The one dude who doesn't have a clear role yet just chilling on his phone, the guitarist and the drummer actually trying to do something and then someone else is just playing their favorite riffs so load that they don't hear everyone else yelling at them to turn the gain down.
True, haha. My band wouldn't even start a practice without me as a bassist player. My guitarist is an awesome player, but he really needs the bass as rhythm.
This band has the potential of being pretty good. All these guys need to do is make a few adjustments. With a different singer, guitarist, and drummer, these guys could really improve
They sounded pretty good for a few seconds, and didn't argue about starting over. If you've ever been in a garage band you wouldn't think this practice was terrible.
Well if the drums stop then the life of the music stops... killing it pretty much instantly. We are quite valuable us drummers!! Not enough to go around it seems. I took it up just so we could have a drummer as I also played guitar. Now I am always condemned to be behind the kit man I really miss playing guitar for real!
Had a show a few years ago, guitar player kept trying to lose me on purpose, I kept playing thru his mistakes then making sharp stops and was turning the intention fuck ups against him!! Was beautiful!
Bass can replace drums until they catch back on. If the bass is gone too, a good rhythm guitarist can usually hold it (especially if they’re singing). If everything fails, it’s acapella time and we’ll try again on the next song.
I can imagine this band on their world tour and in the middle of some huge show the song stops and the drummer goes "Time out, I lost my drum stick." Hilarious!!!
They're in practice. Yea of you were on tour you'd still need a new drumstick and someone would have to bring it to you or you would be fucked. Your short mindedness is more hilarious.
Honestly just give the guitarist a pick, give the vocalist a mic, get the drummer and guitarist to synchronize, and tape the sticks to the drummers hands, and they'll be good to go.
The guitarist has a pick. If you watch he has it between his index and middle finger then after the opening he transfers it to his thumb and index finger
I still look forward to anything they release with a thousand times more interest than anything Ed Sheeran inflicts upon our collective consciousness! !
If I could travel back in time and give myself advice, it would probably be "consider it a miracle if you can ever get more than 4 people to so much as show up to a place at the same time" Parties were never a pain in the ass for me because they didn't want to show up or hang with me, it was always just stupid bullshit making friends unavailable, and them just flat out sucking at arriving somewhere within a given time frame. Edit: OK there's a LOT more advice I would give younger me, but that's one legitimate piece that I've had in the back of my mind for the longest time(and the only one relevant to your comment)
The guy who said “start over”, did it with such elegance and gesture that you could feel the class right there, it’s almost as if he was no less than Paul McCartney, what a professionalism in his craft, he is all in, fully committed! Such a poor performance by the drummer will not be tolerated in here! - you can read it in his eyes.
I got that beat. 3 weeks after I got my first guitar, my bass player buddy (who had years experience) wanted to start a band. I told him no. I hadn't even learned my first chord yet. But he badgered me and insisted. Like a young, impressionable kid I finally agreed. At our first practice I fumbled through a bunch of power chords and just as I thought I was getting the hang of those, they decided they wanted me to sing, too. I protested, but they hit me with the peer pressure and I finally said okay. They setup a gig for that very weekend........... less than a week after our very first practice. We did the gig, it went about as bad as you'd expect, and then the band RIDICULED THE SH*T out of me. "You're awful. Why are you even here? Jesus you suck. You ruined the whole thing. You are out of the band!" Quickly I realized that might have been their plan all along. They cooked the whole thing up just to embarrass me. THAT is the worst band practice ever.
outch, good that you really tried and stood there to sing. Big balls. I guess these are the things you gotta learn lol... I hope those tards learned their lesson :s Cant imagine that people invest such a load of effort just to ridicule someone. teenagers are animas lol
@@3rdfriend There was a great end to the story. We were 15 when that happened. Just dumb kids. Flash forward to my Junior year of college. I'm with a new band and we audition to be in this small local music festival my city puts on every year. Not a huge deal, the main stage has like 200 people in the crowd, but for a tiny town, the local bands rally, all hoping for a tiny bit of exposure. I run into those old a-holes at the audition. They, for some reason, think I'm just as bad now, 6 years of experience later, as I was then. They laugh and give me a bunch of crap, "you here for the comic relief? Go home." .............we landed as the next to last act on the main stage. They didn't make the cut. Karma is a beautiful thing.
@@facepalmdaily4404 Was scrolling through the comments and read what you posted. I was going to say assholes like those dudes that are the ones going no where in the long run that’s beyond fucked they did that to you. I’m happy to hear your having success in music it’s a beautiful thing keep going man🤘🏼
My first band practice, I was drowning the singer real bad with the drums so I boosted the volume of the mic so high that there was an insane feedback it was so intense the owner of the space came in to ask us if we were okay. Also, when the singer asked me to "put it down", I put the microphone on the floor. Today I'm a pro sound engineer :)
Lol the first band practice I have ever had we hadn't an amp for the bass nor for the mic so we plugged them both in a Marshall for guitar. Unsurprisingly we fried it
That’s awesome! What did it take to become a sound engineer? When I was aptitude tested down in Atlanta, I scored 99% on the pitch discrimination(which means I can literally hear any change in noise or pitches) test and always wanted to do something with it
Drummer here, been to more band practices than I can count. The trick to solving the dropping the stick problem is actually not “don’t drop the stick” but to have a big bag of sticks within reach to grab and not miss a beat.
