And then there was music...

So I created an account with a site called BandMix about a month ago.  I contacted a couple people on there, asking if they needed a singer, but they never got back to me, which is slightly irritating.  If you say you are looking for a singer, after all, why wouldn't you try a guy out?  Or at least tell me, "Hey, we're not looking any more," or "We're not interested in you."  Something!

I'm not as bitter about it as that last paragraph makes me sound--just a bit of a pet peeve that I had to get off my chest.  Anyway, before I left for my trip to Lincoln and New York, I received an email from a guy who saw my profile on BandMix.  We spoke more after I got back, and I was excited to try out for these guys (a guitarist and drummer).  The guy I was talking to was the guitarist, and he kept talking about how they are different from everything else, how they want to go in a new direction, and how he shared some of the same contempts I have for many of the trends in music over the last decade.

Then last night he sent me some songs and lyrics that I'm supposed to learn for the tryout.  "Let down" is an understatement.  I'm really disappointed by what I heard, which didn't sound new or fresh in any way.  It was bland, slow-moving 80's hair metal.  The vocals were stereotypical in the same vein.  To be fair, he said they want the vocals to go in a different direction, but from what I understood, they were mostly fine with the music portion.  I have problems with that.

So now I am re-considering even trying out for them on Saturday night.  In order to really give it a go, I will have to put in at least a few hours of work learning those 5 songs that deaden me inside, actually sing those songs with them, and hope beyond hope that they are more than they sound like.

With my plate as full as it is, I don't know if it's worth the effort.  On the other hand, if I go, I might be able to at least network a bit--possibly find other musicians through them with whom I would actually like to do music.  But in order for me to become a valuable commodity on that market, I will need to put on a good show for these guys, and that means tormenting myself with their songs for the next few days.

We'll see...