pseudonym]

tips on what specifically?

[strawberryswinger]

tips on what specifically?

 

about writing lyrics

[Pseudonym]

^PMd ya;)

[coldspot]

I feel like this thread has turned into a miniature master class:laugh3:

[Pseudonym]

hey, any questions about forming a band or being in a band, just ask!;)

[chuck kottke]

A deep intuitive sense of what resonates with your audience; to be in their shoes, and either resonate with their moods and feelings, or change those moods with new sounds. A mystery always sells; intrigue and surprises. Or, go a more conventional route to start, pick some older songs (go back in time as far as you like), and make those into something new (just ask John Lennon's Jukebox). There is no single formula, but some formulas are more or less successful in garnering a wide audience, and are dependent on the mood of the times.. True artists will create art for art's sake, and be wildly creative, but then they may starve in the process. Better to start out with a normal set of songs which find an instant audience, and do some purely creative pieces, of which maybe 1 out of 100 will gain recognition, but will open up the space for new ideas. Much of what we hear today is the work of other unrecognized artists who have inspired musicians that have turned those pieces into commonly desired works; so, the art scene can be a great formative experience.

It's about projecting, so it's about the audience - to put within them the feeling of greatness, the feeling that this song is their song; to convey some feeling with great meaning, and the intensity or mellowness you wish to convey, but which they resonate with. Music seems to almost always be written about someone else, and can be modern or otherwise folk-hero oriented.

But for the band - well, there has to be this resonance as well, and a sense of great mutual respect. Perhaps a sense of common purpose; a sort of collective soul for brief moments of time.