Let's start a band

[tigereye]

1. First what do you play?

2. And what are your influences?

3. And how cool are you, really? Do you wear enough black?

1.
For me I play drums ( taking lessons,too) to improve my "independence", some guitar, some bass, and keyboards. Have sung some backup as well. No lead though, don't have the pipes.

2.Influences, hmmm

Patti Smith
The Pogues
The Clash
The Ramones
Scrawl
The Bangles
maybe The Go, Gos... they could really bash at times IMHO


3. Hell is not freezing over. I do have a lot of black clothes.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

1. I can take those influences. I got me some black. I got me a mandolin.

(or guitar, bass, keyboards)

[tigereye]

3. mandolin sounds good

Will you recite poetry over the music SLB... I like that, esp. ranting poetry!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

11. I could do a good Shane McGowan.

[tigereye]

23. that requires a lot of alcohol and other things....

[meegbear]

2. I play a mean set of maracas ...

or so I've been told. Davy Jones was my influence.

[Blue_State_Elitist]

4. Guitar

Influences:

Social Distortion
Oasis
Gin Blossoms
TSOL

I like mix of anything from early 80's punk to 90's britpop and alternative.

[OhioStateProgressive]

5. ok

1. Guitar, bass, piano, drums, lead vocals

2. Roger Waters
David Gilmour
Neil Young

3. I'm not very cool

[dolo amber]

6. I have a Bjork/Perry Farrell-like shriek

Influences...criminy, no idea. Nobody. Everybody.

I have loads of black clothes, shoes, accessories...plus piercings, which will certainly make the kids think I'm *cool*. B-)

[tigereye]

25. always wished I had a big voice

instead I have an Irish alto, kind of low and/or high and keening at times.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

35. I can do a mean Scott Walker.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

7. 1. Guitar, Bass and can noodle on keyboard....

2. The Clash (as well)
Beatles
Ween
U2
Yes
Faith No More

3. Own very few articles of black clothing, but willing to hit the Goodwill if paying gigs arise. :P

[southpaw]

8. Bass or Drums

bass influences include Geddy Lee, John Wetton, Louis Johnson, Ross Valory and John Paul Jones, among others.

Drums: Bonzo, I like Neal Peart but I don't play like him.


I don't wear black... sorry.

[VeniceBeat]

9. I'm a Drummer, Too.

But I have pipes better suited to showtunes.

Maybe we could do a double kit version of "Oklahoma" with that Allman Brothers circa Fillmore East feel.

[Fenris]

10. I like all of your choices. I play guitar. I wear black on the outside...

...forgot how that went.

1.Anyway, I play both 12 and 6 string guitars. A 12 could help if you want more of a Pogues-ish sound!:)

2. Technique-wise:
Johnny Marr
Mick Jones
Pete Townshend
Roger McGuinn
Jack White
I can't think of any more

3. I answered that question already.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

12. A fellow 12-string player. Cool.

[Fenris]

15. We're a minority, but we exist nonetheless

What kind of mandolin do you play? Me father owned a spruce one from the Mid-Missouri Mandolin Co. before trading it for a mahogany one. Frankly I think the mahogany sounds better. He was lucky to find those. He's a lefty. My brother and I feel that he learned to play guitar left handed so his children wouldn't be able to play his instruments. ;)

http://www.midmomandolin.com/

[Screaming Lord Byron]

18. It's a round-backed generic one that I picked up at a garage sale.

[Fenris]

19. I love garage sale instruments

Good finds there.

[tigereye]

52. a band I was in had a great 12 string electric player

he "sliced and diced" as they say. But then he got hold of a wah-wah pedal and it was all over.

[Bonhomme Richard]

13. I'm cool but too old for...............

staying out to 3AM working and dealing with club owners. Gave it up a couple of years ago.
Besides, my wife's #1 rule was "no chicks in the band" LOL

[tigereye]

29. I can't stay out shlepping amps anymore either

hav eto play between 5 and 8. And there was the lack of $ problem and gun-toting clubowners, yes. And the indifference of those leaning against the wall. But chicks in the band doesn't always mean a problem... so is that why there aren't more women in bands! Just kidding, I think.

[Bonhomme Richard]

48. OK since we settled on private gigs with good hours...........

I play rythum guitar, mandolin, harmonica and have always done lead vocal and backup vocals - don't care which,no ego.
Played everything from Beatles, Eagles, REM, Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Matchbox 20,Steely Dan, to Doobies and Dr. John.
In other words all over the place.

