Sounds like people here are ripe for an collaborative project over the internet!jfv wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 8:38 amI can definitely relate to this. At the end of 2021, I didn't have the motivation or patience to arrange the schedules of three people anymore. That, more than anything, explains our hiatus since then.Shananiganz wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 4:30 am I feel like its all on me to make things work, to motivate people and get them to communicate, but I have to stop thinking like that, I can't carry four other grown ass men.
I have had thoughts about doing a recording project at home by myself as I do have all of the equipment to do so and can sort of serviceably play each instrument. But I have had writer's block since about 2006.
Re: Band life!
42Well, shit, I might try this if somebody needs a bass player. I'm aluminum-challenged (ie. don't got one) but have assortment of other stuff and can wank some fretless (but I don't have to).cakes wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 10:35 amSounds like people here are ripe for an collaborative project over the internet!jfv wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 8:38 amI can definitely relate to this. At the end of 2021, I didn't have the motivation or patience to arrange the schedules of three people anymore. That, more than anything, explains our hiatus since then.Shananiganz wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 4:30 am I feel like its all on me to make things work, to motivate people and get them to communicate, but I have to stop thinking like that, I can't carry four other grown ass men.
I have had thoughts about doing a recording project at home by myself as I do have all of the equipment to do so and can sort of serviceably play each instrument. But I have had writer's block since about 2006.
Re: Band life!
43Song writers! How much do you typically write your songs before showing them to the rest? Do you demo them with drums and bass parts or is it just a bare bones strummy singy type of deal? Do you write down the chords or do they have to figure them out?
And how does it go from there?
And how does it go from there?
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44Depends. Sometimes I have a whole idea for a song, and other times I have parts. I generally don't write for the other instruments, but if someone is struggling to find their part, I'll have an idea for them to work with.Shananiganz wrote: Fri Apr 04, 2025 3:04 am Song writers! How much do you typically write your songs before showing them to the rest? Do you demo them with drums and bass parts or is it just a bare bones strummy singy type of deal? Do you write down the chords or do they have to figure them out?
And how does it go from there?
I don't write anything down, I only record for myself and then play it on guitar for the band.