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[_Sweet Willie_]

1. If a band plays a gig, but no one's there to hear it, did the band make a sound?

 

B. Relatedly, if a band rehearses, but never plays a gig, is there a band at all?

 

III. What would be Lemmy's response to these questions?

 

OK, have at it.

 

Peace.

--SW

 

PS: Answer all three questions or don't bother to answer at all.

[jeremy c]

I. Yes.

B. No.

III. "The pleasure is to play, it makes no difference what you say."

[getz out]

1. yes

B. yes

III. f*#k off

[Gez Lemon]

1. Yes

 

B. Yes

 

III. Lemmy would say, "1: The band would have had to be present, so could be witness that a sound occurred. B: If a collection of people who play music call themselves a band but have never played a gig, who am I to disagree? III. I would say what I just said and mine's a double".

[butcherNburn]

1. Yes

B. Yes

III. 1. They weren't playing loud enough but if there were no chicks there, and you didn't get paid, it was a waste of fu#$in' time. B. Are there any women at rehearsal?

 

 

The forum has been a little slow lately ay sweets?

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1. It was their "best gig ever" from a playing standpoint. You know. The one where they'll talk for years about how awesome they played.

 

B. That band plays in my neighbor's garage. It's probably best that they stay there.

 

III. F*(k off. Where's my Makers?

[jlrush]

1. Yes.

B. No.

III. Who's Lemmy??

[Paul K]

1) Yes

B. No

III. I'm not Lemmy.

[b5pilot]

1. yes

B. yes

III. f*#k off

 

Pretty much covers it for me.

[SteveC]

Yes.

No.

Who are you and why are you talking to me.

[davio]

1. Yes (1c)

B. Yes

III. "I was the editor of the school newspaper!"

 

III. F*(k off. Where's my Makers?

False. The Man drinks Jack Daniels. See avatar.

[5 string Mike]

1. If a band plays a gig, but no one's there to hear it, did the band make a sound?

 

B. Relatedly, if a band rehearses, but never plays a gig, is there a band at all?

 

III. What would be Lemmy's response to these questions?

 

OK, have at it.

 

Peace.

--SW

 

PS: Answer all three questions or don't bother to answer at all.

 

1) Yes. Especially if the band got paid.

 

B. Yes. There are a few good bands that just love to get together and jam but not really interested in playing out.

 

III- You'd have to ask Lemmy.

[moot]

1. Yes

2. No

3. What mole?

[Seamy ALB]

1. Yes

2. No

3. We're F**king Motorhead!! We make noise & we play gigs!!!

[Gabass]

1. Yes it is a gig, unfortunaltely all of my gigs have been like this.

 

B. There is a band but it really needs to have the same dramas (if not more) of a top rock band cliche i.e. people not turing up, personality clashes and the obligatory gf or bf that sits in the corner and seems to make suggestions in the most inappropriate time "what about dubbley?".

 

III. I can't think of anything better than what Moot has suggested.

[anderz]

1. Yes

B. Yes

III. "Friggin' retarded questions ya got here.."

[Jumbled Jer]

1. Yes

B. No

III. "Born to lose, live to win"

[Nicklab]

1. Someone has to entertain the surly bartenders of the world.

 

B. If it is not on stage, it does not exist!

 

III. "My earliest memory is shouting. At what and for what reason, I don't know. Probably a trantrum; or I may have been rehearsing. I was always an early starter."

[picker]

1. Yes

 

2. Yes

 

3. You get in front of Lemmy and that's what you ask? What are you, a nerd?

[_Sweet Willie_]

1. Bump

B. Bump

III. Bump

 

Peace.

--s-uu

 

[Tom Capasso]

1. If a band plays a gig, but no one's there to hear it, did the band make a sound?

Yes, because making music is a joy itself, touches the soul, and lifts or lowers you to the deity (lift or lower depending on which type of deity you relate to).

 

B. Relatedly, if a band rehearses, but never plays a gig, is there a band at all?

Of course! One of the (many) terms with multiple meanings is the term "garage band". One meaning is that they rehearse but never gig. The truth of this is confirmed by crotchety neighbors (who frequently use terms other than "band" for this assemblage).

 

III. What would be Lemmy's response to these questions?

Sorry - I'm not well-acquainted with Lemmy (he'd probably have killed me by now if we'd met).

McCartney (with whom I'm also not acquainted) would probably have mumbled "yeah - quite - sure - keep on rockin'".

Anthony Jackson (who I've at least met) would complain about the waste of time, and how you should polish your bass and change your strings every day instead of this foolishness.

Jack Bruce would have loved the questions so he can still feel part of the music world, but would be looking over his shoulder to see if we would turn and ask his son (the fear of being replaced now haunts him thanks to WB2L).

Tony Levin would have stabbed you with a funk finger (thanks to the rubber coating, you'd only fall backwards, not be cut).

Jeff Berlin would have said "no actual playing, no band".

 

Tom