[Whitacre D_WI]

14. hrmph.

1. I play string, key, drum, wind. I mean literally -- ask RandomKoolzip, dolo amber, or Short Bus. I play one string, one drum, etc.

I sing. Ha ha ha ha, I know "that's what you call singing?" Buggers, the lot of you.

I use recorder-thing (or, as the frighteningly egotistical call it, "produce"). Sometimes I don't stop and start at the right times.

I write bad songs about bad people doing bad things.

2. My influences are easily discernable with a single listening of the crappy music I make. Anybody who's heard wanna take a crack at it?

3. I have some black. I prefer to wear my denim suit, though. Or my gold lame suit (the lack of an accent is intentional). Nonetheless, I'm way cooler than you nimrods.


on edit: Check http://www.whoisalhedges.com for the skinny on my rock and/or roll.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

16. Gold Lame Suit? What are you - Martin Fry from ABC?

Shoot that poison arrow through my hea-a-a-art.
Shoot that poison arrow. Yeah!

[Fenris]

17. Gold lamé suit....

Is this you, Whitacre D_WI?

[Whitacre D_WI]

20. No. Gold LAME suit. My gold suit is very lame.

[Fenris]

21. So more like this then

The internet is a scary, scary place sometimes.

[Whitacre D_WI]

22. Ack!

It is not a unitard!

[Fenris]

24. Here are three lame gold suits:

Denim, I know.

[Whitacre D_WI]

26. The third is the closest.

No sequins, though.

[Fenris]

27. It's Elvis' suit. Sequins are expected.

[Whitacre D_WI]

30. Sequins are required for ELVIS' suit.

Not for mine.

[tigereye]

32. that is truly disturbing

[Whitacre D_WI]

41. What the hell's so goddamned disturbing about it?

I am the MACK in my bling suit! I look like Dolemite!

Okay, not really. But I bet I gave y'all some mighty messed-up visuals there.

[tigereye]

50. no the one above.. was that you?

so sorry didn't mean to offend

I very much like the concept of a lame suit as opposed to a lame' one.

Maybe I should have posted a let's start a glitter band thread instead. Saw Velvet Goldmine not that long ago. HMMM. Bit I can't wear pratforms, I mean platforms anymore.

[Whitacre D_WI]

51. I don't even remember anymore.

[dolo amber]

46. Oh, btw

I thought your CD was VERY good...kinda reminds me of this other low-fi, short song, from Ohio band I know...

:evilgrin:

[Whitacre D_WI]

47. Hey!

I had a long song on there.

And you don't know any Ohio bands, you're just making that shit up. You think I sound like Rick Derringer, don't you?

[tigereye]

53. oddly enough my band was always well received in Ohio

people usually seemed to like us and wanted to talk to us, unlike at home. It was odd. Is your music like, umm not E- Sharp, I'm trying to think of the name of the guy who played the rake?, that Liz Phair wrote a crush song about.

[Whitacre D_WI]

55. Well, Eugene Chadbourne played the electric rake.

[tigereye]

62. that's who I meant....

is that a good comparison?

[Whitacre D_WI]

66. No.

I can't play the rake.

[tigereye]

68. ha ha

but you play one string and one shoe and a shovel? or something

I have to hear this.

[Whitacre D_WI]

69. Well, I was being a wee bit facetious.

[tigereye]

70. you?

[Whitacre D_WI]

71. I even learned something new the other day:

There is a FOURTH(!) chord!

[Kamika]

28. Tambourine!!

I like U2 alot,

I'm not so cool but I'm pretty cute

[Whitacre D_WI]

31. "I'm not so cool but I'm pretty cute"

That means you play bass.

Sorry, those are the rules. ;)

[Fenris]

33. HAHAHAHAHAHA

Yes. Those are the rules.

[Kamika]

36. Lol

I don't get it but ohwell :D

I can't play the bass though

[Whitacre D_WI]

37. You can play bass.

Trust me. ANYONE can play bass.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

44. That's why Lou Barlow quit Dinosaur Jr.

J Mascis refused to pay him as much as himself, because bassists only play four strings, and don't do chords.