I keep a couple sticks on top of the kick drum. I'm missing some fingers and half my thumb from an accident so my hand cramps up a lot from trying not to drop the sticks - I've started using grip on the sticks and it is working out pretty well , no more cramps or dropped sticks
Also important for playing live. I dropped a stock during my drum cover of "you spin me right round" toward the end and I finished the song using my instincts with one hand
I can attest that this is far from being the worse band rehearsal ever. The best thing about my band in the early 2000s is that all our recordings are saved on a Zip drive, within reach but forever locked away.
There's definitely potential, the singer seemed to have a pretty good melody and the drummer and guitarist just need to work on syncopation. DONT GIVE UP!
Gentlemen, I can safely say, from the vantage point of having been in a few bands over the decades, that I have heard MUCH worse than this. Keep going, keep playing, keep practicing, keep learning, and at some point you'll post a video on UA-cam that will have people saying, "That ROCKS."
Gotta second this. Everybody who says this sucks I’m thinking.. this is actually decent garage alt. Relatively speaking. Ppl are so used to professional production these days that they wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between bad and fair, ya know?
Technique level 1000: the guitarist plays the first chords with his thumb, holding his pick with the index and middle finger, and then proceeds to play the rest with the pick. Perfect switch in dynamics. The drummer is fucking awesome with his stick tricks, and the singer...that's a hell of a high ass falsetto. Mad props to the boys.
@@jesse107 i almost forgot to mention how precise and in the groove the bassist is, he serves the song so well you don't even notice his existence , finally a bassist who does the job right
I only play with my thumb and I can shred. Idk why its just how I learned and I like the softer sound. Plus it makes sweep picking super easy, but you can only do it with a downstroke 💀. I can play with a pick but choose not to, I have more control over the sound of the strings with my thumb.
I really liked the bands earlier work in the first 10 seconds of the video but their career in the last 24 seconds of video really went down hill. I would like to have seen them live when they were first starting out. They were def underrated and should have been more well known. I do hope they tour again, at least for the die hard fans.
Yeah the new stuff always drifts from the source spirit. But that stinted 'bing boooowwww.' Was revolutionary to the guitar world we gotta at least give them credit for that.
Boy, this is awfully similar to the number one comment. Is that what you do? You go around and farm for likes by writing comments that resemble the top comments?
As a rock drummer, I can say rightfully so. This happens an absurd amount during practice, but usually I don’t stand up and end it. I take advantage of my arm length and reach it. get on my level
Yes! Civil is a good word to describe this and maybe wholesome? IF a drummer would try to restart a song because of a lost drumstick, there will be hell to pay... And yes another classic is throwing guitars at bandmates or guitar players cutting their strings in anger because their shitty equipment can't stay in tune, adding tension to the room ;D Vocalists refusing to be wrong when they very much are and just should admit it. Or bandmates just playing (usually a guitarist) what comes to mind between songs, which will be followed by alot of bandmembers screaming in contempt.
Usually par for the course. "Shut the fk up man! Play the fking song. 1, 2, 3, 4 ...." End up nailing it perfectly, harmonies, solos, etc. "yeah, it was pretty good."
Meh. The drummer of band i knew had a drum kit that was a bass drum, the snare and toms were on milk crates, and the cymbals were held up by long wooden dowels that were duct taped into the same milk crates. Bass players amp was a really small practice amp, microphone was ran through a mid sized guitar amp that you could barely hear, and the guitarist couldnt keep his guitar in tune for more than a few seconds cuz the neck was really warped, plus his amp would cut out a lot and sometimes get radio signals. I've seen bands at the beginning of forming that would sort of start songs randomly with no real beginning, and no real end. Usually the "songs" were played different every time and at different lengths. Nobody really knew where the changes were and there really wasnt much of a structure, vocalist would write new lyrics for the songs every couple of practices and they never got to the point of playing live..
I remember my junior year in high school. I was the bassist in my band... We were shite... Senior year came, and I realized I was better at vocals and found out my friend Sergio was better at bass than I was. We found a new drummer, and our guitarist had gotten a lot better due to practicing. Man, the difference was night and day
keep it up guys. i didnt start playing guitar until i was 24 and had never been in a band till 28. I have a terrible ear cant read music or usually dont know what key songs are in but now i lead my own band with guys who are way better musicians than i am I also do solo acoustic/one man band gigs full time for a living now! practice and persistents pays off!!! keep it up
@@jimbailey5681 Yeah! That's the motivation here. People don't want to hurt their feelings, so they are saying nice stuff about something that sounds horrible. Sad, but true. lol
@@guitarttimman I’m a musician and can recognise that although it’s rough, there’s potential. And I don’t say that to “protect the feelings” of some people from a 14 year old video, who will never see my comment. I say it because I’ve been there, I know how it goes. Yeah it’s bad to lie and say “this sounds great!” When it doesn’t, but discouraging young/starting musicians isn’t good for “the future of music” either. I (sometimes) like things that sound rough and shitty because it means that despite not having the best skills, they have passion for music and are trying anyway, and I think that’s very cool. Or maybe they’re just having fun and not taking themselves seriously, and it could be a lot worse, but still they’re trying and that’s also cool.
