Ethical Band Question

Al Quandt · Post by **Al Quandt** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:35 pm

Haggard wrote:Easy. Cut off horse head. Place in bed. Leave note.

Unrefusable offers always work.

I say if he is expendable, then cut him. If not then give him another chance but start looking at other drummers in case he does it again so that you don't have to fear cutting him the next something foul goes afoot.

Recordstar · Post by **Recordstar** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:38 pm

kimaliz wrote:
Haggard wrote:Easy. Cut off horse head. Place in bed. Leave note.
Unrefusable offers always work.

I say if he is expendable, then cut him. If not then give him another chance but start looking at other drummers in case he does it again so that you don't have to fear cutting him the next something foul goes afoot.

What's this "IF" ? and.."IN CASE" ..he ripped the band off. If he was one of my people he'd be gone in less than a heart beat. There is ALWAYS a better musician out there to take his place, and probably a more honest one too.

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:52 pm

Screw me once,... shame on you.
Screw me twice, .... shame on me.

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:07 pm

I wish Aero would give us a follow up on this

Aero · Post by **Aero** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:04 pm

We had to explain to him why it was not right that he was selling the CDs, so he stopped after selling about 4.

Normally we would be getting rid of him, but we decided to give him a second chance because he's a really good drummer.

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:32 pm

bassjones wrote:dump him now.

Big John · Post by **Big John** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:41 pm

let me know if you kick him out. i need a drummer. we'll give our cds away for free.

Aero · Post by **Aero** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:33 pm

Big John wrote:let me know if you kick him out. i need a drummer. we'll give our cds away for free.

Giving CDs away for free doesn't bother me at all, it's just when someone takes all the profit from sales of the songs I wrote.

Big John · Post by **Big John** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:19 pm

oh..... in that case just make him give the money back to the people that bought burnt copies of cds. simple solution. and yell at the people that bought burnt copies. what a bunch of jerks. when's the release date on the CD? what's your band called? who do I contact to buy a burnt copy?

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:51 pm

Aero wrote:We had to explain to him why it was not right that he was selling the CDs, so he stopped after selling about 4.

Normally we would be getting rid of him, but we decided to give him a second chance because he's a really good drummer.

Ahh...so if he was adequate, he would be shown the door....

No wonder bands implode so easily.

Aero · Post by **Aero** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:09 pm

bwohlgemuth wrote:
Aero wrote:We had to explain to him why it was not right that he was selling the CDs, so he stopped after selling about 4.

Normally we would be getting rid of him, but we decided to give him a second chance because he's a really good drummer.
Ahh...so if he was adequate, he would be shown the door....

No wonder bands implode so easily.

Only if great drummers were so easy to find...

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:46 am

Great is an adjective thrown around all too quickly. Good might be a better word choice. Neal Peart is Great. Mike Portnoy is Great. Buddy Rich was Great. Dave Weckl is Great. The list of Great drummers in this world is a relatively short one.

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:19 am

*Great* is in relative to the other drummers he's played with.

inkspot · Post by **inkspot** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:19 am

This is all semantics. If I were going to describe those drummers I would definitely use an adjective a little higher on the ladder than "great". Maybe something like "amazing" or "incredible" or "unbelievable". To me, the word "great" is equivalent to "very good". It is all a matter of perspective.

Haggard · Post by **Haggard** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:31 am

Exactly what kind of riches are we talking about on the sales of 4 burnt cd's? If you are worried about that kind of money you might as well consider not playing in local bands anymore.