[tigereye]

39. the "being cool" part was supposed to be sarcasm

sorry, forgot to put that in. Also the wearing black part, too. ALthough I do wear a lot of black, but more cuz I look good in it. Being cool is just being whatever you happen to be. And bands should be fun, not just about a bland and blase affect, which is what I used to run into all the time.


Kamika I think you are cool, plus U2 is an excellent influence

[Kamika]

43. Did you hear Liam Lynch's depeche mode parody?

Liam Lynch is the guy who made the "united states of whatever"

If you haven't tell me and I'll post the lyrics.. he made a Superb parody of a depeche mode song which sounds exactly like depeche.. but the lyrics are really a parody of them

[tigereye]

54. ok sounds good

[Kamika]

57. what does?

did you listen to it or want me to post lyurics

[tigereye]

59. could you post the lyrics, sorry if I wasn't clear

Thanks :)

[Kamika]

64. ok

Well I'm not pretty or good to the eye
Never left my room till 25
If I were happy would you punish me?
Tie me up and call it therapy

Miserable Life Miserable Life
Miserable Life Miserable Life
Miserable Life Miserable Life
Miserable Life (Life)

Let me be your perfect scratching post
Your father, son and the holy ghost
They vie devotion, turn my back on me
Don't push me down and call me a woosy

Miserable Life Miserable Life
Miserable Life Miserable Life
Miserable Life Miserable Life

Miserable Life Devotion!
Miserable Life Emotion!
Miserable Life Depression!
Miserable Life Obsession!

You can't see me 'cause I'm wearing black


Ok but yu Gotta hear it.. when he says .. you cant see me cuz im wearing blaack.. its like this guy trying to be all gothic but failing miserably :D

[MissMillie]

34. Saxaphone

but I'm best with vocals.

I'm not quite low enough to be considered alto. My range would be similar to (mind you, I said range, not vocal style) Madonna or Bonnie Raitt, or Shawn Colvin. (I wish I could say Aimee Mann, but she often is just a little too low for me).

[bobthedrummer]

38. I play drums, my wife plays bass-we are The Books Banned.

Music to get pregnant to. Blues too.
:hi:

[tigereye]

40. good band name

[bobthedrummer]

45. Thanx!

We've some studio experiences, really bad ones with "independents" lol.

Have had the pleasure of jamming with many good players, still pursuing my goal of being a studio musician, possibly with my bass player-that would be cool as wearing lots of black!

[GOPisEvil]

42. I can grimace musically...where do I sign up?

*Deathtongue reference of the week*

[TrogL]

49. Keyboards

1. First what do you play?

Keyboards, bass, some drums, various horns

2. And what are your influences?

Keith Emerson and/or Emerson Lake and Palmer
most other prog incl. Yes, Rush
Pink Floyd
African Music
Baroque and 20th century esp. electronics
Philip Glass

3. And how cool are you, really? Do you wear enough black?

I'm wearing pretty much all black right now

[a_random_joel]

56. Can I play too?

1. First what do you play?

Sax, Synth, Bass, turntables

2. And what are your influences?

Too many to list so I'll list genres:
Classic rock, hip-hop, new wave, funk, reggae, disco, techno, house, "alternative"(what it used to be called - not this new crap), industrial, goth, trip-hop, jazz, ambient and "oldies."

3. And how cool are you, really? Do you wear enough black?

I am not cool anymore. I am a dad now. I used to wear a lot of black, but now I'm really into lime green and salmon ensembles.

[Whitacre D_WI]

58. No, you're unwilling to accept the divinity of Astley.

[a_random_joel]

60. Can we compromise on Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam?

[Whitacre D_WI]

61. Lisa Lisa is only a DEMI-god. Sheesh.

[tigereye]

63. sure actually this has the makings of something really

intriguing. I haven't been able to convince any of my cronies to get together here, where I am; too bad we don't have a transporter and we could all arrive somewhere with our instruments. Hmmm.

I always wanted to be in a band that had saxophones. BTW Dads ARE very cool and so are mommies! :) I have an image of a band called Tired Old Parents, or the Ex-punk Mommies, but everyone is TOO tired!

[a_random_joel]

65. Thanks.

In that case I think the names No Sleep Tonight or Where's the Damn Binky? would be good.

[tigereye]

67. they do sleep eventually and you will regain your

consciousness. They will get their own drinks and open their own car doors and there will be much rejoicing. How old are yours? Fortunately we are well past the binky stage and into the "mom, can I vomit on your head" stage.