Woohoo! Just 2 more weeks till the release of Slipknot's new album 'All Hope Is Gone'. And may doom be upon the
'anti-maggots'. I'm still in decision as to whether I wanna play this gig on the 16th of August. Crap, just found out that the organizer was kinda messed up by not having enough of the required equipments and not giving enough details about the set up. I'm not upset, but somehow glad that I have enough time to make a choice and be able pull out of it. For instance, the club doesn't have mic stands and they are short of 2 microphones. What worries me is the way they set up the PA system. Sure won't want any sound feedbacks and all the audio technical difficulties during the show, and I'm still brushing on a few of the songs then I'm ready, but I somehow have no will on doing it.
Learning from other band's experience, I somehow know how it feels like,that once sound system breaks down and a show can turn into a disaster case. But I'll always know that shows come and go and there is always a next time. I hope I could still stick with this band (With Von and Alvin) that I'm jamming with right now and make a reformation of another rock band I guess. Without Ezwan (drummer) in The Melt Method, there is no 'kick' into the beats he made for our songs in progress. He has been working in Johor or something, in fact..I don't know where he is right now. I kinda feel like having a reformation of a band with new line ups, and a new name. But I do feel that there is potential in this current band that I'm in, right after a few rehearsals that we went through, each and everyone of us gets to cooperate nicely and with lots of initiative and patience.
Well, I guess that happens. Before the days of Metallica being successful throughout the years, they were also in different bands before which didn't work out. But I think that's how band life is. You stumble and you grow. I guess being in bands is always about finding the right people to work and get along with. After knowing about the problems that the rotaract club is dealing with right now, that really gave me a wake up call.
Time will tell and I would embrace the life I'm living in right now, not to cry over spilt milk and grow as an aspiring musician in the near future. All great things come from long distances and long periods of time.