I dont know if you have kept doing this but this was fire start anyway. I would not even know how to handle instruments or vocal tones. Start over indeed
Honestly my band started out almost the exact same way but we were a 4 piece and after months of practice we became moderately good and yeah so keep on practicing.
@Shimohira Reika couldn't agree more, i once joined a band that have someone who call himself a "leader" and he always dictate the other member about what and how to play. And when i get closer with the other member of the band, we decided to form a new band and exclude him.
Still my favorite song to this day. Lost my virginity to it, song at my wedding, and even played it for my kids in the womb. Divorced now, and the kids wont talk to me anymore. But you guys rock and keep me looking towards a future as rad as this song! Fuck yes!!
Playing music with friends in a garage, you're always gonna suck at first. But there's a moment that's bound to happen. It's when everyone is doing exactly what they're supposed to. Drums are hittin just right, bass line came in right on time, guitars are wailing.... and you and your friends have this shared moment where you all kind of look at each other. No words are spoken but your faces are saying "for a bunch of hacks we sound DAMN GOOD RIGHT NOW!" It's kind of a magical thing. That's what playing music with friends is about.
they arent the worst! there are even worse can happened to me in early days lol. our drummer was a taxi driver, so he barely shows up... he had to support his family... vocalist was ladies man and her girlfriend stuck with him all the time. when she busy her phone calls and messages ruined our practices many many times lol guitar guy was our bandleadwr and manager. he did eveeything for us. eternally grateful to him. and finally i, bassist - melancholy mofo lolol those were the days \m/
Thump n pluck gang. Bass tones are so powerful, fuzzed, clean, reverb, modulation? Bass is objectively just as versatile as the guitar. Have I mentioned my love for bass? Well let me tell you that groove is all you need man it just moves you. Ever see a man have a talk while thumping a nice line? You just listen, the rythm drives the speech in a way that focuses the listener like no other. Or an instrumental, a good bassist has the drums, bass, guitar, cello, and good knows what other noises at their disposal to create a complete piece. Bass is all you need.
Drummers are unreliable, crazy, or both. In fact I get the feeling in this video that the guy on drums is actually the bass player filling in for a drummer that didn't show up.
yes, the comments are right, this seems like a decent band practice. Try one where everyone is high and/drunk, or only two people show up, or everyone shows up and there is a fight, or everyone is late, or it’s late so no drums, or someone brought their girlfriend and it’s distracting or an amp breaks, or the power gets knocked out or the cops come because you’re too loud or everyone keeps playing whatever they want and not focusing. Guess what I’ve had all these band practices :)
as a 20 year musician of mainly bass and drums, this is potential. granted it's 14 years old now, but this is how the greats get their start. This could have been the next Blink or Green Day. and just a heads up Mr drummer man: I've played for years, and even with all the skill in the world, you will always still lose a stick once in awhile and us as drummers are almost always the reason the song gets started over lol. Much love and respect boys.
There is a video in which Bard Kolstad (something like that) of Leprous breaks a stick and for some reason his instinct was to play with his hands a bit, totally worked and then he grabbed another stick. He's a phenomenal drummer. It was a cool moment. I believe it was on an official playthrough haha
dude, i dont wanna be that guy but.....there is no potential here. no potential whatsoever. at least not one that is connected with music in any shape or form
This is actually still the early stages of a band where people don’t feel pompous and entitled after being told they’re decent, and actually CARE about what they’re doing.
Had many of those practices in my early days...trust me when I tell you that it gets better as you go. Another bit of advice: When you're playing a live show...never stop because of a mistake, keep on going just like you never missed a beat. If you stop because of a mistake...it makes that mistake that much more noticeable.
Come on , if you've ever been in a band, especially in your younger days, you know this is where we all started.. at the beginning, it's not about pleasing others, it's about starting and enjoying the journey, lighten up folks, none of us knew a damn thing, until we put in our time and paid our dues..
The fact that they all actually showed up to the practice makes this one of the best band practices
Where’s the bass player?!
@@greva2904 he's invisible like most bands and their bass players
@Wrong Profile 🤣🤣
Facts
@Wrong Profile Nice joke
Singer : lost mic
Drummer : lost stick
Guitarist : losing patience (as usual)
no losing of picks?
@@khoroshoorange Nope. But maybe he will lose his hair in a few years.
Methallica
Bass guitar : lost himself
As a guitarist, this is very offensive because it's true
I'm gonna tell my kids this was Blink-182
I’m gonna tell mine it was Rush
I'm gonna tell mine that these are their real parents.
the police
Blink 183 for sure
@@TofuPetterilol 😂
I laughed way harder than I should have. the flying drumstick killed me
Rest in RIP
@@calligraphystheticfr (French Revolution)
I think it’s hilarious! I hope the drummer checks out Carl Palmer from ELP. Someone to aspire to.
