thebassist Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) Nothing Edited January 28, 2016 by thebassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Did you not even get people asking if you were going to do any classic rock ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LayDownThaFunk Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 The thing is if you don't put the age thing, you'll get loads of replies saying "I'm a young 43" or "I don't look my age". Most the time, these sort of ads are kids really wanting to have a go at getting signed etc. etc. so they're thinking about image (which does matter) and you don't want to be the old boy standing out in the crowd looking like a Dad who wandered into his son & friends prom photo. If they REALLY want to have a go at 'making it' then they would also probably be willing to give up their jobs - you can't really do that when you have a wife/kids/house to pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 This book, What with Being Stone Deaf and Everything by David Hallamshire, is a spot on swipe at everything young bands do. I got given it in 1989 and it is just as funny today. The observations are perfect. http://www.amazon.com/What-Being-Stone-Deaf-Everything/dp/0852237383 One example from it, on different instruments. Tambourine: The tambourine is not a musical instrument. There is nothing whatsoever musical about a tambourine. This is why it is safe in the lead singer's hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzodog Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 The band I am in now is by far the best musically but the most fun I ever had was in a band when I was 18. We were all 18 year olds and there is no way we would have ever let a 25 year old in let alone someone in their 40s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 I'm not knocking anyone - it was more a laugh at myself really. If you have a lot of mates who play, go to music college or live in a city with a lot of people then I reckon you've got a decent chance of putting a band together. And I suppose the internet helps nowadays - the net was only just starting when I was 16 and I lived in rural Dorset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) [quote name='LayDownThaFunk' timestamp='1453999481' post='2965221'] If they REALLY want to have a go at 'making it' then they would also probably be willing to give up their jobs - you can't really do that when you have a wife/kids/house to pay for. [/quote] But there's also a lot of people who have come out the other side of financial and family responsibilities. They are in their 50s with the mortgage paid off, the kids if they had any left home etc. Many will have taken "early" retirement or be self-employed and a lot more flexible about taking time out of work to do music. A lot of older musicians are still young at heart or more realistically have really ever grown up and just went through a phase of pretending to be a responsible adult. I know I did. My current band are all in their 20s except for me... Edited January 28, 2016 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1454000375' post='2965245'] But there's also a lot of people who have come out the other side of financial and family responsibilities. They are in their 50s with the mortgage paid off, the kids if they had any left home etc. Many will have taken "early" retirement or be self-employed and a lot more flexible about taking time out of work to do music. A lot of older musicians are still young at heart or more realistically have really ever grown up and just went through a phase at preventing to be a responsible adults. I know I did. My current band are all in their 20s except for me... [/quote] The picture on your profile rules! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 i must admit the young bands looking for experience and people who "want to take it all the way" make me laugh, mainly because we were all like that once. i hate that "im 43, but im a young 43".... just say you are 43 its not like it's a crime. i dont respond to people like that. i find even when you put ages up you still get people apply who are outside them. i don't advertise anymore......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) Sorry what's the problem with the ads? A bunch of young people don't want some old guy hanging out at their rehearsals and frankly it'd be weird if some old guy wanted to spend his spare time with a bunch of kids - I know I certainly wouldn't want to join a band with a group of teenagers (from a 4/5 piece rock band perspective, probably be different if it were larger groups of mixed age) - it's bad enough being in a band of roughly the same age people now but with hugely varying salaries. People are at different stages of their lives, nothing wrong with being specific about what you want. Edited January 28, 2016 by Lw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Oh god, wish I'd never posted this now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 [quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1454001033' post='2965258'] Oh god, wish I'd never posted this now. [/quote] Pah! It's only just started... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I wasn't having a go - just seem to be missing what the issue is. If they'd been all "must own full Marshall valve stack & be able to solo for 15 minutes" or "Skinny jeans only" then it'd be more obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I'm still in my 40s and have peeps older and younger than me in the bands and "proper" work that i do. The one constant is that i am always the most immature in any situation. Age is a state of mind. My mother in law married an older guy and aged 20 years overnight. I married her young foxy daughter which might help keep me young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 [quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1453998953' post='2965209'] "Must be experienced. Only apply if you're between the ages of 16 and 19." [/quote] It's alright, I know exactly where you are coming from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 [quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1454000942' post='2965255'] Sorry what's the problem with the ads? A bunch of young people don't want some old guy hanging out at their rehearsals and frankly it'd be weird if some old guy wanted to spend his spare time with a bunch of kids [/quote] I don't think anyone has criticised the ads...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Maybe not criticised, but there was a whiff of superiority that could have been construed as sneering for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1454003985' post='2965320'] Maybe not criticised, but there was a whiff of superiority that could have been construed as sneering for a while. [/quote] Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Hmm.. I didn't get that at all..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Yeah, didn't mean to upset or offend anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) You didn't and, even if you did, don't worry about it. It's a discussion forum, it's ok for people to experience thoughts which conflict with their own. Could you put up the gist of the original post, as someone in their 40's now playing in a band which contains a couple of young 'uns I'd be interested to see what started this Edited January 28, 2016 by Doctor J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Honestly I can't be bothered dude. I'll stick to the classifieds section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Fair enough FWIW I'm not offended by that either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LayDownThaFunk Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Don't start a thread then back out. It's like pulling a girl and... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I've just clicked on this and have no clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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