Morning guys.....
Just wanted to share a few thoughts.......I've noticed over the past few years that I'm paying less and less attention to new bands and returning to what inspired me as a youngster growing up. I thought it might make an interesting discussion topic.
As a 42 year old......it's clearly unlikely that I'm going to "look up to" or "want to be" a band who are 15-20 years younger than me. When I was a kid I wanted to be like Iron Maiden, like Deep Purple, like Metallica even but that's because they are "heroes" when you are growing up....and that#s what makes you want to join or start a band in the first place. Nobody young enough to be your kid is going to be a musical hero to you, that's for sure.
With so much music out there from so many different genres, it's impossible to keep a track of it all these days, unlike how it was back in the tape trading days of the mid 1980's.
Similarly the thought of touring in a smelly van or bus for days or weeks is an exciting prospect when you have never done it or have only done it a few times......there's not a lot that's exciting about Travel Lodges on motorway service stations when you are in your 40's, where's my pipe and slippers haha! But that is all about paying your dues....too many bands starting out these days seem to think that you have a god given right to be paid even when you are utterly hopeless. Strange days indeed.........
There is clearly too much technology being used by bands these days as well.....one thing I was proud of with PQ was that in 12 years we never once used any backing tracks for backing vocals or additional keyboards. Everything you heard (apart from the intro tape) was live. Not sure there are many bands who can honestly say that these days. If I want to hear the CD I will listen to the fucking CD.....if I want to see a "live" band then I will go to the show. Simple eh? But not really as these days it's more about the "show" than the actual ability to play
With quite a variety of ages here on the forum....I thought it would be interesting to get a few different perspectives on the whole thing.
Just wanted to share a few thoughts.......I've noticed over the past few years that I'm paying less and less attention to new bands and returning to what inspired me as a youngster growing up. I thought it might make an interesting discussion topic.
As a 42 year old......it's clearly unlikely that I'm going to "look up to" or "want to be" a band who are 15-20 years younger than me. When I was a kid I wanted to be like Iron Maiden, like Deep Purple, like Metallica even but that's because they are "heroes" when you are growing up....and that#s what makes you want to join or start a band in the first place. Nobody young enough to be your kid is going to be a musical hero to you, that's for sure.
With so much music out there from so many different genres, it's impossible to keep a track of it all these days, unlike how it was back in the tape trading days of the mid 1980's.
Similarly the thought of touring in a smelly van or bus for days or weeks is an exciting prospect when you have never done it or have only done it a few times......there's not a lot that's exciting about Travel Lodges on motorway service stations when you are in your 40's, where's my pipe and slippers haha! But that is all about paying your dues....too many bands starting out these days seem to think that you have a god given right to be paid even when you are utterly hopeless. Strange days indeed.........
There is clearly too much technology being used by bands these days as well.....one thing I was proud of with PQ was that in 12 years we never once used any backing tracks for backing vocals or additional keyboards. Everything you heard (apart from the intro tape) was live. Not sure there are many bands who can honestly say that these days. If I want to hear the CD I will listen to the fucking CD.....if I want to see a "live" band then I will go to the show. Simple eh? But not really as these days it's more about the "show" than the actual ability to play
With quite a variety of ages here on the forum....I thought it would be interesting to get a few different perspectives on the whole thing.
