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Anyone in the same situation?; The desire to be in a band..
Topic Started: September 17, 2010, 3:24 pm (2,377 Views)
MetallicAaddict
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Hi all!

I play drums and I've done that for about 2 years now and I love it! I try to play as much as I can in my room at home. I 've always been thinking about "what if I could be in a band and PLAY ALONG with guitars and bass." Not just to songs from my phone like in my case I do. But the thing is, I don't really need to be in a band that writes their own songs. My dream is actually, to be in a cover band who mostly plays metallica songs. Just because those are the songs I've been practicing ALOT, so it would be so much fun to actually be on stage and play them.
It just sucks that no one around me play any instrument.. and it just seems hard to start looking for people who want the same as I do.
And soon I'll be moving out from home, to another country. I just really want to continue!!

Anyone recognise this?
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Whiskey007
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oh mann . i'm in the same situation. It will be awesome ,at the end of school,travelling around to world to search the right people for play togher.. it will be my dream :heart:
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SourGummies
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Hey!

Yeah, I know what you mean. I've been playing drums for exactly the same time as you. The thing is that I need other musicians to play along with, because playing by myself won't help me that much. The thing is, I'd like to be in a band (not now, I still have a lot to learn, though) and be able to play our own songs and also some covers. The thing is, I believe, that you should open yourself to writing your own songs and not play just Metallica covers. Part of being in a band and play with other musicians is to exercise your originality. Metallica is my favorite band, however, I don't take much inspiration from Lars. In my opinion, he used to be a great drummer back in the 80's, but now I find his drumming style to be lazy. My point is, try learning different drumming styles and be original... but if you want to be in a Metallica cover band, then go ahead.
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Damage Jackal
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I play guitar, my friend plays drums so we're going to start a band when we get good.
But, we still need a rhythm guitaris, vocalist and bassist, so yeah, looking for people like that is a real pain :/
To be a musician is my dream :heart:
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MetallicAaddict
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Thanks for the replies guys! Wouldn't it be great and simple if we just got together and started a band? :P

SourGummies: Yes I get what you mean about beeing open to writing my own songs, but the thing is I don't think those would come out very good lol. But in the other hand I haven't give that a try. It just feels simple to get a band and play covers with right now at the moment.
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Gaby de Trujillo
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Maybe you could take a class in some music school and you could meet more people who plays some instrument.

Or you could go to small rock bars, at least in México, this kind of bars are alweys full of musicians (I don't really know how old are you, maybe you can´t go yet :P )

I've doing this two things and now I can say, that almost 50% of my friends are musicians.

Try it, it's not easy, but I'm sure you're going to enjoy it =)
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faroo7luvsmetallica
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i know!me & my friends all play instruments!i play guitar so does another one of my friends,& my third friend plays the drums!we just need a basist & our band will be complete!
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MetallicAaddict
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Gaby de Trujillo
September 21, 2010, 3:56 am
Maybe you could take a class in some music school and you could meet more people who plays some instrument.

Or you could go to small rock bars, at least in México, this kind of bars are alweys full of musicians (I don't really know how old are you, maybe you can´t go yet :P )
Yeah I've been looking around for places to mabye get together with a group of people. And the rock bars seem great, only too bad there aren't many in the small town I live in.. But now I actually got to think of one place that may work, but I'm only 17 now but soon 18 :) That's a great tip, I'll check that out as soon as I can :)
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faroo7luvsmetallica
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umm does anyone know a website or something where i can learn the guitar notes all over again??not video like sheet music with the basic notes written down!because i lost my guitar notebook & i really wanna start playing again!cuz i kinda forget some of the basic stuff!so does anyone know anything??please let me know if you do!
thank you. :)
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The Knife Master
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I would absolutely kill to be in a band!
I don't know where you're moving to, but I do rhythm guitar and vocals, or bass and vocals, or even just bass :)
I've also been playing for three years and next June, after I've finished with school I'm hoping to get something sorted with music :D
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Karla Hetfield
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I have a band. Well it's actually missing a drummer... but I'm rhythm guitar and so is my cousin Stefany (yeah, 2 rhythm guitars), I have a friend who is bassist and another one which plays the guitar solos. But it's really difficult to actually meet people who like Metallica in the city I live. Just me and my cousin like Metallica in my band, the other too are nor really into it. It's difficult to choose the songs to play and so on...
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The Lone Wolf
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Uhuh, I know what you mean.

I've been in a band, first as bassist then we wanted two guitars so I switched to rythm guitar.
But due to musical differences, I sorta got kicked out 'in agreement', so to speak.

I really want to be in a band, but I can't play guitar for unknown time due to my wrist injury. Plus, I have to find the right people and the time. Right now I'm just too busy with my studies.

But I'll tell you one thing, if you're just patient something will come on your path :)
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St.Anne
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I recognize it! I'm not in a band 'cause it's hard to find people who a) play, b) live close by enough, c)wanna play the same music. I am thinking about joing the 'ensemble' at my music school!
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LittleVirus
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I TOTALLY know what you mean!! :o
I am in this girl band, but they wanna play punk... (and I don't think they're that serious with the whole band idea...) I'm not really into punk and since our band leader (the drummer) never does shit to actually set up practice for us I started a second band... :) This time it's with my little brother on the bass, my boyfriend on drums and a friend of us on guitar (he's amazing with that guitar! and also his favorite band is Metallica, so he fit in quite nicely! :D ) And myself as vocalist. I wanna play a rhythm guitar too one day, I just need proper lessons first. :)

We just had our first practice today actually! It sounded really good! Everyone wanna play Metallica, and maybe we'll play Maiden as well some day.. :D My boyfriend wanna write own songs though... Since he's a guitarist too he just grabbed the guitar today started playing a sweet riff and said: "Martine, this will be your lesson for next time! Write lyrics to this riff! :D " I was like.... "It's not just to write lyrics to something like that you know..... :blink: "
:gah I just wanna play cover songs! Self written songs suck balls!!

Though today we tried to play Of Wolf and Man. :D Sounds pretty awesome!
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MetallicAaddict
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Nice reading you replies guys! :) Seems like we all want kinda the same thing. And "talking" about this just makes me more motivated to really do something about it! And Rona, I'm moving to Denmark in a year or so after I graduate (I live in Sweden now). :)

LittleVirus: Oh lucky you!! I wish I found a group of people like those who all replied to this thread.. C'mon people, move here so we can start a band everyone :dance
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