How to develop your new weak band?..

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Prima
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July 2nd, 2005 at 11:56am
Hello, people!
I've got my band-but we have two problems:the first is to write nice new songs that are not just like Green Day's, Offspring's or SOAD's; and the 2nd one is to make our band more popular...
What advise can you gave us?
P.S. How did you like my photo?
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July 2nd, 2005 at 04:13pm
um... for the first one, right about things that make you angry
the secnd one, you relaly need to get good and then advertise
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July 2nd, 2005 at 05:33pm
1) i have no idea, my band sucks and i am probably the worst poet/songwriter who has ever lived, sorry
2) try to get a gig at a small place that needs some entertainment or have a party or something and play there
3) nice photo
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July 2nd, 2005 at 07:17pm
WAY LOADS OF DEMO TAPES TO PLACES!!!!!
And just get your name out there, post on fences and lamp posts and stuff
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July 2nd, 2005 at 07:50pm
wow I could use this since I'm starting a band. first i need to find a lead singer...
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July 3rd, 2005 at 01:10am
write about whatever you feel. write about things that influence your life like things around you and whatnot.

to make your band more popular, play more gigs. get your music out there somehow like post it on a website (use myspace, they let you put music up there). eventually people will hear your music and like or not like you guys. just make sure your songs are ready for people to listen to, first impressions are important.

hope that helped with your questions Smile
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July 3rd, 2005 at 04:04am
to write better songs write about everything that comes to mind that you think would be even relatively good for a song (not al at once but you know what i mean) for the lyrics. also, even though its easier to write words and thn the music (for the most part) it usually sounds bettter to write the music first (for the most part)

as for getting popular, make a band profile at purevolume

www.purevolume.com

and/or make a website on a hosting site like this one

www.freewebs.com

and try to get gigs at little places, it also helps to know people, like the mayor and such

above all make sure you have fun because if you dont have fun your gonna suck, and your gonna hate it
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July 3rd, 2005 at 05:22am
x__rockstar_romance:
1) i have no idea, my band sucks and i am probably the worst poet/songwriter who has ever lived, sorry
2) try to get a gig at a small place that needs some entertainment or have a party or something and play there
3) nice photo

Thank you very much for your advice!
I think, all bands suck when then start their career.
Probably, you can ask your friends or familiars to help you to write nice texts and/or music...
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July 3rd, 2005 at 05:24am
Creepy Jesus:
WAY LOADS OF DEMO TAPES TO PLACES!!!!!
And just get your name out there, post on fences and lamp posts and stuff

Unfortunately, we haven't got enough nice songs to make our demos that can really help us to develop.
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July 3rd, 2005 at 05:27am
greenday12X:
wow I could use this since I'm starting a band. first i need to find a lead singer...

Well, I'm pretty good lead singer in our band, as my friends and groupmates say...
So are you really "behind me"?
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Where do you live?
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July 3rd, 2005 at 05:36am
GreenDay420:
write about whatever you feel. write about things that influence your life like things around you and whatnot.

to make your band more popular, play more gigs. get your music out there somehow like post it on a website (use myspace, they let you put music up there). eventually people will hear your music and like or not like you guys. just make sure your songs are ready for people to listen to, first impressions are important.

hope that helped with your questions Smile

Yeah, I appreciate your answer very much!
We haven't got a jam station to record our tracks, I even haven't got my own computer where I could record our music! Sad
We've got three (!) guitarists and still no drummer... Probably, one of our friends will learn good during this summer to enter our band as a drummer..
But I think we'll make our best to become more popular.
P.S. Hey everyone! How do you like "Rant-and-Rave" name for our band?
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July 3rd, 2005 at 05:41am
Junkie's Runnin Dry:
to write better songs write about everything that comes to mind that you think would be even relatively good for a song (not al at once but you know what i mean) for the lyrics. also, even though its easier to write words and thn the music (for the most part) it usually sounds bettter to write the music first (for the most part)

as for getting popular, make a band profile at purevolume

www.purevolume.com

and/or make a website on a hosting site like this one

www.freewebs.com

and try to get gigs at little places, it also helps to know people, like the mayor and such

above all make sure you have fun because if you dont have fun your gonna suck, and your gonna hate it

We're having big fun, oh yeah!
But I can't make a website without my own computer,s I have said... Sad
And also it is difficult a bit to me to write nice lyrics.
Thanks for your sites!
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July 3rd, 2005 at 06:10am
1) Your songs. Write what you feel about something or if you have hardly no bad things in your life (HARD!) then take another band song and take the meaning and change it ( DON'T CHANGE JUST 1 LYRIC BECAUSE A BAD MAN CALLED A LAWYER WILL SUE YOU!)

