Tra la la.. MY NEW BAND I know, i know, that heading should be followed by the standard request to come and watch my band play in a pub in Blackburn on Sunday night... but i dont care. My (new/old but with less people in) band started today and already, im not into it. We happily played away, in a musty cellar for 4 hours. Got through 3 song's 'n' all. One was a Goo Goo Dolls cover, to give you some indication or sound. The problem was, there wasnt a spark in it. We ALREADY sound like your standard issue boring rock band. Like Embrace and Oasis, but with EVEN less *whomph*. Impossible, i know, but we somehow managed! Oh how i long for a band with a difference. A catchy, not stolen song. A change in tempo. Something that makes me want to play it 20 times. ANYTHING! I cant do anything about it cos im the bass player and am never seen as the creative influence - im just ignored when i make the most blatently obvious statement about the song "Desperately needing a break right there" Oh well. Anyone know any good 4 Tracks that i can do *my own stuff* on? AND, IN GENERAL... What makes something good? Like Belle and Sebastian. What makes us get all obsessive about them? Why are some people soooooo inventive and others, just your standard-issue copycats? I try to be a genius, but i know i never can. Everything ive ever done, whether it be a sport or even just learning to drive, i've never got past the point of being "good". At chess, i was ranked 788th in Scottish schools, but why not any higher. So, to end, there is a chance that i really excel at something, but there are so many *things* out there, i will probably never find it. Why is God so crue? This was as pointless as an orange. Chris_t_opher - the eternal never-genius and athiest. ICQ:44383377 The East River Pipe Community - Http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/EastRiverPipe You've got to go - its only natural. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+