Topic: Forum members' bands (Read 13535 times)

ShreddingMyNotes · « **on:** 18 Mar 2006, 19:58 »

Just wondering how many of you guys on the forums are in bands, and if so, what stuff we'd be able to hear. I'm interested in what everyone does musically on their own, beyond what their listening choices may happen to be.

grumpy's · « **Reply #1 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 21:23 »

lol my band is The Crab Cakes............ i play dryms and my older brother plays guitar..... he is really good, he took some classes

Kai · « **Reply #2 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 21:27 »

Me and a friend of mine have been kinda writing some stuff, but not really. He plays the bass and I play everything else (technically, I play better bass, but it's funner when two people are doing stuff). I might record some of it later.

LIVE!Forever · « **Reply #3 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 21:53 »

seems like we have a thread like this every once in a while...

i am my own band

ImRonBurgundy? · « **Reply #4 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 22:33 »

one man band:
www.myspace.com/ryanjhitchcock

fake man bands:
www.myspace.com/caligulafetusconsumption
www.myspace.com/themartinvanburencollective

ShreddingMyNotes · « **Reply #5 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 22:37 »

I listened to your stuff and added you!

you owe me a branch, yo.

Quote from: LIVE!Forever

seems like we have a thread like this every once in a while...

i am my own band

Thrillho · « **Reply #6 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 05:18 »

www.purevolume.com/inabial

We explore all the musical genres and areas we possibly can.

And fuck 'em up.

Working on our fourth album atm.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #7 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 06:03 »

I have two bands with myspace profiles:

Death Throes

Experimental Noize/Black Metal/Sludge/Industrial/Drum 'n Bass about death, drinking, cannibalism and horror. Fun stuff.

Bonus material for forumites (warning, extremely musically offensive. Industrial metal song that samples the crazy frog)

Death Throes - Untermenschen

Halo of Flies

Folktronica meets darkwave meets post-industrial soundscapes meets italian zombie movie soundtracks meets world music meets neo-folk meets darktrance meets cheap vodka for a no-holds barred death match in a back alley.

I also have two other projects. Wyred (Blacktrance) and Ill Met By Moonlight (Neo-Folk/Psyfolk/Medieval). On top of which I like to just produce some utterly random experimental stuff under the name of Quietus, very little of which relates to any conventional concept of music, mainly involving me screaming into a microphone whilst manipulating a multi-effects pedal. Other things resulting from such experiments that I may one day collate into an album, include a remix of Churchills 'fight them on the beaches' speech using only sounds gathered from the speech itself, and a crap technometal theme-tune to 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space'.

Mark7 · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 06:06 »

I record stuff to 8 track, but I have a crap soundcard that only has a mic input. So you'll never hear any of it.

Oh... One man band here too. My tastes are a little too much on the wimpy side for the average Leicester musician

TrueNeutral · « **Reply #9 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 06:13 »

We started a band called Banana Shitbox that plays metal covers of all kinds of random rock songs, but we kindof died since it's hard to play basic metal if your line-up lacks a bassist.

I'm also my own one man band called Jigsawbotage, but I don't really record anything because I haven't written any songs. I just write little melodies that I want to expand into songs but haven't yet because I only own an acoustic guitar myself. (For Banana Shitbox, I played the other guitarist's spare)

M3gaBigh · « **Reply #10 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 06:26 »

I'm sort of in a band. We've had 2 practices over the past 6 months, we don't really have much commitment, I'm the only person in the band who's an acomplished player, the other guys still need to learn quite a bit.

Which brings me to my next question. For somone like myself who has played guitar as a hobby for 6 years or so (on and off for 12 years, woot) but dosen't study it as a subject, where would I meet other people who would be interested in playing in a band?

Mark7 · « **Reply #11 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 06:30 »

Music shops.

So long as you don't mind listening to someone play Nirvana riffs over and over again

Thrillho · « **Reply #12 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 06:31 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

I have two bands with myspace profiles:

Death Throes

Experimental Noize/Black Metal/Sludge/Industrial/Drum 'n Bass about death, drinking, cannibalism and horror. Fun stuff.

