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Posted by: Darius Wave Jul 12 2013, 02:12 PM
As the topic says.
I remember when I was about 12 and played not much aside from simple baree shapes but (what a flavour it was!) on the distortion 
We had a singing band with my two brothers. I played the guitar and 3 of us were singing We didn't "afford" the real band so we had a "drummer and the basist" from the minidisc
Posted by: The Professor Jul 12 2013, 03:40 PM
I think I was about 6 or so, playing in a piano recital for my teacher's students. I ran up to play my song, played it as quickly as possible and ran back to sit down. lol On guitar it would have been at a series of Unplugged concerts my highschool put on when I was about 16 years old or so. Fun times!
Posted by: audiopaal Jul 12 2013, 09:50 PM
I was 13 or 14 years old, playing in a punk band.
"Ungdommens kulturmoenstring" is a yearly event held to showcase youths playing in bands, acts, dancing etc.
I played with my band in 1994 in front of 2000 - 3000 people. Nearly pissed my pants 
Good times
Posted by: Patrik Berg Jul 13 2013, 12:32 AM
I was 15 in a band called hostile, we played pantera slayer sepultura and Metallica and a riot started as two rival school football teams were in the crowd and it turned into an all in brawl of about 200 teenagers
We kept playing and spurred them on 
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jul 13 2013, 01:27 AM
Around 13 years old! this is the video!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3456473649243&set=vb.1192914937&type=3&theater
Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 13 2013, 02:39 AM
I was around 14 playing in a PUNK BAND We did only SEX PISTOLS covers. It was great fun Not a huge musical vocabulary at that time but loads of energy and punkishness
We would play behind an abandoned school and use the power outlets to hook up our amps and lights. For some reason the power was still on. Some times the cops came and everyone ran but us since we had to stay to get our gear
Posted by: Patrik Berg Jul 13 2013, 05:16 AM
We did only SEX PISTOLS covers. It was great fun Not a huge musical vocabulary at that time but loads of energy and punkishness We would play behind an abandoned school and use the power outlets to hook up our amps and lights. For some reason the power was still on. Some times the cops came and everyone ran but us since we had to stay to get our gear
That is awesome, rocknroll
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3456473649243&set=vb.1192914937&type=3&theater
That is punk as Gabriel, that black guitar, was tha a Charvelle logo I saw on the headstock?
Very cool
Posted by: WeePee Jul 13 2013, 07:54 AM
Hah great stories guys ! We did The Doors cover in school on 9th grade. Riders on a storm. I played bass
My friend (singer) had really huge Morrison phase on his life and he rocked on the stage like Jim did. Few girls even came to dance front of the stage.
Too bad we don't have any video footage of it...
Posted by: Darius Wave Jul 13 2013, 09:32 AM
I also started on piano...but had a bad teacher so wanted to quit
Played for a year, made a few exams but this was level 0,5 of skills (scale 1-10 
)"Ungdommens kulturmoenstring" is a yearly event held to showcase youths playing in bands, acts, dancing etc.
I played with my band in 1994 in front of 2000 - 3000 people. Nearly pissed my pants
Good times
Yeah - very good times! Now You could playd the gig in front of 200 people and 1800 watching the internet steraming video at home...
We kept playing and spurred them on
ha ha ha
Those were metallica, slayer times...now me have bullet for my valentine, kilswitch engage etc as a songs teenagers want to play https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3456473649243&set=vb.1192914937&type=3&theater
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I had mine recorded too but on the vhs tape that lost somewhere....very possible I'll find it someday
Posted by: PosterBoy Jul 13 2013, 09:48 AM
Aged 10 playing and singing Blowing In The Wind in front of my school. I'd sung a lot in public before then but not playing guitar which I started learning the year before
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 13 2013, 02:47 PM
I think I was about 14 and I played almost daily in a big park, alongside some friends, on acoustic guitars and mandolins, for people that knew us and came to hang out Those were such simple days ...
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jul 13 2013, 05:59 PM
Very cool
hahah pure punk! No, that guitar was generic and the builder put a name that was something like "Kakinowa" or something like that...
Posted by: Bossie Jul 14 2013, 08:39 PM
Playing stairway to heaven in a crowded guitar shop...bout 25 years ago...i like breaking rulez
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jul 15 2013, 01:44 AM
I wonder where are everybody's pics or videos connected to this topic!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 15 2013, 07:19 AM
I think I got some - but they are scanned and in my old PC, because in 1999 there was scarcely any digital photo cam, needless to say there was no such thing as mobile phones with cameras
Posted by: audiopaal Jul 15 2013, 08:21 AM
I actually think my dad has got a video of the performance, hehe..
It's on VHS though, so I'd have to see if I can convert it to digital
Posted by: Darius Wave Jul 15 2013, 08:28 AM
One music show in the Polish capital has a writting on the wall:
"All song allowed other than Master of Puppets, Stairway to Heaven or Nothing Else Matters"
Saller did made it cause before he had to listen to those 3 many times a day - when kids were testing instruments ))Probably most of us has it on VHS if there was any
Posted by: Spock Jul 15 2013, 09:55 PM
My first time I was in a band with others that had played out before quite frequently, so I was the only one which was a COMPLETE NERVOUS FREAKING WRECK!!!!
