Playing in a Band - General Discussion

RE: Playing in a Band

John — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:10:41 +0000

@theycallmebigal Ego runs through every band 😠

RE: Playing in a Band

Al Anon — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:43:23 +0000

I prefer playing as a duo. Currently, there are 5 of us (banjo, dobro, 2 guitars, and electric bass) playing Country and Bluegrass (quite a change from my Rock n Roll roots), but they’re good people. The banjo player recruited me after I played “Long Haired,” “Ramblin’ Fever” and “Aimee” for her.

Very little drama, if any. Egos… eh, we all have ‘em, but we try to leave ‘em in the car.

RE: Playing in a Band

Alberto Paiola — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 07:44:26 +0000

Yep, I play punk rock music since I was 13 (now I'm 33), 2 bands, 6 album recorded and almost 200 shows played 😀

Now i'm thinking about a parallel acoustic solo project with folk/country/punk influences.

RE: Playing in a Band

Thib — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 13:50:22 +0000

@jerseychicadee Sure it counts there are good experiences!

RE: Playing in a Band

John — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 02:24:14 +0000

@jerseychicadee A Band is a Band in my eyes 😆 😆

RE: Playing in a Band

Michael Graham — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 20:27:44 +0000

@jerseychicadee My cousin plays cello in the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and he's always saying he has band practise so yeah, playing oboe in an orchestra definitely qualifies for playing in a band. I regret never taking oboe because to me, it is the most beautiful sounding wind instrument there is.

RE: Playing in a Band

jerseychicadee — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 19:49:18 +0000

I played flute, piccolo and oboe in high school marching band and oboe in orchestra in college if that counts.

RE: Playing in a Band

Michael Graham — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 18:38:19 +0000

@wjssavhotmail-co-uk Just so you know John, I plan on being less active on the Forum next month, taking up less space, giving the rest of CGO a chance to win the January contest, stepping back a bit - I have to go away part of the month anyways so good luck and all the best for 2024.

RE: Playing in a Band

Thib — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 16:30:03 +0000

@jambongris 😆 😆

RE: Playing in a Band

Michael Graham — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 16:24:54 +0000

@thib Oh, that's too funny! We're talking early seventies here. Fortunately there were no recordings made of Made in Japan. We had limited success and disbanded within an eighteen month period. There was a very successful local band called The Rock Show of the Yeomen. We called ourselves The Rickshaw of the Made in Japan (bad pun).