@@merk9569ひらひらしてるね
He shouldn't have gone for that snare fill, it was too much.
Those who've played in many bands know there can be a lot worse band practices than this one....
Yep
lol indeed
There's the kind where you literally just sit around for multiple sessions and don't do shit
I agree
The one dude who doesn't have a clear role yet just chilling on his phone, the guitarist and the drummer actually trying to do something and then someone else is just playing their favorite riffs so load that they don't hear everyone else yelling at them to turn the gain down.
As a bass player i can say this is what happens when you don't invite bass players into band practice.
True, haha. My band wouldn't even start a practice without me as a bassist player. My guitarist is an awesome player, but he really needs the bass as rhythm.
@@Pattinson1004 yeah it's basically the soul of a band ,if done right.
@@nuke2625 agree. And it's can say that i'am the frontman of the band.
as a Bassist myself I find it funny when my Guitarists get lost somewhere in a song and look at me and be like "bro what chord you playing lemme see"
that sounds like blackmail...
“WTF IS UP MRS STEWARTS FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM?!”
It's a sub-40-second video from 15 years ago. Of course it's legendary.
This band has the potential of being pretty good. All these guys need to do is make a few adjustments. With a different singer, guitarist, and drummer, these guys could really improve
Damn , you just replaced everything
And a new name...
LMAO
14 years
😆
I love how they didn't even notice the drummer lost a stick. They're just used to it sounding like shit lmao
Hahahaha
K that made me laugh
Lmfao haha
💀💀💀
This needs to be too comment come on
I can't believe I have to watch an unskippable ad longer than the video I wanted to watch
i wish i had a band no matter how good or bad we sounded 😢
I did try to join a band on my graduation year in 2014. But I never played any bass. Just tuba.
You're still young, start a band! How to do it:
Practice.
Play a backyard party.
Practice.
Make a demo.
Practice.
Book a show...
That's it!
@@fredgarvinMP you forgot the most important part. Step 1: have friends who play instruments
Buy an acoustic guitar and learn it. Boom, your a one man band.
@@figarofugazi5462 i play music already 😁
The fact they all agreed to start over makes this a good band practice
Omg yas!
Shashasha
wtf are u my twin
Nailed it!
“Lets take it from the chorus guys we got this part nailed already”
wow. dont give him a mic....good idea.
+Don't give the guitarist a guitar and don't give the drummer some drum sticks !
@@AlfredHugecokk last one don’t work, thats called hand drumming.
I don't think the lack of mic it's what's making this rehearsal shitty.
Earn it! LOL
@@lillyfitzgerald9996 first one doesn’t work either, it’s called air guitar
They sounded pretty good for a few seconds, and didn't argue about starting over. If you've ever been in a garage band you wouldn't think this practice was terrible.
This is somehow strangely nostalgic for me
As a drummer I can say, we're always the reason you have to start the song over again.
Well if the drums stop then the life of the music stops... killing it pretty much instantly. We are quite valuable us drummers!! Not enough to go around it seems. I took it up just so we could have a drummer as I also played guitar. Now I am always condemned to be behind the kit man I really miss playing guitar for real!
agreed and I'm in a goddamn prog metal band lmao the guitarist programs the most inhuman shit and I just figure out a way to make it work irl
Had a show a few years ago, guitar player kept trying to lose me on purpose, I kept playing thru his mistakes then making sharp stops and was turning the intention fuck ups against him!! Was beautiful!
@@IMN602 The same thing happened to me. Sentenced to play the drums while only self taught :/ but it's alright I guess.
Bass can replace drums until they catch back on. If the bass is gone too, a good rhythm guitarist can usually hold it (especially if they’re singing). If everything fails, it’s acapella time and we’ll try again on the next song.
Not even heroin can save this band.
+Mark EM maybe meth can :D
amen 😂😂
+xero spacious Probably can! But they wouldn't make it mainstream anytime soon. Very far out, obviously. I do see a potential Marilyn Manson here
cleven theres always room for meth
+xero spacious Only if they died in a meth lab explosion...
You know you grew up in the 90s-2000s when you like this song already and that melody gives you a nostalgic feeling
there's definitely worse.. I can see a future here
I can imagine this band on their world tour and in the middle of some huge show the song stops and the drummer goes "Time out, I lost my drum stick." Hilarious!!!
They're in practice. Yea of you were on tour you'd still need a new drumstick and someone would have to bring it to you or you would be fucked. Your short mindedness is more hilarious.
@@samherrick5920 bro he commented this 13 years ago... Dude is probably a completely different person now.
@@samherrick5920 chill bro🤓
@@alessandro9740 wow uncalled for! Relax dude. XD
@@PneumaticFrog holy shit
Honestly just give the guitarist a pick, give the vocalist a mic, get the drummer and guitarist to synchronize, and tape the sticks to the drummers hands, and they'll be good to go.
The guitarist has a pick. If you watch he has it between his index and middle finger then after the opening he transfers it to his thumb and index finger
They would still be missing a bassist
@@caimanaraujo479 Some bands don't need a bassist.