We played at a dive that had a house band and the singer for my band asked them (unbeknownst to me) if we could play a set while they took a break. They said okay - then, with no mental, spiritual or emotional preparation whatsoever - SURPRISE!!!!
I can still hear my singer friend now; "hey man, they're gonna let us play". I was PETRIFIED!
Anyway, we used their instruments. Their guitarist quickly showed me around his pedal board and right then and there, in front of gawd and everyone, got my cherry popped. I was stiff as a board and probably felt the same fear as someone being thrown into a den of lions. From what I remember we played 6 songs.
I guess everybody has to start somehow.
Regardless, the crowd was drunk and VERY gracious to us. Either they really enjoyed our tunes (all cover tunes) or my wretched nerves radiated into each of them and they pity cheered for us.
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 16 2013, 08:04 AM
We played at a dive that had a house band and the singer for my band asked them (unbeknownst to me) if we could play a set while they took a break. They said okay - then, with no mental, spiritual or emotional preparation whatsoever - SURPRISE!!!!
I can still hear my singer friend now; "hey man, they're gonna let us play". I was PETRIFIED!
Anyway, we used their instruments. Their guitarist quickly showed me around his pedal board and right then and there, in front of gawd and everyone, got my cherry popped. I was stiff as a board and probably felt the same fear as someone being thrown into a den of lions. From what I remember we played 6 songs.
I guess everybody has to start somehow.
Regardless, the crowd was drunk and VERY gracious to us. Either they really enjoyed our tunes (all cover tunes) or my wretched nerves radiated into each of them and they pity cheered for us.
Man! Your stories are ALWAYS amazingly funny and I think they are and will be great memories!
I visualized each and every detail Posted by: Yash Jul 16 2013, 08:12 AM
Still waiting for it 
I don't know if its considered, but I played an acoustic version of Tears Don't Fall at a friend's birthday, and the crowd was freaking stupid They didn't let me finish the intro and started chanting sing sing, and when I did start singing (in English) everyone gets disappointed because its in English and not in Hindi (one of my native languages, along with English ) So, they start hooting and speaking and disturbing me and one tried to push me just so I did a mistake or stopped playing But, I continued, did a few mistakes, skipped some vocal lines and, somehow finished the song, though I did the solo right. All in all, it was a horrible performance and even more horrible for me
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jul 17 2013, 02:25 PM
heheh you guys must convert those VHS tapes! I did it with mine and now it's eternal. Who knows when that tape will decide to stop working!
Posted by: Darius Wave Jul 17 2013, 03:07 PM
I don't know if its considered, but I played an acoustic version of Tears Don't Fall at a friend's birthday, and the crowd was freaking stupid
They didn't let me finish the intro and started chanting sing sing, and when I did start singing (in English) everyone gets disappointed because its in English and not in Hindi (one of my native languages, along with English ) So, they start hooting and speaking and disturbing me and one tried to push me just so I did a mistake or stopped playing But, I continued, did a few mistakes, skipped some vocal lines and, somehow finished the song, though I did the solo right. All in all, it was a horrible performance and even more horrible for meMaybe not quite good expirience but yes...it counts
It's not always as positive as we would expect it to be But that's the way life is I had later a gig when my second guitarist failed to play intro of stairway to heaven 3 times! I just turned around and said something similar to "f**ck" and....everybody heard that. We were like 13-14 years old and that was no metal concert so the audience was pretty surprised
Posted by: Yash Jul 17 2013, 07:20 PM
It's not always as positive as we would expect it to be But that's the way life is I had later a gig when my second guitarist failed to play intro of stairway to heaven 3 times! I just turned around and said something similar to "f**ck" and....everybody heard that. We were like 13-14 years old and that was no metal concert so the audience was pretty surprised
Posted by: TwistedHeaterWires Jul 17 2013, 10:40 PM
I was in high school so this goes back to about '72 -'73. Four of us has an acoustic band and we got to open a show the late John Bassett. He was a Cleveland singer/songwriter of lcal fame. Cool gig.I still own my John Bassett vinyl.
I had been giggin on drums sice age 10 so I was cool with being in front of a crowd. We did CSN&Y, Jethro Tull and who knows what else.
Posted by: Darius Wave Jul 17 2013, 11:03 PM
I had been giggin on drums sice age 10 so I was cool with being in front of a crowd. We did CSN&Y, Jethro Tull and who knows what else.
