The Whining and Bitching Thread

[Slammed]

The only pole you can strip is out of your own ass.

Wow! You win the interwebz for today with that zinger

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Yeah, I outdid myself.

 

[CiG]

The only pole you can strip is out of your own ass.

 

[Blurry_Dreams]

I've been in a music writing rut lately with my mind overclocked from work. It doesnt help I suck at writing music with other people too, or have severe anxiety when it comes to writing music with others after bad past band experiences. I try to make Terasophe an all genre-but mostly metal- outlet, but everything is coming out so much alike sounding that it upsets me.

I dont want to give up writing music because thats what im most passionate about. I'm afraid Id end up doing something regretful if I let go of my passion.

1
Write a song about how much your specific day-job is stressing you out
2
Writing a song doesn't have to be a collaborative effort
Just explain to your band mates that you want to write a couple of songs all by yourself
And then just do that
Get a couple of songs written all by yourself
And then go back to writting with the band
3
If you're doing "mostly metal" and everything is coming out "so much alike"
You need to just sit down and decide
I'm gonna make a totally non-metal song
( This part you might need your band members for)
4
If WRITING music is "what you're most passionate about" then you need to have your music-writer- collaborator be some one else who feels the same way
Even if the new person helping you WRITE songs is someone who can't sing or play an instrument to save their lives
5
Don't let go of your passion
Keep writing music, even if continuing to write music means letting go of your band

 

[Sophii]

I have no problem with ACF, but my own music is different. Terasophe is me and me alone (as of right now)

I dont even have so much of a say so in ACF. But thats what I like in that retrospect.

 

[Slammed]

You should just give in and write pop music, think of yourself as the next Taylor Swift or Katey Perry.

 

[Blurry_Dreams]

I have no problem with ACF, but my own music is different. Terasophe is me and me alone (as of right now)

I dont even have so much of a say so in ACF. But thats what I like in that retrospect.

I missed something
What the effing hell is AFC??

 

[Sophii]

Oh fuck I didnt mention that
Alabama Church Fire (ACF) is a band I play bass for.
Sorry, lack of sleep is getting to me.

 

[Slammed]

Sorry, lack of sleep is getting to me.

You should trying relaxing and writing some new music!

 

[Sophii]

Thats gonna happen tonight.
At my local record/book store and picking up some cool CD finds.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

@Terasophe you should get Manic to do vocals, i heard he has to "poor little wretched soul" thing down to a tee.

 

[Sophii]

Might get him to do some really shitty Xasthur type vocals.

 

[Blurry_Dreams]

Oh fuck I didnt mention that
Alabama Church Fire (ACF) is a band I play bass for.
Sorry, lack of sleep is getting to me.

What the fuck??
You're previous post made it sound like you were lead singer/main song-writer for a band called "Terasophe"
So, is Terasophe your stage-name??

Oh fuck I didnt mention that
Alabama Church Fire (ACF) is a band I play bass for.
Sorry, lack of sleep is getting to me.

 

[Sophii]

What the fuck??
You're previous post made it sound like you were lead singer/main song-writer for a band called "Terasophe"
So, is Terasophe your stage-name??

Terasophe is a stage name and a project. Like Buckethead, or hide (of X Japan)

 

[Blurry_Dreams]

Terasophe is a stage name and a project. Like Buckethead, or hide (of X Japan)

Ahh
So are you a singer or not??

 

[Sophii]

I wouldnt call myself a singer but I do sing.
I do everything in Terasophe.

 

[Sophii]

No practice with ACF this week unfortunately...not gonna stop me from writing music though.

 

[Blurry_Dreams]

Do you actually sing in Alabama church fire, or do you just play bass and write their lyrics??

 

[Sophii]

Bass and backing vocals. The main songwriter is my buddy chris, who does guitar and vocals. He and the other guitarist Jeff write most of the core guitar riffs and melodies, and Chris writes lyrics (used to be our former drummer, who co-wrote lyrics to a few songs.)

I used to be the guitarist and co-vocals of a really shitty noiscore/experimental metal band called Sickness in the System. It was hot fucking garbage though.

 

[Blurry_Dreams]

Can you play lead guitar??
I've been told it's a completely different skill-set than bass guitar