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kane · 10-27-2011, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Robbie

Not anymore. Live bands are like dinosaurs compared to what it used to be like.
We were playing 7 days a week, every week of the year traveling the country and being little rock stars. We were with the biggest agencies and made the most money...around $3,500 to $5,000 a week playing clubs.

BUT the agency took 15%, and we had a 3 man crew w/24 foot truck and giant P.A. and light show. We were a 5 piece band. So at the end of the week we paid ourselves $250 each for the band members.

It was tight...but we lived in band houses and hotels. Girls took care of us and fed us in every town. So basically my $250 each week I spent on tubes for my amp, guitar strings, etc.

Didn't have to buy drugs or alcohol 'cause that was all given to us. So I lived like a king off of that $250 each week...it was all profit and I paid no taxes.

Now I make a freakin' fortune, live in a giant two story house with a pool and a sport court, drive nice cars...and I'm stressed 24 hours a day.

Sometimes I wish I was back in that band traveling, fucking, and partying every night with my $250 lol

But that whole club circuit is long gone now. Killed by a combination of rap "music" that required no musicians, karaoke, etc.

These days it's not easy to find a GOOD band playing live anywhere. Even here in Vegas I rarely see a rock band that could have cut the mustard and played the "A" circuit back in the 1980's.

The competition and level of musicianship, showmanship, and production were sky high back then. You had to play and sing like a God and LOOK like a "rock star" too (we had to work out, tan, have our hair a certain length etc.) These days I walk into a club and see a band and it looks like a bunch of fat guys who just got off of a construction job.. lol

It used to be, back in 70's and 80's and even into the early 90's, that most bands started out playing anywhere they could and toured and played in front of 10 people and learned their craft so if they were lucky enough to get a deal and make it they could play live and sound as good or better than on a record. Then it seemed the industry changed and they didn't care about developing quality acts it became about hit singles. I saw bands that literally had only played 1 or 2 live gigs sign six figure recording contracts because they had a song a label thought could be a hit. I don't know how many bands I have seen live that I had big expectations for and was greatly let down. Now it is almost like when I see a live band and they are good I am actually surprised by it.

Sounds like you had a hell of a good time though for a while. I imagine you have some pretty wild stories to tell.

I remember this one local band had a singer that was amazing. One of the best voices I have ever heard live and they made so little he would make money by winning karaoke contests. Eventually he was offered a job hosting a karaoke show so he took it and left the band. It is a sad day when you leave being in a band to be a karaoke guy because the pay is better.