Ups...seems like again someone made as feel like a little kids again
)) 73' You say...I wasn't even planned yet The thing I'm most jelous about is to live in best times for music...before the internet. You Mr. seems to have awesome memories of the biggest things that happen in music history in it's best period. I hope You'll share some more with us
Posted by: Taka Perry Jul 18 2013, 06:02 AM
I don't know if its considered, but I played an acoustic version of Tears Don't Fall at a friend's birthday, and the crowd was freaking stupid
They didn't let me finish the intro and started chanting sing sing, and when I did start singing (in English) everyone gets disappointed because its in English and not in Hindi (one of my native languages, along with English ) So, they start hooting and speaking and disturbing me and one tried to push me just so I did a mistake or stopped playing But, I continued, did a few mistakes, skipped some vocal lines and, somehow finished the song, though I did the solo right. All in all, it was a horrible performance and even more horrible for meI don't think the language of the music can determine how good it is in any way
You're talking about Tears Don't Fall by Bullet For My Valentine right? Great song
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 18 2013, 12:14 PM
You're talking about Tears Don't Fall by Bullet For My Valentine right? Great song
Music is a universal language in itself
Here - listen to this tune, at about 03:15 - it is a very distinct style of vocalizing, without using any words - but listen to how well it sounds in the song and how well it fits the whole idea:What I wanted to underline here, is that you don't necessarily need words to make music, even if you sing
Posted by: TwistedHeaterWires Jul 18 2013, 11:32 PM
@Darius
It was a huge musical experience growing up when I did. I listened to the beginnings of underground FM radio, decent AM stations and was enfuenced most heavily by the progressive bands from the late 60s to mid 70s. I kinda tuned out at the disco era and moved my listening to progressive electric jazz.
Cool times for sure, specially living in Cleveland. Lots of band got there music played there first. All the early tours for everybody came through Cleveland. It was cool to see people like King Crimson, Genesis, Pink Floyd play in places no larger than a large club. The gear was interesting too. Now considered vintage, we played 60s guitars amps and drums purchased used. I'd like to have some of that back! When I was in high school you could buy a used Strat 50s or 60s for $100-200. The Les Paul got real big again at that time and everyone was dumping Strats for Pauls, sweet jesus! Real Melotrons on stage for strings. Real Rogers drums!Made in nowhere else but Cleveland.
No body wanted black face Fender amps because the "new" silver models looked cooler.
I've lived in SoCal since '83 via Landsing, Indy & Houston. I love my roots though.
Posted by: Taka Perry Jul 18 2013, 11:40 PM
Here - listen to this tune, at about 03:15 - it is a very distinct style of vocalizing, without using any words - but listen to how well it sounds in the song and how well it fits the whole idea:What I wanted to underline here, is that you don't necessarily need words to make music, even if you sing
Very nice. I really liked the vocals in it.I actually ordered that album a few days ago and it's on its way. I'm on a Steve Vai collection spree. I've also got Alien Love Secrets and Ultra Zone coming.
Here is another song that I have noticed for its unique use of vocals and vocoders, especially around 0:50. It's also by one of my favorite bands
Posted by: Yash Jul 19 2013, 07:24 AM
You're talking about Tears Don't Fall by Bullet For My Valentine right? Great song
You don't know the level of stupidity, close-mindedness and anti-metalness of the people around me.
And, yes, Tears Don't Fall is my favorite song
at the moment at least.
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 19 2013, 10:52 AM
And, yes, Tears Don't Fall is my favorite song
at the moment at least.@Taka - great tune man! I have heard about Mogwai, but I never actually listened to the music - thank you!
@Yash - don't mind them, man, just see to your stuff and if you are ambitious enough, you will most likely arrive at the desired destination
Posted by: Darius Wave Jul 19 2013, 05:30 PM
It was a huge musical experience growing up when I did. I listened to the beginnings of underground FM radio, decent AM stations and was enfuenced most heavily by the progressive bands from the late 60s to mid 70s. I kinda tuned out at the disco era and moved my listening to progressive electric jazz.
Cool times for sure, specially living in Cleveland. Lots of band got there music played there first. All the early tours for everybody came through Cleveland. It was cool to see people like King Crimson, Genesis, Pink Floyd play in places no larger than a large club. The gear was interesting too. Now considered vintage, we played 60s guitars amps and drums purchased used. I'd like to have some of that back! When I was in high school you could buy a used Strat 50s or 60s for $100-200. The Les Paul got real big again at that time and everyone was dumping Strats for Pauls, sweet jesus! Real Melotrons on stage for strings. Real Rogers drums!Made in nowhere else but Cleveland.
No body wanted black face Fender amps because the "new" silver models looked cooler.
I've lived in SoCal since '83 via Landsing, Indy & Houston. I love my roots though.
I imagine what kind of feeling this could be to have a friend playing in the local band called Led Zeppelin (fir instance...I know it's British) or Living next door to Hendrix having no idea who will he become years later...I wonder how many of our friends will be like that after another 30-40 years...Or...is this gone forever sincie we currently live in sucha consumption society = Listen a few times, find another band...no clear No1 bands anymore. Only music dinosaurs still having this advantage at the music market. I don't think this will happen again - bands like Queen or The Beatles...not in this world. I mean...there are people making awesome music but I don't think they will make such a success..
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 20 2013, 04:22 PM
I agree with you Darius and in my opinion, there are two very important factors at work here:
1) Artists are more and more driven by achieving success rather than making music - even rock artists
2) The dinosaurs, were the ones who really invented something that came packed with sincerity
for instance - Nickelback is a great product but Led Zeppelin was a huge band having an incredible raw musical talent and they came at a time in history when what they did was not done before. This is the hardest part, as I see it - coming up with honest, heartfelt awesome music that is original
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