OliverBlackman Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 14 hours ago, EJWW said: Well I've just arrived home and am in a total dilemma. The musicianship was very good. The drummer and guitarist LISTENED which is a very desirable quality in my opinion. The songs are good (I had carefully learned all 7 songs i was sent). However the punctuality issue burns away in my mind.... I did finally get to give my G&L LB100 its first outing. It was fab. Hmm. Very little else happening for me to join round here at the moment. Keep looking or give them another chance? One thing I learned when I dipped my toes into the music industry, you’ve got to be easy going and just accept the traits of others. Those that were easy going have generally had a better career IME. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, EBS_freak said: Nobody commenting on the fact that the singer was the first to arrive? She probably thought they were meeting at 6... Edited September 26, 2020 by mcnach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJWW Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Very interesting and varied answers here, thanks everyone. On balance i think that the points regarding weighing up the quirks of others against the creative opportunities they are offering is key here. I'll give it a few weeks and i think the picture will be a lot clearer so watch this space... 😀 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) On 26/09/2020 at 11:25, odysseus said: I wouldn't write them off because they were late once. Sh!t happens. If they're regularly late, then yeah.... Can you live with a bit a lateness if the material/musicianship/personalities are good? Our singer always turns up at least 40 minute after the rest of us, but by then we've had a jam and often got some ideas cooking. Or would you rather play with a bunch of punctual idiots with crap songs? 😝 Personally I'd give it another go and take it from there - problems tend to rear their heads fairly early. You'll know soon, I reckon... Someone who continually turns up at least 40 minutes late is taking the p*ss, the rest of the band should be having a word. Solution, book a rehearsal for 8pm but don’t tell the singer, let him/her think it’s booked for 7pm, see how they feel when they are first to arrive and sit around for at least 20 minutes before the rest of the band arrive. Edited September 27, 2020 by steantval 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseus Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 13 minutes ago, steantval said: Someone who continually turns up at least 40 minutes late is taking the p*ss, the rest of the band should be having a word. We're OK with it because we're set up, warmed up and got a jam going by the time she arrives. But then, we're not as anal about it as other bands may be. It's our call and nobody else's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Our drummers normally a bit late, but we turn it into a positive by using that time to go through chords, backing voc and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: Our drummers normally a bit late, but we turn it into a positive by using that time to go through chords, backing voc and so on. Exactly. I used to quite like being first in as I could warm up with some scales or go through song ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 On the whole, people who are late, tend to be happier than the people who are waiting for them. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Just now, MacDaddy said: On the whole, people who are late, tend to be happier than the people who are waiting for them. I'd soon remedy that if I was the one kept waiting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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