First show in 5 years...

[BastardCthulhu]

I haven't played live in what you might call a long time.  I joined a metal band back in January, and we're making our debut tonight.  Right now, I feel like I could play for the next 3 days and then tear the building down with mein bare hands.  Should I just run with this energy, or calm my shit down so I don't burn out?

[Baltar]

To Conan you listen...

[Cursed71]

Sounds like positive energy to me.  I am stoked for you!

[clockwork green]

I wish I got excited by shows. I usually just find them annoying and barely tolerable. I prefer the writing process but that can be hollow without the crucible of the live show so they definitely necessary. I've often wondered what it was that held me back from letting go and enjoying myself at gigs. Fortunately I've always been the odd grumpy one in the band when it comes to shows otherwise we'd just be team Eeyore.

[mortlock]

give us a show recap after its over. im sure you guys will kick ass..

[Discö Rice]

I love writing with people. I feel good most of the time it's happening, and when it's really on and working, that adrenaline rush almost matches the one I get from playing in front of people.

[BastardCthulhu]

Unfortunately, we're doing a set of mostly covers tonight.  We do have originals, but they were written long before I was ever involved.  They did give me the freedom to do what I wish with the bass parts, so there's that.  Which is nice.  We're basically just doing this show because it was ours for the taking.  After this, we kick back and start the writing process with myself and a new guitar player.  Then we shall see what we're really made of.  Thanks for the support fellas.

[Chovie D]

go fucking ape shit bro

[Jake]

Break legs.

[khoomeizhi]

yup: destroy all. good policy.

[BastardCthulhu]

The show went really well.  We managed to avoid any trainwrecks, and the crowd ate it right up.  Had a couple beers beforehand to quell the overabundance of nervous energy I had going on, and I felt great the whole time.  Who woulda thunk that a hard rock crowd would go apeshit for Metal Church and Flotsam & Jetsam covers?  We're doing something right here.....


Our set, in case you were curious:

Battle March (org)
Swatting at Flies (F&J)
Snap your Fingers (Prong)
Ostracized (Grip, Inc.)
Turn it Up (Texas Hippie Coalition)
When the Fire Died (org)
Watching Over Me (Iced Earth)
I Died for You (Iced Earth)
I (the TROO Black Sabbath)
Method to Your Madness (Metal Church)
Medusa (Anthrax)
Population: Zero (org)

[dogfood]

[EddieMullet]

I dig the set list, I'll have to come see a show sometime, let me know if you're going to be near the Pittsburgh area.

Or maybe I'll drive my lazy ass to Butler one time.

This May will be 3 years since I last played live, shit falls apart and it takes forever to get something new going.

[AgentofOblivion]

I wish I got excited by shows. I usually just find them annoying and barely tolerable. I prefer the writing process but that can be hollow without the crucible of the live show so they definitely necessary. I've often wondered what it was that held me back from letting go and enjoying myself at gigs. Fortunately I've always been the odd grumpy one in the band when it comes to shows otherwise we'd just be team Eeyore.

+1.  I feel guilty because I don't enjoy them as much as everything else seems to.  For me I get very little out of having people watch me play guitar.  I'm sure it would be a lot different if the crowd size was >100 and had people pitting and shit, but that's highly unlikely.  I don't like bothering people to come out, I don't like lugging up all the equipment to play for 30 minutes, and I don't like having to pretend I enjoy 4 hours of often very shitty music with poor sound. 

But there's no better feeling than locking in with your band on a new riff and just jamming the shit out of it.  And I don't need a stage or audience for that.  If anything those are a distraction that is an obstacle to locking in the zone. 

[JemDooM]

Glad it went well Cthulhu I feel that agent, I love just getting in the zone with just a couple of people and blasting it, with no distractions, I couldn't ask for anything more really... I have my first gigs in 10 years coming up!! Feel pretty psyched because I'm hoping I'll love it, if people enjoy it then its worth it because you've shared/given something and I like that...

[BastardCthulhu]

Whoa Jem, you've got me trumped!  Please do let us know how it goes for you.   I had a fucking blast and can't wait to get out again.  (I'm not new to this, but that long break was against my will...family, lack of players, yada yada yada).  I swear to Lemmy I'll never let anything stop me again.

[JemDooM]

Cthulhu your thread was really encouraging for me in that it went well for you! Having not played for so long I had this fear that maybe it's because I'm not meant to, or that after such a long break going back into it at an older age (pretty much starting again from scratch) that somehow it'll go horribly wrong because I missed that ship or something, you know?

[BastardCthulhu]

Gotcha.  I never wanted to be the "just how old IS this guy??" on stage, but it would appear that the heavy metal audience has aged right along with me.  This means I get to play whatever the hell I want, and there's still a crowd willing to listen up.

[BastardCthulhu]

A sample...

[dogfood]

Applauded for Dio esque vocals.

[Andrew Blakk]

Hey sounds good!