@@BlueAxeRacer never seen a band that didn't need a bassist in my life tho. A rock band at least. Unless piano/keyboard, but thats a diferent story
@@caimanaraujo479 The Doors didn’t have a bass player. It was all Ray Manzarek playing the bass parts on his keyboard.
Keep at it, boys. Every single band goes through this. Practice makes perfect. Pursue the dream.
this came out 15 years ago bro
The hair and the shirt should tell you this is late noughties.
@@grahammacleod2906 Or their hair and shirts just look like that dumbass? Fashion isnt exclusive to a time period
I still look forward to anything they release with a thousand times more interest than anything Ed Sheeran inflicts upon our collective consciousness! !
@@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017 Haha! True!
The guitarists face from 00 - 0:04. What a range of weird emotions and facial expressions 😅
I've heard a band that's worse than this band, and I'm in it
That must hit you even harder when you read it back to yourself.
😂😂😂
Are we in the same band?!
Wahahahaha
I have heard and played in worse bands than this
Getting three people together to agree on a song is a nearly impossible endeavor
If I could travel back in time and give myself advice, it would probably be "consider it a miracle if you can ever get more than 4 people to so much as show up to a place at the same time"
Parties were never a pain in the ass for me because they didn't want to show up or hang with me, it was always just stupid bullshit making friends unavailable, and them just flat out sucking at arriving somewhere within a given time frame.
Edit: OK there's a LOT more advice I would give younger me, but that's one legitimate piece that I've had in the back of my mind for the longest time(and the only one relevant to your comment)
The guy who said “start over”, did it with such elegance and gesture that you could feel the class right there, it’s almost as if he was no less than Paul McCartney, what a professionalism in his craft, he is all in, fully committed!
Such a poor performance by the drummer will not be tolerated in here! - you can read it in his eyes.
I love these OG UA-cam videos. Hope you’re doing well man
I got that beat. 3 weeks after I got my first guitar, my bass player buddy (who had years experience) wanted to start a band. I told him no. I hadn't even learned my first chord yet. But he badgered me and insisted. Like a young, impressionable kid I finally agreed. At our first practice I fumbled through a bunch of power chords and just as I thought I was getting the hang of those, they decided they wanted me to sing, too. I protested, but they hit me with the peer pressure and I finally said okay.
They setup a gig for that very weekend........... less than a week after our very first practice. We did the gig, it went about as bad as you'd expect, and then the band RIDICULED THE SH*T out of me. "You're awful. Why are you even here? Jesus you suck. You ruined the whole thing. You are out of the band!"
Quickly I realized that might have been their plan all along. They cooked the whole thing up just to embarrass me.
THAT is the worst band practice ever.
outch, good that you really tried and stood there to sing. Big balls. I guess these are the things you gotta learn lol... I hope those tards learned their lesson :s Cant imagine that people invest such a load of effort just to ridicule someone. teenagers are animas lol
@@3rdfriend There was a great end to the story. We were 15 when that happened. Just dumb kids. Flash forward to my Junior year of college. I'm with a new band and we audition to be in this small local music festival my city puts on every year. Not a huge deal, the main stage has like 200 people in the crowd, but for a tiny town, the local bands rally, all hoping for a tiny bit of exposure. I run into those old a-holes at the audition. They, for some reason, think I'm just as bad now, 6 years of experience later, as I was then.
They laugh and give me a bunch of crap, "you here for the comic relief? Go home."
.............we landed as the next to last act on the main stage. They didn't make the cut. Karma is a beautiful thing.
@@facepalmdaily4404 Was scrolling through the comments and read what you posted. I was going to say assholes like those dudes that are the ones going no where in the long run that’s beyond fucked they did that to you. I’m happy to hear your having success in music it’s a beautiful thing keep going man🤘🏼
@@facepalmdaily4404 everyone clapped.
I’m actually really sorry that happened to you, stranger. Hope it didn’t fuck with you too much.
For about 4 solid seconds, it actually sounded really good.
Edit: Apparently, I just started a war .
I was thinking the same thing
I don't get why people are saying like its the worst thing ever
@fz7091 its actually legendary.
@@fz7091musicians beeing fatalistic
Wait, what? You mean the second where nobody plays, right? 🤣
16 years ago just threw me into an existential crisis
The thumbnail reeled me in. The video did not disappoint
My first band practice, I was drowning the singer real bad with the drums so I boosted the volume of the mic so high that there was an insane feedback it was so intense the owner of the space came in to ask us if we were okay. Also, when the singer asked me to "put it down", I put the microphone on the floor. Today I'm a pro sound engineer :)
That’s a really cool story 💯 you must have had humble beginnings 😂
Lol the first band practice I have ever had we hadn't an amp for the bass nor for the mic so we plugged them both in a Marshall for guitar. Unsurprisingly we fried it
lmao! put it on the floor!
That’s awesome! What did it take to become a sound engineer? When I was aptitude tested down in Atlanta, I scored 99% on the pitch discrimination(which means I can literally hear any change in noise or pitches) test and always wanted to do something with it
I haven't laughed that much for a while. \m/
Drummer here, been to more band practices than I can count. The trick to solving the dropping the stick problem is actually not “don’t drop the stick” but to have a big bag of sticks within reach to grab and not miss a beat.
