crdirtRider856
Silver Member
Ok so answered an ad on Craigslist for a band in need of a drummer, if anyone else has done that then you know the typical results... usually it goes nowhere. No callbacks, odd situations, BS, and alot of back and forth ending in "this wont work". But I ll give anything a try so I auditioned, it went well. It was a cover band playing everything from Tool to Tommy and the Twotones and I knew about 90% of what they did.
So I spent almost 4 months driving 40 minutes to practice twice a week and getting it all tight and polished. I was surprised how good these guys were and felt like it was right. We played a showcase for bar owners with 6 other bands for the first gig, we completely blew em all off the stage and got a house band offer for one place, and 4 or 5 gigs elsewhere. We netted a show scheduled at a decent bar 2 weeks from then. This was early December so the holidays were getting close and everyone had alot to do so we couldnt do practice before the gig.
Then...3 days before the show I get an email(no phone call) saying that the band didnt think that we could make it through 3 sets and "we re having our old drummer play this show...but we want you to sit in for a few songs, after the holidays we ll get back to practicing". I was completely shocked by this, being that I was really looking forwards to playing a full night again, felt confident about our setlist, and I really could ve used the money... Not to mention how much I just wanted to play music for people, and do it good.
So I sent an email back stating that I had alot of friends coming and now I have to tell everyone that I wont be playing and "politely" said I ll pass. I felt used and dissed... It hit me kinda hard to be honest.
We had over 3 hours of songs that were tight, and I KNOW we were completeley prepared for this... whats the deal with that? Its like they forgot that they had a new drummer, and I wondered why they even had me coming there if they had a drummer on call.
This last guy left the band because he had a newborn and couldnt commit, I thought he was done for good by what they told me, but when you put it all together it seems like they just needed a fill in to practice with. I havent heard from them since mid-Dec also, so that didnt help. Am I being a *1^k by not calling them back? Or does it sound like I was used? I love playing out and while I want to get it all going, I dont think this was the right way to do it. If they said we wanna have our old drummer sit in for a few songs... is that cool? I would ve been more than happy to say yes to that. But to waste my time and little bit of money I have getting to practise, then drop a bomb like that it seemed like a big F. U. to me... What do you think? Anyone here been there? Everyone else I told said I should f them and move on, but I dont completely agree. A good band is hard to find and when it works-you know it.
Wow that was a long post... hope you all read it through, LOL AND THANX
So I spent almost 4 months driving 40 minutes to practice twice a week and getting it all tight and polished. I was surprised how good these guys were and felt like it was right. We played a showcase for bar owners with 6 other bands for the first gig, we completely blew em all off the stage and got a house band offer for one place, and 4 or 5 gigs elsewhere. We netted a show scheduled at a decent bar 2 weeks from then. This was early December so the holidays were getting close and everyone had alot to do so we couldnt do practice before the gig.
Then...3 days before the show I get an email(no phone call) saying that the band didnt think that we could make it through 3 sets and "we re having our old drummer play this show...but we want you to sit in for a few songs, after the holidays we ll get back to practicing". I was completely shocked by this, being that I was really looking forwards to playing a full night again, felt confident about our setlist, and I really could ve used the money... Not to mention how much I just wanted to play music for people, and do it good.
So I sent an email back stating that I had alot of friends coming and now I have to tell everyone that I wont be playing and "politely" said I ll pass. I felt used and dissed... It hit me kinda hard to be honest.
We had over 3 hours of songs that were tight, and I KNOW we were completeley prepared for this... whats the deal with that? Its like they forgot that they had a new drummer, and I wondered why they even had me coming there if they had a drummer on call.
This last guy left the band because he had a newborn and couldnt commit, I thought he was done for good by what they told me, but when you put it all together it seems like they just needed a fill in to practice with. I havent heard from them since mid-Dec also, so that didnt help. Am I being a *1^k by not calling them back? Or does it sound like I was used? I love playing out and while I want to get it all going, I dont think this was the right way to do it. If they said we wanna have our old drummer sit in for a few songs... is that cool? I would ve been more than happy to say yes to that. But to waste my time and little bit of money I have getting to practise, then drop a bomb like that it seemed like a big F. U. to me... What do you think? Anyone here been there? Everyone else I told said I should f them and move on, but I dont completely agree. A good band is hard to find and when it works-you know it.
Wow that was a long post... hope you all read it through, LOL AND THANX