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#143
Btw, IMO, both of those singers sucked, and the short haired guy was the worst of the two. (I'm just being honest in expressing my opinion.) If I walked into a venue and heard either of them singing, I would *run* toward the exit door asap. The rest of the band has their stuff together! :thumbsup: Good job on the bass!!!

And the short haired dude smokes cigarettes? GROSSSSSSS! Plus, he gulps down hard liquor before or during practice? What a loser. And the way he holds a microphone (pointing upwards) is ultra lame.

Thank goodness you left that scene. Good job! :thumbsup:
 
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#148
Oddly said:
A solution?
Instrumental-only band.:D

I do think singer 1 feels he's been sidelined by a supposedly backing singer now sharing lead duties. You say that when the 2 sang together, you, the guitarist and drummer felt it worked. Anyone ask singer 1?

I feel your best option is getting a new singer. Clearly singer 1 alone wasn't good enough. Nor is singer 2.
Hope it works out for you.
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I have to chime in late here. Bear with me, I read your whole first post (!) and most of pages two and three (on my lunch break). I was beginning to think you were planning too much of an ultimatum, seeing 7 more pages or so had to bail and get back to work.

Im back and see what has transpired and figured I should listen to the video. wintremute you seem like a nice guy based on other posts of yours and you play well. You deserve better (even than singer 1), you made the right choice. Rock on bro & good karma.
 
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#149
Roxbororob said:
I have to chime in late here. Bear with me, I read your whole first post (!) and most of pages two and three (on my lunch break). I was beginning to think you were planning too much of an ultimatum, seeing 7 more pages or so had to bail and get back to work.

Im back and see what has transpired and figured I should listen to the video. wintremute you seem like a nice guy based on other posts of yours and you play well. You deserve better (even than singer 1), you made the right choice. Rock on bro & good karma.
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Thank you for taking the time to go through all of that. It's a lot, and takes time. Thank you for the positive feelings.
 
#153
Sounds like you made the right choice and handled it well. Nice work. My impression is that singer #1 is maybe not the most mature dude in the world, and the talk about singer #2 having “potential” is a huge red flag for me. I’ve played with a lot of musicians who had “potential”, and it never panned out. Not even once. I don’t think I’m unique in having that experience. So I don’t see things working out well over time with either of them.
 
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#154
lat said:
They're called mickeys up here. They are about 375 ml or a little over 12 oz. Fifths are about double that. And yeah, drinking like that at rehearsal is not cool. 1 or 2 beers, max.
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Yep. Mickey, 26er, 40-pounder and Texas Mickey are common Canadian liquor measures. :)

Edit: oh, and don't forget the ubiquitous "two-four".
 
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Lol... you must be fun at parties... :thumbsup: ;)

I don't know what kind of Neanderthals you're playing with, but carry on...

Blaze Barlow said:
that works for me..losers go home and whine and cry..winners go home and shag the prom queen..forget the dinner invitation..shoe pissing is allowed..definately take his girl but only after letting him know that she is barely worthy to add to your stable..
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UPDATE #2.

Quit the band Tuesday night. Wednesday was mulling over what to do. Checked Craigslist and found this:


https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/muc/...900272576.html

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90s, 00s, Classic, Nu, Metal Cover Band. Buffalo/Charleston.

Looking for Bass player for pro cover band. All pro band, just missing low end of the rhythm section - we have Singer/Guitar, Guitar, Drums.
We have multiple practice spaces but the main one is set up for video. We want to record a demo within weeks of getting together for better gigs. Speaking of, we can get paying gigs but we want better paying gigs.

That being said, we are daytime job type guys, all with families. We all hang out, are friends, and BBQ all summer long. No one has drama, substance problems, or are bums but we aren't pussies and we do party. No ####, we're musicians.

Setlist pictures attached but we are open to similar music. If you're on the fence, send me a message and I'll record and send you over a short video of just myself to see if you like my style. I'm the singer and I shred.

The Setlist picture has:
Main In The Box
BrainStew
Slither
Cumbersome
Crackerman
Low
Machine Head
Kryptonite
The Red
Loser
The Middle
Hey Man Nice Shot
Keep Away
So Cold
I alone
Bound For The Floor
Nutshell
Creep
Change (in the house of flies)
She Sells Sanctuary
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Sober

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So basically the songs I was already playing. I showed up and they seemed to have their act together. They have played out before and have contacts. With me on board they think we can be playing out in 1 month. I like that. So Thursday night I joined a new band.
 
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#157
wintremute said:
UPDATE #2.