Bonus material for forumites (warning, extremely musically offensive. Industrial metal song that samples the crazy frog)

Death Throes - Untermenschen

That's bizarre. My band's second record is called Death Throes.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #13 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 13:29 »

My band is in my sig. but here's a direct link to the awesomeness that is Metropolis.

OtterErotic · « **Reply #14 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 18:22 »

my band:

http://www.gethimeathim.com

Johnny C · « **Reply #15 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 20:41 »

Well whatever, Mr. Awesome-Album-Record-Deal.

My band is named These Estates. In the link which is in my signature, you can visit my website, which contains a number of skeletal versions of our songs under "music." Not many have drums. "Hartford" has me kind of shouting but boy does it sound shitty.

Mark7 · « **Reply #16 on:** 23 Mar 2006, 14:10 »

I've found another guitarist and a bass player.

I wish there were more drummers in this city

Mark7 · « **Reply #17 on:** 23 Mar 2006, 14:24 »

I wouldn't argue with a drummer who's also a samurai.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #18 on:** 23 Mar 2006, 15:50 »

You kidding? Bassists all the way! I got in my first band less than a month after I'd started playing bass, and everyone wants me to play with them. Plus, the women always love the sexy bassist. Well, the women don't love me, but that's probably because I don't love women who just love me because I'm a sexy bassist. Are you thoroughly confused?

Kai · « **Reply #19 on:** 23 Mar 2006, 15:53 »

Bassists and drummers (I'd think, at least) would get into bands really easily. They're on a slightly limited amount, at least compared to the fucking plethora of guitarists.

Shaft · « **Reply #20 on:** 23 Mar 2006, 17:50 »

Me

www.myspace.com/iheartickis

Me and Others

www.myspace.com/fivelessonslearned

Fabio · « **Reply #21 on:** 24 Mar 2006, 03:14 »

No myspace yet, but sooon :p

Trollstormur · « **Reply #22 on:** 24 Mar 2006, 03:27 »

Quote from: Kai

Bassists and drummers (I'd think, at least) would get into bands really easily. They're on a slightly limited amount, at least compared to the fucking plethora of guitarists.

guitarists translate to bassist easy, drummer is the crux. the major part is the kit. they're much more expensive than a guitar & amp, for just the kit. if you want to put mics on it, add like several hundred dollars more.

Hugo_Nikula · « **Reply #23 on:** 24 Mar 2006, 06:35 »

I'm in a band called Mother Earth. http://www.myspace.com/m0therearth

We rawk.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #24 on:** 24 Mar 2006, 07:10 »

Yeah, I basically terribly need a drummer friend if I ever want to start a band, as finding a drummer who even knows what black metal is is proving...problematic.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #25 on:** 24 Mar 2006, 08:43 »

Quote from: Trollstormur

guitarists translate to bassist easy, drummer is the crux. the major part is the kit. they're much more expensive than a guitar & amp, for just the kit. if you want to put mics on it, add like several hundred dollars more.

As much as I hate to admit it, the Jimi Hendrix Experience prooved that fact. Of course, the case is not the same in jazz, because the instruments have such a radically different role.

Bayley · « **Reply #26 on:** 24 Mar 2006, 15:35 »

I have music. I sing and play guitar and harmonica. At the moment I'm working on my first record, but I don't know what I'm going to do with it. www.myspace.com/bayleyasher Any sort of feedback would be appreciated.

Thrillho · « **Reply #27 on:** 24 Mar 2006, 15:56 »

Quote from: Trollstormur

Quote from: Kai
Bassists and drummers (I'd think, at least) would get into bands really easily. They're on a slightly limited amount, at least compared to the fucking plethora of guitarists.

guitarists translate to bassist easy, drummer is the crux. the major part is the kit. they're much more expensive than a guitar & amp, for just the kit. if you want to put mics on it, add like several hundred dollars more.

For every guitarist that can play bass, there's three guitarists who think they can play bass.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #28 on:** 25 Mar 2006, 22:30 »

In a number of genres of music, that works quite well. Of course, I don't really play any of those genres, but I'm just sayin...

Thrillho · « **Reply #29 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 05:12 »

Quote from: Manta Ray

Yeah, I'd definitely agree with that. Most guitarists don't understand that the bass is a completely different instrument, and therefore try to play it just like a guitar.
And if you're thinking of taking up the drums, go for it, they're easy.

