North Wales Band Formation

[floyd]

sigh...

My name's matthew. I'm 22 and I live in Colwyn Bay in North Wales. I've been trying to form a band for months and months but know wants to know. I was in a band for about 4 years but the others were more interested in pubs and fast towny cars.

I have 10 to 15 songs written and recorded (roughly) on a crappy four track, and I have some more ideas knocking around in my head.

I'd really like to start a band, beacuse i want to play some ******* gigs, quit my job, buy a van and tour Europe for the next 10 years.

I have instruments, a four track, recording/rehersal space, I have a car and I'm willing to drive pretty much anywhere in north wales and give people lifts.

I have songs, I can sing (justabout) and play guitar, bass and drums (sortof) but I'm I can't do everything myself. The stress is killing me and I'm sick of playing with myself.

Anyone even remotely interested please let me know. We'll discus influences later, i'd just really appreciate some interest.

matthew
email me at [e-mail]

[floyd]

I'm still waiting...

I've had two people email me, but nothings come out of it.

will be staying in my "luxury" "good-value" "warm" flat in Colwyn Bay for about another two months and if nobody bothers with me will piss off to Leeds or somewhere, where there had better be somebody interested in banding.

if not im gonna build a big NUKe and f**king blow the world to little itsy bitsy pieces.

[floyd]

i hate myself

[AlJohnnyNarcissist]

This is the best thread I've ever read

It's like a soap opera ... I just want to find out what happens next!

Good luck man

Al

[floyd]

thankyou.

[AlJohnnyNarcissist]

Have you tried emailing this guy ([e-mail])? He runs a site called Link2Wales (www.link2wales.co.ukand is based up in the Gogledd so you have more luck there?

[floyd]

Moving to Leeds.
3-4 weeks and I'm gone.
Brothers letting me have his flat for a couple of months.
I work too hard for too little money.
No time to write music.
I did get replies from people interested in banding but they were mostly into crap friendly rock bands like the foo fighters. There was even someone into space-rock (whatever the f**k that is) and Genesis who was after a keyboard player.
I always write the best song in the world when i'm drunk...

i hate happy people
those who live at home with mummy and daddy
everything paid for
part time job at tesco earning nuts-loads more than i do
newer car than me
trendy so called "scruffy" clothes
listen to all the popchart trendy rock bands
they're broke when they can't afford to go out one night of the week.
or they get depressed because their phone is 3 months old and they can't afford a new one till the end of the month when daddy'll slip em a wad of cash for something.
i can't even afford to pay the rent, let alone the council tax, water, electricty, petrol, car insurance, ooo and not forgetting food. some food would be nice.

today breakfast lunch and tea consist of two slices of bread with a thin slice of cheap peanut butter. and a several cups of strong tea thanks to my oh so generous boss.

f**k this. im angry now.

i've been working here for 8 months. fixing computers. i hate computers.
bass says no you can't have a pay rise, don't care that you're supporting your girlfriend through college (without any grants!)

he cant afford to pay me more

then when i say "here's my notice im leaving in 4 weeks"

he tells me the next day. Oh i've got chris thingyhead collie to replace you.

(you know he's the one who's been earning £1200 a month at asda, working nights, and shares a house with 5 other people and so has very small bills to pay)

anyway poor old chris, because hes had to take such a big pay cut, gets paid waaaay more money for doing the same job that i've done for the last 8 months.

f**k EVERYBODY.

[matt]

Hey floyd

Your a f**king loony man. Lets hear some more of that crazy talk. tell us about the bomb we wanna here it blow!

laters bull goose loony
M

[floyd]

*grooooan* (in a crusty the clown style...)

im in leeds now.
left my schitsophrenic, dissociative, lying cheating girlfriend and now i sit all alone in my room with my guitar...

I've written some more songs... but I'm too scared and underconfident to get myself a band together...

I have a big list of drummers but i cant find the guts to call them and start making some music.

anyway.. why am i bothering with this?

My old boss has now realised that his new higher paid employee SUCKS like a porn star.

He keeps begging me to go back there...
NEVER!!! hahahaaaa
you had ur chance...

well, maybe i will.. if i get fired from my new job.


uh...

i've seen an ad on here for some bad in Chicago.
who says americans aren't stupid.
yeah.
CHICAGO, in Wales!?

so i guess i can get away with seeing if anyone out there just so happens to be in Leeds and wants to play the drums or bass with me?

I got a stack of songs and ideas (some crap, but mostly respectable and some kick ass!)

but nobody wants to know.

im going for a cigarette.

[floyd]

... so anyway.
We all think that she has some Borderline Personality Disorder.
So that explains all the crap then.

hmm...

I may well be coming back down to Wales.

(rounds of applause? no.)

I hate Leeds.
I'm coming back down for a few months over the summer, or thats the plan anyway. I'm going to save up and get me a nice recording thingy and then im gonna do nothing but go for walks, write songs and record.

I've wanted to do that for about four years now, but life was out to get me. Just might be that I'm going to need somebody to play some drums and someone to play some bass.

If anyones interested, then they could actually try posting a reply, or hey! even an email will do.

I can't believe nearly 200 people have read this crap!?


Don't you have anything better to do?
Sheesh.

:0P

[Danny]

Hey
I keep seeing your posts on Welshunsigned...
Not to make you wanna scream but you left a few days after I started looking for a band.
Aaaaanyway - I am a Drummer but i'm a scarely dedicated one. I keep getting ejected from bands because they just "wanna have fun" and can't be arsed rehearsing. I tell they're just lazy...
Anyway- I live just outside bangor and wanna really start a decent band =- i'm 19 and know some other commited players like me - but we're just stuck in a rut really. If you come down that would be V.Good!!
BTW what kinda stuff do you write?
Mail Back on [e-mail]

BTW your email doesn't work

[floyd]

nuts
first reply in ages and ur into blink f**king 1 f**king 80 f**king 2.
i mailed u.
u mailed me.
maybe give u a try when/if im down that way.
im drunk.
f**k off.

[Speed]

Hey,


you really are one f**ked up person......... but that may just work to your advantage!!

Neway, you keep pregnant doging bout people's taste and influences, well mr. poo poo pants why dont you tell us your great taste in music !!!

then 'MAYBE', if your really really lucky and you pray really really hard then someone would consider replying !!

oh and here's a random number i found for spiritual counseling, you should give it a try

[phone]

[floyd]

Mr. poo poo pants.
I dont think so.

I only rate music written with love, passion and understanding, which does not include Blink 182 or pretty much any band in NME.

Music is not MTV.
Music is not fashion.
Music is a mathematical oRgAsM.

[Danny]

Mr Floyd - As you clearly have issues - prehaps it was for the best that we didn't jam.

However - just because someone likes a band - doesn't make them a tool. Once in a while I listen to Pop - doesn't mean I like all of it - you liked Nirvana...a band that defines nutse - but I did not pass comment or judgement because I am not as shallow as all that.

Understanding is in the Eye of the Beholder.

More fool you for letting your petty shallowness get in the way of something that may or may not have worked.

If this is how you've put off other musicians in the past - little wonder you're still looking.

Regards - DannY