discreet Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 27 minutes ago, Fozza said: Bruce Thomas made a brief appearance with his former bandmates when the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, but when Costello was asked why Thomas did not play with them at the event, he reportedly replied, "I only work with professional musicians." Thats a shame. BT's muscular bass lines made the Attractions what they were. Major contributor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 18 hours ago, EBS_freak said: Can't really expand on it and it could have got pretty messy fairly quickly... but it saddens me to see that his mafia style bullying is still very buoyant. I told you at the time that joining a band with John Hall would be a disaster! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 16 hours ago, Oopsdabassist said: 1st band I joined was twin brothers and their best mate, been playing together since their teens. the twins are infamous for liking their beer and after about 2 years of them getting lairy I finally quit after they laid into each other..on stage....just as we about to start the 2nd set. I had loads of mates in the audience that night, that was me gone..outta there. As it happens I still see the twins about, they are still playing together..families eh? Which Oasis album did you play on? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Happy Jack said: Which Oasis album did you play on? Could have been the Kinks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I've not spoken to my old drummer for over 10 years. Egotistical bully. He was a good chap when we first started playing together, but over the 10 years we played together he became more of an a******e. He blamed the guitarist for splitting up the band when he got the chance to turn pro, and didn't even acknowledge the birth of the guitarist's son a few weeks later. I don't need selfish people like that in my life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Usually down to excess consumption of alcohol by other band members in my experience. Anything from spoiling gigs with fluffed notes and butchered solos to disappearing on two week benders. The last band I was in the singer was a total bum. We had a rule... don't let him get his hands on the takings before we've divvied them out. One time he did get his hands on the money and p****d off. Next rehearsal he had "no memory" of what happened to the money. What killed it for me was the reaction of the rest of the band... "typical... you know M*****... watcha gonna do about it?" I wanted to string him up by the heels until he paid us back and then ditch him in the canal... then sack him. It wasn't the money, I just didn't want to be in a band with this guy. I'm very happy to be a bedroom noodler now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) I played guitar in my first band..the bass player and I began as mates but it soon deteriorated as he was a f@@@ing nutter. Ended with him breaking the headstock off his Precision bass on my bonce mid gig. As was the norm in a 70s punk band it all kicked off and the local town hall got trashed. Thats when I knew it was safest to play a bigger instrument so I bought a double bass.. nobodies tried it on since . Edited May 22, 2018 by keeponehandloose Spellcheck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 16 minutes ago, keeponehandloose said: ...As was the norm in a 70s punk band it all kicked off and the local town hall got trashed. Thats when I knew it was safest to play a bigger instrument so I bought a double bass.. nobodies tried it on since . Ha! I suppose if it does happen again you could hide inside it, or something. Sorry, I didnt think this through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) We're all bass players here. In a band I think we are the reasonable and sensible ones. Why get into fights or arguments or even raise your voice? Over the years I've played with many great people but I've also run into a few selfish, psychopathic, self-centred, pathetic, crooked and gold plated aholes and I've never had a cross word with any of them. What would it have achieved? As I keep saying, this isn't a hobby so my criteria maybe different to yours, but what keeps me in any band containing nightmare people like this is; is the band gigging, is it successful, are the other guys worth staying for, is there a better band on the horizon? I love making music, so if the band is good enough then I can ignore quite a lot of idiotic and twatish behaviour. Edited May 22, 2018 by chris_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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