^True. Although I'm quite lucky that second time I tried to get a band it worked good
We have gigs (next one May 3rd), we have stable lineup and we're recording our first demo atm. Of course chances to get anywhere are close to -10000000000, but it's still loads of fun and some people likes us, because last gig we got to fill the venue, so it's not 5 of our friends that were bored at home,
Band is fun, and the parties after rehearshing are even better!
My most epic drunk stories have been after drinking hard after rehearshing. Besides, usually you get on really well with those few people you play with, and you get a level of friendship quite cool and not usual. I mean, I can do stuff with other friends, but with my 3 bandmates (specialy with bassist and drummer, who were in the band since the begginigs, singer's been just half a year or so) it's different cos we spend that much time together that we know really well how each other is and there's this ocasions when there's no need to talk, it's just natural,
Definitely playing in a band is really cool, even if you play no shows or 4 each year, rehearshing and partying and getting along with your bandmates rocks
I highly recommend it, and even more to people like you who can play really good. You must take this abilities further than your bedroom and the interwebz,