What a potent blend of truth and bullshit.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #30 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 09:22 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid

For every guitarist that can play bass, there's three guitarists who think they can play bass.

Akin to bassist writing songs?

Kai · « **Reply #31 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 09:35 »

Better than the drummer writing songs.

Misereatur · « **Reply #32 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 09:51 »

Woha now, first:

Quote from: DynamiteKid

For every guitarist that can play bass, there's three guitarists who think they can play bass.

This is so true, it hurts.
Whenever a guitar player grabs a bass and pretend to know how to play it, Jaco Pastorius is screaming "THE HORROR!!" in his grave.

Quote from: E. Spaceman

Akin to bassist writing songs?

Sadly, this is also true.

Kai · « **Reply #33 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 09:55 »

I just had this mental image of Jaco doing The Scream pose. You know, hands to the cheeks, wide open mouth screaming.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #34 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 11:03 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman

Akin to bassist writing songs?

I'll have you know I was the go-to guy when my band in high school needed a riff, or a progression, or anything. That's in addition to writing at least one song on my own, and it didn't suck that hard.

Kai · « **Reply #35 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 11:51 »

But high school kids can't come up with anything original ever, they're going to go to everybody.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #36 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 11:57 »

I'll also have you know that we came up with some really cool stuff, such as my song. It's a little sloppy, and our keyboardist was improvising his solo completely, on the worst string patch in existence, discounting all the other ones on his keyboard.

Thrillho · « **Reply #37 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 12:18 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman

Quote from: DynamiteKid

For every guitarist that can play bass, there's three guitarists who think they can play bass.

Akin to bassist writing songs?

Hmm. I guess you couldn't really write a song on bass. You could write one mother of a bassline though.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #38 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 15:16 »

Hey, I'm still in high-school, kinda, I think, and I do some pretty orignal sutff!

Storm Rider · « **Reply #39 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 15:58 »

John Myung wrote Learning to Live. End of story.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #40 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 16:06 »

Myung wrote the lyrics for Learning to Live. The music was from the whole band.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #41 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 16:09 »

Picky picky. The point is, he is part of the songwriting process. As is Portnoy for that matter.

Kai · « **Reply #42 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 16:10 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Hey, I'm still in high-school, kinda, I think, and I do some pretty orignal sutff!

I am too, and I can totally out creative-atize the kids one drugs.

But that's because they're teenagers who are on drugs, which generally means they consider themselves creative but are really just the most massive, useless, piece of shit waste of space.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #43 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 16:46 »

ER, DUDES ARGUING ABOUT BASSISTS WRITING SHIT.

LES CLAYPOOL

KTHXBAI.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #44 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 16:52 »

Quote from: Storm Rider

John Myung wrote Learning to Live. End of story.

PFFFT, here I was expecting someone to say "What about Phill Lynott?" or "Roger Deacon wrote 'Another One Bites the Dust' and 'I Want To Be Free'"

But no, someone had to mention Dream Theater.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #45 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 17:17 »

Well, I thought that sorta went without saying.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #46 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 19:12 »

Quote from: Bastardous Bassist

I'll also have you know that we came up with some really cool stuff, such as my song. It's a little sloppy, and our keyboardist was improvising his solo completely, on the worst string patch in existence, discounting all the other ones on his keyboard.

Having now listened to that I'll say that was very cool indeed. I would have bought an album with that kind of songs.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #47 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 19:43 »

Why thank you. Unfortunately, the band kind of fell apart with the leaving of guitarists.

Kai · « **Reply #48 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 20:03 »

The good thing is that guitarists are a dime a dozen! Shit, I'll play in your band. However, one rule: We must learn no less than 3 Genesis covers*.

*If someone knows what I'm referencing I love you.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #49 on:** 26 Mar 2006, 20:28 »

I don't. Also, unfortunately these guitarists were good. Like, extremely freaking good. Plus we had pulled the band through so much that the drummer and I (the two founding members) decided to call it quits.

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Author Topic: Forum members' bands (Read 13535 times)

grumpy's

LIVE!Forever

TrueNeutral

M3gaBigh

OtterErotic

Fabio

Hugo_Nikula