amzharpyro
12-10-2004, 07:45 AM
Warning! Long read ahead!
I posted this in The Pit but they say I might get better advise here so here goes.
Ok, so I have a band (like who here doesn't?). So in my band there’s Danial the drummer, Justin a.k.a iamtheking the lead guitars, me a.k.a the pwner on bass and
there’s Raf on vocals/soon to be rhythm guitarist (explained later).
Ok, so we went to a battle of the bands. Our first live performance. Needless to say we lost but I don't
have a problem with that. Win some, lose some as I always. So, after the our performance, someone pulled Justin aside and said “Your band is pretty good but your vocal sucks.” Yes, I admit Raf sucks at singing. We were desperate for a singer.
So, after the whole episode, Raf wanted to learn the guitar. So, we thought it’ll be good to have a second guitarist. So, we went about teaching him and stuff. After about 2 months of learning by himself me lending my guitar, he can now play the riff of seven nation army, riff of smoke on water and intro of hallowed be thy name(plays it very slllooowly). Excuse me for my bluntness but this stuff are easy and he still makes mistakes. Not bragging or anything but in 2 months I could at least play a whole song. Raf always turns up late for band meetings or practice sessions and we always have to send someone to the arcade to look for him. We feel that he is not serious about the band whilst we are. He’s more interested in soccer. It’s not that we forbid him to do anything related to soccer but he would rather watch a football match then practice. I’m not saying I have no life other then a band but you have to know how to prioritize things. He doesn’t seem to be interested in the welfare of the band at all. We’re going to a band competition tomorrow just to watch and stuff. But does he want to go? No. I didn’t even bother asking why he doesn’t want to go.
Then this is the part where I need your advise. There’s this girl that wants to join our band. Thing is, she doesn’t know how to play anything. BUT, she seriously wants to learn. She’s willing to perform in front of hundreds. Not like Raf. She can help out with the high notes in songs. I always have dreamt of a melodic voice in a song then turned to a deep throaty voice. Like the likes of Linkin Park and Evanasence and some other ones. She’s a great artist, so she can help out in artwork for the album cover etc. I can tell she’s very serious about this. I’m telling myself to give Raf until March next year to improve on his vocals or he’s out and I take over lead vocals. If a girl were to join our band, our chances of getting a contract, winning competitions and getting recognized would soar.
People here are sick of seeing the normal all guy band. There’s nothing special anymore and breaking into the industry here is hard unless you got something special.
So, what should I do? If you were me, what would you do?
And no, there would be no pics?, , put it in her butt or anything like that in this thread or rep--
I posted this in The Pit but they say I might get better advise here so here goes.
Ok, so I have a band (like who here doesn't?). So in my band there’s Danial the drummer, Justin a.k.a iamtheking the lead guitars, me a.k.a the pwner on bass and
there’s Raf on vocals/soon to be rhythm guitarist (explained later).
Ok, so we went to a battle of the bands. Our first live performance. Needless to say we lost but I don't
have a problem with that. Win some, lose some as I always. So, after the our performance, someone pulled Justin aside and said “Your band is pretty good but your vocal sucks.” Yes, I admit Raf sucks at singing. We were desperate for a singer.
So, after the whole episode, Raf wanted to learn the guitar. So, we thought it’ll be good to have a second guitarist. So, we went about teaching him and stuff. After about 2 months of learning by himself me lending my guitar, he can now play the riff of seven nation army, riff of smoke on water and intro of hallowed be thy name(plays it very slllooowly). Excuse me for my bluntness but this stuff are easy and he still makes mistakes. Not bragging or anything but in 2 months I could at least play a whole song. Raf always turns up late for band meetings or practice sessions and we always have to send someone to the arcade to look for him. We feel that he is not serious about the band whilst we are. He’s more interested in soccer. It’s not that we forbid him to do anything related to soccer but he would rather watch a football match then practice. I’m not saying I have no life other then a band but you have to know how to prioritize things. He doesn’t seem to be interested in the welfare of the band at all. We’re going to a band competition tomorrow just to watch and stuff. But does he want to go? No. I didn’t even bother asking why he doesn’t want to go.
Then this is the part where I need your advise. There’s this girl that wants to join our band. Thing is, she doesn’t know how to play anything. BUT, she seriously wants to learn. She’s willing to perform in front of hundreds. Not like Raf. She can help out with the high notes in songs. I always have dreamt of a melodic voice in a song then turned to a deep throaty voice. Like the likes of Linkin Park and Evanasence and some other ones. She’s a great artist, so she can help out in artwork for the album cover etc. I can tell she’s very serious about this. I’m telling myself to give Raf until March next year to improve on his vocals or he’s out and I take over lead vocals. If a girl were to join our band, our chances of getting a contract, winning competitions and getting recognized would soar.
People here are sick of seeing the normal all guy band. There’s nothing special anymore and breaking into the industry here is hard unless you got something special.
So, what should I do? If you were me, what would you do?
And no, there would be no pics?, , put it in her butt or anything like that in this thread or rep--