Bandmate not practicing....need to vent

#21
I used to wake up at 5 a.m. so I can get a solid hour of practice before breakfast and having to leave for work because the evenings we're just too crazy when I had 3 young kids. If the guitarist wanted it bad enough he'd find time to practice.
 
  • Like
Reactions: mstillman
#22
Assuming you are a very patient individual, after two rough practices I'd be asking the guy "are you really into this or not, because I'm not seeing the effort." If he insists that he's 100% into it, I would ask how much time he needs to get 10 songs down so you can have a proper rehearsal. If he's not ready to go within a week or two, I'd move on.
 
#23
I would consider that bombing an audition.

Like previously mentioned the first meeting is usually like best behaviour time, I usually go in over prepared for how I think the situation will be.

Musicians can be an extremely lazy breed, especially if they aren't getting their personal kicks, I would pretty much take this as a sign the guy doesn't really care about the music you guys are trying to make.
 
#24
shoulderpet said:
Hi all,
Not looking for answers here, I know the answer to this one, just needed to vent.
Have recently joined a covers band, we play around 20 tunes spanning quite a diverse range of songs, just had a guitarist leave a couple weeks ago as he was not pulling his weight, our drummer suggests someone I know who plays guitar as a replacement.
I messaged him and he accepted the offer, anyhow we told him the date of our first practice with him which was just under a week later, he said he had a busy week that week and would not be able to learn all of the songs, I told him that I dont expect him to learn all of the songs within a week but if he could learn half a dozen of the easier ones that would be much appreciated.
The date of the practice comes along, he does not know one song from the list, he played along with us and it was kind of painful to listen to at times, 4 days later we have our next practice, I asked the guitarist tactfully if he had found the time to practice any of the songs, he replied No, as you would expect this second practice session went painfully as well.
We have a short gig lined up at the weekend (5 songs), me and the drummer have decided to do this one as an accoustic duo
Click to expand...

If he gave an unacceptable reason (just didn't do it, was "busy" with no explanation) then it's time to move on. I am tired of half-milers like the one you are explaining here. People have to be committed -- heck you even had a gig planned and he still didn't step up. Time waster -- give the guy a warning that if he doesn't show up prepared for next rehearsal and beyond, he'll have to leave the band.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Marley's Ghost
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back