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Observations...
07/30/2007 05:20:13 / disappointed
Observation 1...
What is up with bands that feel it is necessary to mention that the band consists of former members of another band? I can understand it if the former band was big at some point but get real. This is not the case. Most of the bands that promoters list as former members of you have never heard of. I realize there are so many bands out there that it would be almost impossible to have heard of every band. Southern California is no exception with roughly 1000 bands practicing and playing. But even in this area you will at least hear the name of a band if they play shows. So this leads me to the thought that most of the bands they list as having former members of have never played a show. How pretentious can you be if think people would care if you played in another band that never played a show? It's bad enough that most of the bands that play shows have only practiced once if that and they are playing shows all over. I myself still believe in the old adage practice makes perfect (though I have seen many exceptions to this rule).
Observation 2...
Today, watching a recent video of the band, I realized something. The kids today don't seem to understand the whole concept of a live show. If they can't run around in a circle and hit the people standing on the edge watching the band, they don't know what to do with themselves. They stand at the front of the stage and stare off into space or try to talk to their friend.
Observation 3…
I know having a ton of friends on MySpace doesn't mean shit. I mean you could have just set up your MySpace page or you are lazy and never update it. I also realize that booking agents for clubs rarely ever (even though they want a link to hear what your band sounds like) pay attention to something as trivial as that as well.I mean if there was some way to distinguish between friends you add to your site and friends that add you then I would say that number of friends means something but since you can't the number of friends you have on MySpace means shit.So then why do people with friends get more friends? Because people are sheep? Because people don't want to stand out and draw attention to them? ... I don't know. Which brings me to my point… why do promoters seem to think that certain bands will draw huge when the truth is they don't? I don't get it. Do you think that a band will draw 500 people if they have never drawn that many people before? Do you think if a band plays a show with 5 other bands at a venue and that show is filled that one of those bands will fill the same place on another night? Am I the only one that sees this... or has I got this all wrong? I believe that if a band draws 500 people to a show that they should be paid whatever their guarantee is but if a band demands a guarantee and the club doesn't have 5 people (not including staff) then the band should give back some of that guarantee. Ok, ok, I know what you are thinking. It's not the band's fault if they don't draw on a certain night. It's not the band's fault if the promoter is not doing his job and promoting the show. This is true. So using that same logic, why should any band have to pay for the fact that the headliner doesn't draw? Why should any band have to pay for a promoter that doesn't do his job?This is what pay to play is all about. Other bands are paying for the fact that headliners don't draw and promoter don't promote. Everyone on a show has a responsibility to promote that show. Whether it be posting bulletins on MySpace or listing it on a forum, every little bit helps.
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