Msu_Man04

Well, let me just say the list of problems in the band I'm in first of all.

- Our drummer is also our singer. I don't like that since we dont really have a main frontman, and now...Let's call him Chris (Drummer/vocals) can't concentrate on drumming or singing entirely. Worse more, he WHINES about his voice whenever he hears it, yet he does not volunteer to switch to rhythm guitar and vocals (he can play guitar decently well, though not like me.) and find a new drummer. Or the other option, stay drummer and FIND a new singer (who could play guitar would be nice), he is unwilling to do.

- On a somewhat similar note, I don't like that I am the only guitarist. I'm a fan of the somewhat hook-based rock... And most hook-based rock has two guitarists. One to provide the leadwork, and one for the rhythm (though that is like kindergarten math here). If I ever do leadwork, it sounds so empty and dull. The bass does not provide enough deepness. I've been told to do my best to try and provide both at the same time (which, depending on the song, is easy, hard, or impossible), but I would rather be normal. The problem with this (to Chris, anyway) is that the three of us in the band are best friends. He thinks that adding another person would screw up the chemistry.

- The name. Chris insists on being the Sundogs. I'll admit, at first, the three of us DID want this name. But since, I have grown to dislike it since no one ever knows what a Sundog is. Now, Chris gave me two weeks to think of a new name. Now, there's a problem here. Chris isnt my ****ing MOTHER; he can't give me a time limit on something like this. It's a group decision. He's a control freak. Maybe he thinks that because we practice at his house, and is the vocalist (arguably (though not fairly) the 'lead' role of many bands), he thinks he owns the band or has some sort of similar mindset. Most people that I have talked to also dislike that name.

Now... in order...

 

- I've tried to talk to Chris about the whole drummer/singer thing. He says he doesn't care, and that he wants to do both. I suppose with time, he will realize that it's not a good decision to do both and not have a true frontman.

 

- For now, I can try to work around the one guitarist deal. But as time goes on, just like the drummer/singer thing, it will come to bite us. When the time comes, then we'll talk.

 

- For the name, the same sort of thing. We'll realize that people don't like the name. I know that we'd like a name based on an inside joke, but we still have to make it so it isn't ridiculous.