Just got kicked out of my band

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Been playing with these guys on keyboard for 2 years plus and we have only had 1 gig, which has frustrated me to no end. Anyway I show up for practice and they say they don't want a keyboard player, yet later say they had someone try out or jam the week I was on a work trip a few months ago. They gave me no notice that I wasn't doing a good job and so I feel pretty blindsided.

In the end it will be better to be out since I was really frustrated at the lack of gigs, but I sure don't like it coming from nowhere. So if you are not liking what a guy is doing or want someone else, than at least let him know he needs to improve.

I do have a couple of more options, on is on guitar and the other is on bass but I have a line on a bass player so that could be on guitar too :D
 
Dude that is so like most musicians I have played with.
Being in a band is ruthless.
It seems there is no loyalty.

If they were not giging then your not missing much.

Brian
 
that band sucked anyways.. you can do much better :rock:
 
they need to get the best musicians they can, so they can sit in the garage and :jerkit:
 
one gig in two years?
you have to be kidding!
find a few serious guys, pick out 40 or so tunes, and set a timeline of 3 months to go out and get yourself at least one or two gigs a month from that point out.
fuck those guys, bunch of basement warriors :thumbsdown:
 
I got kicked out of a band or year or two ago, it had nothing to do with my playing or dependability. It was because I would tell it like it is and point out problems with things and it bruised the member's egos. It was actually funny because I had packed up my stuff and all but quit and they got it in before I had called to make it official. :lol: :LOL:

If you let people in the band know how frustrated you were about the lack of progress, I wouldn't doubt if that was the reason. Most bands exist for the sole purpose of people wanting attention and praise.
 
Bands suck.

I was in one for 5 years and we were gigging at least twice a month. They kicked me out via email when I became a father because they didn't think I'd have time to be a contributing member anymore.

They broke up 2 months and one gig later :lol: :LOL:
 
I was in a 80's metal cover band (shocking!)....the other guitarist was a Lynch clone (more than I am), yet he would pick the lamest Dokken tunes....he was also a total douche. The setlist was horrible...songs that would flop at a bar. They eventually booted me (via email....gutless turds), as the other guitarist wanted full reign. They never got out of the basement...no gigs. :lol: :LOL:
 
Strat+Marshall":12tx3d14 said:
Most bands exist for the sole purpose of people wanting attention and praise.
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+1 BIG TIME. :yes:

I can't stand "bands" that take forever to make decisions and lack the drive to progress. You're better off. :rock:
 
Strat+Marshall":3ijqgod3 said:
I got kicked out of a band or year or two ago, it had nothing to do with my playing or dependability. It was because I would tell it like it is and point out problems with things and it bruised the member's egos. It was actually funny because I had packed up my stuff and all but quit and they got it in before I had called to make it official. :lol: :LOL:

If you let people in the band know how frustrated you were about the lack of progress, I wouldn't doubt if that was the reason. Most bands exist for the sole purpose of people wanting attention and praise.
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I think that was the biggest issue. I have been pushing hard and working to find gigs for a long time now. Every practice I would ask what people were doing to get gigs lined up. They claimed they wanted to play gigs too, but obviously not. The other thing is I didn't stay for a 2nd dinner at 9:30PM. Meatloaf at 9:30 when I had already had dinner at home at 5:30 is just not what I wanted. Meatloaf is a great before bed food and having 2 meals is a great way to stay thin :D

Got a first practice for another group tonight, we have a few missing pieces, but hopefully it will work out better. I played with the one guy in college, he worked for a while at Ford, than transfered to my company, seems like a small world....
 
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