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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
being in bands is like trying to date five people at once, and then if you try to play in other bands concurrently, its like trying to carry on an affair with four or five more people at once. Lots of politics, lots of drama, but just like all relationships lots of fun too  |
which is why an anarchist model should be used when it comes to both bands and relationships.
i used to be in a band that played sonicyouthy things. it was fun and the egos didnt get too much in the way, be we did fight a lot and there was a lot of tension. i now play drums in an activist samba band\collective. its a really interesting working experience since, people are always changing, and also we work in an unhierarchal way, which ive found out that once there is no hierarchy, nobody tries to take control. the main factor that maintains this is communication. after every rehearsal and every demo we talk, everybody has a chance to say what bothered them and what they like about the way we played and dealt with our surroundings. its very important especially since we have played in some pretty dangerous places.
as can be seen here-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLLpdn-0SeY
you can see me (blue flanel shirt, hat and kafiyee on my face) and there rest of us playing at 5:17. there was also a really cool italian brass band that we jammed with during that day.
unbeknown to us, there was a woman, during that demo who passed out from tear gas inhalation and died later that night.....
what the talking does, in my opinion, is makes a much more open environment where it is a lot easier to criticize and accept criticism without feeling threatened. i think that a similar model could work on a rock band, whose shows are probably safer, but a lot of emotions run pretty high. i feel that could probably save a lot of bands and calm their dynamics, it just takes a bit of getting used to.