2) put your songs on a disk or computer and send it to little recording places

3) make a site and make your music available!
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July 3rd, 2005 at 06:27am
calex1991:
1) Your songs. Write what you feel about something or if you have hardly no bad things in your life (HARD!) then take another band song and take the meaning and change it ( DON'T CHANGE JUST 1 LYRIC BECAUSE A BAD MAN CALLED A LAWYER WILL SUE YOU!)

2) put your songs on a disk or computer and send it to little recording places

3) make a site and make your music available!

Yeah-we even have one nice song "No patience" about patientless bastards as we are. Very Happy
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July 3rd, 2005 at 10:18am
howabout u get a friend to write them 4 u who doesn't want to be in a band.
that's what my band do and we help each other with writting the songs....
Also, make a website for ur band and stuff...oh and i like ur pic...sorry my answers aren't in order with ur questions..... Cool
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July 3rd, 2005 at 10:30am
Prima:
GreenDay420:
write about whatever you feel. write about things that influence your life like things around you and whatnot.

to make your band more popular, play more gigs. get your music out there somehow like post it on a website (use myspace, they let you put music up there). eventually people will hear your music and like or not like you guys. just make sure your songs are ready for people to listen to, first impressions are important.

hope that helped with your questions Smile

Yeah, I appreciate your answer very much!
We haven't got a jam station to record our tracks, I even haven't got my own computer where I could record our music! Sad
We've got three (!) guitarists and still no drummer... Probably, one of our friends will learn good during this summer to enter our band as a drummer..
But I think we'll make our best to become more popular.
P.S. Hey everyone! How do you like "Rant-and-Rave" name for our band?
Wink
i like that name 4 ur band go 4 it...
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July 3rd, 2005 at 11:17am
lorna:
Prima:
GreenDay420:
write about whatever you feel. write about things that influence your life like things around you and whatnot.

to make your band more popular, play more gigs. get your music out there somehow like post it on a website (use myspace, they let you put music up there). eventually people will hear your music and like or not like you guys. just make sure your songs are ready for people to listen to, first impressions are important.

hope that helped with your questions Smile

Yeah, I appreciate your answer very much!
We haven't got a jam station to record our tracks, I even haven't got my own computer where I could record our music! Sad
We've got three (!) guitarists and still no drummer... Probably, one of our friends will learn good during this summer to enter our band as a drummer..
But I think we'll make our best to become more popular.
P.S. Hey everyone! How do you like "Rant-and-Rave" name for our band?
Wink
i like that name 4 ur band go 4 it...

Well-thank you very much!
We just thought that it would be too aggressive...
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July 3rd, 2005 at 11:21am
lorna:
howabout u get a friend to write them 4 u who doesn't want to be in a band.
that's what my band do and we help each other with writting the songs....
Also, make a website for ur band and stuff...oh and i like ur pic...sorry my answers aren't in order with ur questions..... Cool

Don't worry!
It's ALL RIGHT, yeah! Very Happy
Couldn't you tell me smth abt your band? Smile
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July 3rd, 2005 at 11:51am
my band,well i play bass and back up vocals,my friend is lead singer and electric guitar and we need a drummer...cause our 1 left....and (jenny)my friend writtes most of our songs.were called no emotion...
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July 3rd, 2005 at 03:36pm
lorna:
my band,well i play bass and back up vocals,my friend is lead singer and electric guitar and we need a drummer...cause our 1 left....and (jenny)my friend writtes most of our songs.were called no emotion...


sweet! i love your band name! its hard to find drummers here, good luck with your search for a new one! Smile
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