yesdog
Silver Member
This a rant rather than a topic. I have been subbing for this band that plays seventys covers I recently got the first seat in the band because the other drummer quit. one of the guitar players is a good freind of mine and very talented. So are the rest of the band except the bass player he is awful. and the leader (the guy with the gigs and the practice space and P.A ect.) He has been playing for about three years were the rest of us have 20 plus years playing music. I get a phone call from the leader yelling at like I am one of his employees. He was saying I keep playing the songs wrong they dont sound like the record example there is an intro we do and I play an eight count fill I played the same figure and went across the toms and snare to ad some flavor and he and the bass player said don't do that it throws the bass player off and him he daid just playit on the snare so we know when to come in. If you can't count to eight you have no buisiness playing in a band with experianced musians after that comment at rehersal we did the inro part again I was so pissed I played my eight count intro bozzio style packed up my stick bag and left.
He told me I am unprdictable none of the other guys except the bass player ever complained about my playing. Music is art its about groove feeling the moment making people dance and have a good time. Not sounding like the record. I looked up china grove on you tube to see live performances from the doobies from differnent years yes you know what song there playing but every performance the song had a different tempo or different drum fills they never played the song the same way once I looked a bunch of othet bands that we play songs from same result. Any way I am In a new band with guys I played with for years they are real musicians not wannabe's. I felt insulted being told how to play music by somone who does not have any talent feel or a clue how to be a musician. He does not have IT!!! you know what I mean. Thats my rant .
He told me I am unprdictable none of the other guys except the bass player ever complained about my playing. Music is art its about groove feeling the moment making people dance and have a good time. Not sounding like the record. I looked up china grove on you tube to see live performances from the doobies from differnent years yes you know what song there playing but every performance the song had a different tempo or different drum fills they never played the song the same way once I looked a bunch of othet bands that we play songs from same result. Any way I am In a new band with guys I played with for years they are real musicians not wannabe's. I felt insulted being told how to play music by somone who does not have any talent feel or a clue how to be a musician. He does not have IT!!! you know what I mean. Thats my rant .