I keep a couple sticks on top of the kick drum. I'm missing some fingers and half my thumb from an accident so my hand cramps up a lot from trying not to drop the sticks - I've started using grip on the sticks and it is working out pretty well , no more cramps or dropped sticks
I found adding the “grip” material wrap to the stick made a huge diff
Also practice dealing with stick drops.
Drumstick here, been dropped more times than I can count and this guy is telling the truth
Also important for playing live. I dropped a stock during my drum cover of "you spin me right round" toward the end and I finished the song using my instincts with one hand
I can attest that this is far from being the worse band rehearsal ever. The best thing about my band in the early 2000s is that all our recordings are saved on a Zip drive, within reach but forever locked away.
i don’t know why this showed up in my feed but it’s adorable
There's definitely potential, the singer seemed to have a pretty good melody and the drummer and guitarist just need to work on syncopation. DONT GIVE UP!
Glad to see someone can think for themselves
You two should give up aswell.
They just have to play in the same time zone
@@samherrick5920 What?!
Just being able to gather in the same room together at the same time doesn't mean they have potential.
Gentlemen, I can safely say, from the vantage point of having been in a few bands over the decades, that I have heard MUCH worse than this. Keep going, keep playing, keep practicing, keep learning, and at some point you'll post a video on UA-cam that will have people saying, "That ROCKS."
This is from 2008 BRUH lololol
We are waiting 😑
Dawg this was 14 years ago 💀
Gotta second this. Everybody who says this sucks I’m thinking.. this is actually decent garage alt. Relatively speaking. Ppl are so used to professional production these days that they wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between bad and fair, ya know?
The band needed this comment , just 14 years earlier!
This is amazing. The camp singer, the interesting guitarist and drummer make this a great rehearsal
The algorithm likes to push old videos after so long
Technique level 1000: the guitarist plays the first chords with his thumb, holding his pick with the index and middle finger, and then proceeds to play the rest with the pick. Perfect switch in dynamics. The drummer is fucking awesome with his stick tricks, and the singer...that's a hell of a high ass falsetto. Mad props to the boys.
ACCURATE
Nice spin.
This has to be the funniest thing I've read in a while
@@jesse107 i almost forgot to mention how precise and in the groove the bassist is, he serves the song so well you don't even notice his existence , finally a bassist who does the job right
I only play with my thumb and I can shred. Idk why its just how I learned and I like the softer sound. Plus it makes sweep picking super easy, but you can only do it with a downstroke 💀.
I can play with a pick but choose not to, I have more control over the sound of the strings with my thumb.
I really liked the bands earlier work in the first 10 seconds of the video but their career in the last 24 seconds of video really went down hill. I would like to have seen them live when they were first starting out. They were def underrated and should have been more well known. I do hope they tour again, at least for the die hard fans.
These has-beens sold out in the last 12 seconds of the video, and their hard partying and drug use really caught up to them by the last 6 seconds
I Just met them now. Totally born in the wrong generation.
Yeah the new stuff always drifts from the source spirit. But that stinted 'bing boooowwww.' Was revolutionary to the guitar world we gotta at least give them credit for that.
0:00 I like their early bootleg stuff. "Come On Drummer" is still a banger to this day
I also liked the part before they actually started playing music
What? That was good!
No hate to drummers. My drummer does that too and I find it hilarious, not failing. At least have another pair so you don't have to get up
Or get some gloves if its that big of a problem, But its still funny!
haha ^^
hahaha i always have extra drumstiks
David Alfonso Gloves?? I don't think that would help..
jijst5 ya maybe not!? :3
If you’re in a band where everyone isn’t playing their own random thing and just gets right into it then that’s already an amazing rehearsal
Boy, this is awfully similar to the number one comment. Is that what you do? You go around and farm for likes by writing comments that resemble the top comments?
@@yadda333 why u care?
@@yadda333 go sit in the corner until your jealousy is hidden away
@@yadda333no it's not the same comment dude, you're clearly not in a band
@@stealthbastard8837 Similar does not equal the same, big brain.
As a rock drummer, I can say rightfully so. This happens an absurd amount during practice, but usually I don’t stand up and end it. I take advantage of my arm length and reach it.
get on my level
If this is the worst band practice ever, I must be from a different dimension.
They rocked the fuck out of that first grade room
This is pretty civil if I’m being honest. I’ve had practices where band members are throwing their amps at each other whilst screaming.
sounds more like it haha
You mean that is not normal? LOL! Yeah, practices from hell are more common than people might think.
Yes! Civil is a good word to describe this and maybe wholesome? IF a drummer would try to restart a song because of a lost drumstick, there will be hell to pay... And yes another classic is throwing guitars at bandmates or guitar players cutting their strings in anger because their shitty equipment can't stay in tune, adding tension to the room ;D
Vocalists refusing to be wrong when they very much are and just should admit it. Or bandmates just playing (usually a guitarist) what comes to mind between songs, which will be followed by alot of bandmembers screaming in contempt.
