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rabies.kills
Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Location: Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:28 am Post subject: Rock band looking for members |
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Me and a buddy o' mine put together a rock band and we've been playing Open Mic Nights in Anyang and Suwon for about a year, and we're looking for more members to swell our ranks.
Right now we have me, who writes all the music, most of the lyrics and plays drums. My buddy, Brian is the singer/guitarist. And we have Alex who plays bass with us.
The concept behind our band (yes, we have a concept and no, we're not willing to bend on this most important point.) is to write rock songs about comic books, video games, fantasy novels ... you get the idea. Nerd rocks songs. We'd be just like Horse the Band if we were that awesome. But we're not yet.
We're a rock band that routinely causes every Korean in the bar to leave, pretending to talk on their cell phones. We think this is awesome, and high fives are frequently given. And we're working on becoming heavier with every performance.
Basically, to the members needed. Another guitarist would be a godsend. We need someone with a) a sense of rhythm, b) a sense of humor and c) can take criticism and/or orders. We're not looking for showboats, we want someone who can rock out and enjoy themselves doing it. A singer would be nice. Brian has a ... utilitarian voice. He does what needs to be done, but he has his limitations. Keyboards would put us closer to that Horse the Band sound. A ... cello player? Yeah, that would be ... sure, whatever. No horns. We hate ska and all things ska-related.
Right now I write all the songs and am basically the dictator of the band. This is not ideal. I don't want to be the dictator, but the singer/guitarist is lazy, and our bass player is a busy busy man. So I have to do all the work and then teach them how to play the songs.
Oh, we pretty much have only original material. We do a couple of Monster Magnet songs, and a couple other covers, but there's not a whole lot out there that falls within the range of our concept/abilities/desires to drive Koreans out of bars.
We play in C-tuning (read: metal tuning), and I rock the double bass on the drums.
If you're interested, PM me or send me an email at [email protected] |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:03 am Post subject: Re: Rock band looking for members |
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| rabies.kills wrote: |
| we're looking for more members to swell our ranks. |
Sorry, I'm only here to mock your unintentional hilarity. |
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rabies.kills
Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Location: Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| wow, that is pretty hilarious. thank you for pointing that out. |
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5600
Joined: 07 Apr 2008
Location: At an undisclosed FEMA camp.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:00 am Post subject: Re: Rock band looking for members |
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| rabies.kills wrote: |
. No horns. We hate ska and all things ska-related.
We play in C-tuning (read: metal tuning), and I rock the double bass on the drums.
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I'm quite sure that the shittiest ska band here is better than your band. I'm not a ska fan either.
I thought drop-D was the standard "metal" tuning. I could be wrong, I went to the Johnny Ramone school of guitar playing. |
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robot
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:44 am Post subject: Re: Rock band looking for members |
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| rabies.kills wrote: |
| We'd be just like Horse the Band if we were that awesome. But we're not yet. |
It's true, I've seen them, and they're not.
| rabies.kills wrote: |
| We're a rock band that routinely causes every Korean in the bar to leave, pretending to talk on their cell phones. |
And foreigners too!
| rabies.kills wrote: |
| Brian has a ... utilitarian voice. He does what needs to be done, but he has his limitations. |
| rabies.kills wrote: |
| I don't want to be the dictator, but the singer/guitarist is lazy, and our bass player is a busy busy man. So I have to do all the work and then teach them how to play the songs. |
Ouch, diss to your singer. I wonder if he's on Dave's, too. I'll tell you something, his outta-tune axe may be hard on the ears, but keeping your outta-time drums set to "deafen" at all times doesn't help your sound much either...
(Though in all honesty, I secretly do like your nerdy band concept) |
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Mr Crowley
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| I am up for the singer part. I also live in Suwon. Send me a message at [email protected] |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:20 am Post subject: |
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If I weren't so far out of town, I would be in this band in an instant, just for the schlock factor. That's what rock is all about.
Do you play any Kyuss? Sky Valley was awesome. |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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rabies.kills
Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Location: Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:08 am Post subject: Re: Rock band looking for members |
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| robot wrote: |
| I'll tell you something, his outta-tune axe may be hard on the ears, but keeping your outta-time drums set to "deafen" at all times doesn't help your sound much either... |
No, no, you've got it all wrong. I don't play outta-time, I just play in pi/4 time. |
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rabies.kills
Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Location: Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject: Re: Rock band looking for members |
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| 5600 wrote: |
I'm quite sure that the shittiest ska band here is better than your band. I'm not a ska fan either.
I thought drop-D was the standard "metal" tuning. I could be wrong, I went to the Johnny Ramone school of guitar playing. |
What a well thought out argument. I half expected to see "lols ur such teh fag" at the end.
And the Ramones aren't metal. They're punk. |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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Underwaterbob
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| Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:21 am Post subject: |
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Wow, not that I ever took you very seriously before, but now there's little chance of it ever happening. |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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| Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:03 am Post subject: |
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Well, I've got a lot of time (one class in the morning, and they let me go), I live in a small remote rural town, I don't have much money, and I decided to enter a singing contest that includes heavy metal music (on the karaoke site I belong to and sometimes use in class...)
Although I really get into it (in the spirit of second childhood...) I think I maintain enough sense of detachment to keep from getting too carried away...
Actually, the Singsnap site has some good forums I've also started to post on, and I've gotten PMs from interesting people located all around the world...
Regarding Rob Zombie, he's got at least two things going for him - he's vegetarian, and he's from Massachusetts ...
The link I gave before was my last outtake - trying to light sparklers threw my off my timing. I entered this - my first take - in the contest:
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/bd12e50e8
The artwork leaning against the wall is my own - when I'm too old to teach I might have to do the art show circuit (and movie extra work) to supplement my meager Social Security income... |
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rabies.kills
Joined: 18 Feb 2008
Location: Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Here's a video of us playing the January 09 Battle of the Bands in Anyang, so you can see what's what.
The song is about becoming a zombie.
http://www.facebook.com/v/542790372003 |
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