Quit the band Tuesday night. Wednesday was mulling over what to do. Checked Craigslist and found this:


https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/muc/...900272576.html

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90s, 00s, Classic, Nu, Metal Cover Band. Buffalo/Charleston.

Looking for Bass player for pro cover band. All pro band, just missing low end of the rhythm section - we have Singer/Guitar, Guitar, Drums.
We have multiple practice spaces but the main one is set up for video. We want to record a demo within weeks of getting together for better gigs. Speaking of, we can get paying gigs but we want better paying gigs.

That being said, we are daytime job type guys, all with families. We all hang out, are friends, and BBQ all summer long. No one has drama, substance problems, or are bums but we aren't pussies and we do party. No ####, we're musicians.

Setlist pictures attached but we are open to similar music. If you're on the fence, send me a message and I'll record and send you over a short video of just myself to see if you like my style. I'm the singer and I shred.

The Setlist picture has:
Main In The Box
BrainStew
Slither
Cumbersome
Crackerman
Low
Machine Head
Kryptonite
The Red
Loser
The Middle
Hey Man Nice Shot
Keep Away
So Cold
I alone
Bound For The Floor
Nutshell
Creep
Change (in the house of flies)
She Sells Sanctuary
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Sober

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So basically the songs I was already playing. I showed up and they seemed to have their act together. They have played out before and have contacts. With me on board they think we can be playing out in 1 month. I like that. So Thursday night I joined a new band.
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This is great. You deserve it.
 
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#158
wintremute said:
UPDATE #2.

Quit the band Tuesday night. Wednesday was mulling over what to do. Checked Craigslist and found this:


https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/muc/...900272576.html

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90s, 00s, Classic, Nu, Metal Cover Band. Buffalo/Charleston.

Looking for Bass player for pro cover band. All pro band, just missing low end of the rhythm section - we have Singer/Guitar, Guitar, Drums.
We have multiple practice spaces but the main one is set up for video. We want to record a demo within weeks of getting together for better gigs. Speaking of, we can get paying gigs but we want better paying gigs.

That being said, we are daytime job type guys, all with families. We all hang out, are friends, and BBQ all summer long. No one has drama, substance problems, or are bums but we aren't pussies and we do party. No ####, we're musicians.

Setlist pictures attached but we are open to similar music. If you're on the fence, send me a message and I'll record and send you over a short video of just myself to see if you like my style. I'm the singer and I shred.

The Setlist picture has:
Main In The Box
BrainStew
Slither
Cumbersome
Crackerman
Low
Machine Head
Kryptonite
The Red
Loser
The Middle
Hey Man Nice Shot
Keep Away
So Cold
I alone
Bound For The Floor
Nutshell
Creep
Change (in the house of flies)
She Sells Sanctuary
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Sober

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So basically the songs I was already playing. I showed up and they seemed to have their act together. They have played out before and have contacts. With me on board they think we can be playing out in 1 month. I like that. So Thursday night I joined a new band.
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Great way for this to end. I hope this new band is everything you want and need it to be.
 
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wintremute said:
UPDATE #2.

Quit the band Tuesday night. Wednesday was mulling over what to do. Checked Craigslist and found this:


https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/muc/...900272576.html

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90s, 00s, Classic, Nu, Metal Cover Band. Buffalo/Charleston.

Looking for Bass player for pro cover band. All pro band, just missing low end of the rhythm section - we have Singer/Guitar, Guitar, Drums.
We have multiple practice spaces but the main one is set up for video. We want to record a demo within weeks of getting together for better gigs. Speaking of, we can get paying gigs but we want better paying gigs.

That being said, we are daytime job type guys, all with families. We all hang out, are friends, and BBQ all summer long. No one has drama, substance problems, or are bums but we aren't pussies and we do party. No ####, we're musicians.

Setlist pictures attached but we are open to similar music. If you're on the fence, send me a message and I'll record and send you over a short video of just myself to see if you like my style. I'm the singer and I shred.

The Setlist picture has:
Main In The Box
BrainStew
Slither
Cumbersome
Crackerman
Low
Machine Head
Kryptonite
The Red
Loser
The Middle
Hey Man Nice Shot
Keep Away
So Cold
I alone
Bound For The Floor
Nutshell
Creep
Change (in the house of flies)
She Sells Sanctuary
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Sober

---------------------

So basically the songs I was already playing. I showed up and they seemed to have their act together. They have played out before and have contacts. With me on board they think we can be playing out in 1 month. I like that. So Thursday night I joined a new band.
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Excellent news!
 
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