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I think the stick some of us may have got the wrong end of was the implication that there wasn't much point in live music if you could just put the record on instead.
I think on the whole my band is fairly lax about accurately reproducing recordings, but I'd say we get a packed, drunken crowd yelling for more at maybe six out of ten of our gigs.
Most of the others are more restrained affairs even though people enjoy them, and the occasional one would've been better off with a DJ.
I'm getting a good nose at the comms stage for sussing out the gigs where they're just not going to be into live music no matter who it is, and I turn those down.
I think in general no one thinks about it like this because they get to their teens, find out there's a thing called gigs, go to some and really enjoy the night so go to more. They have no reason to think about whether or not the music being live matters.
The reason I've thought about it is because since I stopped drinking I don't enjoy the social aspects really, being around a crowd of drunk people can actually be terrible when sober. And the waiting involved in most gigs between bands or just waiting for the main band - no problem if you're just having a good time in general but I'd be going specifically to see the band.
So I had reason to ask myself what I'm actually getting out of going to the gig compared to if I just stayed at home and listened to a record. Then I realised that it's hard to say if there is a benefit and what it is.
Still looking forward to Govt Mule next month mind!
It sounds churlish from someone who relies on people supporting my band, but it's just not my idea of a fun time and I'm gigging almost every weekend anyway.
But when they make a request it's something they don't own like Highway to Hell or Country Roads.
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Been gigging over 20 years but I love seeing a live band in a pub/wedding/bar on holiday etc. Wouldn’t necessarily go just for the band but if I’m out somewhere a bit of live music is great.
it was a comment on what seems to happen, rather than what I do.
I’ve also chaperoned female band members in similar situations.
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Apologies if my point was inexpertly expressed.
This topic might be worthy of its own thread.
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Money seems to be a big issue with keeping bandmates happy.
The main bands I have been in, we were playing originals, not covers, were pretty poorly paid. Now this wasn't a problem, we knew we were doing it for love and not financial gain.
In each case the band "leader" used to keep the money and it was kept away for things like recording costs etc. Again, this wasn't an issue as it was stated before I joined that this was the score.
One band however did push the boundaries, the guitarist, who ran his own business and used his van to ferry us around for gigs asked to borrow money from the fund to replace his van when it blew up. We agreed, but that's the last we saw of that money!
Some money was invested in t-shirts, which when sold went into the pot. That's the last we saw of that money.
To be honest I wasn't really that bothered, I knew nothing was ever going to be made financially from it, and I wasn't disappointed, but it did niggle that it was done so obviously.
I left before it started to cost me more money!
The trick is being able to live with those compromises and keep the unit running. That means you'll need to keep on reminding yourselves what it is you're trying to be and how you're trying to do it. That means talking to each other and being honest when you do.
I can't even get that to work as a solo act! :-)