Was par for the course at practice. Few drum sticks get flown, a couple of "Alright just play the fucking song!"
Usually par for the course. "Shut the fk up man! Play the fking song. 1, 2, 3, 4 ...." End up nailing it perfectly, harmonies, solos, etc. "yeah, it was pretty good."
Has the vibes on the mid 2000s
Meh. The drummer of band i knew had a drum kit that was a bass drum, the snare and toms were on milk crates, and the cymbals were held up by long wooden dowels that were duct taped into the same milk crates. Bass players amp was a really small practice amp, microphone was ran through a mid sized guitar amp that you could barely hear, and the guitarist couldnt keep his guitar in tune for more than a few seconds cuz the neck was really warped, plus his amp would cut out a lot and sometimes get radio signals.
I've seen bands at the beginning of forming that would sort of start songs randomly with no real beginning, and no real end. Usually the "songs" were played different every time and at different lengths. Nobody really knew where the changes were and there really wasnt much of a structure, vocalist would write new lyrics for the songs every couple of practices and they never got to the point of playing live..
They're doing something creative together. That alone makes this practice good enough in my book.
I remember my junior year in high school. I was the bassist in my band... We were shite...
Senior year came, and I realized I was better at vocals and found out my friend Sergio was better at bass than I was. We found a new drummer, and our guitarist had gotten a lot better due to practicing. Man, the difference was night and day
The fact that I am getting this reccomendation now 15 years later is amazing lol
I don't want to start to imagine what my life would be if UA-cam didn't recommend this vid to me after 15 years!😌🙏
And that is what practise is for.
EXACTLY. You're better off sucking during practice than onstage where performance is evaluated.
wym bro this is choice
ayo...
shut up Rudy
wyd here
What's your favorite band bro?
16 years ago,,, algorithm bringing out the golden oldies
What song is that?
keep it up guys. i didnt start playing guitar until i was 24 and had never been in a band till 28. I have a terrible ear cant read music or usually dont know what key songs are in but now i lead my own band with guys who are way better musicians than i am I also do solo acoustic/one man band gigs full time for a living now! practice and persistents pays off!!! keep it up
I'm so happy for you! I hope that i can also make a living off of music one day
Literally just inspired me ⭐
Haha good for you. It sure beats a 9 to 5 boring job. Nice life you got.
Well it's been 14 years so maybe they have gotten better
good stuff...got any links to anything?
This sounds like the start of something good actually, the vocal melody sounds great
Oh boy is music in trouble. LOL
Pity it’s not in the same key as the guitarist
@@jimbailey5681 Yeah! That's the motivation here. People don't want to hurt their feelings, so they are saying nice stuff about something that sounds horrible. Sad, but true. lol
of course the boomers r losing their shit in the replies lmfao
@@guitarttimman I’m a musician and can recognise that although it’s rough, there’s potential. And I don’t say that to “protect the feelings” of some people from a 14 year old video, who will never see my comment. I say it because I’ve been there, I know how it goes. Yeah it’s bad to lie and say “this sounds great!” When it doesn’t, but discouraging young/starting musicians isn’t good for “the future of music” either. I (sometimes) like things that sound rough and shitty because it means that despite not having the best skills, they have passion for music and are trying anyway, and I think that’s very cool. Or maybe they’re just having fun and not taking themselves seriously, and it could be a lot worse, but still they’re trying and that’s also cool.
I dont know if you have kept doing this but this was fire start anyway. I would not even know how to handle instruments or vocal tones. Start over indeed
16 years later this shows up on my feed and I just fell off he planet laughing.
Question!
Where's the bassist?
He's drunk.
its playing with king crimson
Died
error 404 bassist not found
THEsyntheticFresh i dont get it...
Honestly my band started out almost the exact same way but we were a 4 piece and after months of practice we became moderately good and yeah so keep on practicing.
they now got 13 years of practice, surely they know atleast how to keep in time
@Shimohira Reika couldn't agree more, i once joined a band that have someone who call himself a "leader" and he always dictate the other member about what and how to play.
And when i get closer with the other member of the band, we decided to form a new band and exclude him.
Still people are commenting and giving advice 😄
Moderately Good is a nice band name :D
“Moderately good”, I love it.
Cherish this dudes. It's the best time when we are starting out.
Man 2008 seems like an eternity ago now
Still my favorite song to this day. Lost my virginity to it, song at my wedding, and even played it for my kids in the womb. Divorced now, and the kids wont talk to me anymore. But you guys rock and keep me looking towards a future as rad as this song! Fuck yes!!
Also plays great at funerals, just makes one cry
What's the name of the song?
whats the song called?
Yes yes yes!! I like your attitude! Want to jam? Lol
Need to know this song' title
Sounds about like the first band I was ever in:) I love it.
Playing music with friends in a garage, you're always gonna suck at first. But there's a moment that's bound to happen. It's when everyone is doing exactly what they're supposed to. Drums are hittin just right, bass line came in right on time, guitars are wailing.... and you and your friends have this shared moment where you all kind of look at each other. No words are spoken but your faces are saying "for a bunch of hacks we sound DAMN GOOD RIGHT NOW!" It's kind of a magical thing. That's what playing music with friends is about.
