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porkmarras 07.24.2006 03:25 PM

Some golden rules if you are thinking of forming a band
 
Ok,this is just my arrogant,full of myself opinion so i'm not asking you to agree with me and all that but this is what i generally happen to like in bands and i happened to turn them into rules.Just because i can(an owl whispered that into in my ear today):

-If you play onstage don't wear another band's tshirt where it's possible,the risks being that you cheapen the image of your band when(and if it does)it appears on one.
-Avoid gospel choirs as they damage your sound and should only be appreciated inside a beautiful church.
-Whenever you can,try avoiding referencing your influences on the titles of your songs because,as the first rule said,it cheapens the music (if it's not already cheap to start with).This sort of thing rarely works and it subtratcs strength from the song rather than adding to it.
-Ecclectism works rarely in music if there isn't a vision to keep those styles fused subtely together.Or in harmony,so to speak.
Let me think of some more.......

porkmarras 07.24.2006 03:27 PM

Do pay attention to the sleeves for fuck's sake!They are there to stay so don't go for the graphic fads du jour but for something that will last the test of time.

Cantankerous 07.24.2006 03:33 PM

If you can't play, forget it.

porkmarras 07.24.2006 03:34 PM

-If you can't play make sure that you have the talent TO MAKE IT WORK!

Savage Clone 07.24.2006 03:34 PM

No shorts onstage!
Do NOT talk to the audience. Then they will know you are a moron.

Cantankerous 07.24.2006 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porkmarras
-If you can't play make sure that you have the talent TO MAKE IT WORK!


And if you don't, go fuck a pig, pigfucker.

porkmarras 07.24.2006 03:36 PM

-The only band that was vaguely allowed shorts onstage was Husker du and that's because there isn't such a thing as democracy.Sorry.

Cantankerous 07.24.2006 03:37 PM

If one of your influences is Frank Zappa, go away.

Trasher02 07.24.2006 03:39 PM

Another golden rule, If you're in a cover-band make sure you don't play to many different genres. So when you played some SY cover or whatever don't start playing GUNZ N FRIKKIN ROSES or something like that and after that a smashing pumpkins cover... Something you probably figured out yrself. but seriously don't ever do it, stick to a genre.

porkmarras 07.24.2006 03:39 PM

-If one of your influences is Frank Zappa,be incredibly careful.Apparently there is a rare strain of a lethal virus called Zappopolus Fillus that strikes young bands that way inclined.Just a warning.

porkmarras 07.24.2006 03:42 PM

-repetition is golden even more than noise.

soniknirve 07.24.2006 03:42 PM

always bring protection. you never know where those green-haired groupies have been...

Trasher02 07.24.2006 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soniknirve
always bring protection. you never know where those green-haired groupies have been...

lol.

Cantankerous 07.24.2006 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soniknirve
always bring protection. you never know where those green-haired groupies have been...

i'm the one in the band, dork.

porkmarras 07.24.2006 03:51 PM

-Do have older musicians in the band if possible.They are easier to deal with and they get free public transport when they are over 65.

kingcoffee 07.24.2006 03:52 PM

Never fuck the drummer.

Savage Clone 07.24.2006 03:53 PM

Older musicians also know how to play better a lot of the time. And they show up for practice.

porkmarras 07.24.2006 03:55 PM

-Indeed.And they look cooler because they don't give a toss about looking cool or trying to obscenely please an audience.

HaydenAsche 07.24.2006 03:57 PM

-Learn how to give good head if you want to succeed.

Daddylikes 07.24.2006 03:58 PM

If you kick Canstankerass in the head when you're plowing her sweet ass, it causes her butthole to clench up giving you a hotter orgasm.


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