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so.. i got invited to play in a porcupine tree cover band. I LOVE porcupine tree so this is a no brainer BUT the whole band is comprised of jerkoffs. The drummer is really good but thinks he's some sort of philosopher. The other guitarist is this really average guitar player who i fear will try to turn this into a competition, and the bass player is a really wierd dude from my highschool but is good. I dont know the keys guy. I havn't played infront of an audience in ages.. im pretty damn desperate. Should i take this gig even though i dislike the members?

I'd tell the drummer he hits things with sticks for a reason, show the other guitar player up and lay my cock right out on the table.

One night show? Or is this a for sure band for a while? If its a one night show go for it. And if you'll be in this band for a while and dont wanna put up with their bullshit, tell them whatsup. And if they really want/need you, they will maybe become "better band members".

...Or you could just say no.

haha im going to go to the practice sesh tomorrow and check out the vibe. It's going to be prolly 1-3 gigs at most, so its not like im tied to these dudes. I am gonna lay out my cock on the table so this guy knows he can't touch this.

Dimejandro wrote:Should i take this gig even though i dislike the members?

Fuck no.

Is Porcupine Tree big enough to have a cover band?

Well if you've got people that love a band and enjoy playing their music, why not screw around with some covers?

Cheyenne fucking Buffet wrote:Well if you've got people that love a band and enjoy playing their music, why not screw around with some covers?

haha exactly! haha but as BT says, i dont expect alot of people really going out of their way to see a porcupine cover band haha.. but tis a good thing i know lots of friends would go support me. Im not sure these other guys have friends.

Just go with the flow of it. Might be a laugh, maybe they'll all loosen up when ye all jam, have some beers and stuff.

Browns Town wrote:Is Porcupine Tree big enough to have a cover band?

I would love to see a Porcupine Tree covers band!

haha you just might fear, im planning on getting that shit recorded. anyway, i played with these guys for 2 hours today. turned out the bass player couldn't attend because he couldn't find a decent amp and some other shit about his house. Despite the shitty guitar tone/playing from the other dude, the music was sounding pretty good without bass or keyboards. I gotta say i was impressed with the drumming. But, these guys turned out being pretty cool when playing so its all good. The othe guitarist was practicly letting me play all the solo/awesome parts. I felt bad, so im gonna let him play the sound of muzak solo.

My friend drove out to Milwaukee last weekend to see them play. I like Porcupine Tree, but not THAT much.

If it's just a few gigs, I'd do it but definitely not permanently.

I don't think I've ever heard Porcupine Tree. Any suggestions on where to start?

BassPhemy wrote:I don't think I've ever heard Porcupine Tree. Any suggestions on where to start?

Download the albums In Absentia and Deadwing.

Or download the song Arriving Somewhere But Not Here for an introduction to the band.

Pfl?yd wrote:My friend drove out to Milwaukee last weekend to see them play. I like Porcupine Tree, but not THAT much.

If it's just a few gigs, I'd do it but definitely not permanently.

lol i was going to go get on a plane to see em, but i couldn't go b/c of goddamn exams. lucky friend btw!! the setlist this summer is great.

BassPhemy wrote:I don't think I've ever heard Porcupine Tree. Any suggestions on where to start?

Here ya go phemy, I uploaded some of my favorite PT songs:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ws86es

Blackest eyes, sound of muzak are probably the most famous PT songs, start with those if you like! they're amazing imo. I added 2 steven wilson (vocalist/songwriter of PT) blackfield songs (Christening and My Gift of Silence) aswell.

Steve Wilson is from a town next to mine

Dimejandro wrote:haha im going to go to the practice sesh tomorrow and check out the vibe. It's going to be prolly 1-3 gigs at most, so its not like im tied to these dudes. I am gonna lay out my cock on the table so this guy knows he can't touch this.

Sounds like your relieved because the pressure of a long term thing would just hurt your nutsack.

Dimejandro wrote:

BassPhemy wrote:I don't think I've ever heard Porcupine Tree. Any suggestions on where to start?

Here ya go phemy, I uploaded some of my favorite PT songs:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ws86es

Blackest eyes, sound of muzak are probably the most famous PT songs, start with those if you like! they're amazing imo. I added 2 steven wilson (vocalist/songwriter of PT) blackfield songs (Christening and My Gift of Silence) aswell.

This is way awesome.

BassPhemy wrote:

Dimejandro wrote:

BassPhemy wrote:I don't think I've ever heard Porcupine Tree. Any suggestions on where to start?

Here ya go phemy, I uploaded some of my favorite PT songs:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ws86es

Blackest eyes, sound of muzak are probably the most famous PT songs, start with those if you like! they're amazing imo. I added 2 steven wilson (vocalist/songwriter of PT) blackfield songs (Christening and My Gift of Silence) aswell.

This is way awesome.

awesome man! if you ever need some more, just let me know and ill up that shit bro.

I got their dvd "arriving somewhere" from amazon a few days ago. Good stuff, really good quality DVD. Didn't get to check out all the "special features" and everything but I would recommend looking into it.

I HATE THOSE COCKY MOTHERFUCKERS.people need to realize who they are not who they think they are man There is a bass store by my house and me being a bassist i go in there all the time and there is always some douche bag here thinking hes a fucking god