8Mile
Platinum Member
Those were my emotions when I listened to a recording of a band rehearsal from a couple months ago. I didn't know the guitarist was recording us until after. What I heard upon playback was positively demoralizing. My performance on almost every song was sub-par and on some songs was flat-out embarrassingly bad. The time wasn't there, it wasn't solid, there weren't really any redeeming qualities. And this was over a period of hours! Just brutal.
I guess what shocked and disappointed me is the gap between the quality of my playing when I'm performing live or on a recording and when I'm just playing casually at band practice. I expected some difference, I suppose, but not THAT much of a difference.
I have resolved to be more focused even when rehearsing. Just because I don't ever want to hear a playback like that again in case it's being recorded!
Crushed,
8Mile
I guess what shocked and disappointed me is the gap between the quality of my playing when I'm performing live or on a recording and when I'm just playing casually at band practice. I expected some difference, I suppose, but not THAT much of a difference.
I have resolved to be more focused even when rehearsing. Just because I don't ever want to hear a playback like that again in case it's being recorded!
Crushed,
8Mile