Did anyone else notice that the practice is in a kindergarten classroom?
My ears just filed a lawsuit against me.
they arent the worst! there are even worse can happened to me in early days lol.
our drummer was a taxi driver, so he barely shows up... he had to support his family...
vocalist was ladies man and her girlfriend stuck with him all the time. when she busy her phone calls and messages ruined our practices many many times lol
guitar guy was our bandleadwr and manager. he did eveeything for us. eternally grateful to him.
and finally i, bassist - melancholy mofo lolol
those were the days \m/
Ugh. Nobody likes when a band member brings a chick to rehearsal.
@@jjryan1352 I tried that one time. For an audition no less.
I didn't get the part.
...and I'm kinda nuts on guitar
Thump n pluck gang. Bass tones are so powerful, fuzzed, clean, reverb, modulation? Bass is objectively just as versatile as the guitar. Have I mentioned my love for bass? Well let me tell you that groove is all you need man it just moves you. Ever see a man have a talk while thumping a nice line? You just listen, the rythm drives the speech in a way that focuses the listener like no other. Or an instrumental, a good bassist has the drums, bass, guitar, cello, and good knows what other noises at their disposal to create a complete piece. Bass is all you need.
Drummers are unreliable, crazy, or both. In fact I get the feeling in this video that the guy on drums is actually the bass player filling in for a drummer that didn't show up.
It’s a tale as old as time. The drummer fucks it up.
yes, the comments are right, this seems like a decent band practice. Try one where everyone is high and/drunk, or only two people show up, or everyone shows up and there is a fight, or everyone is late, or it’s late so no drums, or someone brought their girlfriend and it’s distracting or an amp breaks, or the power gets knocked out or the cops come because you’re too loud or everyone keeps playing whatever they want and not focusing. Guess what I’ve had all these band practices :)
Yup. I just do my own thing now
Everything you mentioned seemed to me like yesterday...!
Or the bass player turns up pissed and offers everone out then sacks himself.
Yeah this was perfect
10 years later they would look back on this as their 2nd greatest practice.
The mark of every good drummer is that he only has one pair of drumsticks.
Better that 100% of pop groups
Are they practicing in a fucking preschool? O.o
Ya, its metal as fuck bro
\m/
BR00T@L AS FUCK!
Lol
lmao
as a 20 year musician of mainly bass and drums, this is potential. granted it's 14 years old now, but this is how the greats get their start. This could have been the next Blink or Green Day. and just a heads up Mr drummer man: I've played for years, and even with all the skill in the world, you will always still lose a stick once in awhile and us as drummers are almost always the reason the song gets started over lol. Much love and respect boys.
There is a video in which Bard Kolstad (something like that) of Leprous breaks a stick and for some reason his instinct was to play with his hands a bit, totally worked and then he grabbed another stick. He's a phenomenal drummer. It was a cool moment. I believe it was on an official playthrough haha
dude, i dont wanna be that guy but.....there is no potential here. no potential whatsoever. at least not one that is connected with music in any shape or form
@@hazardeur have you ever heard blink 182's demo tapes my guy? Much worse than this.
@@hazardeur not really that simple... But okay
Nice singing style pure 2000's nostalgic tone
I hope that they go on tour, someday.
This is actually still the early stages of a band where people don’t feel pompous and entitled after being told they’re decent, and actually CARE about what they’re doing.
Had many of those practices in my early days...trust me when I tell you that it gets better as you go.
Another bit of advice: When you're playing a live show...never stop because of a mistake, keep on going just like you never missed a beat.
If you stop because of a mistake...it makes that mistake that much more noticeable.
It’s like lost footage of early nirvana.
Oh man this brought back some memories. Although I believe we always at least had a mic.
The electric guitarist playing chords with his thumb did indeed take me back to the early days of band practice just as excellent as this
These are the bands that end up turning out to be the best bands
Come on , if you've ever been in a band, especially in your younger days, you know this is where we all started.. at the beginning, it's not about pleasing others, it's about starting and enjoying the journey, lighten up folks, none of us knew a damn thing, until we put in our time and paid our dues..
I was a pro from day one - so speak for yourself. (also, don’t ask the other guys, they had no idea what talent looked like!)
the flying drumstick got me
This is just avant-garde emo. I love it.
It had me laughing like mad when he lost his drum stick, so thanks for cheering me up!
It's ok. 6 months of practice and I would gladly listen them live. I actually like his voice. Sounds legit and honest.
Damn, old school 🔥
I wish this era would come back
I thought they were really good they sounded like led zep and at times like rush.
and this is why bands like White Stripes exist
Correct lol
Thought they sounded like early Bink 182.
i dont hear the zep but the blink 182 yes and rush just a little
What are you all smoking I want some.
Take a screenshot from any 2000s coming of age flick. Looks like a band that would play in an American Pie movie.
I love that absolute "no fucks given/ I don't even want to be here" vibe they're emitting 😂
This is still one of my favorite videos of all time
This is not the worst practise ever! I love your sound! Keep going