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I'd like to hear what issues you have in your band with the "are you ready syndrome" .....if you have it, ...if you don't ....what methods help it go away, etc, etc, etc....
The band I'm in is just for fun. We practice once per week, and play out every 4-6 weeks on average. Everyone has jobs and families, so it's just for fun, but we still want to be good of course and have good shows and a decent following.
Well, .... we wound up getting into an issue where we wanted to decrease our time between songs. But, eventually, ....(me being the drummer obviously) I feel it's MY RESPONSIBILITY to make sure we're ready to go before we start. Now, obviously this is when I START the song (which is common as you know) but still.
My theory is this, ...if I'm starting the song, ...I think it's my responsibility to make sure we're ready to go before starting, because if someone is NOT ready, ...it would be embarrassing for everyone. HOWEVER ........on the other side of that ....you want to DECREASE your "deadspace" between songs also.
We've had (friendly) discussions between the band on how to stop this, and I've always raised my hand as a 'guilty' party to "waiting" till we're ready. The guys always so,…JUST GO….and I say …well, OK ….so we rehearse more, and sure enough 2 songs down the road, ….I GO, and guess what ……someone wasn't ready!!!!! So you see, …it's very easy for this viscous circle to continue!
Well, we're back at it again …full circle, talking about the same issue. Now, I'm sure we'll get through it, and it'll all be good, and we'll find a nice happy medium so to speak, but in the meantime (sorry this is long, but) :
WHAT DO YOU DO ??
Should I just focus on MYSELF and TRUST that everyone else is ready??
What does YOUR band do …..
ANY and ALL input is gladly welcome!